Islamic State expands da’wah activities in Mozambique
The Islamic State’s Mozambique Province continues to document its da’wah campaigns across large portions of Cabo Delgado Province.
The Islamic State’s Mozambique Province continues to document its da’wah campaigns across large portions of Cabo Delgado Province.
In Mali and Mozambique, the Islamic State’s men are putting guns away and engaging with locals to help sensitize communities to its ideology and garner public support. In doing so, this highlights the extent of its control and/or influence.
Islamic State in Mozambique has expanded its operations to new theaters despite major successes by foreign troops bolstering Mozambican security forces, raising fears of a new stage in Mozambique’s nearly five year old jihadist insurgency.
Both wings collectively represent the Islamic State’s Central African Province, which the UN recently noted as one of the Islamic State’s most ‘dependable’ affiliates.
It is not immediately clear if today’s statement represents a legitimate claim from Mozambique.