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During the attack a week ago (23rd March), militants burned public buildings, released prisoners from the local prison, patrolled the streets with impunity and flew a black jihadi flag.jihadists also attacked the town of Quissanga.Jihadist attacks in Mozambique have grown in frequency since October 2017, mainly in rural areas, but the attack on 23rd March was the first on a major urban centre.
violence exposed weaknesses in the security services.
He said: “They [the militants] came and went as they pleased. There was no effective response by the security forces.“Many of them fled, because the attackers were more numerous than they were, leaving them free to help themselves to food, supplies, vehicles and military equipment.
“Some of the attackers were dressed in military uniform.
A security source reportedly said that the attackers took military equipment “sufficient for two battalions”.Daesh (ISIS) and Somalia-based paramilitaries Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Jama have both claimed responsibility for the attack on Mocímboa da Praia.Daesh also claimed responsibility both for an early March attack in Cabo Delgado province, in which soldiers from the Mozambique army died, and an attack on 19th February which killed four soldiers in the town of Chiculua, in Palma district.
Highest Islamic percentage population to the west of Cabo Delgado


In Africa conflicts can last decades in areas bringing crippling economies to entire regions.

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