What the records say
- When
- 8 Nov 2020
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 50
- Coordinates
- 11.76° S, 39.81° E
- Description
- Massacre in Mozambique
Placed at the town its title names, Muatide.
Muatide massacre
2020 massacre in Mozambique
Between November 6 and 8, 2020, jihadist militants from Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamaah (ASWJ) executed over fifty civilians in the village of Muatide. The massacre took place four days into the group's occupation of the town, and many of the victims were undergoing male initiation rites.
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