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| The resurgence of the Islamist insurgency in Mozambique in 2025 |
| 2026-01-22 |
| Insurgents have gained ground with more mobile tactics against an increasingly complacent military After several years of relative calm brought about by foreign military support, northern Mozambique faced a renewed Islamist insurgency in 2025. Data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) reveals not only a sharp rise in insurgent attacks but also a significant shift in strategy. In 2025, Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) expanded its reach into more districts, striking remote and vulnerable communities with swift, mobile units. Meanwhile, clashes involving the Mozambican Defense and Armed Forces (FADM) and their Rwandan allies (RDF) remained at the same low level as the previous year, leaving gaps for insurgents to exploit The rest paywalled Related: Northern Mozambique: 2025-12-28 IS-Mozambique ambushed a naval patrol of the Rwandan army near the town of Cogolo, on the coast of Cabo Delgado Northern Mozambique: 2025-12-13 IS-Mozambique carried out two consecutive ambushes against the Mozambican and Rwandan armies Northern Mozambique: 2025-08-08 ISIS soldiers behead Christians in Mozambique, burning church and homes: 'Silent genocide' Related: Islamic State Mozambique: 2025-10-18 Islamic State (ISIS) raids a ruby mine owned by the British Gemfields Group Ltd in Montepuez, Cabo Delgado Islamic State Mozambique: 2025-08-08 ISIS soldiers behead Christians in Mozambique, burning church and homes: 'Silent genocide' Islamic State Mozambique: 2024-01-24 Claims Ten Civilians Killed, Over 200 Houses Burned In Series of Attacks Against Christian Villages In Northern Mozambique |
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