The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.
ID | Month | Day | Year Sort descending | ISO | Country | UN | INGO | ICRC | NRCS and IFRC | NNGO | Other | Nationals killed | Nationals wounded | Nationals kidnapped | Total national staff | Internationals killed | Internationals wounded | Internationals kidnapped | Total international staff | Total victims | Gender Male | Gender Female | Gender Unknown | Means of attack | Attack context | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Motive | Actor type | Actor name | Details | Verified | Source |
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274 | 2003 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.4772871 | 34.3215106 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Two RC national staff wounded by Israeli fire in Gaza. | Archived | Archived | ||
275 | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC international staff wounded. | Archived | Archived | ||||||
213 | Jan | 2003 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -3.2850762 | 28.18012996 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 5 RC national staff wounded when car was fired upon near Uvira. | Archived | Archived | |
214 | Jan | 2003 | Kashmir | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 34.3752779 | 73.4730602 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed. | Archived | Archived | ||
217 | Feb | 2003 | Chechnya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 43.4 | 45.716667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff kidnapped, fate unknown (presumed killed). | Archived | Archived | ||
218 | Feb | 2003 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 1.5333554 | 32.2166578 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded by glass when vehicle stopped, driver robbed, and gunmen fired at car while driving off. | Archived | Archived | |
215 | Feb | 2003 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Project site | 31.41667 | 34.33333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed in Younis Refugee Camp. | Archived | Archived | |
216 | Feb | 11 | 2003 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1.4419683 | 38.4313975 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO 1nternational staff killed, Feb 11. | Archived | Archived |
219 | Mar | 2003 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | -0.358216 | 42.545087 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed in ambush in Kismayo. | Archived | Archived | |
222 | Mar | 2003 | CI | Cote D'Ivoire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 7.9897371 | -5.5679458 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 5 RC national staff killed. | Archived | Archived | |
223 | Mar | 9 | 2003 | LR | Liberia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 5.7499721 | -9.3658524 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff and 1 international killed on road, March 9. | Archived | Archived |
220 | Mar | 10 | 2003 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff beaten with rifle butt and kicked when the agency's and an INGO's vehicles ambushed in Darfur, March 10. | Archived | Archived |
224 | Mar | 13 | 2003 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 1.66607 | 27.00836 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff member kidnapped in Badiya, Ituri, along with 3 civilians on March 13 and released 4 days later. | Archived | Archived |
221 | Mar | 27 | 2003 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC international (Swiss and El Salvador) staff shot and killed in ambush north of Kandahar City, March 27. | Archived | Archived |
226 | Apr | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (Malaysian) staff wounded and 1 national killed in ambush. | Archived | Archived | |
227 | Apr | 2003 | LR | Liberia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 5.7499721 | -9.3658524 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international and 1 national staff abducted and released, one on the first day and one after several days. | Archived | Archived | |
225 | Apr | 8 | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 33.3024248 | 44.3787992 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC international staff killed during crossfire in Baghdad on April 8. | Archived | Archived |
228 | Apr | 20 | 2003 | ZA | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -25.74486 | 28.18783 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded when vehicle carjacked in Pretoria, 20 April. Victim escaped under fire. | Archived | Archived |
230 | May | 2003 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Ambush | Road | 7.2653861 | 30.05489 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed by rocket grenade aimed at car. | Archived | Archived | |
232 | May | 2003 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 8.3676771 | 49.083416 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot in leg when the office/house attacked in dispute over the compound. | Archived | Archived | |
233 | May | 2003 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 1.5333554 | 32.2166578 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed when armed group ambushed and fired on the vehicle carrying the victim and others which was reportedly returning from a peace mission to reconcile the cattle rustling pastoralist comm | Archived | Archived | |
231 | May | 3 | 2003 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 34.3707276 | 68.3288601 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed in Wardak, May 3. | Yes | Focal Point |
229 | May | 11 | 2003 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | -2.9814344 | 23.8222636 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 RC national staff killed May 11. | Archived | Archived |
235 | Jun | 2003 | Chechnya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 43.4 | 45.716667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot and killed. | Archived | Archived | ||
234 | Jun | 6 | 2003 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | -2.9814344 | 23.8222636 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed by gunshot, June 6. | Archived | Archived |
237 | Jul | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC international staff killed and 1 national staff wounded in ambush. | Archived | Archived | |
238 | Jul | 2003 | BI | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -4.1347916 | 29.8046322 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff kidnapped in Makamb, later released. | Archived | Archived | |
239 | Jul | 2003 | BI | Burundi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -4.1347916 | 29.8046322 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff kidnapped in Makamba and later released. | Archived | Archived | |
240 | Jul | 2003 | LR | Liberia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Unknown | Unknown | 5.7499721 | -9.3658524 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed by mortar fire. | Archived | Archived | |
242 | Jul | 2003 | SN | Senegal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 14.6930042 | -17.447026 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff physically assaulted in robbery by men with machetes outside restaurant in Dakar. | Archived | Archived | |
243 | Jul | 2003 | Chechnya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 43.4 | 45.716667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot dead in home by unknown assailants dressed in civilian clothes. Interviewees made reference to reports that three men had called for victim's brother at their home and victim went out to speak to them. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
236 | Jul | 15 | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed and 1 national staff member wounded when convoy attacked, July 15. | Archived | Archived |
241 | Jul | 22 | 2003 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 32.607111 | 62.671011 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed in Farah, Afghanistan, July 22. | Archived | Archived |
246 | Aug | 2003 | Chechnya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Home | 43.3976147 | 45.6985005 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC national staff abducted from their home, has never been found (presumed killed). | Archived | Archived | ||
248 | Aug | 2003 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff wounded in vehicle ambush. | Archived | Archived | |
250 | Aug | 7 | 2003 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 31.341322 | 63.993456 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed in ambush in Helmand, Aug 7. | Archived | Archived |
251 | Aug | 7 | 2003 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | -3.2850762 | 28.18012996 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed in South Kivu, Aug 7. | Archived | Archived |
249 | Aug | 10 | 2003 | ER | Eritrea | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 15.9500319 | 37.9999668 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff killed and 1 national wounded in ambush when assailants opened fire on the vehicle near Adobha, Aug 10. | Archived | Archived |
247 | Aug | 13 | 2003 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 33.5448968 | 68.4132108 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 RC national staff killed, 4 national staff wounded when ambushed in Ghazni, Aug 13. | Archived | Archived |
244 | Aug | 19 | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Office/compound | 33.3024248 | 44.3787992 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 19 UN (11 internationals, 8 nationals) staff killed and 1 NGO staff killed in Canal Hotel bombing. | Archived | Archived |
245 | Aug | 27 | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 36.22675 | 44.76106 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff wounded by small arms fire in Erbil, Aug 27. | Archived | Archived |
252 | Sep | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Body-borne IED | Unknown | Office/compound | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff killed by suicide bomber. | Archived | Archived | |
255 | Sep | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 36.3466059 | 43.127008 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (British) staff killed and 1 national staff wounded in ambush in Mosul. | Archived | Archived | |
