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Kitgum | 4 | Series of battles between Ugandan army and LRA rebels initiated by attacks on rebel bases in the area- 51 rebels were killed by 28/4/98 | location: Kitgum, fatalities: 4 |
Kismayo | 3 | Three killed in heavy fighting between Somali government forces backed by Kenyan troops, Al-Shabab in Badhaadhe in southern Somalias Lower Jubba Region. | location: Kismayo, fatalities: 3 |
Nairobi | 2 | Police open fire and kill two Rainbow Coalition supporters as they went to vote. | location: Nairobi, fatalities: 2 |
Guri-Ceel | 1 | The security guards of the District Commissioner of Guri Ceel shot in the air to disperse a group of people who staged a demonstration in front of the Commissioners office on 23/07. The demonstrators were protesting against the decision to ban the new Somali currency that was reportedly printed illegally. The protestors claimed that they money was already in circulation and it was too late to withdraw it. An elderly man was killed by a stray bullet. | location: Guri-Ceel, fatalities: 1 |
Kinshasa | 0 | Members of the opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) were demonstrating after the overnight vandalizing of their party headquarters, blamed by the party on security forces. Police fire tear gas and live ammunition to disperse them, one protester reported killed. | location: Kinshasa, fatalities: 0 |
Batangafo | 1 | 07 September. A NGO employee was killed by an unidentified group in Batangafo. | location: Batangafo, fatalities: 1 |
Mafa | 20 | On 17 February 2017, scores of Boko Haram (ISWAP) and locals lost their lives in an attack by heavily armed fighters as they attempted to storm Maiduguri through its border with Mafa. It is not clear if military forces were involved. | location: Mafa, fatalities: 20 |
Sidraha | 0 | The [rebel] Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) said that it has taken control of Jabal al-Dayr and Sidra military area in Northern Kurdufan which had been under the control of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF). | location: Sidraha, fatalities: 0 |
Banjul | 3 | Following an attempted coup in December 2014, security forces detained and tortured three suspected coup plotters in custody. One escaped to Germany. | location: Banjul, fatalities: 3 |
Bor | 0 | There were also reports of fighting yesterday between Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) and Opposition forces in Panyagor and Wanyar Payam, also in Jonglei State. | location: Bor, fatalities: 0 |
Tripoli - Hadba | 1 | A corpse was discovered on 4 February in Tripoli. The body was that of the commander of Janzour's Mobile Forces. Emhemmed Azzabi was found dead in the Hadba district in what appeared to be an assassination. | location: Tripoli - Hadba, fatalities: 1 |
Razar | 5 | 4 militants and 1 policeman were killed and a further 6 policemen were injured in an exchange of fire that lasted 3 hours in Razaar Tehsil, Swabi. Upon receiving a tip off of militant hiding out in a graveyard in the area the police attacked. The fire fight shifted to a house as militants took cover but ultimately the military defeated the militants. | location: Razar, fatalities: 5 |
Colombo | 0 | Clashes between Buddhist and Muslim youth followed the attack of a mosque by Buddhist monks. The attack resulted in over a dozen people getting injured and a police curfew being declared in the capital. | location: Colombo, fatalities: 0 |
Ceerigaabo | 0 | Police clashed with demonstrators supporting the ex-chairman of Bank of Somaliland, Abdirahman Duale. The demo was organized by the family of Abdirahman to express opposition to travel ban imposed on him by authorities | location: Ceerigaabo, fatalities: 0 |
Goma | 2 | 2 civilians killed in the crossfire between M23 & FDLR rebels in Kiwanja. | location: Goma, fatalities: 2 |
Sayyad | 7 | Fighting spread to Sayad between Warshefana forces and the Fursan Janzour brigade, part of the revolutionaries' alliance supporting the General National Congress in Tripoli. 7 reported dead. | location: Sayyad, fatalities: 7 |
Cape Town - Gugulethu | 1 | On 26 February 2010, a vigilante mob stoned to death a man whom they believe raped his 14-year-old cousin in Gugulethu. | location: Cape Town - Gugulethu, fatalities: 1 |
