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Mogadishu - Wadajir | 2 | Forces of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia [TFG] have killed two civilians in Buulo Xubey neighbourhood in Wadajir District during a security operation | location: Mogadishu - Wadajir, fatalities: 2 |
Benghazi | 1 | In Benghazi, a university member died when his home was hit by a shell in the fighting there. | location: Benghazi, fatalities: 1 |
Gwagwalada | 4 | The police in Gwagwalada (FCT), Abuja, have confirmed that four people were killed and 19 others injured in a clash between Gwari farmers and Fulani herdsmen in Paiko, near Gwagwalada. It was learned the Fulani attacked the town, which caused a reaction from the local Gbagyi, sparking the clash. | location: Gwagwalada, fatalities: 4 |
Gulu | 8 | LRA rebels battle with Ugandan army - 25 rebels killed 24 children rescued (fatalities divided between three locations) | location: Gulu, fatalities: 8 |
Mizan Teferi | 1 | Security forces allegedly shot and killed an Oromo student protester at Mizan Tepi University in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region. | location: Mizan Teferi, fatalities: 1 |
Omuo-Ekiti | 1 | A journalist is shot and killed by unknown assailants 'at the weekend' while on a hunting expedition in Ekiti East LGA. | location: Omuo-Ekiti, fatalities: 1 |
Afgooye | 1 | Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a prominent businessman in Afgooye on 11/01. | location: Afgooye, fatalities: 1 |
North Horr | 13 | Amarkoke attack Gabra community | location: North Horr, fatalities: 13 |
Al Layti | 5 | Clashes between military-Haftar forces and Ansar al-Sharia caused at least 13 deaths and five wounded over three days (19/08-21/08) in Buatni, Sidi Faraj, Sidi Mansur and al Layti. This includes the bodies of three civilians found in Buatni on 21-22/08, and five found in Layti on 20/08, likely due to the fighting in these areas. | location: Al Layti, fatalities: 5 |
Al Arish | 0 | A manhunt took place in Arish, Rafah and Al-Shaykh Zuwayid by military forces. Hideouts of the militants were destroyed and two machine guns and four explosive devices were seized during the raids. | location: Al Arish, fatalities: 0 |
Tizi Ouzou | 4 | Three armed Islamists and one soldier were killed during a military operation in the Tizi Ouzou region | location: Tizi Ouzou, fatalities: 4 |
Yende | 16 | Liberian rebels attacked refugee settlements in Yende. Fatalities: 1 government soldier, 2 civilians, and 7 rebels. | location: Yende, fatalities: 16 |
Ganjuwa | 3 | Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attack a police station. Three police reported killed. | location: Ganjuwa, fatalities: 3 |
Hariharpara | 0 | A Congress booth worker Basu Malpaharia was abducted by the TMC workers and was later rescued. A complaint was lodged at the Hariharpara Police Station. | location: Hariharpara, fatalities: 0 |
Bandipora | 0 | Stone pelting incidents with rioters throwing stones at police were reported in Bandipora. | location: Bandipora, fatalities: 0 |
Cairo | 0 | Police thwarted attempts by Muslim Brotherhood members to attack residents and incite riots during Fridays [11 April] protests. As many as 73 members were arrested over illegal acts in Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Al-Daqahliyah, Damietta, Al-Fayyum, Al-Minya and Qina | location: Cairo, fatalities: 0 |
Kassala | 30 | Opposition NDA forces including SPLA rebels repulsed an attack by government military in an attack at Rassay [phonetic] garrison which was aimed at regaining control of Hamishkoreb in eastern Sudan - at least 30 government forces were killed. | location: Kassala, fatalities: 30 |
Gaalkacyo | 0 | A dispute between Puntland forces and local militias who were escorting the newly appointed local administration was reportedly solved. The local militias returned to their base and the Puntland forces, consisting of 12 transport vehicles and 9 technicals were deployed in the town. The deputy commander of the Puntland police was reported to be leading the forces. | location: Gaalkacyo, fatalities: 0 |
Mada | 2 | 2 people killed yesterday night at Mada II. | location: Mada, fatalities: 2 |
