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Insurgents: An image taken from a video released by the Islamic State group on 29 March, 2021, purporting to show fighters near Palma, Mozambique. — Insurgents: An image taken from a video released by the Islamic State group on 29 March, 2021, purporting to show fighters near Palma, Mozambique.Photo: AMAQ/AP/SCANPIX

Iain Esau

London

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Published 31 March 2021, 15:54Updated 31 March 2021, 16:11