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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As Chad Puts Boko Haram on the Run, Nigeria Falters, Loses Opportunity
The Chadian military forces, as predicted, have unleashed remarkable venom on the positions of the terrorist groups in the Lake…
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Boko Haram On The Alert As Chad Prepares Major Response To Military Setbacks
Chad is preparing for what appears to be an all-out assault on insurgents operating in the Lake Chad Basin. A…
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Disarray in Boko Haram, 18 War Commanders Die in Air Strikes in Lake Chad
In a scale never reported by an independent source, HumAngle has exclusively obtained information that documents the pattern of fatalities…
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ISWAP Launches Bi-weekly Hausa Newspaper
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has intensified its recruitment drive in the Lake Chad region with the launch…
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Zamfara Communities Restive Over Government Ban on Vigilante Groups
Mallam Abdullahi (not his real name), is a local chief in one of the communities exposed to frequent attacks by…
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Media Blackout On Insurgency, Other Epidemics As COVID-19 Runs Wild
In communities and military facilities in the terror-devastated Lake Chad region, Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province…
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Fatalities, Anxiety Define the Week
No less than 106 Nigerians were killed by violent incidents in the last one week, amidst the country’s battle with…
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Nigerian Troops Suffer Heavy Losses In ISWAP Ambush
At least 100 Nigerian soldiers have been reported killed in an ambush by the Islamic State of West Africa Province…
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Nigeria Air Force Repels Fresh Bandit Attack In Kaduna Community
Residents of the Sabon Fili Airport community in Kaduna state, Northwest Nigeria, were left terrified following a shoot-out between bandits…
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Armed Bandits Abduct District Head, PDP Stalwart In Zamfara
There is a raid in Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria, on worshippers in Wuya, in Anka Local Government Area (LGA). The…
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