The Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) claimed responsibility for a raid that overran security forces in Mocimboa da Praia in northern Mozambique, highlighting the growing strength of the Islamist insurgency in the north of the country. Mocimboa da Praia is a coastal town about 60 km south of the 'Gas City' that is being established on the Afungi peninsula to exploit the vast natural gas reserves recently discovered in Cabo Delgado, which is a comparatively poor and predominantly Muslim province. National police chief Bernadino Rafael told a press conference on 23 March that "groups of criminals" had attacked the town and that "the defence and security forces are doing everything in their power to restore peace and order".
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机译：伊斯兰教州中非省（ISCAP）为莫桑比克北部Mocimboa da Praia的RAID负责责任，突出了该国北部伊斯兰叛乱的越来越实力。 Mocimboa da Praia是一座大约60公里的“天然气城”沿海城镇，即在Afungi半岛建立，以利用最近在Cabo Delgado最近发现的巨大天然气储量，这是一个相对贫穷，主要的穆斯林省。国家警察伯恩诺·拉斐尔酋长伯恩诺·拉法尔于3月23日告诉新闻发布会，“罪犯群体”袭击了该镇，“国防和安全部队正在恢复和平和秩序的力量。
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