256 | Sep | 2003 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Unknown | 31.341322 | 63.993456 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff ambushed and shot dead in Helmand, Sept 24. | Archived | Archived | |
257 | Sep | 2003 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.3676771 | 49.083416 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Kenyan) staff shot and killed while driving in revenge attack stemming from cattle rustling. | Archived | Archived | |
258 | Sep | 2003 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff robbed and beaten by armed group at home. | Archived | Archived | |
254 | Sep | 8 | 2003 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 33.5448968 | 68.4132108 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Four INGO national staff killed and 1 national staff wounded when ambushed in Moqor district of Ghazni province on September 8th. The Taliban reportedly orchestrated the attack. | Archived | Archived |
253 | Sep | 21 | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 36.335 | 43.11889 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed in convoy attacked Sept 21 (non-UN vehicles with UN shipment) on road between Erbil and Mosul. | Archived | Archived |
260 | Oct | 2003 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 8.3676771 | 49.083416 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (British) staff shot dead in their home. | Archived | Archived | |
261 | Oct | 2003 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 8.3676771 | 49.083416 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Italian) staff killed when shot at workplace. | Archived | Archived | |
263 | Oct | 2003 | LR | Liberia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Unknown | 5.7499721 | -9.3658524 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) | 1 INGO national staff robbed and assaulted by passing LURD patrol. | Archived | Archived | |
264 | Oct | 3 | 2003 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 12 | 30.75 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 8 INGO national staff killed, 2 national staff wounded when their vehicle hit a mine on the road from Kauda to Karkar, Oct 3. | Archived | Archived |
259 | Oct | 27 | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle-born IED | Unknown | Office/compound | 33.3024248 | 44.3787992 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 2 ICRC national staff killed when ICRC office bombed in Baghdad (10 civilians also killed but not counted here). | Archived | Archived |
262 | Oct | 28 | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Other Explosives | Individual attack | Office/compound | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff injured by explosive in office, Oct 28. Victim's son also injured. | Archived | Archived |
265 | Nov | 2003 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.5448968 | 68.4132108 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff wounded and 1 international staff shot and killed in car in Ghazni. | Archived | Archived | |
269 | Nov | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 30.9986864 | 45.9982036 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 10 NGO national staff injured by glass when NGO office in Nassriyah damaged in explosion aimed at Italian base. | Archived | Archived | |
267 | Nov | 4 | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 33.3024248 | 44.3787992 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff injured by landmine en route to airport in Baghdad, Nov 4. | Archived | Archived |
266 | Nov | 7 | 2003 | BI | Burundi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | -3.3634357 | 29.8870575 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff shot and killed in his home, Nov 7. | Archived | Archived |
268 | Nov | 9 | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 30.1125 | 47.71773 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff wounded when vehicle fired on between Basra and Safwan, Nov 9. | Archived | Archived |
270 | Nov | 20 | 2003 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 12.7503486 | 122.7312101 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 1 INGO national staff wounded when caught in cross fire between police and robbery suspects, Nov 20. Husband also wounded. | Archived | Archived |
273 | Dec | 4 | 2003 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff wounded when shot three times at their residence, Dec 4. | Archived | Archived |
271 | Dec | 18 | 2003 | AO | Angola | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | -11.8775768 | 17.5691241 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 6 INGO national staff killed and 1 national staff wounded by landmine, Dec 18. | Archived | Archived |
272 | Dec | 27 | 2003 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 0.44701 | 42.69699 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed and 1 national staff kidnapped and escaped when they were caught up in armed attack/robbery of Somali organization AFREC in Marere, Dec 27. | Archived | Archived |
341 | 2004 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | -1.6665893 | 29.2256875 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC international shot and wounded when attacked at home in Goma. | Archived | Archived | ||
276 | Jan | 2004 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -0.358056 | 42.545278 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN international staff abducted North of Kismayo on the way to Jamaame in Lower Juba Region; released after 9 days. | Archived | Archived | |
277 | Jan | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 30.4952367 | 47.8090981 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff wounded when vehicle hit by roadside bomb in Basra. | Archived | Archived | |
278 | Jan | 2004 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 1.4419683 | 38.4313975 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff wounded and local NGO national staff wounded in vehicle carjacking and robbery. | Archived | Archived | |
281 | Feb | 2004 | CO | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 2.8930783 | -73.7845072 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff shot and killed. | Archived | Archived | |
282 | Feb | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 33.3024248 | 44.3787992 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff shot and wounded outside Baghdad compound after speaking to a man for an hour. | Archived | Archived | |
283 | Feb | 9 | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 30.1125 | 47.71773 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff shot and wounded when vehicle ambushed in attempted hijacking between Basrah and Safwan, Feb 9. | Archived | Archived |
279 | Feb | 14 | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 32.607111 | 62.671011 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 NGO national staff killed in Farah ambush, Feb 14. | Archived | Archived |
280 | Feb | 25 | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 5 NGO national staff killed in ambush northeast of Kabul, Feb 25. | Archived | Archived |
286 | Mar | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Unknown | Office/compound | 32.597902 | 44.016482 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed in bombing in Karbala office. | Archived | Archived | |
284 | Mar | 7 | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One Red Crescent national staff member was shot dead in an ambush approximately 3 kilometers from Qalat, March 7. The Taliban has been suspected in this incident. | Archived | Archived |
288 | Mar | 21 | 2004 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.560335 | 44.069722 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Al-Ittihad al-Islami | Two INGO (1 Kenyan national, 1 national) staff killed and 1 international (German) staff wounded in ambush in Somaliland at a roadblock outside the capital Hargeisa. Reportedly, members of Al-Ittihad al-Islami opened fire on the team. | Archived | Archived |
290 | Apr | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff killed in armed raid on office. | Archived | Archived | |
294 | Apr | 2004 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 2.25 | 41.16667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff seriously wounded when vehicle ambushed by clan militia near Belet-Hawa. Appeared to be revenge for theft by a rival clan. | Archived | Archived | |
295 | Apr | 2004 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 0.07222 | 42.75056 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff member kidnapped by Marehan from Kismayo in Jamaame. The staff member was taken to Kismayo. Motive appeared to be contractual. | Archived | Archived | |
291 | Apr | 8 | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One donor agency international (Syrian-Canadian) staff and one INGO international (Israeli) staff were kidnapped in Najaf. The first was released on April 16, 2004. | Yes | Archived |
292 | Apr | 8 | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.42056 | 43.30778 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (Japanese) staff kidnapped on road near Ramadi by Saraya al Mujahideen, April 8. | Archived | Archived |
289 | Apr | 10 | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 36.3466059 | 43.127008 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 RC national staff assassinated in Mosul, April 10 (wife also killed). | Archived | Archived |
293 | Apr | 14 | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.35581 | 43.78612 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO international staff kidnapped near Fallujah on April 14; released next day. | Archived | Archived |
3851 | Apr | 20 | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.315278 | 44.366111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two international INGO aid workers were kidnapped by a small group of armed men in Baghdad. The pair were released on April 22, 2004. | Yes | Media |
298 | May | 2004 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Unknown | -2.9814344 | 23.8222636 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international staff wounded (1 raped, 1 shot) in armed attack by unidentified soldiers. | Archived | Archived | |
299 | May | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 31.05799 | 46.25726 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded when vehicle fired upon while on road to Nasiriyah. | Archived | Archived | |
