ISIS central command’s links to Mozambique and terror across Africa

ISIS relies on its network of affiliates to bolster that perception of momentum and victory that’s so important to its brand Dr Vines said there was clear evidence that Mozambique fighters were given military training from extremists in eastern Congo, particularly in the use of mortars that were effective in the Palma attack. Going from using machetes in 2017 to accurate bombardments within four years was a demonstration of ISIS’s progress in Mozambique, he said. It was also likely that the Mozambique insurgents were boosted by fighters from neighboring Tanzania and potentially Somalia, Dr Vines said, increasing their estimated numbers…