Nema Kunku | 1 | A man is allegedly beaten to death in his cell by police. The PR for the police said the cause of the death of the late Lamin Krubally was as result of the deceased's hitting his head against the wall in the cell. PRO Conta said, according to a medical report, the deceased died as a result of injuries he sustained on his head. | location: Nema Kunku, fatalities: 1 |
Halgan | 2 | Al Shabaab fighters attack a ENDF convoy outside of Halgan on 07/04, killing at least two. The battle began with a land mine explosion followed by an assault. At the time of the report the fighting was ongoing. | location: Halgan, fatalities: 2 |
Bani Walid | 0 | On 10 September 2002 two men were arrested at a petrol station in Bani Walid. While detained, they were allegedly beaten with thick cables and beaten on the soles of the feet (falaqa). | location: Bani Walid, fatalities: 0 |
Kuito | 1,000 | Violence in the government's 'Cleansing' operation over several weeks in Kuito is believed to have cost 120,000 lives. The violence is primarily a result of battles and remote violence between government forces and UNITA, though there were instances of attacks on civilians by UNITA. The number of dead may be exaggerated by the source. Fatalities divided among events. | location: Kuito, fatalities: 1000 |
Khar | 2 | Suspected TTP militants attack a FC checkpost in Mamund tehsil in Bajaur Agency. The incident resulted in two FC personnel being killed and another being injured. | location: Khar, fatalities: 2 |
Godda | 1 | A five-year-old boy was killed and two girls were injured in a bomb blast in Chillona village of Godda district today. | location: Godda, fatalities: 1 |
Onitsha | 1 | Around 7 September 2001, the militia known as the Bakassi Boys attacked and killed a person believed to a regional mafia boss in Onitsha (Onitsha North LGA, Anambra). | location: Onitsha, fatalities: 1 |
Sirte | 3 | Clashes took place inside the town of Sirte today and resulted in the death of two people and the injury of seven others. Later reports state three people were killed last Thursday and six others wounded, including some in critical condition. The fight started on Wednesday outside the university campus and moved inside the next day.A military source told our channel that the injuries had resulted from firing inside the university campus, a matter which caused the death of two people and the injury of others | location: Sirte, fatalities: 3 |
Chabet El Ameur | 5 | Five militants have been killed near Chaabet el Ameur | location: Chabet El Ameur, fatalities: 5 |
Raja | 0 | LRA attacks Southern Sudan Police (SSP) at Darfur IDP camp | location: Raja, fatalities: 0 |
Bogra | 1 | A local Jubo League activist was shot to death by unidentified actors in Bogra town on Thursday. | location: Bogra, fatalities: 1 |
Jambaluul | 0 | SNG police attacked two SNGF who set up an illegal check-point at Jambaluul (6km NE of Afgooye) on 06/01. The forces arrested the two soldiers, manning the illegal check-point and no casualties were reported. | location: Jambaluul, fatalities: 0 |
Aba | 0 | A journalist is abducted in Abia State, location unknown. The man was later released. | location: Aba, fatalities: 0 |
Salari | 2 | 2 people were killed during a clash over a land dispute in Salari village of KNS taluka. | location: Salari, fatalities: 2 |
Mogadishu - Dharkenley | 1 | TFG soldier opened fire at two young people (man and woman) who were chatting near Suuqliif area (Dharkeynley) in the evening of 27/07. The woman was killed and the man was injured. | location: Mogadishu - Dharkenley, fatalities: 1 |
Damboa | 1 | Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect have killed the District Head of Lawanti Ward in Bale, which is in Damboa LDA. The attack occurred in the early morning hours. | location: Damboa, fatalities: 1 |
Jowhar | 1 | Unidentified attackers throw an explosive into a government military camp causing one soldier death and several injures. | location: Jowhar, fatalities: 1 |
Khuzdar | 2 | Two leaders of BSO were allegedly killed by security forces in Totak, Khuzdar on 18 February 2011. | location: Khuzdar, fatalities: 2 |
