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Attacks by insurgents in Mozambique are compounding a displacement crisis, especially for children
- Islamist insurgents in northern Mozambique intensified attacks, causing a surge in displacement across multiple provinces.
- Around 70,000 of the displaced are children facing grave risks and loss of parental support.
- UNICEF reports grave violations against children as abductions and recruitment by militants increase.
- The conflict has displaced about 1.3 million people since 2017, placing ongoing strain on aid operations.
- The insurgents have broadened attacks to villages in neighboring Nampula and Niassa provinces.
- The government has enlisted help from the Rwandan army to counter the insurgency.
- Humanitarian groups warn that healthcare, water, and shelter are critically short in displacement camps.
- UN agencies highlight the 'breaking point' of the displacement response amid overlapping crises.
- Cyclones and prior drought add to the humanitarian challenges in northern Mozambique.
- The Islamic State–Mozambique group is described as an independent branch aiming to impose sharia law.
- Total energy project near Palma was halted but is expected to restart, linking to the earlier militant attention.
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