Islamic State is using South African money to build its network
Extortionists and kidnappers in South Africa are alleged to be funding terrorist groups in Congo and Mozambique
DEFEATING INSURGENCIES is hard and dangerous work. Most of all, according to a book on the subject by John Nagl, a retired American soldier, it requires patience. He likens it to eating soup with a knife. That makes the rapid successes achieved by a hotchpotch of African forces against jihadists affiliated to Islamic State (IS) in northern Mozambique in the past year all the more remarkable.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Following the money”
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