It's been a year since forces from Rwanda and a southern African regional bloc [6] deployed to Mozambique's northernmost Cabo Delgado province to battle a jihadist insurgency. Yet attacks are rising again, with more people displaced last month (over 60,000 [7]) than at any [8] time this year. Foreign troops helped capture major towns from the insurgents—known locally as al-Shabab—allowing some displaced people to return home. But scattered fighters regrouped [9] and are now spreading their attacks to southern parts of the province previously untouched by conflict. The new incursions have led to reports of beheadings [10] and sparked security fears in Pemba, the provincial capital and a hub for aid operations. Humanitarian groups are calling [11] for increased funds [12], with around 800,000 people uprooted since the start of the insurgency in late 2017. The militants are affiliated to the so-called Islamic State, but a mix of local issues is driving the war.
From The New Humanitarian [14], July 15
