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Escaped girls tell of insurgents’ mass abductions in Mozambique Jason Burke © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Alfredo Zuniga/AFP/Getty Images Insurgents in Mozambique have abducted hundreds of women and girls, forcing many into sexual relations with fighters and possibly trafficking others elsewhere in Africa, interviews with some who have escaped the extremists reveal. Most of the abducted women are under 18, with the youngest about 12 years old. They are being held i...

Share on Twitter Luisa Jose, a 52-year-old mother of five, says she came face-to-face with insurgents linked to the self-proclaimed Islamic State when they attacked the gas hub town of Palma in northern Mozambique 10 days ago. "I was running to save my life ... they were coming from every street," she told Reuters from a stadium in the port city of Pemba housing some of the thousands who fled the violence. "I saw them with bazookas. They wore uniforms with red scarves ... tied to th...

Dozens of people were killed in an assault on the town of Palma by ISIS militants Previously unseen footage of the aftermath of the attack has been released It shows bodies on roads, people fleeing to helicopters, and SOS messages It is estimated that over 100 ISIS-affiliated fighters attacked the gas hub town Briton Philip Mawer was among the dead when an escape convoy was ambushed The full death count is not known, with communications in the town disrupted 

Mozambican survivors of Palma attack relive horror Reuters, PEMBA, Mozambique Luisa Jose, a 52-year-old mother of five, said that she came face-to-face with Islamic State-linked insurgents when they attacked the town of Palma in northern Mozambique 10 days ago. “I was running to save my life... They were coming from every street,” she told reporters from a stadium in the city of Pemba that is housing some of the thousands who fled the violence. “I saw them with bazookas,” she added. “...

4 Min Read PEMBA (Reuters) -Luisa Jose, a 52-year-old mother of five, says she came face-to-face with Islamic State-linked insurgents when they attacked the gas hub town of Palma in northern Mozambique 10 days ago. FILE PHOTO: People wait for friends and relatives as a ship carrying more than 1,000 people fleeing an attack claimed by Islamic State-linked insurgents on the town of Palma, docks in Pemba, Mozambique, April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Emidio Jozine “I was running to save my life ... they ...

Running to save my life: Mozambique attack survivors tell of horror Toggle share menu Advertisement Running to save my life: Mozambique attack survivors tell of horror FILE PHOTO: People, who fled an attack claimed by Islamic State-linked insurgents on the town of Palma, look on as aid workers consult a person at a displacement centre in Pemba, Mozambique, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Emidio Jozine 04 Apr 2021 01:24AM Share this content Bookmark PEMBA: Luisa Jose, a 52...