source: Carta de Mocambique; Jornal de Noticias; Twitter; BBC News; Lusa; AIM; Cabo Ligado
actor1: Islamist Militia (Mozambique)
actor2: Military Forces of Mozambique (1990-)
location: Nova Zambezia
notes: On 3 December 2021, a group of Islamist militia clashed with Mozambican forces after they attacked civilians in Nova Zambezia (Macomia, Cabo Delgado). 16 houses were burned and one civilian was beheaded. The Islamic State claimed the attack and claimed that one soldier was killed (unclear if referring to the civilian killed or not).