Mozambique – The Defense Post

Sep- 2025 -

30 September

Mozambique Insurgents Kill Four in Town Near Military Base

Insurgents linked to the Islamic State group in northern Mozambique killed four civilians in an attack on the town of Macomia, a local military official and residents said.

22 September

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Civilians Beheaded in New Attack on Mozambique Port Town

Insurgents linked to the Islamic State group attacked a key Mozambique port town near a major international gas hub.

9 September

Africa

Commandos from the Mozambique Defense Armed Forces

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadists in Deadly Attack on Mozambique Port Near Gas Hub

Insurgents linked to the Islamic State group attacked a key Mozambique port town near a major international gas hub, clashing with troops and beheading at least two civilians, locals reported Monday.

Aug- 2025 -

6 August

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Nearly 60,000 Displaced in 2 Weeks by North Mozambique Insurgency

Nearly 60,000 people have fled jihadist attacks in northern Mozambique in two weeks, a UN agency said.

Jun- 2025 -

28 June

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Mozambique Probes Claims of Army Atrocities Near TotalEnergies Site

Mozambique's human rights commission said it has opened an investigation into media reports of deadly abuses by government soldiers.

May- 2025 -

29 May

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadists Ambush Mozambique Army Outpost, Killing Soldiers: Military Sources

An attack on a military base in northern Mozambique killed multiple soldiers, local military sources told AFP on Wednesday, underscoring spiraling insecurity in the southern African country.

6 May

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Two Killed in Jihadist Attack in Northern Mozambique

An attack claimed by jihadists linked to the Islamic State group in a remote tourist town in northern Mozambique has killed at least two rangers, a local conservation group said.

Mar- 2025 -

19 March

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Civilians Reported Killed in New Attacks in Northern Mozambique

Insurgents have carried out new attacks in a gas-rich area of northern Mozambique plagued for years by jihadist violence, killing several villagers and causing others to flee, locals said Monday.

Jan- 2025 -

31 January

Africa