Bhagwanpur | 0 | An angry mob clashed with police in Bhagwanpur on 20 December 2017 following the death of a man in police custody. Police fired bullets and tear gas to control the mob, injuring over 16 people. | location: Bhagwanpur, fatalities: 0 |
Shailkupa | 0 | At least 18 people were injured when two groups of rival villages attacked each other with lethal weapons over establishing supremacy in the area on September 19 in Shailkupa upazila's Firaghat village in Jhenaidah district. | location: Shailkupa, fatalities: 0 |
Safi | 0 | Unidentified assailants attacked a cellphone tower in the Qandahari Sando Khel area of Safi tehsil. Levies and khasadars repulsed the attack. | location: Safi, fatalities: 0 |
Pretoria | 3 | On 3 September 1998, three foreigners, two from Senegal and one from Mozambique, were killed on a train near Pretoria after a mob accused them of stealing jobs from South Africans. [size=no report] | location: Pretoria, fatalities: 3 |
Mutambu | 15 | Rebels attacked the Kimutwe camp for displaced people in Mutambu Commune [western Burundi]. At least 15 rebels were killed when they retreated. | location: Mutambu, fatalities: 15 |
Damaturu | 1 | Men attempting to assassinate a Senator from Yobe State kill a police Constable assigned to protect him. | location: Damaturu, fatalities: 1 |
Geidam | 5 | Four suspected Boko Haram insurgents and one vigilante officer were yesterday killed in a gun dual with men of the Joint Task Force in Geidam town in Yobe State. The clash began after about 20 Boko Haram fighters attacked security posts around the city around 4pm. | location: Geidam, fatalities: 5 |
Nakuru | 0 | Five people are expected in court on Wednesday to answer charges of killing Mau Narok land activist Moses ole Mpoe. Mr Mpoes car was sprayed with bullets at the Nakuru-Njoro turn-off last Friday. A passenger in the car also died while Mr Mpoes brother is being treated for gunshot wounds. | location: Nakuru, fatalities: 0 |
Buhera | 0 | Forty families from a village in central Buhera have been left with nothing, after their homes were looted and burned by ZANU PF thugs over the weekend. Youth militia and war vets rampaged through the Mapfurutse village on Friday night, destroying homes and looting property, accusing people of being MDC supporters. | location: Buhera, fatalities: 0 |
Adigrat | 1 | Amhara and Oromo students clash at Adigrat University. One death. It is believed the clash was motivated by disputes between their respective clans. Oromiya media network claims the Amhara and Oromo students clashed with Tigre students. The latter may be the case as the details in the Zehabesha report were limited. | location: Adigrat, fatalities: 1 |
Chamarkand | 3 | After an explosion the Police Forces started a search operation in Chamarkand, Safi of Mohmand Agency, FATA on May 2, when another bomb exploded killing 3 policemen. | location: Chamarkand, fatalities: 3 |
Bholahat | 1 | On May 24, a local leader of ruling Awami League was killed and another injured in an attack by unidentified armed men in Bholahat upazila of Chapainawabganj. | location: Bholahat, fatalities: 1 |
Gakenke | 0 | Rebels of the National Liberation Front, FNL attacked Gakenke area, Ryarusera Zone, in Muramvya Com-mune [central Burundi]. | location: Gakenke, fatalities: 0 |
Kass | 37 | 37 people were killed and 19 others wounded, in renewed clashes between the Misseriya and Rizayqat tribes in Kass area in south Darfur state. | location: Kass, fatalities: 37 |
Al Arish | 2 | From the 18th, the Egyptian Armed Forces launch the 8 day operation 'Martyr's Right', which kills 40 State of Sinai militants across Sheikh Zewaid, Al-Arish and Rafah in North Sinai in ground and airstrikes. Fatalities split across events. | location: Al Arish, fatalities: 2 |
Al-Badrashin | 2 | On 15 July, police forces killed two militants from the Hasam movement in a shoot-out in Badrashin, Giza. | location: Al-Badrashin, fatalities: 2 |
Babara | 0 | Looting | location: Babara, fatalities: 0 |
Kinama | 3 | At least five soldiers, 15 civilians and 10 rebels were reported killed in an attack on a Bujumbura suburb by Hutu rebels. Rebels had seized all military positions in the predominantly-Hutu suburb of Kinama as residents fled the sector. (other sources no | location: Kinama, fatalities: 3 |
