source: Newsday (Zimbabwe)
actor1: Military Forces of Zimbabwe (2017-)
actor2: Civilians (Zimbabwe)
location: Mvurwi
notes: Soldiers invaded Birkdale farm in Mvurwi, where they beat farmers and forced 19 families to burn down their houses. It is reported that the soldiers were hired by a member of the ZANU lacoste faction, who had been sidelined by ZANU G40 supporters during the land redistribution of Birkdale farm.