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Cwero | 2 | UPDF battles LRA | location: Cwero, fatalities: 2 |
Dibataye | 0 | Kamwina Nsapu militiamen ambushed a train traveling from Kananga to Ilebo in Mfwamba village in Dibataye sector. They severely beat two police officers and stole one of their weapons. | location: Dibataye, fatalities: 0 |
Maiduguri | 2 | Civilian JTF (in coordination with military forces) stop two potential female suicide bombers at Umulari Mulai, about six kilometres away from Maiduguri on the Maiduguri-Damboa road. One of them detonated her bomb when the Civilian JTF vigilantes on duty around the area asked 'who is there.' The second bomber scurried away and holed up nearby. But she was discovered and shot when soldiers came to the site. Her bomb was later detonated. Only the two bombers reported dead. | location: Maiduguri, fatalities: 2 |
Sidi Ali Bounab | 12 | The military carry out a 'major' offensive, and kill 12 members plus wounded of AQLIM in the Sidi Ali Bou Nab forest in Tizi Ouzou. The dead include Amir Abd Nasser, the organizations second in command. | location: Sidi Ali Bounab, fatalities: 12 |
Nawagai | 3 | Several Taliban militants (coded as three) were killed and dozens of hideouts were destroyed in an assault with helicopter gunships by security forces. | location: Nawagai, fatalities: 3 |
Ambohipo | 2 | Two presumed thieves were chased and stoned by a viligante mob and later found dead in the Ikopa river. Nothing incriminating was found on their bodies. | location: Ambohipo, fatalities: 2 |
Umm Dafsi | 2 | SPLA rebels defeated a seven-day government offensive in the western mountains - between 14 and 24 dead (Agence France Presse)over the span of conflict. | location: Umm Dafsi, fatalities: 2 |
Umm Dorain | 0 | SAF fired missiles from Kadugli on SPLM-N positions in Umm Serdiba, Al Nogra, Al Labo and Tablo areas of Um Dorain county, South Kordofan over two days. No mentioned casualties. | location: Umm Dorain, fatalities: 0 |
Raja | 0 | 2 brothers were abducted by LRA forces in Raga, S. Sudan. | location: Raja, fatalities: 0 |
Dhuusamarreeb | 5 | AS militias launched an opportunistic surprise attack against Dhusamareb in the afternoon of 18/12 and managed to briefly occupy the eastern and southern part of the town. ASWJ sent reinforcements from Guri-Ceel and managed to regain full control of the town in the evening. At least five combatants were killed and six others wounded. AS forces remained in very close proximity to the town on 19/12 to retrieve a damaged technical that had been abandoned just out of Dhusamareb after the offensive. | location: Dhuusamarreeb, fatalities: 5 |
Kaduna | 1 | Gunmen shoot and kill an Islamic cleric in Kaduna State. | location: Kaduna, fatalities: 1 |
Muhanga | 1 | A man in Muhanga was beaten to death by a group who accused him of stealing a lemonade. | location: Muhanga, fatalities: 1 |
Melut | 2 | Reports that tribal militia targeted and killed a soldier and a civilian from the Shilluk tribe following clashes between military and SPLA/M-IO in Melut earlier in the day. | location: Melut, fatalities: 2 |
Cadaado | 1 | Galmudug forces clashed with a militia group in Galbarwaaqo Village (86km W of Cadaado) in the afternoon of 23/07. The fighting broke out after the militiamen, who reportedly vandalized water pipes to the village, resisted arrest. One militiaman was killed and another injured. One Galmudug soldier was also injured in the clash. The security forces managed to arrest three other militiamen. | location: Cadaado, fatalities: 1 |
Mirpur Bathoro | 0 | 2 policemen allegedly arrested an innocent fruit vendor and tortured him. | location: Mirpur Bathoro, fatalities: 0 |
Begoua | 4 | Christian residents attacked by ex-Seleka. Four deaths. | location: Begoua, fatalities: 4 |
