Until recently, the hope of seeing a reduction in jihadist activity in northern Mozambique was papable.
The attack on Palma, a small town near the Tanzanian border, shattered it.
The assault launched Wednesday by probably several hundred militiamen who were still in progress Monday afternoon, would have made
"several dozen victims"
according to a spokesman for the Mozambican army.
A vague assessment, which remains far below the reality and the terror that has befallen the city.
According to Lionel Dyke, a former South African officer at the head of a private security company, the Dyck Advisory Group (DAG), operating on site
"the streets and beaches are strewn with bodies"
.
Violence, hallmark of Ansar al-Sunnah, more often simply called al-Shebab.
This group, linked to the Islamic State, mainly made up of Mozambicans, has been active in the province of Cabo Delgado since 2017.
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