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Mozambique: conflict events in December 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

41events37 the month before
125est. deathsrange 113–180
119civilian deaths

Mozambique saw 41 recorded events and 125 estimated deaths in December 2024. That is +11% compared with 37 events the month before. The death toll range is 113 to 180.

93% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 119.

Events were concentrated in Cabo Delgado province (8), Maputo province (7), Nampula province (7).

The most active pairing was Government of Mozambique - Civilians with 37 events.

Where events happened

2024-12-30: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (8 deaths)2024-12-26: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-25: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-25: Government of Mozambique vs IS (3 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (4 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (4 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (5 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (27 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (18 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-22: IS vs Naparama (2 deaths)2024-12-22: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-14: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (4 deaths)2024-12-12: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-12-11: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-11: Government of Mozambique vs IS (1 deaths)2024-12-11: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-11: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-11: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-10: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-12-09: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-12-04: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (5 deaths)2024-12-04: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-04: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-04: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-04: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-04: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-04: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-12-04: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-04: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-04: Government of Mozambique vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Mozambique, December 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, December 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Cabo Delgado province814
Maputo province731
Nampula province717
Sofala province638
Maputo city province48
Tete province311
Manica province23
Zambézia province22
Inhambane province11

Deadliest events, December 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
23 Dec 2024Sofala provinceGovernment of Mozambique vs Civilians
One-sided, 27 civilian		27
23 Dec 2024Maputo provinceGovernment of Mozambique vs Civilians
One-sided, 18 civilian		18
30 Dec 2024Cahora-Bassa district
Tete province		Government of Mozambique vs Civilians
One-sided, 8 civilian, 2 sources		8
23 Dec 2024Nampula provinceGovernment of Mozambique vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian		5
4 Dec 2024Cidade de Nampula district
Nampula province		Government of Mozambique vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian, 3 sources		5
4–7
23 Dec 2024Sofala provinceGovernment of Mozambique vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian		4
23 Dec 2024Nampula provinceGovernment of Mozambique vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian		4
14 Dec 2024Moamba district
Maputo province		Government of Mozambique vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian, 3 sources		4
2–4
25 Dec 2024Muidumbe district
Cabo Delgado province		Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based		3
0–3
23 Dec 2024Maputo city provinceGovernment of Mozambique vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian		3

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Mozambique39
IS4
Naparama1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based2
Non-state1
One-sided38

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.