Mozambique

Apr- 2021 -

9 April

SADC Vows ‘Proportionate’ Response to Mozambique’s Jihadists

Southern Africa's regional bloc vowed a "proportionate" response to jihadists who last month raided a key town in northern Mozambique in a sharp escalation of a three-year-old insurgency.

7 April

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IS-Linked Militants ‘Chased’ From Mozambique Town of Palma: President

Mozambique's president said Islamic State-linked insurgents had been forced out of Palma, a key northern town that the rebels hit in a brazen raid last month.

5 April

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Mozambique Army Says ‘Significant’ Number of Militants Killed in Palma Battle

Mozambique's military said a "significant" number of militants had been killed during a battle over a key northern town and gas hub captured by the Islamic State last month.

Mar- 2021 -

30 March

A child plays in an alley at the Port of Paquitequete near Pemba, March 29, 2021, where sailing boats are expected to arrive with people displaced from the coasts of Palma and Afung

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Mozambique Town Deserted as Islamic State Group Claims Control

The United States vowed to support Mozambique after a prolonged deadly assault on the key northern town of Palma by Islamic State-linked militants waging an escalating insurgency.

29 March

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Dozens Killed in Mozambique Islamist Attack: Government

Dozens of people were killed in coordinated jihadist attacks in northern Mozambique's Palma town, the government said on Sunday, four days after the raid was launched.

25 March

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Suspected Insurgents Attack Mozambique Key Town

Suspected militants on Wednesday attacked the northern Mozambican town of Palma, the hub of a huge gas exploration project, security sources said, as construction work was due to resume on the scheme.

16 March

Members of Islamic State Central African Province extremist group.

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US to Train Mozambique Forces Fighting Jihadists

American military personnel will spend two months training soldiers in Mozambique to help the country fight a jihadist insurgency in its northeast, US embassy officials said.

11 March

Armed soldiers of the DR Congo army on a vehicle.

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US Says Deadly DR Congo ADF Militia Linked to Islamic State

Washington on Thursday labeled the ADF militia, suspected of hundreds of civilian killings in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, a "foreign terrorist organization" linked to Islamic State.

Feb- 2021 -

9 February

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Mozambique Sees Jihadist Violence Dwindle as Military Gains Steam

Islamist attacks in Mozambique's remote north have become less frequent and violent in recent weeks, a trend that analysts attribute in part to scaled-up counter-insurgency tactics.

Dec- 2020 -

30 December

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New Jihadist Attack in Mozambique’s Troubled Cabo Delgado Province

Jihadists on Tuesday attacked a village close to a huge gas project in northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, in the latest assault by the shadowy group.