Villagers were killed and many others were forced to leave their place because of attacks in the north Mozambiquearea which has been plagued for years by wave of violence attributed to groups jihadistresidents and its source in the army told Monday Monday.

At least one man was killed yesterday morning in a village attack in the area of ​​Meloukos, in Kampu Delgandu, these sources said.

“They invaded his house to steal his goats, but he resisted and beheaded him,” He explained a villager who asked not to be named.

“They plundered some ten houses”, some of which belonged to “communities leaders”, then “set fire” tothe same source added.

AFP’s source in the army, who also asked not to be named, confirmed the attack and noted that he had exiled peasants to leave the community.

In another attack, attributed to guerrillas and committed on Friday in the neighboring area of ​​Makomi, three residents were murdered, their co -man said.

The perpetrators, who set fire to houses and stole various goods, clashed with a local paramilitary organization, five members of which were killed, villagers reported.

The province of Kambos Delgandu, an area with a subsoil rich in natural gas deposits, which is wet by the Indian Ocean, is being broken due to attacks by jihadists who have sworn in to the Islamic State (IK) organization since 2017.

In 2021 a long -term raid was launched in the city of Palma, an important port, with the number of victims remaining unclear until today in the ranks of Totalenergies, the French giant of hydrocarbons.