Battle of Mucojo

On 22 April 2021, militants took and occupied the town of Mucojo and Pangane with the Mozambican military retaking the towns. The village had been sieged by Mozambican and Rwandan troops since May 2021 The militants continued to kill civilians and behead fisherman. The town's mayor was later killed by the Islamist militants with him being beheaded. Militants later burned the village down, with 164 houses destroyed. On 9 September, militants raided and occupied Oluma, a village near Mucojo. The island of Vamize was also occupied by militants, off the shore of Mucojo. On 30 September and throughout 8 October, militants had fully occupied all of the villages nearby Mucojo. On 26 October, militants in Mucojo started an offensive into southern Tanzania. On 29 October, Mozambican and Rwandan forces captured all of Mucojo, ending the occupation. == References ==