Qardho | 0 | Unidentified man armed with a pistol attempted to shoot the leader of Darood clan in Qardho on 09/08. However, the gunman was overpowered by a bodyguard before he fired his gun. Further information indicate that the man hails from, Majeerten/Ugaar Saleban and is suspected of being an al Shabaab member. | location: Qardho, fatalities: 0 |
Asyut | 0 | Tamarod organizers said one volunteer traveling from the southern city of Assiut to Cairo to turn in signed leaflets from the university there was abducted and his documents stolen. No further details were immediately available | location: Asyut, fatalities: 0 |
Lusaka | 1 | Victim was part of gang involved in stabbing and attempted rape | location: Lusaka, fatalities: 1 |
Jadlawin | 1 | A suspect in the attack on Sidi Ali Ben Aoun died in the town of Jadlaouine ( Delegation Ben Guerdane ), after a joint patrol ( National Guard and Customs ) chased his car. In searching the car, officers found weapons ( Kalashnikovs and rocket RPGs ) | location: Jadlawin, fatalities: 1 |
Kisumu | 0 | Police in Kisumu use tear gas to disperse protesters along the streets who were marching in support of Saba Saba day anniversary. | location: Kisumu, fatalities: 0 |
Degeh Bur | 12 | Ogaden rebels capture a military base. The Ethiopian casualties in this operation are 12 dead and more than 16 wounded, some very seriously. | location: Degeh Bur, fatalities: 12 |
Karachi - Orangi | 2 | Two PPP activists were gunned down in Orangi Town on Friday night. Armed men open fired as they were sitting at a restaurant. No other fatalities or casualties were reported. | location: Karachi - Orangi, fatalities: 2 |
Zamzam IDP camp | 1 | Displaced woman shot dead and others beaten in Sali Sala 15km west of Zamzam camp. | location: Zamzam IDP camp, fatalities: 1 |
Kivumu | 0 | Arrests: Police search Muyange, Kivumu. Recover 2 guns. 60 arrested. | location: Kivumu, fatalities: 0 |
Bocaranga | 4 | The RRR (3R) militia is reported by Human Rights Watch to have killed at least 50 civilians in the Bocaranga and Koui subprefectures of CAR between Nov.21-27 (50 fatalities coded across 14 events). They are also accused of having raped women and girls and burned/looted villages. [women targeted: girls] | location: Bocaranga, fatalities: 4 |
Ceel Macow | 1 | Al Shabaab personnel shot and killed a civilian man in Ceel Macow, a village 16kms northeast or Garbahaarey. The reason for the killing is unknown. | location: Ceel Macow, fatalities: 1 |
Golweyn | 0 | A RCIED was targeted against AMISOM convoy outside of Gol-Weyn town (22km SW of Marka) in the afternoon of 09/10. There was an armed clash between al Shabaab fighters and the AMISOM convoy immediately after the RCIED attack. Al Shabaab fighters withdrew from the scene after few minutes of exchange of gunfire. Casualties not known. | location: Golweyn, fatalities: 0 |
Amchide | 2 | On 24 October, Boko Haram men attacked a herders' camp by night in Matakaya, Amchide: 2 herders dead and a herd seized. | location: Amchide, fatalities: 2 |
Juba | 1 | A WFP driver was shot and killed while on the road from Juba to Yei. | location: Juba, fatalities: 1 |
Benghazi | 1 | The bombing came a day after a spate of attacks in the eastern city killed one security service member and wounded another, security service spokesman Colonel Abdullah al-Zayedi said. The two men were ambushed by gunmen. | location: Benghazi, fatalities: 1 |
Okolonga-Gania | 15 | At least 15 people were killed and 60 houses burnt in a clash between two rival camps of the ruling family in the villages of Okitodimba and Lotelama in the Okolongo sector of Sankuru. | location: Okolonga-Gania, fatalities: 15 |
Bulo Mareer | 2 | An RCIED targeting an AMISOM convoy travelling near Shanta Buundo, outside of Bullo Mareer town under Kurtunwarey district exploded. The explosion damaged a military truck carrying soldiers coming from Bullo - Mareer headed to Mogadishu. At least two AMISOM soldiers were killed and three others were injured. Al Shabaab elements claimed responsibility | location: Bulo Mareer, fatalities: 2 |
