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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Evangelist Abducted By Boko Haram, Turned Fighter, Killed Protecting Shekau
Abraham Amuta, a former member of Nigeria’s youth trainee programme and Boko Haram convert, was killed by Islamic State West…
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ISWAP’s Ambition To Integrate Boko Haram Facing Brick Wall
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attempts to integrate members of the rival Boko Haram group after it overran Sambisa…
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Armed Gang Attacks Gogo Village In DR Congo
One person was killed and a woman wounded during a bloody attack on Monday, Feb. 7, by a yet-to-be identified…
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ADF Rebels Attack Mukoko Village In DR Congo, Kill Civilians
Barely 72 hours after the rebels of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) carried out an attack on Mukoko village to the…
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UN Security Council Doubtful Of Abu Musab Al Barnawi’s Status
A new UN Security Council committee report on Al Qaeda and the Islamic State says member states are divided on…
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Soldiers Allegedly Kill Maiduguri POS Operator
A 27-year-old man was killed and two others badly injured from gunshots as two ‘soldiers’ allegedly attempted to rob a…
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Russian Mercenaries Abduct Central African Republic Soldier
A soldier of the Central African Republic national army, FACA, was over the weekend abducted by Russian mercenaries while three…
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DR Congo Army Kills Mai-Mai, Burundian Rebels
The DR Congo national army, FARDC says its troops killed 33 rebels of the Mai-Mai movement including those of the…
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ADF Rebels Attack DR Congo Village, Abduct Many Villagers
Several persons were killed and many others are reported missing in attacks suspected to have been carried out by rebels…
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Nigerian Military Captures Weapons As ISWAP Attacks Intensify In Southern Borno
Vulnerable communities in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State bore the brunt of most security incidents and attacks claimed by the Islamic…
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