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Mora | 3 | 3 Cameroonian soldiers were killed and 5 wounded when their truck hit a landmine planted by suspected Boko Haram militants as it passed between Homeka and Bladole in Mora district. | location: Mora, fatalities: 3 |
Manyabol (East) | 10 | Dinka youth from Jonglei state allegedly attacked Murle people in the Kotchar area of neighbouring Boma state over four days to recover stolen cattle and children abducted in the months prior. On the fourth day, they attacked and took control of Manyabol and Partet in Gumuruk County. Many people reportedly killed and dozens displaced. More than 1,500 houses including government buildings were also burnt down. Dinka youth claim they didn't launch any attack as the area is theirs. | location: Manyabol (East), fatalities: 10 |
Mogadishu - Heliwa | 1 | Unidentified attackers armed with pistols shot and killed a police woman in the vicinity of Liido (Cabdi Casiiss District) in the night of 14/12. Perpetrators escaped. | location: Mogadishu - Heliwa, fatalities: 1 |
Ain El Hamra | 3 | A top al-Qaida leader, referred to by the name al-Tuhami, was killed during an ambush by a platoon of the Algerian military specializing in anti-militant operations. al-Tuhami was killed with two other suspected al-Qaida militants during a logistical meeting in the village Ain al-Hamra. | location: Ain El Hamra, fatalities: 3 |
Businga | 24 | Sudanese armed forces air-bombed Binga in Northern Congo, killing 24 civilians. | location: Businga, fatalities: 24 |
Kasese | 1 | 7 Seminary students and 2 staff members were abducted by the ADF rebels. 2 students were shot and wounded during the attack | location: Kasese, fatalities: 1 |
Kano | 2 | Unidentified gunmen shot and killed two police and injured two civilians at Tishama Kawo quarters in the outskirt of Kano. | location: Kano, fatalities: 2 |
Mgongo | 1 | Ethnic clashes erupted between Sonjo and Maasai communities in which one Maasai member was killed. | location: Mgongo, fatalities: 1 |
Mogadishu | 19 | Nearly 20 people died as insurgents and government forces exchanged shells across whole neighborhoods | location: Mogadishu, fatalities: 19 |
Paglakanai | 1 | A suspected kidnapper was beaten to death and a woman injured by a group of villagers when they were trying to flee with a boy after kidnapping him from Rajapur village in Sadar upazila of Jhenidah district on Monday [21 September]. | location: Paglakanai, fatalities: 1 |
Saraf Omra | 1 | A farmer was shot and killed near Saraf Omra in North Darfur when gunmen attacked him and stole his cattle. | location: Saraf Omra, fatalities: 1 |
Dasaan | 0 | Looting: 16 April, evening, Qandala district, Bari, Puntland: residents of Dasaan reported elements of the Islamic State in Somalia occupied the settlement, and looted local shops and businesses. The following day Puntland forces mobilised and made way to Dasaan to dislodge the ISS presence. This event may have occurred on 15/04. | location: Dasaan, fatalities: 0 |
Yei | 5 | Towards the end of December 2016, about 50 suspected SPLA soldiers entered an IDP compound in Yei County. Four soldiers raped a young displaced woman in front of her family while other soldiers cheered. When the woman tried to resist, one of the men threatened to kill her. The armed men then looted possessions and livestock. They tied three members of the victim's family together as well as two neighbours and took them away from the compound. Their corpses were later found near a stream. | location: Yei, fatalities: 5 |
Kupwara | 1 | An Indian soldier was killed and six others, including civilians, injured when Pakistani troops began firing on Indian posts in Kupwara sector with small arms and mortars. It is unclear whether Indian forces retaliated. | location: Kupwara, fatalities: 1 |
