source: O Pais; BBC News; Cabo Ligado; Xinhua; Club Mozambique; AP; Twitter
actor1: Military Forces of Mozambique (1990-)
actor2: Islamist Militia (Mozambique)
location: Awasse
notes: On 26 July 2021, members of the Mozambican forces and Rwandan forces in Awasse (Diaca, Mocimboa da Praia) clashed with members of an Islamist militia. The Islamic State claimed the attack, claiming that an unknown number of Mozambican soldiers were killed. Rwandan government claimed five Islamist militia were killed and no Rwandan soldiers were killed. Unknown fatalities among Mozambican soldiers claimed by IS coded as 3. A total of 8 fatalities coded.