How serious is the jihadi threat in Mozambique? ▶Have a listen: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/how-serious-is-the-jihadi-threat-in-mozambique/ Episode 279 – What, another ISIS affiliate in Africa? ‘Mozambique achieved independence in 1974 after a long civil war with its former Portuguese colonial power. Like most African nations, however, peace and stability are not that common in the…
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Cabo Delgado
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ISIS-Mozambique Steps Up Attacks on Macomia Using Child Soldiers
ISIS-Mozambique (IS-M) terrorists using child soldiers is the sort of thing we’ve come to expect from such conflicts. Meanwhile, IS-M are on the offensive. Zitmar news from Mozambique reports that ‘At least 10 Mozambican soldiers were killed on Tuesday in an attack by Islamic State-backed insurgents on a military outpost…
Africa
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Not All Insurgencies, Guerrillas and Terrorists Require Outside Support to Survive and Continue
What many do not understand is that insurgencies typically need to be self-sufficient to survive and continue the fight. Outside support helps, but this is not always the case. ISIS and AQ have survived on their own terms for a long time, for example. Guerrilla warfare 101 calls for being…
ISIS Mozambique
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ISIS-Mozambique Attack Inside Niassa Province, Targeting A Hunting Lodge, and 2021 Niassa LI Article
Last week on the 19th of April, ISIS-Mozambique (IS-M) Islamist terrorists raided Kambako hunting area, a tourist spot, in the Niassa Special Reserve, destroyed, murdered and looted, as they do. What’s a little more unique about this attack is that they were operating in Niassa province outside of their regular…