12 decapitated bodies found near the hotel after a jihadist attack in the city of Mozambique | the Chronicle

Twelve decapitated bodies were found near a hotel in the city of Palma, in the northeast of Mozambique, who suffered a bloody jihadist assault two weeks agoThe army and a source from the African country’s security services reported today.

“There were twelve bodies, all beheaded, one of my men was there“he stated Lionel dyck, boss of a private security firm, Dyck Advisory Group, which has supported Mozambican troops in the region, in statements to the news agency AFP.

The commander of military operations confirmed that a team of forensic scientists came to the scene to identify the bodies.

the Government forces regained control of Palma after a prolonged battle with the rebels. More than 100 well-armed rebels attacked Palma on March 24 and they occupied more than half of the strategic center for more than 10 days.

At least 50 people killed, many beheaded, in rebel assault on Palma and thousands fled the port city, which had over 70,000 residents before the event.

The attack prompted French oil and gas giant Total to withdraw staff altogether and halt operations of its multi-million dollar investment just a few miles from that city.

The province of Cabo Delgado -where is Palma- It has been the scene since October 2017 of attacks by Islamic militiamen operating under the name of Al Shabaab, unrelated to the homonymous group that operates in Somalia and has ties to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State.

More than 2,600 people have died and 670,000 have been displaced since the rebel insurgency began in 2017., creating a massive humanitarian crisis, according to UN agencies.