Militant attacks displace almost 100,000 people in Mozambique

Over 99,313 people, including 61,492 children have fled their homes between Dec. 22 and March 3 due to renewed violence in northern Mozambique, Save the Children said Tuesday.

In a statement, the British charity said the seven-year-long cases of violent confrontation between armed groups and security forces had been reported in several districts across Cabo Delgado province, taking a devastating human toll.

According to the organization, there are repeated reports of beheadings and abductions, including multiple child victims. The conflict has already left 540,000 people displaced, with more than half of them children.