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Cabo Delgado province: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique. Country-wide report: Mozambique, January 2026.

4events6 the month before
19est. deathsrange 4–20
1civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 4 organized-violence events in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, with 19 estimated deaths. That is -33% compared with 6 events the month before. The death toll range is 4 to 20.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 1.

The most active pairing was Government of Mozambique - IS with 4 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-31: Government of Mozambique vs IS (14 deaths)2026-01-30: Government of Mozambique vs IS (3 deaths)2026-01-18: Government of Mozambique vs IS (1 deaths)2026-01-10: Government of Mozambique vs IS (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Cabo Delgado province, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
31 Jan 2026Macomia district
Cabo Delgado province		Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		14
0–14
30 Jan 2026Mocímboa da Praia district
Cabo Delgado province		Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based		3
18 Jan 2026Macomia district
Cabo Delgado province		Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based, 1 civilian		1
1–2
10 Jan 2026Macomia district
Cabo Delgado province		Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based		1
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Mozambique419
IS419

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

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