296 | May | 18 | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 36.7581256 | 66.8980826 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff murdered in Balkh, May 18. | Yes | Focal Point |
297 | May | 23 | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 36 | 67.666667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff killed, 1 national staff injured when vehicle hit landmine in Samangan, May 23. | Archived | Archived |
300 | Jun | 2004 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Public location | 3.116667 | 43.65 | Economic | Staff member | Contractor | One UN national staff abducted outside mosque in Baidoa, released next day. The motive appeared to be a project-related dispute involving a disgruntled contractor. | Archived | Archived | |
303 | Jun | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Unknown | Office/compound | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff injured by bomb outside gate. | Archived | Archived | |
306 | Jun | 2004 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.6000359 | 7.9999721 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO national staff suffered minor injuries when they were ambushed, robbed and carjacked (in trunk) then abandoned. | Archived | Archived | |
309 | Jun | 2004 | Chechnya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 42.9920711 | 44.2636348 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff kidnapped in Ossetiaand and held for 6 months. | Archived | Archived | ||
302 | Jun | 2 | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 35 | 63.75 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO international and 2 national staff killed when vehicle ambushed in Badghis, June 2. The organization said it was suspending all activity across the country. | Archived | Archived |
308 | Jun | 16 | 2004 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 29.30349 | 70.89848 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff seriously injured when five unidentified armed men opened fire on their vehicle near Maryan, June 16. | Archived | Archived |
305 | Jun | 18 | 2004 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | -4.4269024 | 26.6661699 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Congolese National Police | 1 INGO national staff detained and severely beaten by a police commander in Kasongo, June 18. | Archived | Archived |
307 | Jun | 19 | 2004 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 2.75 | 32.9 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | 2 INGO national staff killed when food convoy to South Sudan ambushed by LRA about 15 km north of Kitgum town, June 19. | Archived | Archived |
301 | Jun | 22 | 2004 | Chechnya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 43.25 | 45.83333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and killed in Nazran, June 22. | Archived | Archived | |
304 | Jun | 24 | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff killed, 1 national staff wounded in NGO office attack, June 24. | Archived | Archived |
311 | Jul | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff stabbed and wounded in robbery, later received death threats from perpetrator. | Archived | Archived | |
310 | Jul | 30 | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 32.0010227 | 44.3299926 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Jaysh al-Mahdi | 4 NGO national staff tortured and killed by army of Al Mahdi in Najaf, July 30. | Archived | Archived |
312 | Aug | 2004 | SD | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 UN national staff and 5 national RC staff kidnapped. | Archived | Archived | |
315 | Aug | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 33.5487421 | 69.4346945 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff shot and killed in Paktia. | Archived | Archived | |
317 | Aug | 2004 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot and wounded. | Archived | Archived | |
316 | Aug | 12 | 2004 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Project site | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Janjaweed | 1 INGO national staff killed and 1 national staff wounded in attack on IDPs in Kalma camp, Aug 12. Victim killed was alleged by the IDPs to be a major leader of Janjaweed. | Archived | Archived |
313 | Aug | 26 | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 32.0010227 | 44.3299926 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and killed in Najaf, Aug 26. | Yes | Official Report |
314 | Aug | 30 | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 31.9892 | 44.3291 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 RC national staff wounded when convoy attacked on road from Baghdad to Najaf, Aug 30. | Archived | Archived |
320 | Sep | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Unknown | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 10 INGO national staff (of two different organizations) beaten and stoned by mob after false rumors spread regarding their activities. | Archived | Archived | |
321 | Sep | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Public location | 36.3466059 | 43.127008 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot and killed in Mosul cafe. | Archived | Archived | |
318 | Sep | 7 | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 33.3024248 | 44.3787992 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO international (Italian) staff and two national staff were kidnapped from their office. All four were released three weeks later, on 28 September 2004. | Yes | Media |
322 | Sep | 14 | 2004 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 19.1399952 | -72.3570972 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot and wounded when victim happened upon an armed robbery of a bus, Sept 14. | Archived | Archived |
323 | Oct | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff wounded when hit in shootout. | Archived | Archived | |
326 | Oct | 2004 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 13.5 | 23.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff, 1 national staff killed and 1 national staff injured by landmine between Muzbat and Um Baru in Darfur. | Archived | Archived | |
324 | Oct | 3 | 2004 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 1.658501 | 29.220455 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and killed in Goma, Oct 3. | Yes | Official Report |
325 | Oct | 10 | 2004 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 31.649741 | 35.162072 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed in explosion. | Yes | Official Report |
327 | Oct | 19 | 2004 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Unknown | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO international staff was kidnapped in Baghdad and killed on the 8 of November 2004. | Yes | Archived |
328 | Nov | 2004 | CI | Cote D'Ivoire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 7.9897371 | -5.5679458 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO international staff killed along with nine French soldiers in an attack by Cote D | Archived | Archived | |
329 | Nov | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Raid | Office/compound | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO national staff killed by rocket propelled grenade attack on compound, Nov 28. | Archived | Archived | |
330 | Nov | 2004 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Unknown | 1.55941 | 30.25224 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff shot and wounded when four colleagues attacked by unidentified gunmen south of Bunia, Nov 15. | Archived | Archived | |
331 | Nov | 2004 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 16 | 30 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot in foot during fighting in Kalma camp, Nov 14. | Yes | Focal Point | |
332 | Nov | 2004 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff detained and beaten by police, who took away his INGO ID and materials. | Yes | Focal Point | |
333 | Dec | 2004 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 31.649741 | 35.162072 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff stabbed to death. | Yes | Official Report | |
336 | Dec | 2004 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot and killed in attack on Labado center. | Yes | Archived | |
339 | Dec | 2004 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 3.236667 | 33.093056 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot and wounded in Kitgum national bar. | Archived | Archived | |
340 | Dec | 2004 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded when police fired on a wedding celebration in the camp. | Archived | Archived | |
334 | Dec | 5 | 2004 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Japanese) staff killed in Kabul, Dec 5. | Archived | Archived |
335 | Dec | 12 | 2004 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff shot and killed during an attack on a convoy of humanitarian vehicles in South Darfur, Dec 12. | Archived | Archived |
337 | Dec | 16 | 2004 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16 | 30 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO national staff kidnapped at gunpoint in rebel-held Labado, South Darfur, Dec 16. | Archived | Archived |
338 | Dec | 18 | 2004 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 1.4419683 | 38.4313975 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed in ambush by bandits in North Korea, Dec 18. | Archived | Archived |
342 | Jan | 2005 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 8.3676771 | 49.083416 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN contracted driver killed in convoy ambush. | Archived | Archived | |
343 | Jan | 2005 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | -1.256975 | 36.803277 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and killed in Nairobi. | Yes | Official Report | |
347 | Jan | 2005 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 8.3676771 | 49.083416 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff attacked in home by 3 armed men. This appears to be an assassination attempt. Previous similar attacks have been attributed to extremist groups. | Archived | Archived | |
348 | Jan | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff tied up and wounded in armed robbery of INGO office/house by armed gang. | Archived | Archived | |
