Armed Violence
HumAngle’s Armed Violence Desk focuses on stories from the security sector and covers the main actors of the regional conflict ecosystem. It also tracks down sources and combs through records to generate and verify information about trends in insecurity.
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Nigerian Airstrikes Kill Civilians In Niger Republic
Airstrikes by a Nigerian military fighter aircraft on the pursuit of a terror group on Friday, Feb. 18, hit a…
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Russian Mercenaries Say Not Responsible For Killing Of UPC Leader In CAR
Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Security Group have rejected accusations that they killed Zakaria Damane, self-proclaimed ‘general’ and leader of…
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Civilians Killed By CODECO Receive Mass Burial In Poipo, DR Congo
The corpses of 18 civilians killed by the rebels of the Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) on Tuesday,…
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Lake Chad: Islamic State Affiliate Flies Drone To Target Joint Military Base
A drone was used on Monday, Feb. 14, by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents to support a mortar…
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Who Will Replace Qurashi? Potential ISIS Leader Revealed In New Report
New Lines Magazine has, in a recent report, narrowed down the possible successor to Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi, the Islamic State…
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400 Russian Mercenaries, 200 Former UPC Fighters Deployed To Face CPC Rebels In CAR
At least 400 Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Security Group and 200 former fighters of the Unite pour la Paix…
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Assault Rifles With Links To Nigeria Police Recovered From Insurgents
Nigerian troops in the northeast recovered at least three Type 56-2 assault rifles between Jan. and Feb. 10, 2022. The…
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‘Residence Levies’ Dot Lives Of Nigerians Living In Terrorist Controlled Northwest Areas
As Nigerian troops intensify offensives against terrorists in the country’s Northwest region, residents are still paying armed groups to live. …
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DR Congo Troops Kill Mai-Mai Rebels In Bibokoboko, Magaja Clashes
Eighteen persons including 14 members of the Mai-Mai rebel group were reported dead during an attack by the rebels resulting…
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FPRC Rebels In Central African Republic Quit After Leader’s Death
Several combatants of the Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC) have left the group after Zakaria Damanem, their…
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