Miltu | 6 | Boko Haram attacks Midlu on either 01/08 or 02/08, killing six civilians. Local area hunters pushed back the attackers, killing one. | location: Miltu, fatalities: 6 |
Islamabad | 0 | Police on 28 April 2014 in Islamabad resorted to baton-charging, tear gas and aerial firing against protesters Amina Masood Janjua (human rights activist) and other relatives of missing persons holding a peaceful protest demonstration at D-Chowk. Several people were left unconscious, three media person were injured and six police personnel were reportedly injured, and Amina Masood Janjua was arrested. | location: Islamabad, fatalities: 0 |
Sopore | 2 | 2 HM militants were killed and two army members wounded in a gun battle that followed after security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation on 1 June 2017 in Natipora, Sopore, following a grenade attack the day earlier on a police party. | location: Sopore, fatalities: 2 |
Aparisa | 1 | battle; no other details | location: Aparisa, fatalities: 1 |
Kashimpur | 1 | On 25 April, a farmer was killed and at least 10 people were injured in a clash over a land-related dispute at Kashimpur (Gazipur). | location: Kashimpur, fatalities: 1 |
Boultouram | 150 | The mass grave of 150 people was found two months after the Toubou rebels signed a peace agreement. (Most of the bodies are Toubou). It is suspected that the government is responsible for the killings but it is unknown who orchestrated the killings. | location: Boultouram, fatalities: 150 |
Mogadishu - Waaberi | 0 | 17 April, 18:30EAT, Wabeeri, Mogadishu: al Shabaab hurled a hand grenade towards Wabeeri police station. No causalities reported. | location: Mogadishu - Waaberi, fatalities: 0 |
Karachi | 1 | A former sector in-charge of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement - Haqiqi (MQM-H) was gunned down by unidentified gunmen in Karachi. | location: Karachi, fatalities: 1 |
Ceel Gaduud | 6 | Fighting between Al-Shabaab militiamen and Somali government forces backed by Kenyan troops occurred in Ceel Gaduud region, leaving least six combatants, four of them Al-Shabab militiamen, were killed in the fighting. | location: Ceel Gaduud, fatalities: 6 |
Narsingdi | 1 | On February 1, in Noapara village in Narsingdi Upazila (Narsingdi, Dhaka), unidentified actors killed a local Sramik League leader for unknown reasons. | location: Narsingdi, fatalities: 1 |
Bundibugyo | 1 | Ugandan army overran several ADF rebel bases - the majority of the fighting took place between 19/01/00 and 21/01/00 | location: Bundibugyo, fatalities: 1 |
Bosaso | 21 | 21 killed over a hundred wounded in grenade attacks by Islamist militants | location: Bosaso, fatalities: 21 |
Bhuapur | 1 | A group of armed assailants killed a local leader of Awami League at Rulipara village under Bhuapur upazila (Tangail, Dhaka) on Sunday (Feb 19). The kotive behind the killing is unclear. | location: Bhuapur, fatalities: 1 |
Serma | 4 | French Operation Barkhane said Friday that activities carried out by soldiers from Sunday to Thursday in the Serma forest left 20 jihadis 'out of combat.' It said the operation began with airstrikes followed by soldiers on land | location: Serma, fatalities: 4 |
Hangu | 9 | 8 suspected TTP militants and 1 security personnel died in battle in Dabori, Orakzai on 14 Sep 2010. Large amounts of arms were recovered as well. | location: Hangu, fatalities: 9 |
Gereida | 6 | Clashes between Rizaygat and Masalit tribesmen over the attempted rape of Masalit girls by armed Rizaygat in Um Sharanah near Gereida left six dead. | location: Gereida, fatalities: 6 |
Malkangiri | 1 | On February 19, one village headman was killed by suspected CPI-Maoist cadres under Malkangiri's Podia police station limits. | location: Malkangiri, fatalities: 1 |
Bani Suwayf | 3 | Egyptian police shot dead three suspected Moslem militants and wounded another in a shootout in a village in southern Egypt on Friday. | location: Bani Suwayf, fatalities: 3 |
Anantnag | 0 | Amid a complete shutdown in Anantnag township due to several rioter and militant death, minor clashes erupted between security forces and youth in several localities of the town including Lal Chowk, Janglat Mandi and Khanabal. | location: Anantnag, fatalities: 0 |
