Tens of thousands flee in new wave of brutal Mozambique attacks

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A security forces soldier walks past a burned truck at the port of Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique on September 22, 2021. PHOTO | REUTERS

Tens of thousands of Mozambicans are fleeing their homes in the restive Cabo Delgado Province amid a surge in deadly insurgent attacks since January.

The attacks, despite a massive security clampdown, are continuing as French oil company TotalEnergies aims to restart a $20 billion liquefied natural gas terminal in Cabo Delgado in the coming months. The project was halted in 2021 after a deadly Islamic State-linked attack in a town near it.