No fewer than 25 members of the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (FADM), including a colonel and a major, died in an ambush by Islamist militants in Matambalale village in the district of Muidumbe, local media reports have said.
According to reports, 15 others were injured in the ambush.
A group of military personnel were on manoeuvres in that region when the incident happened on Sunday, according to local media.
The victims were part of a group sent to that district to reinforce security after last week’s attacks where homes were set ablaze and residents killed.
The army has not been available to confirm or deny the reports.
The three-year insurgency has killed more than 2,000 people and displaced about 500,000 others in Cabo Delgado, according to official statistics.