Maroua | 0 | Agreement: 27 hostages were released by Boko Haram, including 10 Chinese nationals kidnapped on May 16, 2014 at Waza and 17 Cameroonians (including the Deputy PMs wife) kidnapped on July 27, 2014 from Kolofata. The announcement was made by President Paul Biya on state radio, and no further details were given. | location: Maroua, fatalities: 0 |
Quelimane | 1 | During the year 2017, 66 people were lynched in Mozambique, including 15 in Zambezia, 11 in Tete (3 already coded in dataset) and 9 in Nampula.General area coded as the specific areas not available | location: Quelimane, fatalities: 1 |
Maiduguri | 0 | Uprising by radical Islamic militia causes clashes with police and military; 700 killed over five days in Maiduguri | location: Maiduguri, fatalities: 0 |
Goma | 0 | Hundreds of protesters engaged in a peaceful march to show their solidarity with the people of Beni. Police dispersed the march violently using tear gas and live bullets, leading to at least 9 injured, including among them at least 7 students from a nearby high school. At least 1 arrest was made. | location: Goma, fatalities: 0 |
Kijura | 5 | ADF rebels killed 5 civilians and abducted 20 during an attack | location: Kijura, fatalities: 5 |
Afgooye | 0 | Two groups of SNA forces engaged in an armed clash following a dispute over taxation money at the market in Hawo Tako on 29/12. Casualties of this clash could not be established as AS fighters attacked the town half an hour later. | location: Afgooye, fatalities: 0 |
Vryburg | 0 | South African police fired stun grenades and arrested hundreds of protesting municipal workers who held marches nationwide to press for higher wages. | location: Vryburg, fatalities: 0 |
Nampula | 0 | RENAMO supporters taking part in parade attack and injure FRELIMO civilian who crossed in front of them. Police intervened and fired in air to rescue victm | location: Nampula, fatalities: 0 |
Umm Dorain | 6 | SPLM-N forces take control of Umm-Durin area South of Kadugli | location: Umm Dorain, fatalities: 6 |
Mayom | 0 | Clashes between military and SPLA/M-IO in Uchok, Mayom County. Military reclaimed Mayom County. | location: Mayom, fatalities: 0 |
Kutum | 0 | 06 October. Government and allied Janjaweed forces attacked rebel positions in Malaqa, about 25 km near the town of Kutum (120 km northwest Al-Fashir) Hundreds of livestock owned by villagers were seized. Attacks on civilians also reported. No causalities reported. | location: Kutum, fatalities: 0 |
Haro Dibe | 12 | 16 December 2016, the OLA engaged in a battle with Ethiopian military forces in a place called Buri in the district of Haro Dibe of Bale Zone. Twelve enemy soldiers were killed and more than 15 others wounded in the fighting. | location: Haro Dibe, fatalities: 12 |
Santhia | 0 | A septugenarian freedom fighter was attacked and seriously injured at her house by a group of her rivals in the village of Nandanpur over a land dispute in Santhia upazila of Pabna district on November 6. | location: Santhia, fatalities: 0 |
Nouakchott | 0 | Anti-slavery activists protested the arrests of IRA leaders and police responded with tear gas. | location: Nouakchott, fatalities: 0 |
Mutum Biyu | 3 | At least three children were on Monday beheaded in Dissol village of Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State, perpetrators not known. | location: Mutum Biyu, fatalities: 3 |
Garowe | 0 | Unidentified attackers dressed in Puntland military uniform opened fire at a Toyota Mark 2 vehicle belonging to a member of the Dashishe clan on the outskirt of Garowe on 01/02. The vehicle was reportedly destroyed in the attack. Puntland security forces conducted a search operation in the area after the incident. The motivation of the perpetrators is unknown. It is not clear if the perpetrators were legitimate state soldiers. | location: Garowe, fatalities: 0 |
Gogrial | 0 | Fighting continues between SPLA and government forces | location: Gogrial, fatalities: 0 |
Tripoli - Tripoli | 0 | In Tripoli, two Bangladeshis were kidnapped. They were chased and seized by five armed men in a car. It is believed that the gunmen were members of IS. | location: Tripoli - Tripoli, fatalities: 0 |
