source: GardaWorld; Zitamar; Televisao de Mozambique; Cabo Ligado
actor1: Islamist Militia (Mozambique)
actor2: Civilians (Mozambique)
location: Mecula
notes: On 22 December 2021, a group of Islamist militia killed five people including a ranger of the special nature reserve of Niassa in an attack in Naulala in the district of Mecula (Mecula, Niassa). Several people were kidnapped and two women were released before the militia left the village. Two vehicles, including one police truck, were burned as the Islamist militia left the village. The Islamic State claimed the attack and that 6 Mozambican soldiers were killed. Fatalities coded as 5.