### [2021-04-5](/feed/2021/04/5/index.md)

##### Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
# Mozambique's military says it has regained full control of the town of Palma, more than a week after it was captured by ISIL-linked militants. Several militants are killed during the counter-offensive. 

The military says it is now fully in control of Palma, which was invaded by militants on 24 March.


### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56637573) [Image](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3E48/production/_117844951_mozambiqueafp.jpg)

### Changes:

1. Mozambique's military says it has regained full control of the town of Palma, more than a week after it was raided by Islamic State-linked militants. Several terrorists are killed during the counter-offensive.  _2021-04-05 13:06:40 (First version)_
1. Mozambique's military says it has regained full control of the town of Palma, more than a week after it was captured by ISIL-linked militants. Several militants are killed during the counter-offensive.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [Following the fall of Palma to Islamist militants, Portugal announces it will be deploying 60 special forces troops to Mozambique in the coming weeks to train local forces amid an intensifying insurgency. ](/feed/2021/03/30/following-the-fall-of-palma-to-islamist-militants-portugal-announces-it-will-be-deploying-60-special-forces-troops-to-m.md) _Context: Insurgency in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, military_
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3. [Twenty civilians are killed after Islamic State militants and the allied terror group Ansar al-Sunna attack a village in Mtwara, Tanzania. Properties are damaged, forcing scores of people to abandon their homes. ](/feed/2020/10/14/twenty-civilians-are-killed-after-islamic-state-militants-and-the-allied-terror-group-ansar-al-sunna-attack-a-village-in.md) _Context: ISIL, Insurgency in Cabo Delgado_
4. [A woman is killed in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, by soldiers accusing her of being an Islamic State-linked group militant. A soldier beat her with a stick several times before the rest of the group was ordered to "kill her on the side of the road" and shoot her. The murder is condemned by human rights groups, while authorities promise an investigation. ](/feed/2020/09/15/a-woman-is-killed-in-cabo-delgado-mozambique-by-soldiers-accusing-her-of-being-an-islamic-state-linked-group-militant.md) _Context: ISIL, Insurgency in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, military_
5. [Islamist insurgents linked to ISIL seize control of the port city of Mocímboa da Praia in northern Mozambique, after days of heavy fighting with government forces. Soldiers reportedly abandoned their positions and fled the city on boats after becoming outnumbered, as several fellow soldiers were killed by the militants. ](/feed/2020/08/12/islamist-insurgents-linked-to-isil-seize-control-of-the-port-city-of-mocimboa-da-praia-in-northern-mozambique-after-day.md) _Context: ISIL, Insurgency in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, military_
6. [An ISIL-affiliated group attacks a town near billion-dollar gas projects managed by Total S.A. and Exxon Mobil in Mocímboa da Praia, Mozambique. An army spokesman reports that the armed forces suffered casualties in the attack. ](/feed/2020/06/27/an-isil-affiliated-group-attacks-a-town-near-billion-dollar-gas-projects-managed-by-total-sa-and-exxon-mobil-in-mocimb.md) _Context: ISIL, Insurgency in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, military_
7. [Islamist militants seize the port town of Mocímboa da Praia in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique after capturing the town's military base in an overnight attack. Residents say militants have blocked all exits in the town. The armed forces and police launch a counter-offensive. ](/feed/2020/03/23/islamist-militants-seize-the-port-town-of-mocimboa-da-praia-in-cabo-delgado-province-mozambique-after-capturing-the-tow.md) _Context: Mozambique, military_
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9. [U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces advance to eight kilometers (five miles) from the largest prison held by ISIL near the Tabqa Dam. ](/feed/2016/12/21/us-backed-syrian-democratic-forces-advance-to-eight-kilometers-five-miles-from-the-largest-prison-held-by-isil-near.md) _Context: ISIL_
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