More than 30 Christians have been brutally executed in northern Mozambique in a wave of attacks carried out by Islamic State-affiliated terrorists targeting Christian villages, churches, and homes, according to local reports and monitoring groups.
The Islamic State Mozambique Province (ISMP) released a 20-image photoset this week showing graphic executions, shootings, and widespread arson in the provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula, MEMRI (Middle East Media Research Institute) reported.
The terrorists claimed responsibility for multiple attacks throughout the final week of September. These included the beheading of two Christians in Chiure-Velho, the burning of several churches in Chiure District, and a raid in Nacocha village that left one Christian shot dead and two churches destroyed. In Macomia Town, militants killed four Christians and looted homes before retreating.
ISMP’s campaign of terror continued across northern Mozambique as the group assaulted Nakioto village in Nampula Province, torching over 100 Christian homes and one church, and later destroying another church and 10 homes in nearby Minhanha village.
Residents described scenes of horror. “The gunmen came around 8 p.m., killing four and taking four others, including a woman and her two daughters,” one survivor told The Defense Post. Another witness said a young man was shot for refusing to surrender his father’s possessions.
The ongoing violence has displaced tens of thousands, leading Mozambique and Rwanda to strengthen their joint counterinsurgency efforts. In late August, Mozambican Defense Minister Cristóvão Artur Chume and his Rwandan counterpart, Juvenal Marizamunda, signed an agreement extending Rwandan military operations in Cabo Delgado.
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