Between July 2021 and December 2023, SAMIM clashed 67 times with rebels in Cabo Delgado. The Rwandan Defence Forces and SAMIM's failure to share intelligence is one of the reasons why the insurgents are still in operation. Despite such success, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said the SAMIM did not achieve most of its goals in Cabo Delgado. "SAMIM has suffered from insufficient coordination between itself, the Rwanda Defence Forces [RDF] and the host nation's security forces. The Tanzanian Defence Forces were deployed under a bilateral agreement with Mozambique.
