Monthly Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Brief for East and Central Africa (Somalia, Mozambique, and DR-Congo): Tracking Islamic State Terrorists for the Month of October 2024

Executive Summary In October 2024, East and Central Africa faced intensified violence from ISIS-linked groups in Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Somalia, which fueled both security and humanitarian crises across these regions. Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province experienced a spike in Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) attacks, targeting both military forces and civilians...