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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Counterterrorism Task Force Gets Mandate Extension In Lake Chad
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has obtained an additional 12-month extension of its mandate to continue counterterrorism operations against…
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Chibok Community Loses 15 Girls To Another Abduction
Multiple sources have confirmed an attack on a Chibok community in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, on Friday, Jan. 21. Many…
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Terrorists Changing Tactics, Converting Abducted Boys To Spies
Terrorists operating in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, are now abducting boys and releasing them to serve as informants. Anas, a…
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Christmas With Terrorists: The Experience Of A Toddler And His Sisters In Kaduna
Baby Emmanuel will likely never remember how he spent Christmas with terrorists in the forests of Kaduna. He’s only a…
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ISWAP Continues To Attack Communities In Borno
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents on Friday, Jan. 14, continued their persistent onslaughts on communities in Nigeria’s northeastern…
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Terror Group Sends Bullets To Communities In Northwest Nigeria
When Mainasara, 32, was released by terrorists who abducted him, he was given three bullets to deliver to three communities;…
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ADF Rebels Loot, Raze Health Centre In North Kivu, DR Congo
A healthcare centre in Lwanoli, Watalinga chiefdom of Beni territory in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo was looted and…
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ADF Rebels Kill Villagers In North Kivu, DR Congo
Seven persons were killed on Wednesday, Jan. 12, in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels on Vuthotoli village,…
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Kaduna’s Displaced (2): Security Personnel, Others Abandon Homes For Fear Of Terrorists
A policeman, Yohanna Amos (not real name), drove a Peugeot 406 along Juji’s dusty and bumpy road. He was making…
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12 ADF Collaborators Arrested At Uganda-DR Congo Border
Ugandan authorities say they have arrested 12 collaborators of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the districts of Ntoroko and…
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