ISIS-Linked Militants Attack Mozambique Wildlife Reserve, Killing 10

At least 10 people have been killed in a series of brutal attacks by Islamic State-linked militants in Mozambique’s Niassa Reserve, one of Africa’s largest protected areas, The Guardian reported.

The violence, claimed by Islamic State-Mozambique, includes a raid on a safari camp where two civilians were beheaded and six soldiers killed, as well as an attack on anti-poaching scouts.

The unrest has displaced a village of 2,000 people and forced conservation work to halt, jeopardizing decades of efforts to restore lion, elephant, and African wild dog populations. Nine safari and research camps have been abandoned, with one destroyed.

Niassa, a 4.2-million-hectare wilderness the size of Switzerland, is critical for endangered species but now faces collapse in tourism and conservation.