ISIS attacks on Christians intensify in Mozambique

The attacks and incitements of the ISIS terrorist group have intensified in Mozambique, and these attacks have also spread to Christian villages.

Seven years of conflict have been raging in the northernmost province of Mozambique, Cabo Delgado, where more than 100,000 people have been displaced. The conflict is the result of attacks and incitement by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in the region. There have been several reports of violent clashes between armed Islamist groups and security forces in some areas of Cabo Delgado.

ISIS has continued its violence in southeastern Cabo Delgado, spreading to Christian villages in the region, attacking and burning homes, government buildings, and churches to prevent anyone from re-entering the area.

In these areas, if any of the people, especially the Christians in the region or the Mozambican army forces, are caught by ISIS, their heads are severed from their bodies and photos and videos are released to create fear and depopulate more villages, thereby providing the basis for further incitement by the extremist Islamist terrorist group.

The British charity Save the Children said on Tuesday that more than 99,000 people, including 61,000 children, have fled their homes due to violence in northern Mozambique, with reports suggesting several child victims have been abducted and beheaded.

The ISIS terrorist group also announced in Mozambique last year that it would massacre all Christians and Jews unless they converted to Islam or paid a jizya (tax). With this message, ISIS declared an endless war against Mozambique and called on Muslims to cooperate or face the consequences.