Mozambique: Islamist Militants Unmask As Crisis Mounts in Cabo Delgado

Maputo & Bournemouth, UK — They are known for beheading dissenters and torching homes in grisly attacks that have uprooted more than 150,000 people. But when Islamist militants stormed three key towns in northern Mozambique in March and April, they offered residents something different: looted food and friendly meetings.

And having shied away from showing their faces or publicising a message since launching their revolt in October 2017, members of the group - known by some as Ansar al-Sunnah - have suddenly become much clearer about what they want.

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