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“I saw them with bazookas. They wore uniforms with red scarves…tied to their heads.” Jose said the militants quickly overran her hometown of Palma, located next to huge gas projects worth $60 billion. Aid workers believe tens of thousands of people fled the assault, which began on March 24. However, just 9,900 of those displaced had been registered in Pemba and other parts of Cabo Delgado province as of Friday, according to the U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA. Many could still be hiding in ...

Security analyst warns Mozambique insurgency a threat to southern Africa region Marauding militants took control of the coastal towns of Pemba and Palma last week. One South African was killed in the attack while 50 others were accounted for following the attacks. People wait for their relatives and friends to arrive in Pemba on 1 April 2021, from the boat of evacuees from the coasts of Palma. More than 1,00...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that they have deployed SANDF troops to Palma, Mozambique.

Adrian was a hero of Mozambique attacks By Tanya Waterworth, Duncan Guy 4h ago Share Durban - Adrian Nel, the South African who was killed in the northern Mozambique Islamic State (IS) raid last weekend, has been hailed as a hero as he continued driving in an effort to save others despite having been shot. He, his father Greg and brother Wesley were fleeing with others from the Amarula Palma Hotel on Friday last week after being ambushed by the insurgents. “Adrian was a hero,” his mother, ...

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...

Body found in search for missing Briton after Mozambique Isis attack Edna Mohamed A body matching the description of a missing British man has been found, eight days after he was caught up in an attack by Islamic State-linked insurgents in Mozambique. Mozambique’s government has confirmed dozens of deaths in Palma, including at least seven killed when militants ambushed vehicles trying to escape the Amarula hotel. Mawer’s family described him as a “much-loved son, brother,...

SADC grapples with response while mercenaries, energy companies and civilians quit Mozambique’s Islamic State crisis Peter Fabricius © Copyright (c) Daily Maverick , All Rights Reserved Regional leaders are drafting a response to try to curb Islamic State-linked insurgents in Mozambique and prevent a recurrence of attacks like the one on the northern town of Palma over the past week, which killed scores of civilians, including one South African contractor. The attack devasta...

THE friend of a Brit contractor feared dead after ISIS fanatics attacked a city in Mozambique says an oil firm left workers to be "slaughtered."Phil M

More than a week after jihadists staged a deadly raid on the northern Mozambican town of Palma, survivors on Thursday streamed into the port of Pemba, capital of gas-rich Cabo Delgado province. Scores of relatives huddled outside the port, straining to spot family members disembarking from boats arriving from Palma, some 200 kilometres (120 miles) away. More than 8,000 were displaced, dozens killed and many more are still missing following a coordinated attack on the town of Palma on March 24.

More carnage coming in Moz, plus five highlights from ‘Vrye Weekblad’ Here’s what’s hot in the latest edition of the Afrikaans digital weekly 02 April 2021 - 08:16 By TimesLIVE 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, on April 1. Image: REUTERS/EMIDIO JOZINE The attack on the town of Pemba in northern Mozambi...