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Liboi | 10 | A convoy transporting Kenyan defence forces (KDF) was targeted in a roadside bomb explosion outside Liboi town near Somali border on 03/06. The bomb blast has destroyed one of vehicles in the convoy, causing unidentified casualties. Al Shabaab are beloved responsible. | location: Liboi, fatalities: 10 |
Gulu | 5 | rebels burnt three vehicles and abducted a priest | location: Gulu, fatalities: 5 |
Kot Pindi Das | 1 | Two armed motorcyclists gunned down the vice president of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) near near Kot Pindi Das, while he was on his way to Lahore. | location: Kot Pindi Das, fatalities: 1 |
Ho | 2 | Two people are reported to have died in fresh clashes between the Nkonyas and Alavanyos people in the Volta region. The exact location and reason for the clash is unknown. | location: Ho, fatalities: 2 |
Dutse | 0 | Military forces 'executed a swift operation' against Boko Haram at Manlumudori, Aridi, Filari, Kingimari, Dinamari, Itari and Mirimari villages, presumably in Jigawa and Borno States. Military forces also carried out an aerial bombardment of Subdu village, location not known. Causalities not known - details limited. | location: Dutse, fatalities: 0 |
Baidoa | 1 | Al Shabaab fighters launched a series of 'hit-and-run' style attacks against government forces in the Keerowfogi neighbourhood of Bairoda. The two sides engaged in a brief exchange of gunfire before al Shabaab withdrew. An off-duty third-party security guard working for a UN agency was hit and killed by a stray bullet. | location: Baidoa, fatalities: 1 |
Panzgam | 1 | A 50-year-old man was killed and four others injured in firing by security forces later in the afternoon after angry stone-pelting villagers from Panzgam, Botapora and Thanpora gathered near the Panzagam army camp to demand that the bodies of the militants slain earlier in the day be handed over to them. The army men refused, leading to clashes. | location: Panzgam, fatalities: 1 |
Blida | 8 | 23 June 2000 - Lloyds- The French-language daily 'Le Matin' said four forest guards were among the eight killed in an attack it blamed on Moslem rebels near the province of Blida, 60 km south-west of Algiers on June 17th. | location: Blida, fatalities: 8 |
Lokichoggio | 10 | Cattle raid against Turkana in Locor-Akope, 48 km from Lokichogio. | location: Lokichoggio, fatalities: 10 |
Richmond | 1 | Sifiso Nkabinde, the National Secretary of the UDM is assassinated by unknown persons. | location: Richmond, fatalities: 1 |
Xiriiro | 1 | Local armed men hailing from the Ali Saleban/Omar Ali sub-clan exchanged fire with PMPF forces in Xiriiro area (33km S of Iskushuban) on 30/06. | location: Xiriiro, fatalities: 1 |
Sabon Gari | 5 | On 17 April 2017, Boko Haram-Barnawi faction (coded as ISWAP) attacked a military post near Sabon Gari (Hawul, Borno), killing five soldiers and injuring five others. The soldiers were eventually pushed into retreat, where they reorganized and launched a counter attack which was described as 'largely successful.'. Causalities from the second attack not known. | location: Sabon Gari, fatalities: 5 |
Kadugli | 0 | Government forces attack Dayd (Judayd), as well as Antamali and Kasala on 10/04, but are repusled by SPLA. Casualties not known. | location: Kadugli, fatalities: 0 |
Igawa | 1 | A kamikaze killed and another arrested in Igawa by the army | location: Igawa, fatalities: 1 |
Chilas | 5 | Three suspected militants were killed by security forces at Gayyal village in Tarel Valley near Chillas. 2 soldiers died of wounds sustained during the clash. | location: Chilas, fatalities: 5 |
Usta Muhammad | 3 | Clashes erupted between two tribal groups in Usta Muhammad in Jaffarabad of Balochistan on April 8 over land dispute. 3 men were killed and 2 others were injured. | location: Usta Muhammad, fatalities: 3 |
Hargeysa | 0 | Police arrested a soldier of Somaliland in Ibrahim Koodbuur District of Hargeisa area with a warrant from the Regional Court of Hargeisa. A group of fellow soldiers attempted to release their comrade by force which led to an exchange of fire. No casualties were reported and the soldiers returned to base unsuccessful. A1/Police v SL soldiers/ (0/10)/ (00)/Hargeisa/Somaliland/20100426.1058 | location: Hargeysa, fatalities: 0 |
Gaalkacyo | 3 | Militiamen hailing from Habar-Gedir/Saad sub-clan shot and killed three civilians from Marehan/Wagardhac sub-clan in Saaxo village (70km SW of Galkacyo) on 22/10. Reports indicate that the incident is related to be clan revenge. Tensions reportedly run high in the area. | location: Gaalkacyo, fatalities: 3 |