Balad | 3 | Al Shabaab attacked government military base in Balcad district. Three SNAF soldiers killed. | location: Balad, fatalities: 3 |
Al Fayyum | 1 | A man was killed and three others were injured on Friday in Fayoum after clashes broke out between security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters. | location: Al Fayyum, fatalities: 1 |
Oula | 0 | Police clash with student members of the Muslim Brotherhood as they held a pro-Palestinian demonstration and make 15 arrests. | location: Oula, fatalities: 0 |
Pagak | 3 | Alleged clashes between pro-government militia and members of the Gaatjaak community of the Jikany Nuer left scores dead starting on 29 May and approximately ending on 1 June in Pagak. Members of the Gaatjaak community later pledged - in the presence of several SPLA-IO generals - to launch a 'scorched-earth campaign' against anyone who tries to attack them. | location: Pagak, fatalities: 3 |
Belet Weyne | 1 | A man was shot to death and his son injured by unidentified gunmen in Kooshin neighbourhood. | location: Belet Weyne, fatalities: 1 |
Benghazi | 1 | Unknown gunmen killed a police officer in Benghazi. In a separate incident, gunmen fired on another police officer who suffered a gunshot wound to the head, leaving him in critical condition. | location: Benghazi, fatalities: 1 |
Mogadishu | 0 | Gedi motorcade assassination attempt. Attackers unknown. | location: Mogadishu, fatalities: 0 |
Kabunambo | 0 | Clashes were reported between FARDC soldiers and FNL rebels in the areas of Kiliba 5 and 6, in the locality of Kimuka, and in the Rukoko forest (lat/longs unavailable). | location: Kabunambo, fatalities: 0 |
Sheikh Zuwayid | 1 | A civilians body was found dead near Sheikh Zuweid city in North Sinai and another citizen was kidnapped from his home by armed men. | location: Sheikh Zuwayid, fatalities: 1 |
Gulu | 2 | 2 businesswomen killed in road ambush | location: Gulu, fatalities: 2 |
Bunia | 0 | On its part, the Bangladeshi contingent yesterday dismantled Asoba and Lelo militia camps in the Lake Albert region. The Moroccan contingent demolished two other militia camps in Bembe and Mandro some 15 km east of Bunia | location: Bunia, fatalities: 0 |
Boke | 1 | The death of a boda rider in a road accident in Boke led to four days of riots by the town's residents, who set up barricades, burned tyres on the road and ransacked public and private properties in the town, including a major mining company. One person was killed and another 28 were injured in the violence when police intervened from the second day to disperse them. 20 were arrested by police. Other grievances were expressed by the rioters, such as high pollution levels and electric cuts, and lack of water and employment in the town. | location: Boke, fatalities: 1 |
Onitsha | 7 | Seven are dead following a clash between IPOB protesters and police forces in Onitsha. The seven who were killed included two police men, a female passer- by and four pro-Biafra protesters. | location: Onitsha, fatalities: 7 |
Nairobi | 1 | 1 man was killed in Korogocho Slum Area, Nairobi by a gang said to be sympathetic to landlords who claim their houses were taken over by illegal tenants - an issue stemming from the disruption of livlihoods and displacement of people caused by electoral | location: Nairobi, fatalities: 1 |
Quetta | 4 | Unidentified armed men opened fire on a passenger bus in Quetta killing 4 and injuring 1. | location: Quetta, fatalities: 4 |
Bielel | 1 | A nomad herder shot and killed a farmer and injured 2 women in Bielel locality. The farmer had gathered cattle that the herder was grazing on his farm to bring them to a stable for abandoned livestock. | location: Bielel, fatalities: 1 |
Masvingo | 0 | Masvingo Residents Trust stages a protest against Masvingo city councils decision to impose a roads levy and hire debt collectors to recover outstanding money from residents. The police block many protesters from joining the demonstration. | location: Masvingo, fatalities: 0 |