345 | Jan | 6 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 staff contracted by the UN was killed when unidentified gunman attacked an empty, 6-vehicle convoy contracted by UN returning from Mornei to Geneina in West Darfur, Jan 6. | Archived | Archived |
344 | Jan | 10 | 2005 | ZW | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -17.8317726 | 31.0456859 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN international (Anglo-Swiss) staff stabbed in roadside assault in Harare, Jan 10. | Archived | Archived |
346 | Jan | 13 | 2005 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC national staff kidnapped, Jan 13; later found dead. | Archived | Archived |
349 | Jan | 21 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed when a large group of armed tribesman attacked Seleia in West Darfur, Jan 21. A violent confrontation ensued in which civilians were killed, including the guard. | Archived | Archived |
351 | Feb | 2005 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Public location | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff died at bus station when car bomb exploded. | Archived | Archived | |
677 | Feb | 21 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Project site | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 7 INGO national staff and three vehicles abducted during a food distribution. The incident lasted slightly more than 24 hours. Head of INGO office managed to negotiate their release with no injuries or ransom. | Archived | Archived |
350 | Feb | 23 | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 31.341322 | 63.993456 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff murdered in Helmand, Feb 23. | Yes | Focal Point |
352 | Mar | 2005 | SO | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 11.28421 | 49.18158 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff wounded when they were attacked in Bossaso town, Bari region, by some anti-vaccination individuals. | Archived | Archived | |
355 | Mar | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 IFI international staff seconded to Afghan govt ambushed and killed in Kabul. | Archived | Archived | |
353 | Mar | 8 | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 32.607111 | 62.671011 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff killed in attack in Farah, March 8. | Yes | Focal Point |
354 | Mar | 10 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff beaten when vehicle ambushed and robbed, March 10. | Archived | Archived |
356 | Mar | 22 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16 | 30 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 donor agency international staff shot and seriously wounded when convoy attacked in South Darfur, May 22. First such incident for this organization's personnel. | Archived | Archived |
357 | Apr | 2005 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO staffers - international director and national director - both killed by suicide car bomber apparently targeting US military convoy. | Archived | Archived | |
361 | Apr | 2005 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Other Explosives | Raid | Project site | 8.3676771 | 49.083416 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff received minor wounds when unidentified assailant threw grenade into the organisation's hospital. | Archived | Archived | |
363 | Apr | 2005 | Chechnya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 43.3976147 | 45.6985005 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff arrested and presumed killed during an FSB raid on the building victim was in. Several FSB officers were killed during the raid. It was then claimed that victim resisted arrest. | Archived | Archived | ||
362 | Apr | 13 | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 35.75 | 69 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed in Baghlan, April 13. | Yes | Official Report |
358 | Apr | 14 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff seriously assaulted and injured during NFI distribution in Krenik, West Darfur, April 14. Possibly linked to the agency | Archived | Archived |
359 | Apr | 15 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 13.5 | 23.5 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot and killed in Golo, in the Jebel Marra region of West Darfur, April 15. Likely a personal issue, unrelated to work of INGO. | Archived | Archived |
360 | Apr | 18 | 2005 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 8.3676771 | 49.083416 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staffer killed, 1 international staff and 1 national staff wounded in armed attack, April 18. | Archived | Archived |
367 | May | 2005 | NP | Nepal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 28 | 84 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Maoist rebel group (name unknown) | 1 UN national staff and 1 NGO national staff beaten by Maoist rebels. | Yes | Focal Point | |
369 | May | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 35.75 | 69 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed by hanging in an incident involving three Afghan women who were found hanged in Baghlan as warning to female aid workers (one of the others was a national civil servant; one was unidentified). | Archived | Archived | |
370 | May | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Italian) staff kidnapped in Kabul, later released. | Archived | Archived | |
371 | May | 2005 | MW | Malawi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | Mob violence | Office/compound | -13.2687204 | 33.9301963 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 3 INGO national staff injured when protestors, angry over US deportation of terror suspects stormed compound. | Archived | Archived | |
368 | May | 1 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.45099 | 36.39998 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 RC national staff killed, 1 national staff wounded and 1 national staff kidnapped when their vehicle was attacked near the eastern town of Kassala, May 1. | Archived | Archived |
364 | May | 10 | 2005 | TD | Chad | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 15 | 19 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 5 UN national staff and 2 NGO national staff injured when they were beaten with sticks during protest at refugee camp, May 10. | Archived | Archived |
365 | May | 12 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16 | 30 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 locally contracted truck driver for the UN was ambushed and shot dead in South Darfur, May 12. | Archived | Archived |
372 | Jun | 2005 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 19.1399952 | -72.3570972 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 RC national staff found shot and killed after being kidnapped. | Archived | Archived | |
376 | Jun | 2005 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 1.5333554 | 32.2166578 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff wounded in ambush by LRA. | Archived | Archived | |
378 | Jun | 2005 | ID | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -3.3596317 | 135.5049831 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff beaten and attempted stabbing in Nabire, likely stemming from dissatisfaction with INGO project. | Archived | Archived | |
380 | Jun | 2005 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 2.13410995 | 29.05000311 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (French) staff and 1 national staff kidnapped in Ituri; released 10 days later. | Archived | Archived | |
373 | Jun | 1 | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 31.39686 | 67.08582 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | 2 1NGO national staff killed and 5 national staff injured from the by insurgent bomb attack on bridge on the Kandahar-Herat highway, June 1. | Archived | Archived |
374 | Jun | 4 | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 32.627761 | 65.901625 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed in Uruzgan, June 4. | Yes | Official Report |
375 | Jun | 7 | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff shot and killed by unknown assailants in Ghazni, June 7. According to report, killing was to set an example and deter others from working with NGOs. | Yes | Focal Point |
377 | Jun | 14 | 2005 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -2.9814344 | 23.8222636 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff kidnapped with vehicle, June 1; released the next day. | Archived | Archived |
379 | Jun | 23 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff shot and wounded by group who invaded victim's house, June 23. Motive was ethnic rivalry (victim's wife is an Arab). | Archived | Archived |
381 | Jul | 2005 | ID | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -6.21195 | 106.845056 | Political | Host state | Indonesian National Armed Forces | 1 INGO national staff stopped and beaten by TNI - angry victim had not delivered to army camp. | Archived | Archived | |
382 | Jul | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff assaulted during armed robbery at victim's house. | Archived | Archived | |
383 | Jul | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Unknown | Mob violence | Project site | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Political | Aid recipient | Unknown | 15 INGO national staff injured during camp riots targeting intl organizations participating in the first day of the WFP food registration program. | Archived | Archived | |
384 | Jul | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Project site | 16 | 26 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO nationals staff abducted in Zamzam camp in North Darfur, July 11; later released, July 15. | Archived | Archived | |
387 | Jul | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff kidnapped in July 2005; found dead on Dec 4. They were working on a health project. | Archived | Archived | |
386 | Jul | 15 | 2005 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 1.4419683 | 38.4313975 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and killed, July 15. | Yes | Official Report |
385 | Jul | 23 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 13.56907 | 33.56718 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staffkilled when two trucks of an were ambushed and looted 10 km north of Sania Fandu, July 23. | Archived | Archived |