Makamba | 6 | 6 civilians killed in crossfire between rebels and government. | location: Makamba, fatalities: 6 |
Potiskum | 15 | Fourteen members of Boko Haram and one police officer are shot and killed in a shootout after the sect attempted to rob a bank. Four Boko Haram corpses were recovered by police, while the other ten were carried away by the sect to conceal their identities. | location: Potiskum, fatalities: 15 |
Bujumbura | 7 | Clash occurred in an unspecified area 20 km north of Bujumbura in Bubanza Province, one of the main FNL strongholds. 6 rebels and 1 soldier died. | location: Bujumbura, fatalities: 7 |
Afgooye | 1 | Limited unconfirmed reporting has claimed that al Shabaab have killed a Somalia National Army (SNA) soldier in Afgooye. | location: Afgooye, fatalities: 1 |
Miir-Taqwo | 0 | AS fighters launched a number of mortar attacks against an SNA/AMISOM base in Miir Taqwo village (53km NE of Jowhar town) on 16/11 night. This occurs just a day after the joint AMISOM/SNA forces took over Miir Taqwo from the AS. The number of casualties could not be established. | location: Miir-Taqwo, fatalities: 0 |
Dhobley | 4 | In Dhobley, four combatants have been killed after some fighters loyal to Hisb al-Islams high ranking official Shaykh Ahmad Madobe attacked the town, but met with resistance from Al-Shabab. | location: Dhobley, fatalities: 4 |
Jimbi | 0 | A teenager from Jimbi hill was beaten by Imbonerakure because he has not joined the Imbonerakure. | location: Jimbi, fatalities: 0 |
Bozoum | 1 | A suspected thief was killed by unidentified assailants in the Bozoum area following a robbery. | location: Bozoum, fatalities: 1 |
Mogadishu - Hodan | 0 | 23 May, c. 1200 hrs.: National Security Forces and Somali police clashed at KM 4 junction in Hodan district. A NISA APC forcefully attempted to pass through a police CP. There was an exchange of gunfire which lasted for about 10 minutes. Two civilian bystanders were injured. The road was blocked due to the visit of the Prime Minister at Afrik Hotel at CP 1. | location: Mogadishu - Hodan, fatalities: 0 |
As Sabiri al Gharbi | 1 | In Benghazis Al-Sabri neighbourhood, Haftars forces clashed with the Benghazi Shura Councils fighters who made small advances towards their rivals positions near Al-Salmani area. A soldier later died of his injuries. | location: As Sabiri al Gharbi, fatalities: 1 |
Ad Dukhaylah | 1 | A feud between Christians and Muslims in Alexandria leaves one dead and dozens wounded. Molotov cocktails and automatic weapons were used. | location: Ad Dukhaylah, fatalities: 1 |
Bosaso | 0 | Galgala insurgents reportedly attacked Puntland forces manning the Laag checkpoint about 28km S of Bosasso in the night of 17/03. The attackers fled after a brief exchange of fire. One Puntland soldier was reportedly injured during the fighting. | location: Bosaso, fatalities: 0 |
Blolekin | 3 | At least one died in a land conflict between two unidentified communal groups inhabiting the classified forest of Blolequin. Three were wounded. Xinhua later reported three dead. | location: Blolekin, fatalities: 3 |
Quetta | 3 | Three people, including an inspector of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and a television artist, were shot dead by unidentified assailants near Mekangi Road in Quetta. | location: Quetta, fatalities: 3 |
Maintirano | 1 | Violent clashes between the police and 7 armed Dahalo fighters tok place in Maintirano. The leader of the Dahalo group was killed. | location: Maintirano, fatalities: 1 |
Chapai Nababganj | 0 | An AL activist was severely injured when Jamaat-Shibir activists hurled bombs at AL members in Nawabganj district town's Shibtala area after the AL organised a procession in the area on January 13. | location: Chapai Nababganj, fatalities: 0 |
Dekemehare | 8 | Bomb kills 8 civilians | location: Dekemehare, fatalities: 8 |
Sittia | 0 | Looting | location: Sittia, fatalities: 0 |
Bentiu | 5 | Nuer soldiers killed 4 Dinka civilians and 1 Nuer civilian on the road between Tharjath airport and Bentiu | location: Bentiu, fatalities: 5 |
Kuresoi | 15 | Post election riots - DETAILS NOT SPECIFIED. LOCATION: Kuresoi Constituency, Rift Valley Province (provincial capital = Nakuru). FATALITIS: 15 | location: Kuresoi, fatalities: 15 |
Langtang | 40 | At least forty people were killed when Plateau State police battled bandits over the course of a week in Langtang. | location: Langtang, fatalities: 40 |
