What the records say
- When
- since 5 Oct 2017
- Kind
- Armed conflict
- Deaths
- 5,000
- Coordinates
- 10.67° S, 40.38° E
- Type
- Insurgency
- Region
- Africa
- Cities
- Palma, Mocimboa da Praia
- Side a
- Mozambican government (+ Rwandan and SADC forces)
- Side b
- Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP/Al-Shabaab Mozambique)
- Alliances
- Mozambican government (+ Rwandan and SADC forces), Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP/Al-Shabaab Mozambique)
Placed approximately by the source.
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
Ongoing armed conflict in Mozambique
The insurgency in Cabo Delgado is an ongoing Islamist insurgency in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, mainly fought between militant Islamists and jihadists attempting to establish an Islamic state in the region, and Mozambican security forces. Civilians have been the main targets of terrorist attacks by Islamist militants.
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The source
- Global Wars & Armed Conflicts, 1914–2026Kaggle compilationNo licence stated
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