Turbat | 1 | A man was killed and another injured when a bomb exploded at Turbat Grid Station on 1 July 2010. It is not clear who planted the bomb. | location: Turbat, fatalities: 1 |
Zalingei | 2 | Darfur rebels accused Sudans army of killing at least two civilians during a raid on a refugee camp, the latest violence to hit the camps during a suspension of a faltering peace process for Ramadan. However, one resident in Zalingei in the western region confirmed there had been clashes in the camps surrounding the town and that two people had been killed, although she could not say whether government forces were involved. | location: Zalingei, fatalities: 2 |
Gaalkacyo | 10 | Majerteen/Omar Mohamud and Sheeqaal militiamen clashed violently on the north-east side of Galkacyo, close to the road linking the town to the airport. The fight has reportedly been initiated by the killing of a Majerteen businessman by members of the Shiiqaal clan in a peripherical village some days before. At least ten militiamen from both sides have been reportedly killed during the clashes of 24/12. | location: Gaalkacyo, fatalities: 10 |
Soshanguve | 0 | Angry mob torches houses after traditional healer told them the residents were responsible for the death of a relative | location: Soshanguve, fatalities: 0 |
Aomar | 2 | 9 Dec BBC Mon- Early yesterday morning, two militants were killed in an ambush by security forces on the road to the village of Djebahia near Aomar, in Bouira Province, 120 km east of Algiers. | location: Aomar, fatalities: 2 |
Nyala | 5 | UNMIS: United Nations Mission in Sudan has indicated that 1,500 Janjaweed have attacked and burned six villages, killing 18 people, wounding 16 others. | location: Nyala, fatalities: 5 |
Bindisi | 0 | Displaced female student injured from Bindessey camp as a result of random shots fired by Sudanese-Chadian forces | location: Bindisi, fatalities: 0 |
Lakhdaria | 2 | Reports that two GSPC militants killed one another on the night of Monday to Tuesday [12th and 13th July] on the road of Lakhdaria, 21Km from Bouira Province [90km southeast of Algiers]. | location: Lakhdaria, fatalities: 2 |
Manono | 3 | Mayi Mayi Militia (Bakata Katanga) clashed with FARDC in Shamwana, 150km South-East from Manono. 3 Mayi Mayi killed, 4 FARDC injured. | location: Manono, fatalities: 3 |
Xeraale | 1 | One SFG soldier was shot and killed and another injured by ASWJ militants at Huurshe near Xeraale village (c. 45 km South West of Abudwak) during an armed clash. | location: Xeraale, fatalities: 1 |
Diaoube | 9 | MFDC rebels attacked civilians and looted shops. Fatalities: Unreported. | location: Diaoube, fatalities: 9 |
Bukavu | 25 | Rwandan rebels mines kill 25 DRCongo soldiers in east. | location: Bukavu, fatalities: 25 |
Brazzaville | 0 | Defence Ministers home attacked by soldiers. Military responds | location: Brazzaville, fatalities: 0 |
Catete | 4 | Unita admits they attack here, birthplace of Neto, only 60k from Luanda. | location: Catete, fatalities: 4 |
Kolofata | 2 | 2 cattle traders were killed by Boko Haram fighters in the Grea area, near Kolofata. | location: Kolofata, fatalities: 2 |
Surat | 0 | On November 19, PAAS supporters and leaders attacked the office of two congress candidates (Praful Togadia and Nilesh Kumbhani) in Surat city (Gujarat), where Rahul Gandhi had addressed a public meeting. They demonstrated against the list of Congress candidates for the upcoming Gujarat elections and demanded more tickets. | location: Surat, fatalities: 0 |
Ruyigi | 2 | 2 people were killed, 12 cows stolen and two lorries looted by FNL. | location: Ruyigi, fatalities: 2 |
Mokhesi | 0 | Residents clash with police over service delivery | location: Mokhesi, fatalities: 0 |
Al Arish | 4 | Ansar Beit-al Maqdis released a video Sunday showing the execution of four men, including three being beheaded, accused of spying for the army and for Israels Mossad intelligence service. | location: Al Arish, fatalities: 4 |
