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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Military Says It Bombed ISWAP Positions In Zamfara, ‘It Could Be ANSARU’
In a press statement by the Defence Headquarters, the Nigerian Air Force admits, for the first time that it has…
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Nigeria’s Terror King, Shekau, Connects East, West And Centre In A Puzzling Agenda
Scorned and underrated, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Jama’atu Ahlul Sunnah Lidda’awatu Wal-Jihad (JAS), otherwise known as Boko Haram is…
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Army Council Chairman, Secretary Face Contempt Charges For Breaching Court Order
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has granted leave for the commencement of contempt proceedings against the chairman and…
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The Last 2 Years Has Been Deadlier Than Any Other For Nigerian Soldiers – Security Blog
In a Council on Foreign Relations blog post, John Campbell and Jack McCaslin examined the frequent disconnect between official statements…
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35 Soldiers Killed And 30 Missing In Damboa Ambush
Islamic State West Africa Province, a splinter faction of Boko Haram, ambushed a military convoy on Tuesday at Bulabulin village…
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US College Apologises For Calling Nigeria ‘State Sponsor Of Terrorism’ After Factcheck
SANS Technology Institute, a college based in the United States that offers programmes on cybersecurity, has apologised for wrongly calling…
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Chad: 10 Soldiers Killed 20 Wounded In Mine Blast As Kidnappers Demand 28 Million FCFA For Hostages
Against the background of the killing of at least 10 Chadian soldiers in a mine blast on Wednesday, gunmen who…
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Lake Chad: Landmine Kills 13 Chadian Soldiers
Chadian soldiers on patrol in the volatile Lake Chad province encountered landmines buried by the Islamic State West Africa Province…
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Mozambique Vow To Punish Terrorists In Cabo Delgado To Show Example
Without giving clear figures on how many were captured so far, Mozambican authorities say they will punish Islamic insurgents terrorising…
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Discord, Nigeria’s Low Commitment Crippling Multinational JTF’s Anti-Terrorism Efforts ㅡ Report
The joint efforts of Lake Chad countries and Benin against the activities of terrorists in the region are weakened by…
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