388 | Aug | 2005 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Mob violence | Unknown | 8.3676771 | 49.083416 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Youths | 1 UN national staff killed by local gang allegedly of youths from the Gambol Secondary School. The incident caused the relocation of both national and international staff of UN agency from Garowe to Gardo. | Yes | Focal Point | |
389 | Aug | 2005 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Unknown | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed and 1 national staff wounded in attack by armed group. | Archived | Archived | |
391 | Sep | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 15 INGO national staff and 2 international staff when convoy of seven vehicles stopped when travelling from Beida to Geneina in West Darfur. | Archived | Archived | |
392 | Sep | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 NGO national staff hijacked and kidnapped by armed men. | Archived | Archived | |
393 | Sep | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 34.9897121 | 68.8733495 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff wounded and 1 national staff killed when ambushed on motorbike in Parwan. | Archived | Archived | |
390 | Sep | 9 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff severely assaulted when two commercial trucks contracted by the UN were ambushed and looted at Amar Gadeed village, north of Manawashi, Sept 9. | Yes | Focal Point |
396 | Oct | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.5 | 23.5 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot in his left hand and 80 bags of sugar was looted when truck travelling from El Obein to Nyala was attacked by 15 armed men on camel, Oct 19. | Archived | Archived | |
397 | Oct | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 31.61332 | 65.71013 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 5 NGO national staff killed and 3 national staff wounded when shot by Taliban insurgents while driving towards Kandahar. | Archived | Archived | |
404 | Oct | 2005 | GY | Guyana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 5 | -59 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff assaulted during armed robbery on home by armed group. | Archived | Archived | |
496 | Oct | 1 | 2005 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 31.649741 | 35.162072 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed by gunshot wounds in the West Bank, Oct 1. | Yes | Official Report |
394 | Oct | 3 | 2005 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 8.3676771 | 49.083416 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot dead outside residence in by masked men, Oct 3. Unknown motive. | Archived | Archived |
398 | Oct | 20 | 2005 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 35.9261784 | 64.6237758 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 1 NGO national staff killed and 3 national staff wounded in Faryab by suspected Taliban guerrillas, Oct 20. | Archived | Archived |
399 | Oct | 25 | 2005 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 1.5333554 | 32.2166578 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | 2 INGO national staff wounded in ambush by LRA rebels, Oct 25. | Archived | Archived |
400 | Oct | 26 | 2005 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 1.5333554 | 32.2166578 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | 2 INGO national staff killed, 2 national staff wounded (victims from two INGOs) in ambushes by LRA rebels, Oct 26. | Archived | Archived |
401 | Oct | 26 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff assaulted and wounded by military men outside victim's residence, Oct 26. | Archived | Archived |
402 | Oct | 28 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff and 6 INGO national staff beaten when convoy ambushed in Darfur, Oct 28. | Archived | Archived |
403 | Oct | 31 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO international (Iraqi) staff and 1 national staff killed from demining group in another LRA ambush, Oct 31. | Archived | Archived |
406 | Nov | 2005 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 7.2653861 | 30.05489 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | 1 INGO international (British) staff and 1 national staff killed when ambushed by LRA. | Archived | Archived | |
407 | Nov | 2005 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (German) staff and 1 national staff kidnapped | Archived | Archived | |
405 | Nov | 16 | 2005 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 9.52749 | 45.537472 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed when vehicle hit landmine southwest of Burao, Nov 16. | Archived | Archived |
409 | Dec | 2005 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -2.9814344 | 23.8222636 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff held hostage in protest of demobilized soldiers not being paid. | Archived | Archived | |
410 | Dec | 2005 | MG | Madagascar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | -18.9100122 | 47.5255809 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed by stab wounds in Antananarivo. | Archived | Archived | |
413 | Dec | 2005 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -2.9814344 | 23.8222636 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Congolese National Police | 2 ICRC national staff beat up when vehicle ambushed by military police who also stole vehicle. | Archived | Archived | |
415 | Dec | 2005 | CO | Colombia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 2.8930783 | -73.7845072 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia | 2 INGO national staff detained and held by FARC overnight. | Archived | Archived | |
408 | Dec | 1 | 2005 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 1.4419683 | 38.4313975 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN international staff (Somali) killed from head injuries (unspecified malicious act) in Kenya, Dec 1. | Yes | Official Report |
414 | Dec | 5 | 2005 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (French) staff kidnapped, Dec 5; later released. | Archived | Archived |
411 | Dec | 11 | 2005 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN nationals staff struck by a bullet and later died when five UN trucks attacked between Solong and Golo in South Darfur after having already delivered food, Dec 11. | Archived | Archived |
412 | Dec | 19 | 2005 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 6.75 | 30 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 1 UN national staff injured during a clash between two families in Rumbek in Southern Sudan, Dec 19. | Archived | Archived |
504 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.5 | 23.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN national staff drivers in hired commercial vehicles with food commodities were ambushed by armed men on the Tawilla-Kabkabiye road from Al Fasher to Kabkabiye, were beaten, then allowed to proceed. Ambushed and beaten again after 2 kilometers. | Archived | Archived | ||
517 | 2006 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff volunteer killed. | Archived | Media | ||
518 | 2006 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff volunteer killed. | Archived | Media | ||
592 | 2006 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Unknown | Unknown | -2.9814344 | 23.8222636 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national staff of an NGO (a partner organization of an INGO) raped | Yes | Focal Point | ||
416 | Jan | 2006 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1.658501 | 29.220455 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff driver killed during robbery by military in Goma. | Archived | Archived | |
417 | Jan | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 31.59382 | 64.37161 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed in Lashkargah, Helmand. 1 or 2 shot at mosque. | Archived | Archived | |
418 | Jan | 2006 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -0.8411802 | 29.3884586 | Economic | Host state | Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) | 3 INGO national staff kidnapped: vehicles hijacked with their drivers for 7 days (1 for 7 days, 2 for 3 days) in Rutshuru. By FARDC to transport troops & materials. | Archived | Archived | |
419 | Jan | 16 | 2006 | GT | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Ambush | Road | 14.8181883 | -91.16233009 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 1 INGO international staff member attacked and sexually assaulted in Solola while walking home, Jan 16. | Archived | Archived |
420 | Feb | 2006 | CO | Colombia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 8.4417924 | -73.0492505 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | National Liberation Army | 2 INGO international (1 British, 1 Dutch) staff kidnapped by ELN in the Norte de Santander, with demands that the govt turn over the body of leader Wildemar Castro. Treated well and released unharmed. | Archived | Archived | |
423 | Mar | 2006 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 31.3457612 | 34.3025277 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC international (Swiss) staff was abducted by unknown armed men at the ICRC office in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | Archived | Archived | |
421 | Mar | 1 | 2006 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 0.51486 | 42.073009 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN international (US) staff abducted in Afmadow, 260 miles southwest of Mogadishu, Wed March 1; released next day. | Archived | Archived |
507 | Mar | 14 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 10.53018 | 29.93292 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO national staff kidnapped when a commercial truck hired by an INGO to transport items for its water and sanitation programme was hijacked at Kaura (on the Al Fasher-Kabkabiya road) by three armed men, 14 March. | Archived | Archived |
422 | Mar | 15 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 4.75 | 31 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN international staff and 1 national staff guard shot and killed and 1 national staff guard wounded in attack on agency's compound in Yei, southern Sudan, March 15. No info on motives, but agency was preparing repatriation of Sudanese to that area. The international staff died on March 28 after having been airlifted to Nairobi. | Archived | Archived |
