US soldiers help Mozambique battle an expanding ISIS affiliate SECTIONS Last Updated: Mar 17, 2021, 04:40 PM IST Share Synopsis 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