insurgents have split into smaller cells, now using improvised explosive devices. is it not just fixing one area and pushing the problem somewhere else? well, you could say that it s natural for the enemy to escape to places with less pressure. but all we need to do is to maintain momentum, follow and pursue. reporter: the stakes are extraordinary. and shouldn t be ignored. the window to defeat isis in mozambique before the insurgency involves is likely short. it s a very critical window. and most people i speak to say, max, that the military answer is not the only answer. there needs to be development, schools need to be built. there needs to be a sense from the population that that gas wealth is something that they can actually benefit from. and we ve seen that so-called resource curse play out throughout the world and especially in parts of the african continent. but if they can get it right, it