424 | Mar | 19 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.53342 | 31.66048 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Shilluk King police | Three INGO national staff were injured when their vehicle was fired upon by police officers described as belonging to the Shilluk King police (an org not known to UN Police), north of Malakal, southern Sudan, March 19. Two other INGO staff in the same vehicle were unharmed. | Yes | Focal Point |
425 | Mar | 19 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 5 | 31 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Regional | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | One INGO national staff was abducted during an attack on Yambio in southern Sudan, March 19; released on March 22. Victim claimed that the attacking group belonged to the LRA and that its main motive was to loot food. | Archived | Archived |
426 | Mar | 28 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 13.4435 | 22.4452278 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO national staff guards were beaten when a group of unidentified armed men forcefully entered an INGO compound in Ag Geneina, March 28. The attackers left with a Land Cruiser pick-up, a Thuraya phone and a mobile phone. | Archived | Archived |
430 | Apr | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnap-killing | Raid | Project site | 34.8085 | 63.43003 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 5 NGO national staff medical workers, in Darrah-i-Bohm, Badghis tied up and killed in clinic attack. | Archived | Archived | |
428 | Apr | 9 | 2006 | CF | Central African Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.25169 | 17.64362 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff doctors were killed and 1 national staff driver wounded by unknown armed men who fired on their vehicle between Bossembele and Yaloke, northwest of Bangui, April 9. | Archived | Archived |
431 | Apr | 10 | 2006 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 9.6649255 | 80.0091719 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff killed and 1 national staff driver wounded in Jaffna peninsula, where an anti-personnel mine exploded, striking both a Sri Lankan army vehicle and the workers' vehicle. | Archived | Archived |
429 | Apr | 12 | 2006 | SO | Somalia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 3.11383 | 43.6498 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff guard/escorts killed and 4 national staff guard/escorts wounded during an attempted robbery and ambush of UN convoy near Baidoa, April 12. | Archived | Archived |
427 | Apr | 13 | 2006 | ZA | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | -28.8166236 | 24.991639 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN international (Mozambique) staff killed by gunshot wounds, April 13. | Yes | Official Report |
433 | Apr | 25 | 2006 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed by gunshot wounds, April 25. | Yes | Official Report |
432 | Apr | 28 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 13.4435 | 22.4452278 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO (one national, one international) staff beaten with a stick when two men broke into an INGO compound in Ag Geneina, West Darfur, April 28. Victims locked into a bathroom for a few hours. | Archived | Archived |
437 | May | 2006 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 19.1399952 | -72.3570972 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff seriously wounded when their car was hijacked. | Archived | Archived | |
444 | May | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 8 | 32 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff wounded when about 22 civilians, some with firearms, invaded the agency's compound in Bor, southern Sudan. They dragged and beat the victim with sticks, and other staff members who tried rescuing him were threatened with a rifle. | Archived | Archived | |
434 | May | 7 | 2006 | TD | Chad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.833056 | 20.834722 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN international (Spanish) staff shot and seriously wounded by gunman in military fatigues during hijacking of vehicle in Abeche, May 7. | Archived | Archived |
435 | May | 12 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Ambush | Road | 34.3508273 | 62.2164003 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed, 1 NGO national staff doctor killed, and 1 UN national staff program manager wounded (lost leg) when the vehicle came under rocket fire in Heart, May 12. | Archived | Archived |
438 | May | 15 | 2006 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.7593439 | 80.4999646 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver shot and killed returning from work near Vavuniya, May 16. | Archived | Archived |
436 | May | 17 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Unknown | Unknown | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Al-Qaeda | I UN national staff driver wounded when UN vehicle hit by suicide bomber in Kandahar, May 17. | Archived | Archived |
726 | May | 21 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 36.7581256 | 66.8980826 | Other | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff shot dead by two unknown perpetrators in front of home. The victim was working as a teacher of the NGO's educational project. The motive behind of this killing is still unclear and it is possible that this was some kind of personal / family enmity, not a political act. | Yes | Focal Point |
439 | May | 22 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 4 NGO national staff killed when their car hit a landmine, May 22. One doctor, two nurses and their driver. | Archived | Archived |
443 | May | 23 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 6.75 | 30 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO international staff program manager was attacked in Rumbek, southern Sudan, May 23, and was medically evacuated to Nairobi. | Archived | Archived |
440 | May | 30 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 36.83333 | 65.83333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 INGO national staff shot and killed inside their car while traveling between Abas and Chapa Chi Ariq villages in Jawzjan, May 30. 4 men were later arrested. No motive established. | Archived | Archived |
441 | May | 30 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 36.75 | 72 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 3 donor agency national staff killed in remote control bomb attack on bridge in Badakshan, May 30. | Archived | Archived |
442 | May | 30 | 2006 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 32.0254688 | 35.2888075 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed in West Bank by gunshot wounds, May 30. | Yes | Official Report |
447 | Jun | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 36.83763 | 66.63932 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver killed and 2 national staff injured when militants attacked their car in Charbolak district of Balkh province. | Archived | Archived | |
727 | Jun | 2 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 35.75 | 69 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff member killed by small arms fire at their residence. According to the report, the victim was shot after returning from a party. The murdered staff member was a district program manager/ head of sub-office in Baghlan-e-Jadid district. Four suspected men (who accompanied the victim from the party to his home) were arrested by the police. A police investigation is ongoing | Archived | Archived |
450 | Jun | 8 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Project site | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle & Didinga | One international agency national staff contractor killed by unknown assailants while working on a road in southern Sudan, June 8. At first thought to be LRA, now thought to be Murle and Didinga militias. | Archived | Archived |
445 | Jun | 13 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 13.4435 | 22.4452278 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One UN national staff security guard wounded when he was shot in the leg while off-duty in a marketplace near the agancy's international guesthouse in Ag Geneina, 13 June. Unconfirmed information suggests it was personal issue. | Archived | Archived |
446 | Jun | 13 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.5 | 23.5 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN international staff and 5 national staff detained by SLA Abdul Wahid faction while travelling from Kutum to Irgie, June 13. SLA claimed they were stopped b/c they were not notified of the team's mission and on allegations that the national staff were govt spies. | Archived | Archived |
448 | Jun | 22 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.3 | 70.833333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO national staff kidnapped while driving in eastern Nuristan province, June 22; released after 4 days. | Archived | Archived |
451 | Jun | 25 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Public location | 6.75 | 30 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff assaulted and killed by 3 unknown persons while at a market in Rumbek, southern Sudan. Victim was travelling from the UN agency to the airport on official duty. One attacker was arrested; thought to be a personal matter. | Archived | Archived |
495 | Jun | 27 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 11.005922 | 29.718875 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international staff working on demining was beaten up in a market in Kadugli due to labor dispute with national workers. UNMIS national guard intervened to get mob to release him. Vehicle confiscated by national authorities. | Archived | Archived |
449 | Jun | 30 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 16 | 30 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff watchman killed by unknown gunmen inside Kalma IDP camp, June 30, 2 am. Victim seems to have been sleeping while on duty at the agency's water pump station. | Archived | Archived |
