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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Why Deepening Tension, Aggravating Insecurity May Trigger Insurgency In South-East Nigeria
Tension on the rise It is difficult to miss the signs. Ominous signals continue to dog the path of peace…
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Citizens Want Police Back At Work Over Rising Crime Rate In Anambra
After the violence that followed the peaceful #EndSARS protest, residents of Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, have called on the police…
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Army Loses 1 Officer, 2 Soldiers As Troops Clear 75 Terrorists In Northeast
Nigerian Defence Headquarters said one officer and two soldiers died during clearance operations by troops of Operation Fireball against Boko…
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Counter-Insurgency Police Officers Lament Non-Payment Of Allowances, Poor Meals
Mobile Police (MOPOL) officers assigned to Lafiya Dole, a special military operation set up to tackle insurgency in northeast Nigeria,…
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CAR Rebels Leader Ali Darassa Accused Of Expansionist Ambitions
After over-running Ouaka, Lower Kotto and Upper Mbomou provinces, the leader of the Central African Republic rebel group, Unite pour…
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ISWAP Attacks Chibok Village, kills 12
On Sunday, November 1, 2020, fighters of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) raided Takulashi Village in Chibok Local Government…
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Properties, Including 2 Mosques, Destroyed In Fresh Attack In Enugu
Hoodlums have attacked and destroyed two mosques belonging to Igbo Muslims in the Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. …
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Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Death Of 21 In DR Congo
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Friday, October 30, 2020 attack on the village of Lisasa in Beni,…
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American Hostage Kidnapped In Niger Rescued in Nigeria
An American kidnapped earlier in the week was rescued by United States Navy SEAL Team 6 in a daring raid…
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Four Dead, Many Injured In Another Attack On Zamfara Community
Many were feared dead as terrorists attacked Gidan Goga of Maradun Local Government Area, Zamfara State, northwestern Nigeria, on Thursday,…
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