Tampala | 0 | Angolan forces crossed into DRC and destroyed fields and homes in Tampala. | location: Tampala, fatalities: 0 |
Dawhwenya | 2 | Miotso community land guards reportedly attacked Dawhenya, firing shots in the air and using bulldozers to demolish properties. Police supported by Dahwenya youth intervened leading to a clash that left two Miotso dead and others injured. | location: Dawhwenya, fatalities: 2 |
Nyeri | 0 | The two bodies were dumped in the River Chania. | location: Nyeri, fatalities: 0 |
Keredari | 7 | On May 21, at least 7 TPC cadres were killed in a factional clash within the group, in Keredari (Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand). | location: Keredari, fatalities: 7 |
Mondikolok | 1 | Around 25 January 2017 (week of), SPLA soldiers once again attacked civilians (assumed to be Kuku) at Mondikolok village (Kajo Keji county, Central Equatoria state), shooting a man and his three year-old daughter (who are assumed to have been wounded), and then raping and killing the sister of the man. [women targeted: relatives of targeted groups or persons][women targeted: girls] | location: Mondikolok, fatalities: 1 |
Tripoli - Tripoli | 0 | There have been widespread rumours in Tripoli that one of the capital's most powerful militia leaders, Hatiham Tajouri [leader of the Special Deterrence Force] was seriously injured in a gunfight. Details of the other group involved in the clash were not given. | location: Tripoli - Tripoli, fatalities: 0 |
Benghazi | 3 | A total of fourteen people, almost all of them soldiers were killed in Benghazi including a Saiqa special forces commander as the Libya National Army (LNA) launched a new city-wide operation to try and destroy Ansar Al-Sharia and the so-called Islamic State (IS). Fighting was reported in Leithi, Buatni, Suq Al-Hout, Hawari and Garyounis, although much of today's fighting was in Buatni. 12 other fatalities recoded in other events. | location: Benghazi, fatalities: 3 |
Buyenzi | 2 | 2 civilians were killed and 5 civilians were injured in a grenade attack on a bar in Buyenzi, Bujumbura. It is believed that the attackers were targeting police officers. | location: Buyenzi, fatalities: 2 |
Niangara | 1 | Suspected LRA elements attacked Nwizo , near Niangara. 1 civilian was killed and another injured. | location: Niangara, fatalities: 1 |
Algiers | 3 | April 25 2000- Xinhua-Three Islamists were killed by security forces in the suburb of Algiers, while two other Islamists were shot dead in Djebel Zerzar, 450 kilometers southeast of Algiers | location: Algiers, fatalities: 3 |
Feerfeer | 1 | Gunmen believed to be hailing from Hawadle clan killed a man near the border close to Feerfeer in Beled Weyne district on 05/11. The victim, who hails from Sheikhal clan, was a cattle herder in the area. The reason behind the killing is not yet clear, but it is said that the perpetrators mistakenly killed the victim thinking that he hails from Dir/Surre sub-clan. | location: Feerfeer, fatalities: 1 |
Ahmedabad | 0 | More than 200 sanitation workers were detained on Tuesday by Ahmedabad police for blocking Ashram Road, while they were protesting in support of their demands of job regularization. | location: Ahmedabad, fatalities: 0 |
Adrar | 4 | Aviation units destroyed a vehicle which tried to infiltrate Algeria in a desert region to the extreme south of the Adrar Province. Found near the wreckage of the destroyed vehicle were four militant bodies wearing Afghan-like clothes and an anti-aircraft weapon | location: Adrar, fatalities: 4 |
Ain Defla | 39 | 29 July: Killing of 39 citizens, including women and children, in the Matmata doyar (AnnDefla) by an armed group. | location: Ain Defla, fatalities: 39 |
Conakry | 0 | The Ghanian Ambassador to Guinea was attacked by Camaras soldiers. | location: Conakry, fatalities: 0 |
Musari | 21 | Nigerian forces reportedly kill 20 Boko Haram fighters during a raid on their base in Bitta. One soldier was reportedly killed in the clash. | location: Musari, fatalities: 21 |