Bardera | 0 | AMISOM patrol convoy hit by IED outside of Baardheere, APC damaged, 2 serious wounded, 4 minor wounded. | location: Bardera, fatalities: 0 |
Buhera | 1 | woman killed after sheltering Zanu-PF youths | location: Buhera, fatalities: 1 |
Kalimpong | 0 | Rioters torched a bungalow in Kalimpong as part of the ongoing GJM agitation in the Darjeeling Hills. | location: Kalimpong, fatalities: 0 |
Mamelodi | 1 | The traditional chief of the Mhwaduba is shot dead in an attack linked to a disputed piece of land. The chief was armed at the time of his shooting. | location: Mamelodi, fatalities: 1 |
Loopo | 0 | Around 15 February 2017 (month of), SPLA and SPLM-IO forces clashed in Kajo-Keji town, Lire, Loopo, Jale, and Jalimo in Kajo Keji county (Central Equatoria state). Casualties unknown. | location: Loopo, fatalities: 0 |
Kafanchan | 5 | Fulanis attack Goska, near Kafanchan over two days, killing eleven. | location: Kafanchan, fatalities: 5 |
Tokar | 1 | An Eritrean soldier was killed and several were wounded in a battle 22/01 near Tokar. Sudanese fatalities not known. | location: Tokar, fatalities: 1 |
Manoharganj | 1 | An activist of the local unit of Jubo League was beaten to death by some unidentified people at Lakshmipur Bazar in Monoharganj Upazila of Comilla district on Dec 31. | location: Manoharganj, fatalities: 1 |
Madonguere | 4 | A self-defense group from Modoguere pursued LRA rebels who kidnapped 27 people from their locality. They killed 4 rebels and released 25 people during a clash. 2 members of the self-defense group were also injured. | location: Madonguere, fatalities: 4 |
Panchagarh | 0 | On March 13, a day-long hartal was marked by Jatiya Ganotantrik Party (Jagpa) protesting the arrest of its president Shafiul Alam Pradhan in Panchgarh district. Hartal supporters were arrested from several places. | location: Panchagarh, fatalities: 0 |
Banda-Kolo Yangba | 0 | Clashes between UPC and Abs in the villages of Banda-Koloyamba and Belengoa in Zangba locality, Basse Kotto on 11 and 14 May respectively. No mentioned casualty. | location: Banda-Kolo Yangba, fatalities: 0 |
Mereb Setit | 923 | Ethiopian and Eritrean forces battle in border war; both sides make unverifiable claims about casualties. Fatalities coded using commonly referenced number of 70,000 (REUTERS, US Dept of Justice, etc). 70,000 fatalities split across 112 known events. | location: Mereb Setit, fatalities: 923 |
Nyamugari | 6 | Rebels laid ambushes on the Muramvya [central-western]-Gitega road in Nyamugari sector, Kabanga Zone in Giheta Commune. Six people were killed, including two drivers of the Kirundo and Kayanza [both in northern Burundi] branches of the Sogestal [expansio | location: Nyamugari, fatalities: 6 |
Maiduguri | 1 | Boko Haram and security forces exchange gunfire for over an hour. One soldier killed. | location: Maiduguri, fatalities: 1 |
Asosa | 1 | October 2017 - April 2018: Clashes have been reported since October 2017 between Amhara and Gumuz communities after the death of an ethnic Gumuz that was blamed on the Amhara side. 13 people were killed, 49 injured and 149 houses of the Amharas were set on fire since the conflict began in October. 14 fatalities coded over 8 events between October 2017-April 2018 | location: Asosa, fatalities: 1 |
Bor | 5 | Hundreds of unidentified armed men attacked Jalle Payam in Bor County. Houses burnt, thousands of cattle stolen, and children abducted. 5 killed, 7 wounded. Army and police units were dispatched to the area the following day. | location: Bor, fatalities: 5 |
Peshawar | 15 | 15 people have been killed while at least 39 injured as a bomb went off in a government bus on Sunehri Masjid Road near Nothia in Peshawar, on Wednesday. Sources said that the bus was carrying government employees who were to be shifted to the Secretariat. | location: Peshawar, fatalities: 15 |
Kwamola | 4 | An al Shabaab IED targets a civilian vehicle. Four passengers killed. | location: Kwamola, fatalities: 4 |
