New thread on jihadist-related violence in Cabo Delgado (Mozambique) since Oct 2017:
1)Islamic State (ISCAP) in Mozambique Rearing Its Head Again
thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-202… x.com/Milatrud11/sta…
2)TotalEnergies Delays $20-Billion Mozambique LNG Project in Cabo Delgado Province Once Again, Resume When 'Security' Allows ISCAPoilprice.com/Latest-Energy-…
3) Mozambique's military said on Jan 30,2025 it had launched an operation in Cabo Delgado following a new attack blamed on jihadist militants who allegedly beheaded 3 local people at an artisanal gold mine in the Meluco district on Jan 26 barrons.com/news/mozambiqu…
4)Mozambique: Insurgents kill 1 , kidnap at least 7 children in the village of Mumu,in the district of Mocímboa da Praia in Cabo Delgado on Jan 30,2025 clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…
5)Mozambique:
@DelgadoCabo
"()the insurgents would have at least 5 strategic bases, mostly located in #Macomia district.
()for tactical training, weapons handling,IED manufacturing & to coordinate attacks"
Active insurgents(ISCAP) bases in Cabo Delgado province before Aug 2024
6) Mozambique/Rwanda:
The Rwandan security forces have announced that they will send a new contingent to support the fight against Islamist terrorism (ISCAP) in Cabo Delgado province.
Since 2021: 2,000+ RDF are in Cabo Delgado.allafrica.com/stories/202502…
7)"It is known that the foreign leaders cut off communication with the leadership in Cabo Delgado, allegedly for disobeying orders, including those not to kill or extort civilians.
Failure to perform the Juma prayers,()is also said to have angered" IS,ISM
8) Mozambique:Alleged rebels kidnap 10 women and children in the village of Quinto Congresso, on the EN380 road in Macomia district,Cabo Delgado.
UNICEF:children who are abducted by rebels have been forced to “serve in combat and non-combat roles”
IS,ISMclubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…
9) Latest book (2023)by Eric Morier-Genoud:
"Towards Jihad? Muslims and Politics in Postcolonial Mozambique.""
Itv (Oct 2023)about Islam in MOZ, the Islamist insurgency
2017: 19% in MOZ are Muslims,living esp in Cabo Delgado,Niassa and Nampula provinces theconversation.com/between-state-…
10) UNSC report ( 24 p):
p 9: IS Mozambique in Cabo Delgado province (ISM).
"regional Member States estimated that
Ahl al-Sunna wal Jama‘a (ASWJ, not listed) had between 200 and 300 adult male fighters."
"food insecurity was a pressing issue for ASWJ."
docs.un.org/en/S/2025/71
11) Mozambique`s new govt on Feb 25,2025 confirms “sporadic attacks” in Cabo Delgado clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambica…
12) Mozambique: EU will continue to fund Rwandan presence in Cabo Delgado with €20 million despite Rwanda’s role in the war in the DR Congo.
But at the same time the EU has imposed sanctions against Rwanda because of its support for the M23 in North Kivu
clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…
13)Mozambique: Yet the Trump admin approved a
$4.7 billion loan for TotalEnergies`s LNG project in Cabo Delgado from the US Export-Import Bank.clubofmozambique.com/news/us-exim-b…
14) France: Prosecutors said Mar 15,2025 they had opened a manslaughter investigation against TotalEnergies following a deadly Mar 2021 jihadist attack in Palma,Cabo Delgado.
The complaint was filed in 2023 by 7 British and South African complainants
LNGfrance24.com/en/live-news/2…
15)Mozambique: Insurgents [IMO: ISCAP] raided a village in the Meluco district of the Cabo Delgado province early Mar 17,2025 and beheaded at least one person. 10 houses raided.
Mar 14: Attack on village in nearby district of Macomia: 3 killed barrons.com/news/civilians…
16)Mozambique:
Study by ACSS: At least 349 people killed in attacks by extremist groups [esp ASWJ group (ISCAP)] in Cabo Delgado province in 2024 sahel-intelligence.com/37365-mozambiq…
17)
"El conflicto en Cabo Delgado, Mozambique: yihad, marginación y gas" | Óscar Garrido Guijarro. defensa.gob.es/ceseden/-/ieee…
18)Mozambique: Analyst João Feijó warns of ‘complex’ local impact of TotalEnergies`s LNG/gas project resumption in Cabo Delgado:
could be “capitalised on” by armed groups (ISCAP).
