Amid the withdrawal of some international troops from #Mozambique’s #CaboDelgado province, Islamic State-linked militants launched a large-scale assault on the strategic town of #Macomia.

#Mozambique 🇲🇿: #ISIS militants carried out an attack on #FADM in #Macomia, #CaboDelgado.

Militants used Type 69 & RPG-7 Launchers with #Bulgarian 🇧🇬 OGi-7MA / #Chinese 🇨🇳 DZGI-40 rockets, Zastava M84 GPMG, Arsenal MG-M1 machine gun, SVD/Type 85 sniper rifle, AKM/Type 56 rifles.

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1792186227963183244

War Noir (@war_noir) on X

#Mozambique 🇲🇿: #ISIS militants carried out an attack on #FADM in #Macomia, #CaboDelgado. Militants used Type 69 & RPG-7 Launchers with #Bulgarian 🇧🇬 OGi-7MA / #Chinese 🇨🇳 DZGI-40 rockets, Zastava M84 GPMG, Arsenal MG-M1 machine gun, SVD/Type 85 sniper rifle, AKM/Type 56 rifles.

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#Mozambique 🇲🇿: #ISIS militants carried out an attack on #FADM Troops in #Macomia, #CaboDelgado.

Militants captured Chinese Type 69 RPG Launchers, HEI-AP bounding / DZP1C-40 HEAT rockets, M73 mortar bombs, Yugo Zastava M84 machine guns, Bulgarian MG-1M machine gun, RPD light machine gun, Type 67-2 machine gun, hand grenades and more...

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1791501124228264085

War Noir (@war_noir) on X

#Mozambique 🇲🇿: #ISIS militants carried out an attack on #FADM Troops in #Macomia, #CaboDelgado. Militants captured Chinese Type 69 RPG Launchers, HEI-AP bounding / DZP1C-40 HEAT rockets, M73 mortar bombs, Yugo Zastava M84 machine guns, Bulgarian MG-1M machine gun, RPD light

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#Mozambique 🇲🇿: A new photo posted by #ISIS militants after carrying attacks on #FADM Soldiers in the city of #Macomia, #CaboDelgado.

Militants are armed with a #Chinese 🇨🇳 Type 69 RPG Launcher with DZP1C-40 (Type 69-3) rocket, PK pattern machine guns and AKM/Type 56 rifles.

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1791393372269101293

War Noir (@war_noir) on X

#Mozambique 🇲🇿: A new photo posted by #ISIS militants after carrying attacks on #FADM Soldiers in the city of #Macomia, #CaboDelgado. Militants are armed with a #Chinese 🇨🇳 Type 69 RPG Launcher with DZP1C-40 (Type 69-3) rocket, PK pattern machine guns and AKM/Type 56 rifles.

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"Un gruppo armato legato a #ISIS, nel nord del #Mozambico ha utilizzato ragazzi di appena 13 anni per fare irruzione e saccheggiare la città di #Macomia."

#15maggio #ChildSoldier #HumanRights #CeasefireNOW #PACE #Peace

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/15/mozambique-child-soldiers-used-raid-northern-town

Mozambique: Child Soldiers Used in Raid on Northern Town

An armed group linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) in northern Mozambique used boys as young as 13 to raid and loot the town of Macomia, in Cabo Delgado province, on May 10, 2024.

Human Rights Watch