Leader of mercenary group in Mozambique says that ISIS-linked insurgents hold Palma
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In his first on-camera interview, Lionel Dyck, the head of Dyck Advisory Group (DAG), told CNN that insurgents in northern Mozambique effectively hold the strategic town of Palma after they staged a complex attack last week.
"As I sit here, Palma is lost. Unless something happens, they have lost Palma," he said, "we continue to rescue people today who are hiding in the bush and to engage the terrorists. The insurgents are running in and out of houses. It is a standard ISIS-like tactic to hide amongst the people." DAG is contracted by the Mozambican police to help fight an insurgency that has killed at least 2,000 civilians and pushed hundreds of thousands from their homes in Cabo Delgado province, since attacks started in 2017.More Related News