Posted on 03/29/2021 5:07:00 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a town in northern Mozambique last week that forced hundreds of foreign contractors to flee amid fierce fighting.
Local police and soldiers were reported to have secured control of most of Palma on Monday, after hundreds of Islamist insurgents who overran the small port last week withdrew to surrounding forests and fields leaving a trail of devastation.
In a statement issued on official media channels, the Islamic State claimed insurgents killed more than 55 members of local security forces and Christians, including those from “Crusader nations”, and destroyed official buildings and banks.
The total death toll in the attack is unclear, though officials in Mozambique have confirmed the deaths of seven people and multiple witnesses have reported roads and beaches strewn with corpses.
Authorities in the poor southern African country said security forces were now working to “eliminate some pockets of resistance” after spending the past three days focusing mainly on rescuing local and foreign citizens.
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ISIS is back! Celebration time for the Democrats.
We should encourage China to fix it.
Publicly.
Could it be that the Biden Administration is feeding the terrorist beast once again as did his old boss is highly suspected of doing?
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