Sibu Sire | 0 | Students and other people protested in Sibu Sire against the governments master plan and were met by violent response from police forces | location: Sibu Sire, fatalities: 0 |
Baidoa | 10 | An IED targeted AMISOM convoy in Gasala (8km E of Baidoa) in the morning of 18/11. Reports indicate that the blast followed a hit-and-run attack conducted by al Shabaab fighters. An AMISOM truck was slightly damaged in the explosion. Unconfirmed reports indicate that al Shabaab suffered heavy casualties. | location: Baidoa, fatalities: 10 |
Tixsiile | 1 | At least one civilian was killed, and two soldiers were injured in a heavy exchange of gunfight between two groups within the Somalia's National Army (SNA) at Tixsiile. Local authorities said the soldiers serving with SNA are fighting over clan related revenge which has been on increase in the town and its suburbs over the past few months. | location: Tixsiile, fatalities: 1 |
Sonagazi | 1 | A leader of the local unit of Juba League died and another activist of the ruling party's youth front was injured in an attacked by suspected blockade supporters in Sonagazi Upazila in Feni early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Md Belal Hossain, 24, organising secretary of ward 1 unit Juba League under Sadar Union. The injured was identified as Mobarrak Hossain, an activist. Police and locals said the two came under attack by a group of blockade supporters who were picketing in Sonagazi's Bhoirab Chowdhury Bazar area from Tuesday night to early morning Wednesday, leaving Belal dead on the spot and Mobarrak injured. | location: Sonagazi, fatalities: 1 |
Kagaba | 0 | Thousands flee as FARDC attacks militiamen on the back of successes by Lake Albert. | location: Kagaba, fatalities: 0 |
El Karko | 1 | The Sudanese air forces (SAF) launched air strikes on the villages of Karko and Fenda in Dilling county of South Kordofan yesterday morning. The strikes resulted in the death of a woman and injuring another. | location: El Karko, fatalities: 1 |
Garowe | 0 | Puntland Marine Police Forces (PMPF) on foot patrol clashed with the security guards of Ali Haji (Candidate) in the night of 24/12. The incident happened after the PMPF saw an armed man sitting in front of the residence while other sources insist that it was a planned mission. Some sources suggest that the guards opened fire at the PMPF who responded with gunfire. It is not yet clear if the attack was an intentional or a friendly fire. The operational commander arrived at the scene and managed to separate the two sides. No casualties were reported. | location: Garowe, fatalities: 0 |
Musina | 1 | A Zimbabwean border jumper is shot and killed by a South African soldier at the Limpopo River. | location: Musina, fatalities: 1 |
Al Arish | 1 | Unknown gunmen shot dead a firefighter in North Sinais Arish on Friday. | location: Al Arish, fatalities: 1 |
Adi Goshu | 1 | On 20 May 2000, the Ethiopian Military continued to clash with the Front of the Ethiopian Democratic Union Forces in Adi Goshu (Kafta Humera, Western Tigray, Tigray) and Welkait (coded separately). The armed clash started on 16 May 2000 and continued until 25 May 2000. Twenty-five Ethiopian military members were killed, and 30 others were wounded due to these armed clashes. 25 fatalities split over 20 events (two locations and 10 days of armed clash at each locations). | location: Adi Goshu, fatalities: 1 |
Busia | 0 | ODM nominations in Busia County turned, with Deputy Governor Kizito Wangalwa's vehicle being smashed, its tires deflated and the driver attacked by rioting youth. | location: Busia, fatalities: 0 |
Awere | 0 | UPDF overtakes LRA hideouts | location: Awere, fatalities: 0 |
Kamiti | 1 | 11 April. An unidentified armed group killed a civilian working in a trade union and ranch in Zimmerman, Nairobi. The killing is believed to have been in relation to the victims work on land rights. | location: Kamiti, fatalities: 1 |
