US soldiers help Mozambique battle an expanding ISIS affiliate
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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2021, 04:40 PM IST
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The U.S. program is modest in size and scope: a dozen Army Green Berets are to train Mozambican marines for the next two months. But it signals the entry of the United States military into a counterinsurgency effort that has been aided so far mainly by South African mercenaries, who have faced accusations of human rights abuses.
New York Times
An American soldier trains Chadian troops in Atar, Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2020. American Special Forces soldiers began training Mozambican troops this week as part of an effort to repel a spreading insurgency in northeastern Mozambique
An insurgency in Mozambique that began in 2017 is escalating in intensity and leading to disturbing new claims from human rights groups. This week, the UK aid group Save the Children.
American Soldiers Help Mozambique Battle an Expanding ISIS Affiliate
With a small military training program, the United States military has joined efforts to fight a brutal insurgency that has devastated northern Mozambique.
An American soldier training Chadian troops in Mauritania last year. American soldiers began training Mozambican forces this week. Credit.Laetitia Vancon for The New York Times
Published March 15, 2021Updated March 30, 2021
NAIROBI, Kenya American Special Forces soldiers began training Mozambican troops this week as part of an effort to repel a spreading insurgency in northeastern Mozambique that American officials say is linked to the Islamic State. The insurgency, near some of the world’s biggest gas reserves, has killed at least 2,000 civilians and displaced another 670,000.