Islamic State make first claim of Mozambique presence: SITE
Residents in Macomia, Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique on June 11, 2018. An Islamist insurgency has been growing in Cabo Delgado province since 2017. PHOTO | AFP
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the first time for an insurgent clash in northern Mozambique, according to SITE Intelligence which monitors jihadist activities worldwide.
An Islamist insurgency has been growing in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado since 2017, with more than 200 people killed and many villages torched.