"Many individuals joined this group because they had no other alternative,”
clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…
19)Mozambique: A group of Islamist terrorists on Apr 5,2025 invaded the Nairoto administrative post, Montepuez district, in Cabo Delgado, after forcing the displacement of some residents of Ancuabe district. clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…
20) Mozambique: Govt conceded on Apr 11,2025 that there are still attacks by extremist groups in the northern Cabo Delgado province, but assured that the situation is under control and safe. clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…
21)Mozambique: At least 2 churches and 95 homes were burnt in the communities of Nkole and Ngura in Ancuabe district, Cabo Delgado on Apr 13,2025:
The ~15 terrorists later disappeared, only to return the following day. trt.global/afrika-english…
22)Rwanda in Mozambique:Limits to civilian protection:
In Mar 2025,a senior figure in Local Force,a govt-backed militia on the front line against Islamic State(ISM), stated that Rwandan forces in Cabo Delgado are now unwilling to engage with ISM militarily
acleddata.com/2025/04/23/rwa…
23)Mozambique on Apr 24,2025 declares end to Islamist insurgency (ISCAP/ISM) in gas-rich Cabo Delgado province:
The military says it has captured the last remaining training camps used by insurgent rebels in its northern Cabo Delgado province.trt.global/afrika-english…
23b) Doubtful claim:
Mozambique on Apr 24,2025 declared end to Islamist insurgency (ISCAP/ISM) in Cabo Delgado.
vs
Jihadists have invaded the Kambako hunting ground,in the Niassa Reserve,on the border of Niassa and Cabo Delgado,and taken several hostage clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…
23c)ISM "attacked a popular tourist reserve in a rare attack in Niassa province,destroying the site,vehicles and killing security guards&soldiers ()assaulted.
IS describes the op as a part of anti-Christian and economy crippling campaign. #Mozambique"
23d) Mozambique:
Attack by IS at a nature reserve on Apr 29,2025 claimed the lives of 2 anti-poaching scouts, a/t Niassa Carnivore Project (NCP).
On Apr 19,attack at a hunting safari camp,prompting the NGO NCP’s“team and assets”to be evacuated.thedefensepost.com/2025/05/06/jih…
24)Mozambique:
3 Rwandan Soldiers Killed In Cabo Delgado Ambush on May 3,2025: ISM,ISCAPbarrons.com/news/three-rwa…
25)Terror attacks continue in northern Mozambique`s volatile,but gas-rich Cabo Delgado province ISM,ISCAPdefenceweb.co.za/african-news/t…
26) Mozambique: New wave of extremism attacking Christians in Cabo Delgado.clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…
27)Mozambique: Terrorists of the Islamic State (ISIS) on May 10,2025 claimed that they had killed 11 FADM soldiers in the district of Muidumbe, in Cabo Delgado, after an attack on an FADM position in the vicinity of the village of Miangalewa.clubofmozambique.com/news/terrorist…
28) Mozambique: Terrorists attack Russian oceanographic vessel off Tambuzi island, near the town of Mocimboa da Praia in Cabo Delgado clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…
29) Mozambique: Insurgents attack farming community in Miangalewa in Cabo Delgado on May 6,2025.
No casualities reported clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…
30)Mozambique: Defence forces foil insurgent attack on Macomia in Cabo Delgado province on May 13,2025 at 11 pm. clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…
31)Recent attacks in Mozambique underscore Islamist insurgency’s growing confidence and resurgence:
IS on 10 May,claimed that its affiliate,(ASWJ) (ISM)killed 11 soldiers outside Miangalewa,Muidumbe district,Cabo Delgado on 8 May,2025 defenceweb.co.za/african-news/r…
32)Mozambique: TotalEnergies plans to restart its $20 billion LNG Project in votatile Cabo Delgado province by Aug 2025:
• Project has been suspended since 2021 due to insecurity (jihadist/ISM attacks) in Cabo Delgado
ecofinagency.com/news-industry/…
33)Mozambique: Security situation in Cabo Delgado province ‘continues to deteriorate’ with attacks by armed groups in areas considered stable,including Ancuabe and Montepuez – UNHCR: ISMclubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…
34)Mozambique:
The army base in Congresso,Macomia district,Cabo Delgado, came under attack on May 28,2025 by Islamic State (ISM) insurgents, a military officer said: casualties on both sides: Several soldiers killed, 10 jihadists barrons.com/news/jihadists… x.com/TracTerrorism/…
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