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Mozambique claims control of Cabo Delgado towns after IS insurgency

DW, 03 Oct 2021
In Mozambique, an Islamist insurgency ravaged large parts of the country's north, creating a humanitarian crisis. Since 2017, militants linked to the so-called Islamic State have been launching attacks in Cabo Delgado province. In March the militants staged their most brazen attack yet, seizing the town of Palma after a killing spree in which they beheaded civilians.
Now authorities say they have flushed out the extremists and it is safe for people to return home.


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