The UN says armed groups have stepped up attacks in the Cabo Delgado district of Mozambique [Al Jazeera]
DW: Mozambicans flee in fear of beheadings in extremist north
A militia affiliated with the "Islamic State" militant group has reportedly targeted homes, schools and health clinics, the UN said. The region is home to billion-dollar liquified natural gas projects.
A surge of extremism has torn through northern Mozambique, forcing residents to flee, the UN said on Friday. Officials confirmed that attacks by an Islamic insurgency have increased, with eyewitnesses saying that mass kidnappings have taken place and villages have been burned to the ground.
Seven people are said to have been beheaded earlier this week, AP reported. Homes, schools and health clinics have all been targeted by the rebels, who have been operating in the Cabo Delgado province.
More than 156,000 people are said to have been affected by the insurgency, Cabo Delgado's provincial government said this week.
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More News On Islamic State Militants Escalating Their Attacks In Mozambique
Fresh violence in northern Mozambique forces thousands to flee -- UNHCR
Fighters step up attacks in Mozambique gas region, beheadings reported: U.N. -- Reuters
Beheadings, kidnappings amid surge in Mozambique attacks: UN -- Al Jazeera
Foreign Oil Firms Concerned About Rise of Violence in Northern Mozambique -- VOA
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This is fucking amazing how liberals can ignore this.
The liberal press is ignoring it. Desultory reporting is a CYA move. Prominence of story, number of outlets running a story, and repetition of a story, show you how seriously they take this or that event.
But DROOLING LIBS have their Islamophobia mantra on their sweet lips.
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