Islamic State Central Africa Province

Dozens Killed in Eastern DR Congo, ADF Militia Blamed

Around three dozen people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east, local officials said, blaming the notorious ADF militia.

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ADF Militia Kill More Than a Dozen in Attacks Near DR Congo’s Beni

More than a dozen people have been killed in two attacks near Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that were blamed on the Islamist ADF group, local sources said Sunday.

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ADF Militia Kills at Least 15 in Eastern DR Congo

More than 15 people in DR Congo's troubled east have been killed by the Allied Democratic Forces, a militia blamed for hundreds of deaths this past year, local sources said on Thursday.

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Hearts and Minds or Shock and Awe? Ansar al-Sunna’s Conflicting Strategy Towards Civilians

Understanding Islamic State-affiliate ASWJ’s approach towards civilians is critical to providing them with adequate protection, as well as to crafting effective counterinsurgency measures against the group.

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Tanzania Hit by Recent IS Attack Near Mozambique Border: Police

Tanzanian police have said that about 300 jihadists launched a cross-border attack from Mozambique last week, confirming an earlier claim by the Islamic State group.

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Mozambique Battles Jihadists To Regain Key Port Town

Mozambican security forces were Thursday engaged in a "tense" battle with Islamist militants to regain control of a key port in a gas-rich northern province.

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Jihadists Seize Key Port in Gas-Rich Northern Mozambique

Islamist militants occupied a key port in gas-rich northern Mozambique on Wednesday following days of attacks claimed by an Islamic State-affiliated group, a military source and local media said.

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How Islamic State Could Utilize COVID-19 Woes as Catalyst for African Resurgence

Islamic State appears to have rebounded from its defeat in the Levant and is utilizing security and economic gaps caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to launch a resurgence in Africa.

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Insurgents Kill 8 Gas Project Workers in Northern Mozambique

In Mozambique's restive north, attempts at tapping into offshore gas reserves was dealt another shock on June 27 when gunmen staged a deadly ambush on energy workers, killing eight.

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Fresh Jihadist Violence Hits Northern Mozambique

Islamist militants terrorizing remote communities in Mozambique’s Muslim-majority north mounted a fresh attack on Thursday, police sources said, striking Macomia district in an early morning assault. Gunmen forced the population of several thousand inhabitants to flee, while the military and police withdrew from the area according to a police officer who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity. “We can’t defeat them. They’re very strong,” the officer who hid in the bush since dawn told AFP. The attack comes a week after Mozambique called on its southern African neighbors to help it fend off the escalating jihadist insurgency that began in 2017. Despite President Filipe Nyusi‘s promises, neither the police nor the army, recently shored up by foreign private security companies, has succeeded in preventing attacks. Called in from the port city of Pemba some 156 kilometers (96 miles) away, reinforcement helicopters operated by private security companies flew in a few hours after the assault erupted, to repel the attackers. The officer said although government buildings were destroyed, the damage could have been worse if not for the air force response that pushed the militants back. Over the last two years over 1,100 people have been left dead by the Islamist …

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