At least 120 children abducted by Al Shabab in northern Mozambique, HRW says
At least 120 children have been kidnapped by jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique in recent days, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, warning of a rise in abductions in the country's troubled Cabo Delgado province.
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00:00At least 120 children in northern Mozambique have been kidnapped by jihadist insurgent group Al-Shabaab,
00:07international NGO Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
00:11The children are reportedly being used to transport stolen goods, perform forced labor,
00:16and in some cases serve as child soldiers or be forced into marriage.
00:21Mozambique has been battling the Islamist insurgency in Cabo Delgado province since 2017.
00:27In 2020, the insurgents carried out a wave of attacks, during which they beheaded dozens of people, including children.
00:36Government forces have struggled to contain the violence, relying on support from troops sent by Rwanda, South Africa, and other regional partners.
00:45The violence has displaced more than 600,000 people and spilled into neighboring provinces, according to the United Nations.
00:53Human Rights Watch says there's been a resurgence of attacks and child kidnappings in recent months
00:59and called on Mozambique's government to do more to find the children and prevent further abductions.
