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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Terrorists Abduct Lecturer, Others In Northwest Nigeria Attacks
Residents of Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria have continued to live in fear as terrorists carried out a series of attacks,…
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ISWAP Attacks Army Institute In Borno
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents in multiple vehicles on Tuesday, Jan. 10, destroyed parts of the Nigerian…
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Terrorists Kill 5 Abductees, Release Some, Hold Others In Kaduna
Terrorists have killed at least five persons out of the over 20 persons abducted from Unguwan Gwari, Sabon Tasha Area…
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Chadian Troops Dispatched To Mali Return Home
Contrary to reports on social media that the Malian junta of Col. Assimi Goita turned back a contingent of Chadian…
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DR Congo Troops Kill 5 Mai-Mai Rebels
The Democratic Republic of Congo armed forces, FARDC, on Sunday, Jan. 9, killed five rebels of the Mai-Mai Mazembe group…
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Terror Leader Says Vigilante Groups Forced Him To Carry Arms, Tired Of Violence
Bello Turji, a notorious terror leader operating in Northwest Nigeria, says his terror activities on villages in Zamfara State were…
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8 Civilians Killed In 2 Attacks In North Kivu, DR Congo
At least eight civilians were killed in two separate attacks in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.…
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Nigeria Police’s Missing Firearms Pose Immense Risk To Public Safety
The inability of Nigeria Police to account for more than 80,000 military-grade assault rifles, spotlights the country’s security challenges and…
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Russian Helicopter Bombs Mining Site, Kills 2 Workers In Central African Republic
A Russian helicopter gunship belonging to the Wagner Security Group last Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 bombed the Ndassima mining site…
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Mali’s Political Crisis: The French Drawback, Russian Deployment Fallout
Amid protracted insecurity, Mali is grappling with a political crisis brought by the country’s twin coups, in addition to a…
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