Nearly 60,000 people have fled jihadist attacks in northern Mozambique in two weeks, a UN agency said Tuesday.
A group affiliated with the Islamic State, which leads a bloody insurgency that has ravaged the province of Cabo Delgado since 2017, has claimed responsibility for five attacks since late July.
“Between 20 July – 03 August 2025, escalating attacks and heightened fear of violence by Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) in Muidumbe, Ancuabe and Chiure districts led to the displacement of approximately 57,034 individuals (13,343 families) as of 03 August 2025,” the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said in a statement.
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