source: AIM; Cabo Ligado
actor1: Islamist Militia (Mozambique)
actor2: Civilians (Mozambique)
location: Xitaxi
notes: On 8 April 2020, members of an Islamist militia beheaded and killed dozens of residents in Xitaxi (Muidumbe, Cabo Delgado) in retaliation of an armed clash which occurred the previous day, in Muidumbe, when the group was cornered by veterans of the Independence War (coded separately). Over 50 people were killed.