2022 • 6 September: IS attacked a Catholic mission in Chipene, in the Diocese of Nacala, killing a Catholic nun, sister Maria de Coppi. • 7 September: Following the attack on Chipene, the same insurgents attacked nearby settlements, killing at least three Christians. • 30 November: SAMIM claimed that over 30 insurgents and 2 soldiers were killed following a clash in Cabo Delgado which resulted in the seizure of a number of weapons. • 30 December: Attacks on Christian villages in northern Mozambique left two dead, four wounded, and caused much unrest and consternation in the region.
2023 • 8 August: a Mozambican army compound was attacked by IS operatives, killing 7 Mozambican soldiers. At least 50 assault rifles were seized by IS operatives. • 25 August: Mozambique's armed forces have killed Bonomade Machude Omar, also known as Abu Sulayfa Muhammad and Ibn Omar, along with two others, The U.S.A. designated Omar as a terrorist leader of IS-Mozambique in August 2021, He was responsible for attacks in Cabo Delgado, and an attack on a hotel in the town of Palma in March 2021, as well as the
Battle of Palma. • 15 September: IS entered the village of Naquitengue, near Mocimboa da Praia. After rounding up the villagers, they separated and massacred 11 Christians.
2024 • 21 January: IS fighters occupy the town of
Mucojo in Macomia district after Mozambican soldiers murdered several civilians near the town. • 30 January: IS fighters ambush a Mozambican army patrol along the road between Mazeze and Mecúfi in Mecúfi district, leaving at least 8 soldiers dead and 4 vehicles destroyed. IS later released photos of the ambush. • 31 January: Mozambican army retook Mucojo on the Macomia coast without a fight. • 9 February: IS fighters
raided the Mozambican army post in the town of Mucojo and killed 25 soldiers. • 3 March: IS fighters captured the island of Quirimba and killed at least 2 security personnel. Many locals were displaced and fled to the nearby city of Pemba. • 10–11 May: IS attacked the town of Macomia, engaging with Government troops from the local military base. Fighting continued until the early afternoon of Saturday, 11 May, when the militants withdrew. Hours later, there were other attacks in the villages of Missufine and Cajerene, 70 km from Pemba. The attacks resulted in the mass flight of hundreds of local civilians, according to Catholic foundation
Aid to the Church in Need. • 30 May: Government forces and Rwandan troops claimed to have killed 50–70 IS fighters in district of Mocímboa da Praia, in province of Cabo Delgado. • 17 September: An attack by joint Rwandan and Mozambique troops on an insurgent base at Quiterajo killed 5 IS fighters. • 25 September: Rwandan and Mozambique forces recaptured the town of
Mucojo killing 10 and capturing 4 IS fighters. • 19 February: the Islamic State attacked a village just north of the town of
Macomia, where they looted, burned homes and killed two civilians. A local source said stolen food from western Macomia was being transported through the Catupa forest to support terrorists on the
coast. • 10 May: Islamic State claimed they attacked Government forces positions near the village of Miangalewa in the Muidumbe district of Cabo Delgado province, killing 11 soldiers, while other accounts put the death toll at 18. • 29 May: An attack by IS fighters in an army outpost in Macomia have killed multiple Mozambique soldiers and more than 10 IS fighters. • 15 June: A clash between Mozambique Army and IS militants killed 12 IS militants in Niassa province in Montepuez district. • 27 July – A clash between IS militants and local militia left 14 militiamen dead. • 29 July – Two IS militants were captured by Rwandan forces. == Battles and Wars ==