Islamic State In Mozambique More Active, Sophisticated, UN Warns
- Violence has delayed $20 billion LNG project since 2021
- Insurgents carried out boldest attack in years in May
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Islamic State-backed insurgents in Mozambique who’ve been operating near a $20 billion liquefied natural gas project that TotalEnergies SE aims to resume this year are becoming increasingly active and are employing more sophisticated tactics, a United Nations report warned this week.
Mozambique had pushed the rebels back with the help of troops from a southern African bloc and Rwanda, but there has been a resurgence in violence this year in the northeastern Cabo Delgado province. The regional military mission completed a withdrawal last month, raising the risk of even more conflict.