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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NRC Condemns Damasak Attack, Says Humanitarian Space Is Shrinking In Nigeria
Eric Batonon, the Norwegian Refugee Council Country Director in Nigeria has condemned the attack by the Islamic State West Africa…
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Troops Thwart Boko Haram Attack Near Maiduguri
Nigerian troops on Saturday pushed back an attack by Boko Haram insurgents in the Mulai area on the outskirts of…
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Borno Records Increase In Boko Haram Checkpoint, Attacks, Military Actions In March
Borno State in Northeast Nigeria has recorded over 300 security incidents and attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West…
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Police Dislodge ‘Yan Sholi’ In Kano, But They Still Gather Elsewhere
Police in Kano State, Northwest Nigeria have dislodged young boys who are addicted to sniffing a toxic and hazardous gas…
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ISWAP Targets Humanitarian, Police Facilities During Attack In Damasak
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Saturday, April 10, breached the security of the garrison town of Damasak in…
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ISWAP Insurgents Launch Bold Day Time Attack In Damasak
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents have launched an audacious day time attack on Saturday targeting the garrison town…
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Russian Mercenaries Allegedly Kill 3 Central African Republic Youths
Russian mercenaries in the Central African Republic are in the middle of an extra-judicial killing allegation after the bodies of…
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Owerri Jailbreak: NCoS Releases Names, Photographs of Inmates Yet to Return
Names and photographs of inmates who escaped from the Owerri Custodial Centre, Imo State, Southeast have been released by the…
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CPC Rebels Ambush World Vision Team In Bocaranga, Central African Republic
The international non-governmental organisation, World Vision, has reported that a team of its personnel was ambushed Wednesday, April 7, in…
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Guzamala: Nigeria’s Captured L.G.A. Where Non-State Actors Still Rule
There are 774 local government areas in Nigeria. One of them is totally under the control of non-state actors. Over…
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