Laisamis | 6 | Police forces kill six cattle thieves and recover nearly 2,000 head of cattle. The thieves numbered 60. | location: Laisamis, fatalities: 6 |
Ngwaritsi | 1 | A man was burnt to death by a mob after he allegedly killed his girlfriend and hid her body in his house in Ngwaritsi village | location: Ngwaritsi, fatalities: 1 |
Bairag | 1 | On 3 June, a man was killed and two people were injured in pre-election violence between the supporters of a member candidate and a chairman aspirant (both AL) at Boirag union (Anwara upazila, Chittagong). Both groups were equipped with homemade weapons. | location: Bairag, fatalities: 1 |
Kadugli | 12 | 'Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) announced that they destroyed and dispersed eight Sudanese military convoys in the area of Trogi in South Kordofan'. Military reported overtaking areas in: Toroji, Angolo and Dabakaiya. | location: Kadugli, fatalities: 12 |
Qabr Umayr | 3 | The Egyptian Armed Forces continued the third stage of Operation Martyrs Right with reports of 22 militants being killed between 1 - 2 June during checkpoint operations. Fatalities divided between events. Armed forces and civil police elements tightened measures in the areas of al-Shallaq, Qabr Emeir, Khat al-Gouza and Abu Zamat to ensure there are no militants there. Fatalities divided between 4 locations on each day. | location: Qabr Umayr, fatalities: 3 |
Jajarkot | 0 | Over 24 people were injured in a clash between Nepali Congress, Left Alliance (CPN-UML and CPN-MC) activists outside a polling booth in Kushe, in Jajarkot. Police arrested a Nepali Congress activist who torched a ballot box. | location: Jajarkot, fatalities: 0 |
Regueb | 0 | Clashes erupted in the delegation of Regueb in Sidi Bouzid, between protestors and security forces who used tear gas to disperse them. | location: Regueb, fatalities: 0 |
Xayo | 4 | Four people are killed in clashes between TFG backed by Kenyan troops and AS. | location: Xayo, fatalities: 4 |
Kipese | 7 | FARDC forces clashed with Mayi Mayi Mazembe in Kipese village. 5 Mayi Mayi and 2 soldiers were killed. 2 soldiers were injured. | location: Kipese, fatalities: 7 |
Tosimo | 1 | SAF Bombing Leaves Eight-Year-Old Girl Dead | location: Tosimo, fatalities: 1 |
Abeokuta | 2 | Two killed as prisoners riot | location: Abeokuta, fatalities: 2 |
Shendi | 1 | A student was killed and two others wounded in clashes with the police at the University of Shendi. | location: Shendi, fatalities: 1 |
Yuai | 53 | SPLA-IO accused government forces supported by Sudanese rebels from JEM and SPLM-N of attacking its positions in Yuai and looting and burning civilian properties in the area. The group reported 53 killed on the government's side. Humanitarian compounds were also looted in the violence by alleged armed groups and community members. | location: Yuai, fatalities: 53 |
Mdantsane | 0 | About 250 informal settlement residents riot over jobs and services they were promised back in 2010. The rioters barricade the N2 motorway. The local police respond by dispersing the protest with rubber bullets. | location: Mdantsane, fatalities: 0 |
Dhaka | 0 | On 13 Jan 2010, in Dhaka City (Dhaka, Dhaka) a clash occurred between students of Dhaka College and Teachers' Training College (TTC) over teasing a female trainee. The groups also vandalized rooms and vehicles. One student was injured while another was arrested. | location: Dhaka, fatalities: 0 |
Mahaly | 0 | Dahalo Communal Militia attacked civilians near Mahaly. They burned houses, stole 120 cattle & took 2 boys as hostages. | location: Mahaly, fatalities: 0 |
Adre | 10 | Janjawid raided three villages near the border. 600 cattle stolen. | location: Adre, fatalities: 10 |
Pibor | 1 | Suspected Yau Yau rebels shot and killed an SPLA soldier on the Pibor town airstrip. SPLA soldiers shot and killed two Murle wildlife rangers and a civilian the same day in retaliation. | location: Pibor, fatalities: 1 |