685 | Jul | 2006 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 19.1399952 | -72.3570972 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (US) staff kidnapped for ransom. | Yes | Focal Point | |
463 | Jul | 1 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 13.4435 | 22.4452278 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Sudan National Security Service | One INGO national staff severely beaten by four National Security officers in Ag Geneina, July 1. (also 3 intl staff harassed, not counted). The NS officers abducted the vicitm to the security office and beat him unconscious with an iron bar and with their fists. | Archived | Archived |
455 | Jul | 3 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | One international agency staff (Kenyan) missing after ambush in southern Sudan on aid agency vehicle, 3 July. Gunmen believed to be Uganda LRA. Six others killed and 11 wounded. | Archived | Archived |
452 | Jul | 4 | 2006 | SO | Somalia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.25 | 41.16667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 UN national staff killed and 4 national staff wounded when gunmen attacked UN-contracted trucks delivering food aid in southern Somalia, July 4. Local militia refused the convoy entry into Dhobley near border with Kenya. | Archived | Archived |
453 | Jul | 10 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Raid | Project site | 32.23556 | 62.94611 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff wounded when health clinic was attached in Farah Province, Bakwa District, July 10. Unknown perpetrators hit the guard and burnt a flying coach vehicle (used as ambulance), a motorbike and broke the doors and the windows of the c | Archived | Archived |
459 | Jul | 11 | 2006 | IN | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Other Explosives | Ambush | Road | 18.970715 | 72.819421 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Lashkar-e-Qahhar (suspected) | 1 INGO national staff killed in Mumbai train bombings (terrorism), July 11. | Archived | Archived |
454 | Jul | 13 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16 | 26 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed when their vehicle, on a routine field mission in North Darfur, was stopped by armed robbers, 13 July. | Archived | Archived |
460 | Jul | 19 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver killed by a man on the road in South Darfur. | Archived | Archived |
457 | Jul | 23 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.1605257 | 64.9201949 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff killed when their vehicle in Ghor province was ambushed by gunmen firing AK-47s. No known motive. | Archived | Archived |
749 | Jul | 24 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 16 | 30 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 7 INGO (6 national, 1 international) staff were held hostage by a group of over 40 former INGO IDP casual workers in INGO compound in Kalma camp while conducting a meeting. The staff were released only after making written promises to meet the demands of the ex-workers and to return to Kalma on Monday, 31 July 2006. | Archived | Archived |
458 | Jul | 25 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Other Explosives | Individual attack | Home | 34 | 69.25 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff in Logar province wounded by an IED at their house. The bomb was rigged to the entry gate. Unclear if targeted for INGO work or if it was personal. | Yes | Official Report |
456 | Jul | 27 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Not applicable | 1 INGO national staff driver beaten to death and 1 national staff injured in Dereig IDP camp in West Darfur, 27 July. Org says the team "was caught up in civil unrest while collecting seedlings, as part of a tree planting programme ... [and] was attacked..." | Archived | Archived |
462 | Jul | 28 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 16 | 26 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff abducted in North Darfur during the hijacking of an INGO vehicle, 3 May. Victim believed to have been held in Chad and was making way back to Saraf Omra in North Darfur when caught up and killed in fighting in Helelat village near Kulb. | Archived | Archived |
466 | Aug | 4 | 2006 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 8.5711 | 81.2335 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 17 INGO national staffers shot execution-style in Muttur in their offices, August 4. | Yes | Archived |
469 | Aug | 4 | 2006 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 14.51667 | 22.08333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international staff assaulted and hospitalized after their compound in Guereda was robbed by armed men, in August. 4. Two other international staff were assaulted but not hospitalized (not counted here). | Archived | Archived |
470 | Aug | 4 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff driver shot and wounded when 3 commercial trucks carrying food aid were ambushed by armed men in Um Duraba, east of Nyala, Aug 4. | Yes | Focal Point |
728 | Aug | 9 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Home | 33.5448968 | 68.4132108 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed: Initial reports state that an NGO employee was allegedly taken out from his residence by a group of assailants in the area. Later on he was found killed in the nearby village. No further information available at this stage. | Archived | Archived |
522 | Aug | 14 | 2006 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.66667 | 35.25 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN national staff member killed in a residential area by a missile fired by Israeli forces against an alleged Palestinian faction in the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp in Saida, 14 August. | Yes | Official Report |
467 | Aug | 16 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC national staff abducted in Darfur by armed group in mid-August; found dead two weeks later. No details of the death. | Archived | Archived |
465 | Aug | 20 | 2006 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 8.7514 | 80.4971 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A staff member of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society was shot and killed by two unknown men outside home. | Yes | Official Report |
464 | Aug | 23 | 2006 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 7.29754 | 81.68202 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO nationals staff shot outside their office in the eastern Ampara district. | Archived | Archived |
471 | Aug | 26 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC national staff watchman at a food depot in Graida, Darfur, was shot and later robbed of his money, Aug 26. | Archived | Archived |
468 | Aug | 27 | 2006 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 1.658501 | 29.220455 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot twice in the head in a grocery store in Goma while wearing a t-shirt with the INGO's logo. | Archived | Archived |
472 | Aug | 27 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 35 | 63.75 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff guards found dead after two armed men climbed over the wall into an INGO office compound in Badghis Province, Bala Murghab District, Aug 27. Reportedly the perpetrators damaged (did not steal) office equipment, and broke the windows. | Archived | Archived |
473 | Sep | 1 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 16 | 26 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff health worker killed in Hashaba, North Darfur during fighting, Sept 1. | Archived | Archived |
474 | Sep | 1 | 2006 | SN | Senegal | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 12.6981731 | -15.53551051 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 1 ICRC international (Swiss-American) staff killed, 3 (2 national, 1 international) staff wounded when their vehicle struck a mine or unexploded ammunition in Senegal's southern Casamance region. Villagers allied with rebels are accused of planting the mine to target gov | Archived | Archived |
929 | Sep | 7 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 12.12154025 | 23.1587067 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff beaten by armed men when vehicle ambushed between Um Ker and Garsila 80 kn sw of Zalingei. Robbed cash, camera and drivers license. | Archived | Archived |
476 | Sep | 10 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO (1 international [Colombian], 2 national) staff kidnapped ,Sept 9; released Sept 29. | Archived | Archived |
478 | Sep | 11 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 4 INGO (3 national, 1 international) staff attacked, beaten and given death threats by around a dozen masked, armed men on a road between Zalingei and Nertiti near central Jabel Marra region in Darfur, Sept. 11. | Archived | Archived |
477 | Sep | 11 | 2006 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.5711 | 81.2335 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff killed in Trincomalee District. Shot when returning to the office on INGO's motorcycle. No known motive. | Archived | Archived |
479 | Sep | 13 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO national staff flogged with the whip and sustained injuries when their vehicle was ambushed while travelling to Ag Geneina between Kereneik and Azerni (25 km East of Ag Geneina) by three men, on September 13. | Archived | Archived |
497 | Sep | 13 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.5 | 23.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN national staff drivers abducted by armed men after ambush while traveling from Al Fasher through Kutum to Abdel Shakour. | Archived | Archived |
480 | Sep | 16 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Road | 34.533333 | 69.166667 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 3 NGO national staff killed and 1 national staff injured when a remote-controlled bomb exploded under their car just south of the capital, Sept 16. | Archived | Archived |
750 | Sep | 17 | 2006 | SV | El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.69294 | -89.218191 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff Country Director was driving into Quezaltepeque to Santa Tecla railroad when an armed man attempted to stop the car. Victim decided to accelarate the vehicle and in order to avoid any shot she lowered her head. The car crashed into a barrier and rolled over. The CD was injured but recovered well. | Archived | Archived |