Markounda | 0 | Clashes between government troops and unidentified armed groups. | location: Markounda, fatalities: 0 |
Khartoum North | 1 | Residents objecting to an agricultural development in the Sudanese capital clashed with police leaving 1 dead and several injured. 400 demonstrators blocked the main street and set tires on fire in Om Doum neighbourhood in Khartoum. | location: Khartoum North, fatalities: 1 |
Anantnag | 0 | On October 8th, police used tear gas to disperse protesters in Anantnag town after they came out to protest police brutality in clashes on Oct 6th. In response to the same clashes, traders in the town had called a general strike on Oct 7th. | location: Anantnag, fatalities: 0 |
Kibondo | 7 | Burundian refugees killed in Tanzania by Hutu rebels. | location: Kibondo, fatalities: 7 |
Goof Guduud | 0 | ENDF took over the control Goof Gaduud (approx. 30 KM NW of Baidoa) in the morning of 24/08. Al Shabaab retreated from the village beforehand and no causalities were reported. | location: Goof Guduud, fatalities: 0 |
Mogadishu - Shibis | 2 | A VBIED targeted the main gate of Oriental Hotel in Beyhani neighbourhood (Shibis District) in the afternoon of 10/02. Reports show that the VBIED car was parked in front of the hotel. It is believed that a remote control was used to detonate the VBIED. Two security guards were killed and four other people were injured. Latest reports indicate that the VBIED was targeted at a security meeting which was attended by the mayor of Mogadishu, regional police commander and District Commissioners from Mogadishu. No official was hurt in the blast. | location: Mogadishu - Shibis, fatalities: 2 |
Jos | 0 | Riots and protests spread to Jos, hit by years of deadly clashes between Christian and Muslim ethnic groups. No specification of casualties. | location: Jos, fatalities: 0 |
El Bayadh | 24 | 3 March 2000 The Times - Troops with helicopters killed seven more Muslim rebels said to have been responsible for the deaths of 24 civilians in the El Bayadh region on Sunday. Five rebels were killed in army retaliatory attacks earlier in the week. | location: El Bayadh, fatalities: 24 |
Tump | 2 | On 2 June 2013, two militants were killed and another two arrested during an operation carried out by security forces in Tump area of Turbat district on Sunday. | location: Tump, fatalities: 2 |
Changamwe | 8 | Armed members of MRC attack police officers; casualties on both sides | location: Changamwe, fatalities: 8 |
Charsadda | 0 | A powerful explosion occurred after unidentified militants planted an explosive device on Umarzai police station, Charsadda on 8 February 2011. Buildings were damaged but no loss of life reported. | location: Charsadda, fatalities: 0 |
Musaga | 2 | 2 including a former military soldier killed and 2 injured in Musaga. | location: Musaga, fatalities: 2 |
Gouraya | 1 | Algerian army forces have killed an armed militant near the locality of Gouraya, in the west of Tipaza. The troops retrieved a Kalashnikov submachine gun, a loaded magazine, a homemade grenade, a pair of binoculars and four mobile phones, noted the source, adding that this operation is still underway. The killed gunman is a senior official at the Islamic State (IS) affiliated group Jund al-Khilafa. | location: Gouraya, fatalities: 1 |
Baidoa | 2 | Armed groups have shot dead two Ethiopian soldiers in Baidoa town | location: Baidoa, fatalities: 2 |
Goma | 15 | At least 15 people have been killed at night in Goma by unidentified armed men between 1 and 9 November. UN and FARDC night patrols have been stepped up as a result | location: Goma, fatalities: 15 |
Dhaka | 1 | On 5 April, 9 people were injured in a clash between madrasa students and Chhatra League members over the Hefajat-e-Islam-e-Islam long march planned for the 6th; Dhaka city, Dhaka. Police fired rounds trying to control the clash, injuring at least 10 people one of whom later died of his wounds in hospital. | location: Dhaka, fatalities: 1 |
Juba | 1 | Unidentified assailants shot and killed Muzamil Ramadan Sida a driver for the World Food Program on the Juba-Yei road after he delivered food to a WFP warehouse in Juba. | location: Juba, fatalities: 1 |