Debow | 0 | Two armed militia hailing from Xawadle and Dir clans have clashed in Deefoow village of 30km SW of Belet Weyn in the morning of 03/06. The sides engaged in fierce fighting in the village and casualties from both sides could not be established. | location: Debow, fatalities: 0 |
Sabha | 5 | On 24 April 2017, LNA forces conducted an airstrike on a prison run by a Tabu Ethnic Militia in Sabha (Sebha, South). Between three to seven civilian prisoners and two to four Tabu Ethnic Militia militants were killed. Between two and seventy prisoners and militants were injured. | location: Sabha, fatalities: 5 |
Bannu | 2 | 2 were killed and another sustained injuries when two groups exchanged fire over a property dispute. | location: Bannu, fatalities: 2 |
Umm Dafsi | 4 | SPLA rebels repulsed an attack by government convoy code-named Peace and Development Column - the rebel position in the Nuba Mountains was attacked on 11th November and the fighting continued until 23rd November | location: Umm Dafsi, fatalities: 4 |
Gujba | 0 | Military forces re-capture two towns, Gujba and Gulani, both of Yobe State. Date(s) and casualties unknown. Military forces announced the recapture the town on 02/02. | location: Gujba, fatalities: 0 |
Kasha | 3 | A dozen militants ambushed Pakistan security forces in Kasha, Orakzai on 21 June 2010, killing three soldiers. Five others were wounded. | location: Kasha, fatalities: 3 |
Sylhet | 1 | A JCD activist was stabbed to death by unidentified persons in Sylhet city's Darshan Deuri area on July 21, in Sylhet district. The motive was not clear. | location: Sylhet, fatalities: 1 |
Damaturu | 7 | Seven dead (including the bomber) and many others injured when a child bomber with suspected links to Boko Haram targeted a Damaturu bus station on 25/08. Some sources report a twin blast. | location: Damaturu, fatalities: 7 |
Pabna | 0 | On 10 Feb 2010, in Pabna (Pabna, Rajshahi), two private hostels in Edward College area were torched. Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) suspected Chhatra League to be behind the incident. | location: Pabna, fatalities: 0 |
Nyala | 10 | The latest attack follows a separate incident on 8 May, in which an armed group attacked a lorry carrying civilians between Nyala and Um Dawan Ban, resulting in the deaths of an unconfirmed number of people from the Rezeigat and Fallata ethnic groups, including a woman. | location: Nyala, fatalities: 10 |
Dhaka - Mirpur | 1 | One member of the outlawed PBCP-ML (LP) was killed in a gunfight between PBCP-ML(LP) members and police forces when the latter raided a meeting of the members in Bhanga Battala (Mirpur upazila, Kushtia) on December 7. | location: Dhaka - Mirpur, fatalities: 1 |
Afgooye | 0 | Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at a military forces battlewagon in Siinka Dheer area in Afgooye District on 09/06. The security forces and the attackers reportedly exchanged gunfire that lasted for five minutes after which attackers withdrew. No casualties were reported. | location: Afgooye, fatalities: 0 |
Nadunget | 10 | Pastoralists were killed in ethnic clashes with Pian and Bokora Karimojong. 13 pastoralists were injured. | location: Nadunget, fatalities: 10 |
Bosaso | 7 | 23 May, 19:00EAT, IVO Jubba Hotel, Bossaso, Puntland: an Islamic State suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a checkpoint near the Jubba Hotel, killing six. It is not clear if the target was civilian or military. | location: Bosaso, fatalities: 7 |
Hudur | 0 | A joint AMISOM/ENDF offensive targets al Shabaab in Xudur. Casualties not known. | location: Hudur, fatalities: 0 |
Doba | 4 | High school students rioted against new Baccalaureate regulations, ransacking school facilities. Security forces intervened, and four students and one onlooker were killed. Eight people were seriously injured including five security forces and five students. | location: Doba, fatalities: 4 |
Mattani | 1 | An Adezai peace militia member identified as Misri Khan was shot dead by unidentified armed men in the cattle market of Shera Kera village, Mattani on Wednesday morning. He was a strong supporter of the local peace militia was targeted because of his affiliation with the peace committee. | location: Mattani, fatalities: 1 |
