Friday 19/Sep/2025 – 03:16 PM
The Al -Azhar Observatory to Combat Extremism continues with great anxiety the escalating wave of violence in the province of Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique, which recently killed 33 people in riots inside a prison, as well as armed attacks targeting the coastal city On civilians, burning cars, and stabbing two heads of the victims.
The Observatory notes that these developments come despite the spread of the Mozambician defense forces and the Rwandan army units in the region, which reflects the complexity of the security scene and the growing capabilities of the organization to target civilians and vital installations, including the area near the LNG project of Total Energy, which has been suspended since 2021 after a bloody attack on the city of Palma.
The Observatory notes that the escalation of the armed group to its operations is an attempt to regain control of strategic corridors and cut off supplies, which may threaten the stability of the north of the country and affect the major economic investments in the energy sector.
Al -Azhar Observatory on violence north of Mozambique: ISIS expansion in Africa must be removed
It also points to the importance of intensifying government forces from their efforts to gain the confidence of the local population, and to thwart the attempts of this terrorist group to create a fertile environment to recruit more youth in its ranks.
The Observatory continued: The continued violence in Cabo Delgado warns of the exacerbation of a new humanitarian crisis, with the displacement of more civilians, and the increasing need for urgent relief assistance. The Observatory also confirms that the continuation of such terrorist attacks is a threat to regional and international security, and requires regional and international efforts to address the roots of extremism, poverty and marginalization that these terrorist organizations use.
That is why the Al -Azhar Observatory calls for: intensifying international and regional efforts to support the Mozambician government in developing a comprehensive strategy that takes into account the security and development aspects together, work to protect civilians and prevent their targeting, whether by armed groups or through any security violations, providing urgent humanitarian support to the affected people, securing safe corridors for the arrival of aid, supporting anti -extremist thought programs, and rehabilitating fighters Former, and strengthen the role of religious and community leaders in spreading the discourse of tolerance and reconciliation.
