<p>Mozambique's government on Monday denounced gruesome video footage of men in army uniform beating and executing a naked woman suspected of being an insurgent.</p>.<p>The video, circulated on social media earlier on Monday, shows what appears to be government troops shouting and marching behind a woman stripped of her clothing.</p>.<p>The men hit the victim several times with sticks before shooting her dead on the side of a road with Kalashnikovs.</p>.<p>"You're from al-Shabab," the executioners are heard shouting in Portuguese -- referring to a shadowy jihadist group that has led a growing insurgency against the government since 2017.</p>.<p>Mozambique's defence ministry later condemned the "horrifying" images and called for an investigation to "ascertain their authenticity".</p>.<p>"The defence and security forces reiterate that they do not agree with any barbaric act that substantiates the violation of human rights," it said in a statement on Monday.</p>.<p>"Facts of this nature should always be denounced by all living forces in society."</p>.<p>Several other videos allegedly showing soldiers abusing captives believed to be linked to al-Shabab were leaked to Amnesty International in May.</p>.<p>The watchdog has since accused Mozambican security forces of torturing suspected militants in the northern Cabo Delgado region, where the insurgency operates.</p>.<p>The government dismissed the allegations last week, saying the violence was carried out by jihadists impersonating troops.</p>.<p>Monday's video was posted by several human rights activists, sparking outrage.</p>.<p>"This is quite chilling," tweeted Amnesty International's east and southern Africa director Deprose Muchena. "When does this end?"</p>.<p>Military forces have been struggling to regain control of Cabo Delgado, which is home to one of Africa's biggest liquefied natural gas projects.</p>.<p>Militants have launched a series of attacks on villages and towns in the area over the past three years, killing more than 1,500 people and displacing at least 250,000.</p>.<p>The group has grown bolder in recent months, escalating violence as part of a campaign to establish an Islamist caliphate.</p>.<p>A strategic port in the town of Mocimboa da Praia has been occupied by jihadists since August 12.</p>
<p>Mozambique's government on Monday denounced gruesome video footage of men in army uniform beating and executing a naked woman suspected of being an insurgent.</p>.<p>The video, circulated on social media earlier on Monday, shows what appears to be government troops shouting and marching behind a woman stripped of her clothing.</p>.<p>The men hit the victim several times with sticks before shooting her dead on the side of a road with Kalashnikovs.</p>.<p>"You're from al-Shabab," the executioners are heard shouting in Portuguese -- referring to a shadowy jihadist group that has led a growing insurgency against the government since 2017.</p>.<p>Mozambique's defence ministry later condemned the "horrifying" images and called for an investigation to "ascertain their authenticity".</p>.<p>"The defence and security forces reiterate that they do not agree with any barbaric act that substantiates the violation of human rights," it said in a statement on Monday.</p>.<p>"Facts of this nature should always be denounced by all living forces in society."</p>.<p>Several other videos allegedly showing soldiers abusing captives believed to be linked to al-Shabab were leaked to Amnesty International in May.</p>.<p>The watchdog has since accused Mozambican security forces of torturing suspected militants in the northern Cabo Delgado region, where the insurgency operates.</p>.<p>The government dismissed the allegations last week, saying the violence was carried out by jihadists impersonating troops.</p>.<p>Monday's video was posted by several human rights activists, sparking outrage.</p>.<p>"This is quite chilling," tweeted Amnesty International's east and southern Africa director Deprose Muchena. "When does this end?"</p>.<p>Military forces have been struggling to regain control of Cabo Delgado, which is home to one of Africa's biggest liquefied natural gas projects.</p>.<p>Militants have launched a series of attacks on villages and towns in the area over the past three years, killing more than 1,500 people and displacing at least 250,000.</p>.<p>The group has grown bolder in recent months, escalating violence as part of a campaign to establish an Islamist caliphate.</p>.<p>A strategic port in the town of Mocimboa da Praia has been occupied by jihadists since August 12.</p>