Timergara | 1 | The district deputy general secretary JUI-F and an active member of Talash Dushkhel Qaumi Jirga, was shot dead by unidentified persons. | location: Timergara, fatalities: 1 |
El Fasher | 0 | Pro-government militia attacked 20 women working on farms in Atabra area, 15km W of Tawila, and raped 3 girls. [women targeted: girls] | location: El Fasher, fatalities: 0 |
Madagali | 9 | Boko Haram gunmen killed nine Nigerian soldiers after launching an ambush on a military convoy in Madagali. | location: Madagali, fatalities: 9 |
Shawal | 14 | On August 29th, at least 14 militants were killed in air strikes by the Pakistan Air Force in the Shawal area of North Waziristan, FATA. | location: Shawal, fatalities: 14 |
Karachi | 1 | An MQM activist was gunned down near Noorani Mosque by unidentified armed men in Karachi on 24 February 2011. | location: Karachi, fatalities: 1 |
Goof Guduud | 0 | SNG forces briefly clashed with al Shabaab fighters in unnamed location between Goof Gaduud Shabeelow and Manaas in the morning of 21/10. The two sides exchanged gunfire in a brief moment after which the al Shabaab fighters retreated back. No casualties were reported. | location: Goof Guduud, fatalities: 0 |
Faridganj | 0 | At least 50 people have been injured in clashes following the Union Parishad (UP) elections in Faridganj Upazila. The injured, including election officers, police and Ansar members, were given treatment at different hospitals after the clashes Thursday. | location: Faridganj, fatalities: 0 |
Inhambane | 4 | 4 Renamo supporters were killed by unidentified armed men. Their bodies were dumped in Mabaina, near Inhambane. | location: Inhambane, fatalities: 4 |
Ed Damazin | 2 | Clashes between military and SPLM-N in Dokhanat near Damazin. Unknown number of fatalities over 2 days (2 fatalities coded for Sept 13, 1 coded for Sept 14). | location: Ed Damazin, fatalities: 2 |
Jeexdin | 0 | Militiamen hailing from the Saad clan shot and killed a pastoralist hailing from the Majerteen/Omar Mohamud clan and injured another one in Jeexdin (Godod area) in the evening of 03/08. The attack was reportedly related to clan revenge. | location: Jeexdin, fatalities: 0 |
Adebabay | 2 | Clashes between Ethiopian forces and EPPF and Patriotic Ginbot 7 rebels in various places across Amhara and Tigray over 10-17 November (Adebay, Behaker, Kafta Humera, Lower Armacheho, Abraha-Jira, Gewla and Atsme-Harmaz) over 10-17 November. Rebels claimed to have taken control of Adebay, Gewla and Atsme by 17 November and to have inflicted considerable damage against government forces. Ginbot7 claim 40 government soldiers killed in the attacks. | location: Adebabay, fatalities: 2 |
Mogadishu - Bondhere | 1 | One TFG soldier was killed following clashes between TFG soldiers near Villa Somalia (Presidential Palace). | location: Mogadishu - Bondhere, fatalities: 1 |
Marka | 0 | Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit and run attack against AMISOM/Somali forces stationed in Ceel-shelling area near K60 in Marka District in the night of 02/10. The fighting continued for about 10 minutes after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. Casualties are unknown. | location: Marka, fatalities: 0 |
Moyale | 4 | Ethiopian soldiers entered a bus in the town of Moyale in Borena zone and accused several aboard of having contraband from Kenya. Those accused refused to get off the bus and the soldiers opened fire, killing 4 and wounding 8 others aboard. Those injured were taken to the hospital in Moyale. | location: Moyale, fatalities: 4 |
Maruwa Hills | 10 | South Sudans army on Monday accused rebels in the countries eastern Jonglei state of launching a new attack days after President Salva Kiir issued an amnesty pardoning the members of all rebel groups in the nation. Many people were reportedly killed. Yau Yau rebels announced at the same time that they had captured Maruwa Hills. | location: Maruwa Hills, fatalities: 10 |
Srinagar | 1 | On January 11, one LeT militant was killed in an exchange of fire between militants and police and CRPF s in an ongoing operation on the outskirts of Srinagar. A cordon was being laid when militants opened fire. One militant was killed . | location: Srinagar, fatalities: 1 |
