source: AFP; Carta de Mocambique; Twitter; Lusa; Cabo Ligado; Televisao de Mozambique; SA News; Defence Web; BBC News; Times (South Africa); VOA; Zitamar; O Pais
actor1: SAMIM: SADC Mission in Mozambique
actor2: Islamist Militia (Mozambique)
location: Chai
notes: On 19 December 2021, SAMIM and Mozambican forces attacked a group of Islamist militia near Chai (Macomia, Cabo Delgado) and destroyed their bases. At least 10 Islamist militia were killed. 15 women who were supporting the Islamist militia and two elderly men and three children were rescued. One leader of the Islamist militia had been in the area.