New Delhi: Islamist militants have stormed several villages in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique in the past few days, beheading more than 50 people. A police official, referring to the case, said, "They set ablaze the houses and then targeted those who fled into the jungle. The Islamist terrorists went there and made a frightening dance. "
The spectacles reported that Islamist militants first pulled the occupants of a village into the field of football and then brutally murdered them there. The terrorists had also allegedly kidnapped women and children. Cabo Delgado province, affected by the alleged neglect of the region by the national government, has been in the grip of insurgency for three years. Islamist insurgents belonging to the Islamic State group are taking advantage of the unrest, carrying out brutal attacks and making disgruntled youths terrorists, as they are trying to establish an Islamic caliphate in the region.
According to media reports, the jihadists have caused havoc in Mozambique's northeastern Cabo Delgado province in the past three years, sabotaging villages and towns in order to establish an Islamic caliphate. The militants have intensified their attack in the past few months and have violently seized the area by terrorizing civilians in the process.
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