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Cabo Delgado province: conflict events in September 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique. Country-wide report: Mozambique, September 2025.

20events14 the month before
68est. deathsrange 58–72
58civilian deaths

Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique saw 20 recorded events and 68 estimated deaths in September 2025. That is +43% compared with 14 events the month before. The death toll range is 58 to 72.

80% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 58.

The most active pairing was IS - Civilians with 15 events.

Where events happened

2025-09-28: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-09-28: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-09-27: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-09-27: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-09-26: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-22: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-09-21: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-21: Government of Mozambique vs IS (2 deaths)2025-09-16: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-09-12: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-12: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-10: Government of Mozambique vs IS (1 deaths)2025-09-08: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (18 deaths)2025-09-07: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-09-07: Government of Mozambique vs IS (4 deaths)2025-09-07: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-06: Government of Mozambique vs IS (3 deaths)2025-09-06: IS vs Civilians (6 deaths)2025-09-03: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-09-01: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Cabo Delgado province, September 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, September 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
8 Sep 2025Ibo district
Cabo Delgado province		Government of Mozambique vs Civilians
One-sided, 18 civilian, 4 sources		18
16–18
6 Sep 2025Muidumbe district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian		6
22 Sep 2025Mocímboa da Praia district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian, 4 sources		5
4–5
28 Sep 2025Macomia district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian, 3 sources		4
16 Sep 2025Balama district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian		4
7 Sep 2025Mocímboa da Praia district
Cabo Delgado province		Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		4
2–4
3 Sep 2025Meluco district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian, 2 sources		4
27 Sep 2025Balama district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian, 3 sources		3
3–4
7 Sep 2025Mocímboa da Praia district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian, 6 sources		3
3–5
6 Sep 2025Mocímboa da Praia district
Cabo Delgado province		Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based		3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
IS1950
Government of Mozambique528

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.