2020 Mozambique attacks
The 2020 Mozambique attacks included multiple attacks launched by insurgents of Islamic State's Central Africa Province and other groups. The attacks left at least 102 people dead.
| 2020 Mozambique attacks | |
|---|---|
| Part of the insurgency in Cabo Delgado | |
 Location of Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique | |
| Location | Mozambique |
| Date | 7 April and 9 November 2020 |
Attack type | Massacres, kidnapping, arson |
| Deaths | 102 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State |
Attacks
7 April 2020 - Mozambique police say 52 male villagers were killed by Islamist militants.[1] The attack occurred in Xitaxi, Muidumbe District, Cabo Delgado Province, after they refused to join their ranks.[2]
9 November 2020 - Militant Islamists behead at least 50 people in several villages in Cabo Delgado Province. In addition, the insurgents burned homes and kidnapped women during their raids.[3] United Nations Secretary General António Guterres expressed his shock and condemned the "wanton brutality" of the massacres.[4]
See also
References
- "Villagers 'massacred' by Mozambique Islamists". BBC News. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "Islamist insurgents kill 52 villagers in Mozambique, police say". Reuters. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "Militant Islamists 'behead more than 50' in Mozambique". BBC News. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- "Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Mozambique". United Nations Secretary-General. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
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