source: AP; AFP; GardaWorld; Cabo Ligado; Pinnacle News; Club Mozambique
actor1: Islamist Militia (Mozambique)
actor2: Military Forces of Mozambique (1990-)
location: Palma
notes: On 25 March 2021, members of an Islamist militia clashed with Mozambican Defense and Security Forces and DAG after the group attacked civilians in Palma (Palma, Cabo Delgado) for a second day. Around 200 people, including international and Mozambican workers were trapped inside the Amarula hotel. The hotel was sieged by members of the Islamist militia. Many people fled into surrounding forests and Quitunda. The Islamic State claimed at least 55 people were killed on separate days, including civilians (decapitated or shot) and about 21 soldiers. Soldiers claimed they killed at least 36 Islamist militia members. Fatalities coded as 91 and split across three days.