Remeka | 5 | Conflicting reports. FDLR fought Mayi Mayi, civilians killed and looting of market. FDLR avenge suspected Mayi Mayi collaboration with FARDC. | location: Remeka, fatalities: 5 |
Kishoreganj | 0 | On 10 Nov, at least 50 people were injured when rioting AL and BNP activists clashed at Pulerghat Bazar (Kishoreganj, Dhaka) during an opposition-led nationwide hartal. | location: Kishoreganj, fatalities: 0 |
Kurmin Mata | 5 | Five are killed in a clash between Fulani and Hausa groups in Kurmin Mata. | location: Kurmin Mata, fatalities: 5 |
Modakeke | 3 | At least 10 people were killed and dozens seriously injured in renewed fighting between residents of Ife and Modakeke | location: Modakeke, fatalities: 3 |
Charsadda | 21 | At least 21 people, mostly students, were martyred and over 60 were wounded in an attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda. A group of militants stormed Bacha Khan University in Charsadda. Firing and blasts were heard from inside the campus as the army carried out a clearance operation. On Social Media, the same faction of the TTP (Geedar Group) that attacked the APS school a year ago claimed responsibility, although conflicting statements from the TTP's media wing have also emerged. | location: Charsadda, fatalities: 21 |
Ganfouda | 0 | Fighting continued in the Ganfudah and Sabri districts of Benghazi on 4 June. | location: Ganfouda, fatalities: 0 |
Mogadishu - Heliwa | 1 | Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a businesswoman in her house located in Livestock Market neighbourhood (Heliwa District) in the night of 22/03. The motive behind the killing is unknown. The perpetrators escaped. | location: Mogadishu - Heliwa, fatalities: 1 |
Fode | 0 | LRA attacked a goldmining site in Fode, Mbomou, leaving one person severely injured and causing significant material damage. A number of people were abducted by the rebels. | location: Fode, fatalities: 0 |
El Geneina | 1 | 'One INGO local staff was ambushed and shot by unknown armed persons while he was traveling on motorcycle. The staff member sustained gunshot wounds on his lower abdomen and was found by passerby, however he died shortly after.' | location: El Geneina, fatalities: 1 |
Benghazi | 1 | Assassination of the nephew of a man who participated in late Col. Gaddafis coup in Benghazi. | location: Benghazi, fatalities: 1 |
Bannu | 0 | Protesters turned violent when they ransacked a food distribution complex in Bannu. The incident started as a peaceful protest in which students and internally displaced people demonstrated against the administration for not allowing them to return to their homelands in the tribal region. Police forces used open fire to dispersed enraged rioters when they began to ransack the complex. No casualties or injuries were reported. | location: Bannu, fatalities: 0 |
Algiers | 11 | 18 December 1999 South China Morning Post- Suspected Islamist rebels killed 11 villagers near the Algerian capital in the third such killing since the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began last week. | location: Algiers, fatalities: 11 |
Mogadishu - Heliwa | 0 | AS fighters launched an attack against TFG army position in the vicinity of the livestock market in Heliwa District on the night of 08/08. | location: Mogadishu - Heliwa, fatalities: 0 |
Banki | 10 | Boko Haram attacks and overtakes Banki. Many military members managed to escape and fled towards Amhide villages before they entered Cameroon for safety. Causalities not known, however, sources said many casualties were recorded including Boko Haram, security operatives and civilians who were caught up in the crossfire. | location: Banki, fatalities: 10 |
Zouar | 46 | ANT encountered a large group of GSPC near the border, apparently coming from Mali. 5 taken prisoner. | location: Zouar, fatalities: 46 |
Embu | 1 | Residents of Kathita village in Embu beat up and burnt to death a suspected criminal. | location: Embu, fatalities: 1 |
Shalikha | 1 | On Nov 30, a man was killed and 40 others were injured in an armed clash between two groups of Awami League over establishing supremacy at Bolainaghosha village in Shalikha upazila, Magura. | location: Shalikha, fatalities: 1 |
