US Special Operations Deployed Against ISIS in Mozambique: Embassy

Children walk in the community of Marupa, a relocation center for internally displaced families in the Chiure district, on Feb. 23, 2021. Alfredo Zuniga/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. special operations forces were deployed to Mozambique on a mission to assist the country in its counter-terrorism operations against an offshoot of the ISIS terrorist group.

“The United States is committed to supporting Mozambique with a multifaceted and holistic approach to counter and prevent the spread of terrorism and violent extremism,” the U.S. Embassy in Maputo said in a statement on Monday. “This approach addresses socioeconomic development issues as well as the security situation.”