 Mozambique and Rwandan security forces have recaptured the port town of Mozambique-Dapral. It was an insurgent stronghold that has now added to a growing list of retaking towns and villages. Mozambique's northern most province of Cabo Delgado, which has gas developments worth some 60 billion dollars, has since 2017 habbed an Islamist insurgency. Security forces from Mozambique and Rwanda said they had recaptured the port town of Mozambua-Dapral from Islamic insurgents on Sunday. The town is in Mozambique's northern most province of Cabo Delgado, where forces have been battling insurgents linked to Islamic state since 2017. The region is home to gas developments worth some 60 billion dollars, but the unrest escalated there last year when insurgents seized entire towns, including the strategically important Mozambua-Dapral. The town is 37 miles south of the gas projects. It had previously been used as the main airport for international workers flying into the gas developments, and its port is used for cargo deliveries. Last month, Rwanda deployed 1,000 troops to fight alongside Mozambique and its allies. A Rwandan defence force spokesman told Reuters the insurgents who fled to nearby forests were greatly weakened by losing Mozambua-Dapral. They had held it for nearly a year, and it was a stronghold for their supplies. He said there had been heavy fighting. Almost 800,000 people have been displaced in Cabo Delgado, and the fighting has brought a 20 billion dollar natural gas project to a halt.