Goof Guduud | 0 | Unidentified attackers targeted government forces with RCIED in Goof-Gaduud village (Baidoa District) in the morning of 08/04. Reports show that the explosive device was planted in a place frequented by security forces. One soldier was reportedly wounded in the blast. The perpetrators escaped. | location: Goof Guduud, fatalities: 0 |
Hammarsdale | 5 | A vigilante group kills five men for unknown reasons during the evening hours. | location: Hammarsdale, fatalities: 5 |
Puranga | 2 | LRA rebels attacked a trading centre - 2 Ugandan soldiers were killed | location: Puranga, fatalities: 2 |
Wajir | 1 | Suspected al Shabaab shot and killed a chief of Erib location in Wajir on 20/06. | location: Wajir, fatalities: 1 |
Uba | 12 | Boko Haram attempts to overrun Uba town, but are encountered with resistance from military forces and other local militia. The attack, which began during the early morning hours, lasted for several hours. Some witness reported seeing dead bodies and burnt cars, unknown number - 'dozens' later reported. | location: Uba, fatalities: 12 |
Cape Town | 1 | Group of men attack lesbian women and kill one | location: Cape Town, fatalities: 1 |
Pompomari | 8 | Suspected Boko Haram attack Pompommari, kill eight. Date disputed, either 22/07 or 23/07. | location: Pompomari, fatalities: 8 |
Adwa | 6 | Around 600 GoS and Janjaweed forces, backed by helicopter gunships, are reported to have attacked Adwa village between Nov.29 to Dec.2. On Nov.30, SLM/A was present in Adwa and 80-100 civilians were killed, while in total at least 100 civilians were said to have been killed over the 4 days. Women and girls were raped by the attackers, while wounded villagers were detained in the village without medical treatment. An SLM/A spokesman says the GoS is removing bodies to cover up the attack. (Coded as 80 fatalities on Nov.30, and the rest spread between Nov.29-Dec.2) [women targeted: girls] | location: Adwa, fatalities: 6 |
Gololey | 0 | 16th December, AM, Gololey, Balcad: Middle Shabelle: Unconfirmed reports have claimed that al Shabaab have re-occupied Gololey village. State forces exited the area before the arrival of al Shabaab forces. | location: Gololey, fatalities: 0 |
Ahoada | 8 | Suspected 'cultists' attack unknown locations in Ahoada East and Ahoada West LGAs killing 16, including a police corporal. The motive for the attack may have been related to revenge for a previous death in the group. | location: Ahoada, fatalities: 8 |
Kalehe | 10 | Members of the Raia Mutomboki Mayi Mayi militia, including their commander and at least 70 of his men, have committed abuses against the population of Kalehe in South Kivu, including armed robberies, killings, kidnappings and cattle looting, without identifying specific incidents (fatalities coded as 10). | location: Kalehe, fatalities: 10 |
Buulo Gaduud | 0 | On 20 July 2017, US forces conducted an airstrike and missed the target and hit civilians in Buulo Gaduud village (Kismaayo, Lower Juba). There were no fatalities. | location: Buulo Gaduud, fatalities: 0 |
Lachi | 1 | One militant was killed and a police officer injured during an encounter in Shahi Banda area of Lachi tehsil. The encounter occurred after the militants attacked the police while they were searching the area, and lasted for several hours before the militants retreated into the jungle. | location: Lachi, fatalities: 1 |
Benapole | 1 | On June 11, one AL leader was killed and his associate was injured after they were attacked by an unidentified armed group of persons when they were returning home in Jessore's Benapole area. | location: Benapole, fatalities: 1 |
Mogadishu - Wardhigley | 1 | A businessman was shot and killed and two of his colleagues injured when two men armed with pistols opened fire at them when he was closing his shop in Arwo-Itko area (Wardhiigley) in the evening of 24/03. The attackers are suspected to be AS sympathizers as several NSA soldiers usually spend the end of the day in the shop. The victim could have been considered as being a NSA informant. | location: Mogadishu - Wardhigley, fatalities: 1 |
