Military - note Mozambique, in 6 editions.

the Government of Mozambique Defense and Security Forces are is facing a growing insurgency involving terrorist/militant groups driven by militants with ties to the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS-Mozambique, which was declared a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US State Department in Central Africa March 2021) in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, an area known for rich liquid natural gas deposits; insurgent attacks in the province began in 2017 and as of November 2020, late 2021, the fighting had left an estimated 2,000 2,500 dead and over 300,000 approximately 700,000 displaced; Mozambique has brought in private military companies to provide assistance the FADM is widely assessed as lacking the training, equipment, and overall capabilities to its security forces (2020) address the insurgency; as of late 2021, several countries from the Southern Africa Development Community and the European Union, as well as Rwanda and the US are providing various forms of military assistance; African countries have provided approximately 3,000 troops

the Government of Mozambique is facing a growing an insurgency driven by militants with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group (ISIS-Mozambique, which was declared a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US State Department in March 2021) in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, an area known for rich liquid natural gas deposits; insurgent attacks in the province began in 2017 and as of late 2021, 2022, the fighting had left an estimated 2,500 4,000 dead and approximately 700,000 as many as 900,000 displaced; the FADM is widely assessed as lacking the training, equipment, and overall capabilities to address the insurgency; as of late 2021, 2022, several countries from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the European Union, as well as Rwanda and the US are were providing various forms of military assistance; African the SADC countries and Zambia have provided approximately sent more than 3,000 troops military and security personnel, while the EU and the US have provided training assistance; the counterterrorism efforts of the Mozambique and allied African military and security forces have seen some success against the militants, but as of 2022 terrorist attacks had expanded into the neighboring provinces of Niassa and Nampula (2022)

the Government FADM is responsible for external security, cooperating with police on internal security, and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies; the current primary focus of Mozambique the FADM is facing countering an insurgency driven by militants with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, an area known for rich liquid natural gas deposits; insurgent attacks in the province began in 2017 and as of 2022, the fighting had has left an estimated over 4,000 estimated dead and as many as 900,000 nearly 1 million displaced; the FADM is widely assessed as lacking the training, equipment, and overall capabilities to address the insurgency; as of 2022, several countries from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the European Union, EU, as well as Rwanda and the US were are providing various forms of military assistance; the SADC countries and Zambia have sent more than 3,000 military and security personnel, while the some EU member states and the US have provided training assistance; assistance
the counterterrorism efforts FADM’s Army is comprised largely of the Mozambique light infantry supplemented by several battalions of artillery and allied African military special forces; the Air Force has small numbers of Soviet-era combat aircraft and helicopters
in 2023, the Mozambique Government legalized local militias that have been assisting security forces have seen some success operating in Cabo Delgado against the militants, but as of 2022 terrorist attacks had expanded into the neighboring provinces Islamic militants since 2020; this Local Force is comprised of Niassa ex-combatants and Nampula (2022) other civilians and is to receive training, uniforms, weapons, and logistical support from the FADM (2023)

the FADM is responsible for external security, cooperating with police on internal security, and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies; the current primary focus of the FADM is countering an insurgency driven by militants with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, an area known for rich liquid natural gas deposits; insurgent attacks in the province began in 2017 2017, and the fighting has left over 4,000 an estimated 6,000 dead and nearly 1 million displaced; the FADM is widely assessed as lacking the training, equipment, and overall capabilities to address the insurgency; several countries from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the EU, as well as Rwanda and the US are providing have provided various forms of military assistance; assistance to the FADM; the SADC countries and Zambia Rwanda have sent more than 3,000 military and security personnel, while some EU member states and the US have provided training assistance
the FADM’s Army is comprised largely of light infantry supplemented by several battalions of artillery and special forces; the Air Force has small numbers of Soviet-era combat aircraft and helicopters
assistance; in 2023, the Mozambique Government legalized local militias that have been assisting security forces operating in Cabo Delgado against Islamic militants since 2020; this Local Force is comprised first half of ex-combatants and other civilians and is to receive training, uniforms, weapons, and logistical support from 2024, the FADM (2023) SADC began withdrawing personnel, although the insurgency remained active (2024)

the FADM is responsible for external security, cooperating with police on internal security, and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies; the current primary focus of the FADM is countering an insurgency driven in the northern province of Cabo Delgado by militants affiliated with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, an area (ISIS-Mozambique; known for rich liquid natural gas deposits; insurgent attacks in the province began in locally as Ahl al-Sunna wal-Jama‘a); since 2017, and the fighting conflict has left claimed an estimated 6,000 dead lives and 1 displaced an estimated one million displaced; persons; at Mozambique's request, Rwanda and several southern African countries from under the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the EU, as well as Rwanda and the US have provided various forms of military assistance deployed forces to Mozambique to combat the FADM; insurgency in 2021; the SADC countries and forces departed in 2024; as of 2025, Rwanda have sent more than continued to provide approximately 3,000 military and security personnel, while some EU member states police personnel to assist Mozambican Defense and Security Forces, along with several hundred Tanzanian troops; the US have EU has also provided training assistance; in the first half of 2024, the SADC began withdrawing personnel, although the insurgency remained active (2024) assistance (2025)