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Cabo Delgado province: conflict events in May 2026

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

14events8 the month before
35est. deathsrange 18–60
13civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 14 organized-violence events in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, with 35 estimated deaths. That is +75% compared with 8 events the month before. The death toll range is 18 to 60.

50% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 13.

The most active pairing was IS - Civilians with 7 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-27: Government of Mozambique vs IS (1 deaths)2026-05-24: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-05-21: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-05-20: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-19: IS vs Naparama (1 deaths)2026-05-17: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-05-17: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-16: IS vs Naparama (14 deaths)2026-05-10: Government of Mozambique vs IS (1 deaths)2026-05-10: IS vs Naparama (1 deaths)2026-05-08: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2026-05-08: IS vs Naparama (2 deaths)2026-05-06: IS vs Naparama (2 deaths)2026-05-04: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Cabo Delgado province, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
16 May 2026Chiúre district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Naparama
Non-state, 3 sources		14
2–38
8 May 2026Ancuabe district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian, 2 sources		4
4–5
24 May 2026Namuno district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
21 May 2026Macomia district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 3 sources		2
17 May 2026Palma district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
8 May 2026Ancuabe district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Naparama
Non-state		2
0–2
6 May 2026Mocímboa da Praia district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Naparama
Non-state		2
27 May 2026Chiúre district
Cabo Delgado province		Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based		1
0–1
20 May 2026Macomia district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 4 sources		1
0–1
19 May 2026Chiúre district
Cabo Delgado province		IS vs Naparama
Non-state		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
IS1435
Naparama520
Government of Mozambique22

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.