Africa File: Islamic State overruns northern Mozambique port[Notice: The Critical Threats Project frequently cites sources from foreign domains. An Islamic State affiliate dramatically escalated its campaign in Mozambique last week, overrunning Palma in the country’s far north. Islamic State militants are on track to gain a permanent foothold on Africa’s eastern coastline. Islamic State branches are now active in northern Somalia, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Mozambique, bordering Tanzania, where its affiliate seized a second Mozambican port in March 2021. East AfricaMozambiqueThe Islamic State in Mozambique (IS-M)[i] conducted a coordinated attack to seize a second port in northern Mozambique.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 01, 2021 20:01 UTC