RENAMO opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act FRELIMO 's attempts to establish a socialist one-party state , and was heavily backed by the anti-communist governments in Rhodesia and South Africa .

For their part , the Rhodesian and South African defence establishments used Using RENAMO as a proxy to undermine FRELIMO support for militant nationalist organisations in their own countries .

FRELIMO 's security forces and RENAMO insurgents were accused Judgment_communication of committing numerous human rights abuses , including using child soldiers and salting a significant percentage of the countryside indiscriminately with land mines .

The Mozambican Civil War ended Process_end in 1992 , following the collapse of Soviet and South African support for FRELIMO and RENAMO , respectively .

Tensions between RENAMO and FRELIMO flared Lighting again between 2013 and 2018 , prompting the former to resume its insurgency .

The objectives of the campaign were to prevent Preventing_or_letting FRELIMO 's infiltration routes across the Tanzanian border and to destroy Destroying permanent FRELIMO bases inside the liberated zones in Northern Mozambique .

The objectives of the campaign were to prevent Preventing_or_letting FRELIMO 's infiltration routes across the Tanzanian border and to destroy Destroying permanent FRELIMO bases inside the liberated zones in Northern Mozambique .

Gordian Knot was a seven-month long campaign ultimately employing Employment thirty-five thousand men , and was almost successful since it destroyed Destroying most guerrilla camps located inside FRELIMO 's liberated zones and captured Conquering large numbers of rebels and armaments , forcing FRELIMO to retreat Escaping from their bases and outposts in the provinces .

Gordian Knot was a seven-month long campaign ultimately employing Employment thirty-five thousand men , and was almost successful since it destroyed Destroying most guerrilla camps located inside FRELIMO 's liberated zones and captured Conquering large numbers of rebels and armaments , forcing FRELIMO to retreat Escaping from their bases and outposts in the provinces .

The operation Military_operation ultimately failed Earnings_and_losses when FRELIMO forces regrouped Cause_to_amalgamate and thrusted further south in the province of Tete , opening Openness a new front and overstretching the Portuguese Army .