Edough | 4 | 13 October 2004 BBC Monitoring - The first accounting from the 'land clean-up' operation which was begun on Friday [8 October] by the forces of the National Peoples Army [ANP] in the wooded Edough massif tells of the elimination of four militants and t | location: Edough, fatalities: 4 |
Maiduguri | 2 | Two suicide bombers detonate themselves in near a hospital in the Molai section of Maiduguri on 01/07, two civilians injured. The attack came at a time when the vice-president was visiting the city. The same hospital was targeted on 27/06. | location: Maiduguri, fatalities: 2 |
Wau | 0 | Fighting in Wau after the Mapel incident whereby internal fighting of the SPLA led to the killing of Nuer soldiers. | location: Wau, fatalities: 0 |
Ngoubo | 4 | Boko Haram fighters crossed from Baga into Ngoubo and started firing indiscriminately, torching 2/3 of the town. Chadian forces returned fire and routed the militants. At least one civilian - the village chief- and one soldier were killed, along with two Boko Haram fighters. | location: Ngoubo, fatalities: 4 |
Bijbehara | 0 | Clashes erupted between youth and security forces in the Goriwan area of Bijbehara with security forces using tear gas to disperse the youth. | location: Bijbehara, fatalities: 0 |
Harare | 0 | Residents of illegally built houses riot and throw stones at government officials during an operation to demolish the structures. A businessman with interests in the area fires his gun to scare away the rioters. | location: Harare, fatalities: 0 |
Bielel | 0 | Displaced residents gathered near Bielel market in protest over government attacks. Government forces attacked the protesters following demonstrations in Kalma camp for the displaced, using tear gas and bullets to disperse market visitors. Some casualties were reported. 8 Kalma camp residents were taken during the market attack. | location: Bielel, fatalities: 0 |
Buurdhuubo | 2 | Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against Somali/ASWJ forces in Buurdhuubo Village (Garbahaarey District) in the evening of 07/04. Al Shabaab fighters started the clash with RPGs before a direct confrontation. ENDF joined the fighting along the Somali/AWJ side. The fighting lasted for an hour after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. One ASWJ fighter was killed and two others injured. Al Shabaab causalities could be established. | location: Buurdhuubo, fatalities: 2 |
Rawalpindi | 1 | Unidentified militants open fired on a police vehicle along Chakri Road in Rawalpindi. Police personnel retaliated. The clash resulted in 1 fatality and 1 injury. | location: Rawalpindi, fatalities: 1 |
Shemboko | 923 | Ethiopian and Eritrean forces battle in border war; both sides make unverifiable claims about casualties. Fatalities coded using commonly referenced number of 70,000 (REUTERS, US Dept of Justice, etc). 70,000 fatalities split across 112 known events. | location: Shemboko, fatalities: 923 |
Akwukwu-Igbo | 5 | Five members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were shot dead by soldiers. It was reported that the soldiers invaded the venue of the meeting of their members. About 20 persons were injured in the invasion. | location: Akwukwu-Igbo, fatalities: 5 |
Bukavu | 0 | University students supported by some locals set up barricades on the national road number 2 to protest the adoption of the bill aimed at modifying the countries electoral law by the National Assembly. Demonstrators clashed with policemen who attempted to reopen the road. Karale police station was demolished by demonstrators. 20 demonstrators and certain policemen who robbed locals properties during the riot were arrested. | location: Bukavu, fatalities: 0 |
Mellit | 48 | Ziyadiyah members of the Border Guards and Central Reserve Police (Abu Tira) attacked Berti villages near Mellit. At least 48 killed. | location: Mellit, fatalities: 48 |
Miido | 50 | More than 100 al Shabaab fighters were killed at the weekend during their attempt to attack Miido town near Kismayu. Multiple sources revealed that more than 250 al Shabaab fighters attacked positions taken by Amisom and Somalia National Army troops in an attempt to dislodge them. | location: Miido, fatalities: 50 |
Quetta | 1 | 1 officer was killed and four others injured in a roadside bomb attack on security personnel's van. | location: Quetta, fatalities: 1 |
Ras Lanuf | 0 | NATO aircraft have blasted an oil terminal in a key eastern city in a nightfall strike, Libyan state television reports. | location: Ras Lanuf, fatalities: 0 |
