{"id":213487,"date":"2025-01-12T11:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T11:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/this-part-of-mozambique-was-like-paradise-now-its-a-terrorist-hotbed\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T11:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T11:59:09","slug":"this-part-of-mozambique-was-like-paradise-now-its-a-terrorist-hotbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/this-part-of-mozambique-was-like-paradise-now-its-a-terrorist-hotbed\/","title":{"rendered":"This Part of Mozambique Was Like Paradise. Now It\u2019s a Terrorist Hotbed."},"content":{"rendered":"
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In October, we traveled to the Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique to understand how terrorists who claim an affiliation with the Islamic State have gained a foothold and wreaked havoc on Muslims and Christians alike.<\/p>\n

Officials in the region and in the West say they are deeply concerned that if the Islamic State affiliate known as ISIS-Mozambique is not contained, then the loosely linked Islamic State network that has been gaining ground in pockets of Africa could become a bigger global threat.<\/p>\n

What locals call \u201cthe war\u201d has robbed the region of what was a largely peaceful life of fishing and farming.<\/p>\n

Nearly 6,000 people have been killed<\/a> and up to half of the province\u2019s 2.3 million people have been displaced<\/a>. Finding food and shelter has become a daily struggle in a province rich with natural resources like rubies, gas and timber.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n