Damanhur | 0 | Arrests: 68 militant elements were arrested in a security campaigns carried out nationwide. Members of the Muslim Brotherhood group were arrested in a large-scale campaign in Cairo, Al-Minufiyah, Al-Daqahliyah and Al-Buhayrah. | location: Damanhur, fatalities: 0 |
Pagak | 0 | Pro-government forces (SPLA and SPLA-IO led by Deng Gai) captured SPLA-IO's stronghold town of Pagak in Upper Nile. Both sides traded accusations over who started the clash: SPLA claimed it responded to an attack by the rebels on their positions in the area, and that SPLA-IO destroyed ammunition stores upon fleeing from the area and fired mortar rounds; the rebels claimed they were forced to withdraw after state forces launched ground and air attacks on the town. | location: Pagak, fatalities: 0 |
Chali | 0 | On 22 May 2017, the two SPLM-North factions under the command of Abdelaziz al-Hilu and Malik Agar clashed at an unspecified location in El Kurmuk locality (Blue Nile state) [coded to Chali], with forces loyal to Abdelaziz reportedly attacking the headquarters of the Malik Agar faction. Fighting involved the use of 'technicals' and involved ethnic splits between Ingessana (aligned to Malik Agar) and non-Ingessana (aligned to Abdelaziz). 'Dozens' of casualties are reported, though there is no specific information regarding fatalities. | location: Chali, fatalities: 0 |
Kebri Beyah | 0 | OLF attacks Ethiopian troops | location: Kebri Beyah, fatalities: 0 |
Gumla | 0 | On December 5, CPI-Maoist set ablaze several vehicles including an earthmover and two tractors, in Gumla's Basia area at the site of a canal construction project. | location: Gumla, fatalities: 0 |
Surat | 0 | Police detained a few bank employees for holding a protest opposite Union Bank's branch in Nanpura locality of Surat city on Monday. | location: Surat, fatalities: 0 |
Guluj | 0 | Eritrea accused Ethiopia of instigating fighting on the western front near Guluj Wednesday, Ethiopia denied this | location: Guluj, fatalities: 0 |
Mogadishu - Heliwa | 4 | Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a soldier in the livestock market neighbourhood in Heliwa District on 10/5. Following the initial incident, hand grenades were thrown at forces conducting a security operation in response to the attack. The soldiers reportedly responded by firing in the direction of the attackers. Three civilians were reportedly killed in the shooting and the blasts. | location: Mogadishu - Heliwa, fatalities: 4 |
Peshawar | 3 | A man and two children were killed while another child was injured when an explosive device, construed as a 'toy' by a child, exploded in their house in the outskirts of Peshawar. The child had found the device in a nearby mountain and brought it home in Urmur village to play with it. | location: Peshawar, fatalities: 3 |
Tobruk | 3 | On Sept 16th, 3 Airstrikes by plane were carried out in Tobruk by Military Forces of Egypt. Three civilians were killed. | location: Tobruk, fatalities: 3 |
Masvingo | 0 | Police assault civilians | location: Masvingo, fatalities: 0 |
Theunissen | 0 | Service delivery protest turns into riot | location: Theunissen, fatalities: 0 |
Mogadishu - Dharkenley | 2 | A roadside bomb targeted on Somali government forces has killed 2 people and injured 8 others as Deputy Police commander of Mogadishus Dharkenley District was killed by former Al Shabaab fighter. | location: Mogadishu - Dharkenley, fatalities: 2 |
Nalut | 8 | Gun battles between forces loyal to Gaddafi and rebels in Libyas northwestern city of Nalut killed at least 8 rebels and wounded 13 more. | location: Nalut, fatalities: 8 |
Mogadishu | 2 | At least two people were killed and two others wounded when government troops fought each other over a land in Mogadishus Maalim Nur neighbourhood. | location: Mogadishu, fatalities: 2 |
Tamanrasset | 7 | Algerian forces kill seven gunmen in an area near the border with Mali | location: Tamanrasset, fatalities: 7 |