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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UPC Rebels Capture Dimbi Town After Heavy Fighting With Central African Republic Troops
An intense gunfire exchange broke out around 1 p.m. CAT on Friday, Oct. 8, between soldiers of the Central African…
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Central African Republic Soldiers, Russian Mercenaries Raid Houses, Mosque In Bouzou
Soldiers of the Central African Republic national army, FACA, and their Russian mercenary allies of the Wagner Security Group on…
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Armed Gang Abducts 4 Persons In North Kivu, DR Congo
Four persons were abducted on Thursday, Oct. 7, by unidentified armed individuals in the Virunga national park situated in North…
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ISWAP Insurgents In Boats Attack Boko Haram Camp In Lake Chad
A group of ISWAP insurgents in multiple boats carried out an attack against members of the rival Boko Haram group…
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Nigerian Security Forces Record Heavy Toll As 722 Are Killed In September
Nigeria’s security agencies recorded an especially high number of casualties due to armed violence in Sept. 2021, analysis of data…
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Government Troops, CPC Rebels Clash In Ngakobo, Central African Republic
The troops of the Central African Republic national army, FACA, are fighting some rebels of the Coalition of Patriots for…
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Police Order Investigation After Armed Gang Kills 2 Vigilantes In Southeast Nigeria
Police in Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria have ordered an investigation into an attack by an armed gang that led to…
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DR Congo Troops, CODECO Rebels Clash In Ngongo, Mwanga Villages
Fierce fighting broke out early Wednesday morning, Oct. 6, between the DR Congo national army, FARDC, and rebels of the…
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3 Killed In Third ADF Rebels Attack On Komanda, DR Congo
Three civilians on Tuesday, Oct. 5 died in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels on Ngombe Nyama village,…
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15 Die After CPC Rebels Ambush Trucks With Civilians In Central African Republic
At least 15 persons were killed in clashes between Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) rebels and soldiers of the…
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