Karachi - Gadap | 3 | Rangers paramilitary force conducted an intelligence-based operation against militants in the suburbs of Manghopir. As the force entered the area, the TTP militants resorted to indiscriminate firing. In retaliation, three militants were killed. | location: Karachi - Gadap, fatalities: 3 |
Boufarik | 2 | 14 December 1999 BBC Monitoring Service: Middle East- Two citizens were killed and several others injured following a violent militant attack last Tuesday. The attack took place at Sidi Ayed hamlet, 3 km from the town of Boufarik... | location: Boufarik, fatalities: 2 |
Lahore | 0 | On 4 Jan, bomb disposal experts defused an explosive device recovered from a road during a VIP movement in Lahore city (Punjab). A news channel said that the convoy of Interior Minister Chaudhry Niar Ali Khan was scheduled to pass through the route from where the five-kilogram bomb was discovered. | location: Lahore, fatalities: 0 |
Jongwe | 0 | A militant of UPRONA and the chief of Jongwe hill fought due to political quarrels. | location: Jongwe, fatalities: 0 |
Ezza Ohu | 1 | Five gunmen on motorcycles assassinate a chair of local government. | location: Ezza Ohu, fatalities: 1 |
Pietermaritzburg | 4 | Four killed in a communal clash among unnamed tribes. | location: Pietermaritzburg, fatalities: 4 |
Gao | 2 | One of 28 separate events, occurring since January, that killed 43 people, anti-personnel mines planted by MUJAO exploded. | location: Gao, fatalities: 2 |
Turr | 10 | Government forces fought against SLMA-Nur in Kalukidding, the entrance to Tourong-Toara, near Thur in southern Jebel Marrah in mid-January, February, April, late July, and August. Government forces were pushed out of Tourong-Toara by the SLA/AW in late July. Unknown number of people killed in the violence. | location: Turr, fatalities: 10 |
Wana | 8 | One soldier and seven TTP militants were killed in clash in Wana (South Waziristan). | location: Wana, fatalities: 8 |
Cape Town - Khayelitsha | 1 | A man is bludgeoned to death in a suspected vigilante attack. | location: Cape Town - Khayelitsha, fatalities: 1 |
Shibganj | 1 | On Nov 19, a Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot dead along the Indian border at Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj by the Border Security Force (BSF). | location: Shibganj, fatalities: 1 |
Mafa | 20 | Boko Haram attacks Koshebe village in Mafa LGA on 03/07. Causalities not known. 'Scores killed' in the attack. | location: Mafa, fatalities: 20 |
Peshawar | 1 | 1 anti-polio worker was fatally shot and another injured in an attack by gunmen in Peshawar. | location: Peshawar, fatalities: 1 |
Ukunda | 1 | Armed raiders attack British tourists on a bus, causing them to flee. A Kenyan was killed in the attack | location: Ukunda, fatalities: 1 |
Mamozai | 18 | 18 militants were killed and 12 more injured when security forces raided TTP hideouts in Mamozai area of Orakzai Agency with helicopters and jets. | location: Mamozai, fatalities: 18 |
Garbahaarey | 2 | Al Shabaab and local pastoralists clashed in Qoran Gog area (approx. 40kms NE of Garbaharey) in the afternoon of 26/07. The clash was reported to had broken out after al Shabaab forces attempted to confiscate several camels. Two al Shabaab members killed, several others wounded. | location: Garbahaarey, fatalities: 2 |
Algiers | 2 | Aug 9 (AFP) - Islamist insurgents killed two local security guards Sunday in Boukaid, some 300 kilometers (185 miles) southwest of the Algerian capital Algiers, according to local newspapers. | location: Algiers, fatalities: 2 |
Beni K'Sila | 0 | AQIM reports that violent clashes have been taking place since Tuesday [27 March] between AQIM and the Algerian army in the area of Beni Ksila | location: Beni K'Sila, fatalities: 0 |
Sarail | 0 | On Dec 2, at least 30 people, including women, were injured in a clash between two groups over land dispute at Panishwar village in Sarail upazila. Both groups attacked each other with lethal weapons. | location: Sarail, fatalities: 0 |
Machi Khel | 4 | 4 TTP fighters were killed when US drones fired a missile at a vehicle in Machi Khel village in Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan on 27th of December. | location: Machi Khel, fatalities: 4 |
Habila | 2 | Armed Arab herders killed 2 people from Nuba tribes in Habila locality | location: Habila, fatalities: 2 |
Mamozai | 5 | Approximately 5 TTP militants were killed by the military forces of Pakistan by jet fighter planes. | location: Mamozai, fatalities: 5 |
Ismailia | 51 | Protesters again renew clashes with security forces. Death toll reaches 51. | location: Ismailia, fatalities: 51 |
