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Articles report attacks on civilians, the discovery of a body and the escape of fishermen from insurgent-controlled areas of Cabo Delgado.
3 articles from 18 October to 26 October 2026 · 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Illustrative imageThree Mozambican fishermen escaped after their boat and 20 men were kidnapped in Mocímboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province. They reunited with their families in Milamba, as Islamic State Mozambique intensifies attacks on civilians, according to local sources cited by Carta de Moçambique and ACLED.
Source: Club of Mozambique
Three Mozambican fishermen escaped after their boat and 20 men were kidnapped in Mocímboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province. They reunited with their families in Milamba, as Islamic State Mozambique intensifies attacks on civilians, according to local sources cited by Carta de Moçambique and ACLED.
🇲🇿 Mozambique · 03:00
Residents found severely decomposed human remains near Muanga, in Muidumbe district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. Local sources suspect the remains belong to a victim of insurgent groups active in the region, where two people were also allegedly killed the previous week, the Lusa news agency reports.
🇲🇿 Mozambique · 16:33
Islamic State Mozambique intensified its attacks on civilians in the districts of Mocímboa da Praia, Muidumbe and Macomia, in Cabo Delgado province, in August and September. The ACLED group also reports abductions and ransom demands, including 3.2 million meticais for the release of three hostages in October, according to its report cited by the Mozambique News Agency.
🇲🇿 Mozambique · 22:16
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