Monthly Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Brief for East and Central Africa (Somalia, Mozambique, and DR-Congo): Tracking Islamic State Terrorists for the Month of November 2025

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Militant activity across Mozambique, the DRC and Somalia remained intense throughout the month, with each Islamic State affiliate sustaining operational pressure in its respective theatre. In Mozambique, ISM expanded its geographic reach and diversified its tactics, combining targeted killings, village-level assaults and clashes with security forces. The surge in violence across Nampula marked...