Islamic State Beheads 30+ Christians in Mozambique—World Stays Silent

Cabo Delgado, Mozambique - More than 30 Christians have been beheaded by Islamic State terrorists in Mozambique's northern provinces, according to reports from the Islamic State Mozambique Province (ISMP) itself, which documented the atrocities in a propaganda release.

The Islamic State Mozambique Province announced it destroyed at least seven churches, committed acts of arson against Christians and village civilians, and shot and beheaded more than two dozen people in the Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces in northern Mozambique during September and October 2025.

The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) screen-captured, translated, and shared the terrorists' report, which included 20 photographs of the brutal attacks on Christians.

The group claimed responsibility for beheading two believers on September 25, 2025. ISMP then took responsibility for a September 26 attack that left a Christian shot and killed. Four Christians were beheaded in the town of Macomia days later. The group posted images of homes and churches burned to the ground in Nacocha, Nacussa, Minhanha, and Nakioto villages.

Earlier attacks continued the pattern of violence. On July 22, 2025, ISMP fighters captured and beheaded six Christians from the village of Natocua in Ancuabe district. Three more Christians were killed in Chiure district in attacks on July 24 and 25.

On August 1, 2025, 15 Christians were killed as they attempted to flee their homes in the village of Marera. According to church leaders, the victims were members of a local church that insurgents burned two days earlier. A church youth worker reported that on August 3, nine members of his family in Naphela, including children, were captured as they fled a separate attack.

The attacks displaced thousands. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that in Chiúre district alone, more than 42,000 people have been uprooted, over half of them children. Since January 2025, 95,000 people in Mozambique have been displaced by violence, adding to the more than 1.3 million displaced since 2017.

According to Open Doors, Islamic State Mozambique launched a campaign in 2024 specifically targeting Christians called "Kill Them Wherever You Find Them," which intensified after 11 Christians were executed in September 2023.

To counter the attacks, Mozambique renewed a military alliance with Rwanda in late August 2025. Under the Status of Force Agreement, Rwanda's Defense Force agreed to send troops into Cabo Delgado.

Violent attacks in Cabo Delgado Province began in 2017.

Since then, more than 6,000 people have been killed and thousands more displaced. Open Doors' World Watch List 2025 ranks Mozambique as the 37th most difficult country to be a Christian.

The province of Cabo Delgado is the only area in the country with a majority Muslim population. Mozambique as a whole is predominantly Christian, with evangelical and Pentecostal Christians making up a significant portion, according to a U.S. State Department report.

CBN commentators Billy Hallowell and Raj Nair noted the Western world's silence on the persecution.

"It is hard to process the fact that in 2025 you have people around the world who are terrorists who are beheading Christians. It is the most horrific thing imaginable," Hallowell said.

"Can you imagine if the headline read the IDF beheads 30 Palestinians?" Nair responded. "We would be talking about the biggest news story since 9/11." He noted that major media outlets have failed to report on the "genocide happening against Christians" in multiple countries in Africa. "The world does not care," he added.

THE CRUSADERS OPINION

Islamic State terrorists beheaded 30 Christians in Mozambique. They burned seven churches. They documented it with photographs. They bragged about it. And the Western world said nothing.

Thirty Christians. Beheaded. Not killed in crossfire. Not casualties of war. Hunted down, captured, and beheaded for being Christian. ISIS documented the murders with 20 photos. They called it "Kill Them Wherever You Find Them."

Where's the international outrage? Where are the UN condemnations? Where's the 24-hour news coverage? Where are the world leaders demanding justice?

Silence.

If Israel killed 30 Muslims, the world would explode.

Universities would erupt. The UN would convene emergency sessions.

Media would run wall-to-wall coverage for weeks.

But 30 Christians beheaded by Islamic terrorists?

Barely a mention.

This isn't isolated. Since 2017, over 6,000 people murdered in Cabo Delgado.

Since January 2025 alone, 95,000 displaced.

Churches burned. Families slaughtered. Children captured. Christian women taken as "war trophies." This is genocide.

The terrorists literally named their campaign "Kill Them Wherever You Find Them." They're not hiding their intent. They're hunting Christians specifically because they're Christians. They behead them, burn their churches, destroy their villages, and publish photos celebrating the carnage.

And Western Christians scroll past it on their phones.

Mozambique is 62 percent Christian. But one Muslim-majority province hosts ISIS terrorists who murder believers with impunity. The Mozambique government can't stop them. Rwanda sent troops to help. It's not enough.

Meanwhile, Western media ignores African Christian genocide. They'll cover every perceived slight against Muslims, but Christians beheaded by Islamic terrorists? Not newsworthy apparently.

The spiritual battle is real. Satan wants Christianity eliminated. Islamic terrorists are his foot soldiers in Africa. They're succeeding because the world refuses to care and refuses to act when Christians die.

Our brothers and sisters in Mozambique face literal beheading for following Jesus. We face... what? Mean tweets? Uncomfortable conversations? We have no idea what persecution actually means. While we debate worship styles, they flee for their lives. While we argue about church budgets, their churches burn. While we complain about inconvenience, they watch family members beheaded.

This is what Christian persecution looks like in 2025. Not theoretical. Not exaggerated. Real beheadings. Real terror. Real martyrdom. And real Western indifference.

TAKE ACTION: REMEMBER MOZAMBIQUE'S MARTYRS

Open Doors: https://www.opendoorsuk.org

Barnabas Aid: https://www.barnabasaid.org

International Christian Concern: https://www.persecution.org

DEMAND:

• International pressure on Mozambique and allies to protect Christians
• Media coverage of Christian persecution in Africa
• Support for displaced Christian families
• Prosecution of ISIS terrorists for genocide

Pray for Mozambican Christians facing daily terror. Support organizations providing emergency aid. Share their stories. Make the world care. These are our brothers and sisters dying for Christ.