Kushma | 0 | In Parbat, residents of Kushma Bazar clashed with Maoist supporters who were forcing the closure of marketplaces. At least 19 people were injured in the incident. Enraged locals also vandalised the Maoist party office and six shops reportedly owned by Maoist activists. The police fired three rounds of tear gas shells to bring the situation under control, and eventually detained seven Maoist men along with their machetes. | location: Kushma, fatalities: 0 |
Lumo | 0 | Mayi Mayi Militia (Simba) burned the village of Lumo. | location: Lumo, fatalities: 0 |
Mogadishu - Bondhere | 4 | Al Shabaab fighters in SNG forces uniform carried out a complex attack against Villa Somalia (Wardhiigley District) in the evening of 08/07. Reports indicate that a group of al Shabaab fighters using a Toyota NOAH managed to pass the first two security check-points and detonated a VBIED at the main gate. Immediately another group of al Shabaab fighters with a pick-up arrived and started shooting the security guards and managed to penetrate inside the premises. The group that managed to enter the Villa Somalia engaged fighting with security forces which lasted for about an hour in the area of the Prime Ministers office. Available information suggests that the attackers started shooting the light bulbs leading darkness and confusion. Unconfirmed reports indicate that an employee for a local telecommunication company and a son of the imam in Villa Somalia mosque had reportedly facilitated the attack and apparently transported the attackers. SNG Minister of Information stated that they apprehended one of the al Shabaab attackers with injuries. Four soldiers were killed while unspecified numbers were injured in the VBIED attack and subsequent shooting. The president was in protected area of AMISOM during the attack. Al Shabaab fighters claimed its responsibility. | location: Mogadishu - Bondhere, fatalities: 4 |
Nairobi | 1 | One person is killed during an opposition NASA rally when he was accused of being a pickpocket by the demonstrators. | location: Nairobi, fatalities: 1 |
Melut | 0 | Quote from source: 'Sunday, the Souths army spokesman Philip Aguer said government forces were on the offensive in the oil-producing Unity and Upper Nile states in the north of the country.' OCHA gave the location of Balliet County, near Maban and Mal | location: Melut, fatalities: 0 |
Catala | 9 | POST SAVIMBI ATTACK | location: Catala, fatalities: 9 |
Jinka | 3 | Survival received reports of three Bodi men being beaten to death in an Ethiopian jail. | location: Jinka, fatalities: 3 |
Wukari | 18 | Thirty-five people, including a soldier were feared killed at Wukari in Taraba State in a fresh violent clash between the native Jukuns and Hausa settlers. The began several hours following a Fulani attack on a Jukun village and lasted throughout the night, ending the following morning. Many others were injured. The clash was triggered when Wukari youths cited the corpses of those killed at Nwokyo village, a suburb of Wukari by Fulani herdsmen when they were brought for burial. Some sources later claim 24 deaths, others, including the Red Cross, claim 77 dead. | location: Wukari, fatalities: 18 |
Gao | 0 | MUJAO rebels burst into a radio studio and allegedly took Mr. Akoumega, the editor outside the city to be subjected to severe torture. | location: Gao, fatalities: 0 |
Laanqoodaar | 5 | Habargidir/Sacad clansmen attacked Shiqal household, killed a mother and four children. Revenge-motivated | location: Laanqoodaar, fatalities: 5 |
Mogadishu - Daynile | 1 | Suspected al Shabaab operatives abducted a police officer from his residence in Dayniile District in the night of 30/01. The al Shabaab operatives beheaded the officer in the vicinity of his house briefly after the abduction. This event remains unconfirmed by local authorities. | location: Mogadishu - Daynile, fatalities: 1 |
Maseru | 0 | Agreement: Three top military and police commanders implicated in recent political turmoil agreed to step down as part of a deal brokered by South African mediator, Ramaphosa. | location: Maseru, fatalities: 0 |
Gangala | 0 | During peace times the RCD-ML clash with the MLC. | location: Gangala, fatalities: 0 |