Datta Khel | 5 | US unmanned aircraft fired at least four missiles two each at a vehicle allegedly carrying militants and a militant compound at Khadar Khel village in Datta Khel. Five suspected. TTP militants were killed and two others received injuries. The vehicle and compound were completely destroyed in the attack on 9 Dec 2010. | location: Datta Khel, fatalities: 5 |
Pakhanjore | 1 | On November 15, CPI-Maoist cadres killed a villager, suspecting him of being a police informer in Kanker's Paralkot village. | location: Pakhanjore, fatalities: 1 |
Saddar | 1 | A man was killed and six others injured in a cracker attack on a gas cylinder shop in the Kharadar area of Saddar Town. Two unidentified assailants riding motorcycle threw cracker at a gas cylinder shop resulting in one casualty and injuring six others. | location: Saddar, fatalities: 1 |
Ganyiel | 0 | Clashes between armed youth from Yirol (Lakes state) and SPLA-IO rebels in the southern part of Ganyliel. No mentioned casualty. | location: Ganyiel, fatalities: 0 |
Islamabad | 0 | PAT workers clashed with police personnel in Islamabad. The clash came after the Supreme Court ordered PAT and PTI to end their sit-ins. No injuries were reported. | location: Islamabad, fatalities: 0 |
Karachi - Landhi | 3 | Three people were killed and at least 15 injured when a hand grenade exploded near a Shia Imambargah in Karachi's Landhi neighbourhood. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. | location: Karachi - Landhi, fatalities: 3 |
Baga | 1 | 'Armed bandits' have killed a Nigerien soldier and seriously wounded three others in Baga town. The soldiers were part of a multi-national West African force deployed to the north east. | location: Baga, fatalities: 1 |
Maridi | 1 | A cattle thief was killed during clashes with a joint security force along the Tore-Maridi border. | location: Maridi, fatalities: 1 |
Cape Town - Mitchells Plain | 0 | Squatters refuse to vacate land owned by Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa); clash with police | location: Cape Town - Mitchells Plain, fatalities: 0 |
Danow | 0 | Al Shabaab ambushed an AMISOM convoy between Danow and Bula-Mare. AMISOM responded with gunfire. Causalities not known. | location: Danow, fatalities: 0 |
Bannah | 2 | On 5 June, 2 people were killed at their home in Benina area of Benghazi. The entire house collapsed on top of them after it was allegedly hit by a GRAD rocket. The house was hit during an attack launched by armed groups on Benina airbase, which is used for the take-off of combat helicopters that target Ansar al-Sharia bases and their allies. | location: Bannah, fatalities: 2 |
Mogadishu - Karan | 1 | A serious incident was reported at a food distribution site in the Kaaraan District Office on 20/11. The food had been donated by Saudi Arabia and Turkey and handed over to the Ministry of Interior and the District administration of Kaaraan for distribution. It was escorted to the site by TFG PS forces (armed NSA). The incident started with an argument between DC and PS forces that led to a shooting. District militias (Abgal/Daud) and other local clan militias then started stealing the food, triggering a general looting involving local residents and IDPs. The militias involved in the looting are supporters of Mr. Abdullahi Mohamed Roble, former DC of Kaaraan and recently sentenced by a TFG military court to 10 years imprisonment after being accused of aid diversion. The incident may have been triggered in response to the speech of the TFG Prime Minister made in Badbaado camp the day before and condemning people responsible of aid diversion. One young boy was killed and two other civilians were injured. The whole food consignment (four trucks) was lost. | location: Mogadishu - Karan, fatalities: 1 |
Sabha | 16 | In the first four months of 2015, security forces at Sabha police station reported a total of 70 people killed. 7 deaths already recorded in the data. 63 fatalities recorded. Some of the fatalities may be political while others are from random bullets and robberies. No breakdown is given (split across four events) | location: Sabha, fatalities: 16 |
Jessore | 1 | On Mar 31, one person was killed when unidentified assailants blasted IEDs at a school which was being used as a polling station in Jessore city. | location: Jessore, fatalities: 1 |