source: Cabo Ligado
actor1: Islamist Militia (Mozambique)
actor2: Military Forces of Mozambique (1990-)
location: Nyica do Rovuma
notes: On 28 September 2020, members of an Islamist militia clashed with soldiers and border guards in Nyica do Rovuma (Palma, Cabo Delgado), near the border of Tanzania. A border guard was killed, and the group set the village on fire. Before the clash, a couple was captured to gain information on the village, the man escaped, but the woman whereabouts has not been determined (coded separately).