Mogadishu - Dharkenley | 1 | 10th December, AM, Dharkenley, Mogadishu: Local man shot and killed by SNA soldier. Motive not known. | location: Mogadishu - Dharkenley, fatalities: 1 |
Maridi | 2 | Unidentified gunmen shot dead two pastoralists on the Maridi-Mvolo road while they were taking their cattle to Maridi State. Date unclear - report dated 8 August. | location: Maridi, fatalities: 2 |
Mogadishu - Bondhere | 6 | At least six people have been killed and more than twenty three others have been injured after a fierce fighting between insurgent groups and government solders started around the Somali presidential palace in Wardhigley. | location: Mogadishu - Bondhere, fatalities: 6 |
Shyamnagar | 1 | One person was killed when two rival groups in Bongshipur village attacked each other with lethal weapons after a dispute over fishing in the Jamuna canal in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district on August 30. | location: Shyamnagar, fatalities: 1 |
Kibumba | 0 | No official confirmation of the exchange of territory; 20,000 people forced from the IDP camp and mpving toards Goma. | location: Kibumba, fatalities: 0 |
Jebel Mghila | 1 | Armed Islamist hiding in the heights of Kasserine intercepted two shepherds on Mount Meghila and cut off the head of one and handed it to the other to return to his family. The shepherds had allegedly came close to the hideouts of the armed group in Jebel Mghila. | location: Jebel Mghila, fatalities: 1 |
Narayanpur | 7 | Seven naxals were killed in an encounter with police forces in the forests Pushpal village, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh. A large stash of weapons and ammunition was also discovered. | location: Narayanpur, fatalities: 7 |
Xaar-Xaar | 0 | Fighting between unknown militia and AS had been reported from Har Har on Sunday. Kenya Army and Police closed the border in response. | location: Xaar-Xaar, fatalities: 0 |
Sopore | 0 | Several persons, including a cop, sustained injuries after locals in the Dooru area of Sopore resorted to heavy stone-pelting shortly after the examination of Class 12 was over. | location: Sopore, fatalities: 0 |
Muyinga | 3 | Armed men on Sunday night killed three in Muyinga. | location: Muyinga, fatalities: 3 |
Baidoa | 5 | five civilians one police officer killed, many wounded in suicide vehicle-born IED by militant islamists | location: Baidoa, fatalities: 5 |
Rukoko | 15 | FNL training centre was destroyed by the military, 15 rebels killed. | location: Rukoko, fatalities: 15 |
Thabazimbi | 0 | On 27 April 2015, shops owned by Pakistani nationals were looted in Thabazimbi (Limpopo). No reason was reported. [size=no report] | location: Thabazimbi, fatalities: 0 |
Dharmanagar | 0 | BJP supporters demonstrated at the Radhapur police station in Dharmanagar, demanding action against cadres of the CPI(M) following a clash. The police eventually dispersed them peacefully. | location: Dharmanagar, fatalities: 0 |
Angovia | 2 | A land dispute between two groups of villagers escalated into a violent confrontation that left at least two dead and several seriously injured on Friday in Angovia. The two groups clashed with machetes and guns. Several houses in the village were burned and destroyed. | location: Angovia, fatalities: 2 |
Bannu | 1 | A polio team supervisor was shot dead by armed men in Bannu district area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They fired on the polio team in Bannu Kuram Gahri as they were administering vaccines to children. | location: Bannu, fatalities: 1 |
Otwal | 9 | LRA rebel attack - 9 civilians were killed (possibly 2 more/ inconsistent reporting), several huts were set ablaze | location: Otwal, fatalities: 9 |
Fiche | 1 | Security forces allegedly shot and killed a protester in Fiche between 17 December and 2 February 2016. | location: Fiche, fatalities: 1 |
Al Arish | 1 | Two civilians were abducted and killed in North Sinai cities of Rafah and Arish. | location: Al Arish, fatalities: 1 |
Kajo-Keji | 4 | LRA attacks villages in S. Sudan, killing 4 and abducting several. | location: Kajo-Keji, fatalities: 4 |
Nyala | 0 | 3 women and a man were assaulted by Janjaweed on camels. One of the women managed to escape, while the man was severely beaten, and the two women were raped. | location: Nyala, fatalities: 0 |
Bulo Gudud | 4 | African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces backed by Somalia National Army on Friday killed four Al-Shabaab militants during a security operation in Bula-gudud area in southern Somalia. | location: Bulo Gudud, fatalities: 4 |