Many of the thousands of civilians who had left Quitunda for Maganja, on the coast of the Afungi peninsula, in hopes of securing a ship out of Palma district were forced to return to Quitunda as a result of the raids. One military source told Agence France-Presse that one helicopter was forced to land due to technical problems, but was fixed and returned to Pemba the same day, an account that was confirmed by Cabo Ligado’s sources.īy 24 June, a source in Quitunda was reporting that insurgents had raided most of the areas in southern Palma district outside of Quitunda where civilians were still staying, including lower Palma town, Olumbe, Monjane, and, crucially, Maganja. Rumors on social media that insurgents shot down one of the Mi-8s appear to have been overstated - all government helicopters returned to their bases safely that day. There were clashes at Patacua, and government forces drove off the insurgent advance with the help of at least one of the government’s Mi-8 helicopters. That government effort did not succeed, and by the afternoon of 23 June insurgents had arrived at Patacua, just to the south of Quitunda. The next morning, Quitunda residents reported hearing heavy weapons fire to the south, which they believed to be a move from government forces to push insurgents out of their bases in southern Palma district. On the evening of 22 June, displaced people sheltering in Quitunda heard shooting in the area and fled, fearing that fighting would reach them in Quitunda town. The security situation continued to worsen around Palma last week, with frequent clashes between insurgents and government forces reported. Total number of reported fatalities from civilian targeting: 1,447Īll ACLED data are available for download via the data export tool and curated data files. Total number of reported fatalities from organized violence: 2,933
Total number of organized violence events: 911
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