Al Arish | 4 | The Egyptian security forces killed four militants and arrested 22 others during raids in North Sinai province on 5 March. | location: Al Arish, fatalities: 4 |
Chatsworth | 0 | Police disperse protesting students with threats of violence | location: Chatsworth, fatalities: 0 |
Cairo - Al Marg | 1 | Sheikh Mansour bridge collapsed in El-Marg, Cairo, killing a police corporal and injuring two other people. People were fighting with gas cylinders and one blew up, causing the fire that led to the bridge collapse. | location: Cairo - Al Marg, fatalities: 1 |
Gajiram | 6 | Boko Haram attacks Konduga and Nganzai local government areas, killing 24 over two days. In retaliation military forces pursued the perpetrators to their camps near Gajiram with air support and about 50 insurgents were killed in a shootout. | location: Gajiram, fatalities: 6 |
Benin City | 4 | Four persons, including students, are killed by members of a unnamed cult group. Motivation unknown. | location: Benin City, fatalities: 4 |
Sapahar | 0 | Villagers from Shitaldanga village attacked a Border Guards of Bangladesh camp after BGB confiscated some cows belonging to some of the villagers in Sapahar upazila of Naogaon district on September 9, injuring 9 people. | location: Sapahar, fatalities: 0 |
Soroti | 7 | rebels battle army over control of an airfield | location: Soroti, fatalities: 7 |
Mandevu | 0 | PF rioters threw stones at UPND and clashed with Hichilema supporters and with police who attempted to intervene. Police threw tear gas. PF beat police officers. 1 PF arrested. | location: Mandevu, fatalities: 0 |
Ngouma | 6 | On 21 November 2016, 5 Cameroonian soldiers and a Ngouma Communal Militia member were killed in an attack by Boko Haram on a gendarmerie station on the island of Darack, near the Nigerian border. | location: Ngouma, fatalities: 6 |
Kassala | 3 | Nuer and Dinka ethnic groups clashed at a sugar plantation where they were working in Kassala state - 6 people were killed and many injured when joint military and police forces intervened in the battle | location: Kassala, fatalities: 3 |
Dhaka - Jatrabari | 0 | On 11 May, activists demonstrated in Jatrabaria area of Dhaka city, Dhaka in support of the JeI hartal called over the ICT death sentance on 9 May. Police fired several rounds to disperse them. | location: Dhaka - Jatrabari, fatalities: 0 |
Boumerdes | 3 | 21 July 2004 BBC Monitoring- Methodically pursuing the offensive that they have had going for the past 12 days east of Boumerdes, the day before yesterday [19 July], in the late afternoon, the combined security forces, according to matching sources, were | location: Boumerdes, fatalities: 3 |
Sohag | 1 | An Egyptian police car ran over and killed a man who tried to stop them driving off with his detained brother, prompting angry protests by villagers near the southern city of Sohag. | location: Sohag, fatalities: 1 |
Shaan | 1 | Warsan Gali sub clan of Abgal and Jareer Weyne clan militias clashed at Sabun village over local farmlands. There was an exchange of heavy gunfire. One man was killed and two others were wounded. | location: Shaan, fatalities: 1 |
Addis Ababa | 0 | Agreement: Faction of ONLF signs peace agreement with government, allowing them to avail of immunity from persecution and development into a political party. The faction could represent up to 80% of the entire rebel movement | location: Addis Ababa, fatalities: 0 |
Otash IDP Camp | 1 | Militiamen kill 1 and injure 2 in Otash camp. | location: Otash IDP Camp, fatalities: 1 |
Garbo | 3 | Three Ethiopian soldiers were killed and four others seriously wounded at a place called Maramero in Garbo District, Nogob Province. | location: Garbo, fatalities: 3 |
M'Sila | 1 | one soldier was wounded and another killed following the explosion of a homemade bomb in the spot known as 'El Floug' 40 km north of Ras El-Miaad on the southern slope of Mount Boukhil, between Msila, Biskra, and Djelfa, | location: M'Sila, fatalities: 1 |