Mozambique Grapples With Escalating Violence As Terror Attacks Persist
Members of the Islamic State’s affiliate in Mozambique have continued to wreak havoc in the rural areas of the coastal city of Mocimboa da Praia...
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Uganda arrests 20 militia collaborators over horrific attack on school
"Twenty arrests have been made of suspected collaborators, suspected ADF collaborators," police spokesman Fred Enanga told a press conference, referring to the Allied Democratic Forces...
Why the Islamic State and al-Qaeda terrorist groups are battling for control in Africa’s Sahel?
Africa’s Sahel, a region running across the breadth of the continent, between the Sahara in the north and the Sudanian Savanna in the south, has...
Fifty-two villagers killed by terrorists in northern Mozambique
A shadowy extremist group that has terrorized northern Mozambique killed 52 villagers on April 7 after locals refused to be recruited to their ranks, according...
Increased terrorist attacks in Africa amid the coronavirus pandemic
As the world focuses on the fight to curb COVID-19, Boko Haram has stepped up attacks in west Africa. Islamists affiliated to the so-called Islamic...
Islamic State terrorist group claimed the raid on strategic town in Mozambique
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Mozambique near an area where natural-gas projects worth billions of dollars are being developed, SITE Intelligence...
Islamist insurgents captured strategic northern Mozambique port town
Islamist insurgents captured the strategic northern Mozambique port town of Mocimboa da Praia on Monday, their biggest prize in a 30-month-long insurgency, according to security...
The Islamic State terrorists are increasing their attacks in Mozambique
Militants affiliated with the Islamic State terror group have increased their attacks in recent weeks against security forces and civilians in the restive northern region...
Islamic terrorism is spreading in majority-Christian Mozambique
Over 100,000 people have been displaced and at least 700 have died in the majority-Christian country of Mozambique since 2017, as the spread of radical...
Islamic State terrorist group is taking charge of Mozambique’s jihadist insurgency
The Christmas season offered no respite from terror for the already suffering people of Mozambique’s northernmost Cabo Delgado province. The litany of atrocities that had...
Russian mercenaries are beheaded by Islamic State-linked Islamists in Mozambique
Seven Russian mercenaries have been killed by ISIS-linked militants in Mozambique - including four who were shot and then beheaded. The Russians, fighting for the...
Islamic State arrival in Mozambique further complicates Cabo Delgado violence
Islamic State claimed its first presence in Mozambique, saying in a statement on June 4 an attack by the army was repelled in “Metobe” in...