2024 Mucojo attack explained

Conflict:2024 Mucojo attack
Place:Mucojo, Mozambique
Date:February 9, 2024
Partof:Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
Result:Islamic State victory
Combatant1: Mozambique
Combatant2: Islamic State - Mozambique Province
Casualties1:25 killed
Casualties2:Unknown

On February 9, 2024, militants from the Islamic State - Mozambique Province stormed a military position of the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces on Friday morning 9 February 2024 in Mucojo, Macomia District in the Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique.[1]

25 soldiers were killed in the attack. The death toll was confirmed by the Macomia district administrator Tomás Badae. There was no way out for the soldiers, because the roads leading to Mucojo were closed by the attackers, and because of communications problems it's unclear if the militants are still in Mucojo. Some civilians were forced to carry food to an area north of Mucojo. There were no civilians killed or injured in the attack. There are no reports about casualties on the attackers side.

The Islamic State claimed they had killed 20 soldiers in the clash. It was the second time within two months that Mucojo was attacked and occupied by the militants. It was also the deadliest attack on Mozambique troops since 2021.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mozambique: Terrorists kill 25 Mozambican soldiers in Cabo Delgado – AIM . 2024-02-18 . 2024-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240324053932/https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-terrorists-kill-25-mozambican-soldiers-in-cabo-delgado-aim-253866/ . live .
  2. Web site: Islamic State Raids Mozambique Town as Total Plans LNG Return . 2024-02-18 . 2024-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240214020103/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-13/islamic-state-raids-mozambique-town-as-total-plans-lng-return . live .