2020 Mozambique attacks explained

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.

Attacks

See main article: articles and Xitaxi massacre. 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]

See main article: articles and Muatide massacre.

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

• 2020 in Mozambique
• List of Islamist terrorist attacks
• List of terrorist incidents in 2020
• List of terrorist incidents linked to ISIL

Notes and References

1. News: Villagers 'massacred' by Mozambique Islamists. BBC News. 22 April 2020. 22 April 2020.
2. News: Islamist insurgents kill 52 villagers in Mozambique, police say. Reuters. 22 April 2020. 22 April 2020.
3. Web site: Militant Islamists 'behead more than 50' in Mozambique. BBC News. 9 November 2020. 9 November 2020.
4. Web site: 2020-11-10. Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Mozambique. 2020-12-10. United Nations Secretary-General. en.