Suspected jihadists kill 13 in northern Mozambique

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One of the latest attacks occurred on Thursday evening on Ulo village in Mocimboa da Praia district in which more than 120 houses were destroyed, the sources said.

Last month, a Mozambican worker was killed and six others were wounded when two road convoys operated by US gas giant Anadarko came under attack in northern Mozambique.The jihadists - reportedly seeking to impose Sharia law in the province -- have terrorised remote communities, killing more than 200 people since October 2017

The Islamists belong to a group originally known as Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Jama - Arabic for"followers of the prophet" - but commonly referred to by locals and officials as"Al-Shabaab". It has no known link to the notorious Al-Shahaab group in Somalia. Human Rights Watch has accused security forces of serious human rights violations while cracking down on the insurgency and several journalists have been arrested in the area.

 

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