Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Killing Christians, Burning Church and Homes in Mozambique

The Islamic State is claiming responsibility for killing ten Christians and burning 200 homes in Northern Mozambique over the course of two weeks, a new report revealed.

According to the Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM), Islamic militants struck the village of Ntotoe in the Mocimboa da Praia district on Jan. 3, killing three residents, and burning down more than 60 houses and a church.

Days later, the group attacked the village of Chimbanga in the Mocimboa da Praia district, killing three civilians and burning over 70 homes.

Gunmen also opened fire with machine guns on another village in the same district on Jan. 7. The district’s residents were unharmed, but Islamic extremists burned 40 homes. 

The watchdog group reports the killings were published in an issue of the Islamic State’s (ISIS) weekly, Al-Naba, depicting images of corpses and properties in flames. 

“All the operations were conducted as part of the ‘And Kill Them Wherever You Find Them’ campaign, launched on Jan. 4 in an audio message by the group’s spokesperson, Abu Hudhayfah Al-Ansar,” the JTTM’s report said.  

The U.S. State Department’s 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom describes that violent attacks began in Cabo Delgado Province in 2017. 

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