475 | Sep | 20 | 2006 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 9.145 | 40.489673 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 ICRC (1 international [Irish], 1 national) staff kidnapped, Sept 18; released unharmed on Sept 23. | Archived | Archived |
482 | Oct | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 16 | 26 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC national staff driver disappeared during a hijacking incident in North Darfur and is presumed dead. | Yes | Official Report | |
686 | Oct | 2006 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 19.1399952 | -72.3570972 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff kidnapped for ransom. | Archived | Archived | |
481 | Oct | 6 | 2006 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 33.3024248 | 44.3787992 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed at a checkpoint run by a sectarian militia in Baghdad, Oct 7. | Archived | Archived |
483 | Oct | 30 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff driver suffered minor gunshot wounds when a UN convoy bringing humanitarian assistance was fired upon in South Darfur, 30 Oct. (Two passengers also suffered wounds, but not counted here.) | Archived | Archived |
484 | Oct | 30 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff driver injured when beaten with a stick on the head when three UN-contracted trucks were stopped by 12 armed men when on their way from Nyala to Kass, Oct 30. All drivers were robbed of their money and mobile phones. | Archived | Archived |
487 | Nov | 2 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff kidnapped when armed men attempted to kidnap eight national staff members at an IDP camp basic health care clinic in Kandahar province, Nov 2. Seven of the eight managed to escape. No parties have claimed responsibility. | Archived | Archived |
485 | Nov | 3 | 2006 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.4772871 | 34.3215106 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Two RC national staff killed in Gaza Strip, Nov 3. The two paramedics had left their ambulance to evacuate a dead body when IDF munitions hit the area. Announced by ICRC, who said they were marked with clear emblems and wearing florescent jackets. | Archived | Archived |
488 | Nov | 5 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.5487421 | 69.4346945 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 5 NGO national staff kidnapped in Paktya province, Nov 5. No parties have claimed responsibility. | Yes | Official Report |
486 | Nov | 6 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.41897 | 69.12144 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 UN national staff kidnapped in Zormat district of the eastern Paktia province while on their way to visit a new school. No word on whether have been released. | Yes | Focal Point |
759 | Nov | 7 | 2006 | MW | Malawi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | -13.2687204 | 33.9301963 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff hospitalized as a result of carjacking. | Yes | Focal Point |
489 | Nov | 8 | 2006 | ER | Eritrea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 15.25 | 37.5 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN international staff seriously injured when their car hit a landmine in the middle of the main road from Tsorena to Forto, inside the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ), Nov. 8. | Archived | Archived |
498 | Nov | 9 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 6.75 | 30 | Political | Host state | Sudanese Armed Forces | Seven UN national staff and 1 INGO national staff members detained, severely beaten and caned by local soliders in Rumbek, southern Sudan, Nov 9. The INGO member was sent to Nairobi for medical treatment. | Archived | Archived |
499 | Nov | 10 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Public location | 6.75 | 30 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff officer was physically assaulted and sustained back injuries in an incident where two MONUC helicopters landed in Rumbek for refuelling, Nov 10. | Archived | Archived |
490 | Nov | 16 | 2006 | TD | Chad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Raid | Unknown | 12.53333 | 22.18333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed and 1 national staff wounded by armed men on horseback in southeast Chad, Nov 15/16. 7 employees and 3,200 displaced people remain missing as of Nov 20. Attack occurred near Koloy | Archived | Archived |
523 | Nov | 23 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.5 | 23.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver abducted by gunpoint en route to a food nutrition center, Wed Nov 23; victim alked back to Sanidadi 48 hours later, unharmed. | Archived | Archived |
1329 | Nov | 23 | 2006 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 7.29754 | 81.68202 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Special Task Force | An INGO national staffer was shot dead in front of his home by armed men thought to be representatives of or associated with the Sri Lankan counter-insurgency Special Task Force | Yes | Official Report |
491 | Nov | 24 | 2006 | LS | Lesotho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | -29.6039267 | 28.3350193 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 IO international (Dutch) staff shot dead outside the house of Lesotho's trade and industry minister, where the victim was staying. Motive unknown, but attack came shortly after Parliament was dissolved to pave the way for elections | Archived | Archived |
678 | Nov | 25 | 2006 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 14.525174 | 20.928701 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded when rebels took the town of Biltine and forced the INGO staff member to hand over a car, after which victim was severely beaten. They returned a few days later and took another vehicle from the compound the INGO staff were sheltering in. | Archived | Archived |
1209 | Dec | 6 | 2006 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Project site | 33.41897 | 69.12144 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff were snatched by unidentified armed men in Paktia's Zurmat district on, Wednesday Dec 6. The men were visiting a hospital that the aid group runs in the area. | Archived | Archived |
500 | Dec | 7 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 8 NGO national staff violently beaten in Khor Abeche, South Darfur, Dec 7. Three vehicles also stolen. | Yes | Official Report |
501 | Dec | 9 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff kidnapped: A vehicle belonging to an INGO operating within the area of Azerni was carjacked , Dec 9. The location of the natl staff driver and vehicle is unknown. | Archived | Archived |
679 | Dec | 14 | 2006 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 1.4583333 | 30.4333333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff member was brutally attacked and robbed in their home. Needed hospitalization | Archived | Archived |
494 | Dec | 17 | 2006 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 33.3024248 | 44.3787992 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 14 RC national staff held hostage after gunmen attack their downtown office in Baghdad (30 staff and visitors initially held - 16 released unharmed the same day). | Archived | Archived |
760 | Dec | 18 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed in a carjacking that also resulted in 2 policemen being killed (not included here). | Yes | Focal Point |
502 | Dec | 18 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Office/compound | 11.2811075 | 25.1414136 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international staff wounded (1 raped and 1 sexually assaulted) and 1 INGO national staff guard of another organization wounded in coordinated violent attack on Gereida compound. Staff from the latter INGO were among 71 aid workers evacuated from the town as a result. Since then they maintained some basic public health services through local staff in the town, but most operations have been suspended. | Archived | Archived |
508 | Dec | 18 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot and wounded when an ambulance escorted by Govt police was ambushed by 7-10 armed men in Khorbomba (Habila Kanari area, 23 km west from Ag Geneina), Dec 18. One policeman was also killed (not counted here) and three AK-47s | Archived | Archived |
503 | Dec | 19 | 2006 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.4772871 | 34.3215106 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff teacher injured in crossfire during armed dashes that took place in the vicinity of UN schools in Gaza, Dec 19. A 13-year-old school girl was also injured (not counted here). | Yes | Focal Point |
505 | Dec | 26 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Janjaweed | 1 UN national staff contracted driver shot and injured in ambush of two commercial trucks carrying UN agency food in Habila Kanari. Ten armed attackers, believed to be Janjaweed militia, shot at the vehicles that drove through the ambush, hitting one driver. | Archived | Archived |
785 | 2007 | MW | Malawi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -13.2687204 | 33.9301963 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 1 UN national staff stabbed to death by robbers in what the agency called a non-work related incident. | Archived | Archived | ||
519 | 2007 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff volunteer killed. | Archived | Media | ||
506 | Jan | 8 | 2007 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.3024248 | 44.3787992 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff engineer shot while driving car in Baghdad at night. Perpetrators/motives unknown. | Archived | Archived |
1205 | Jan | 10 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff killed and 1 national staff of an intl organization wounded in an ambush in southern Sudan, Jan 10. Travelling with an SPLA armed convoy. | Archived | Archived |
541 | Jan | 20 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Public location | 14.201859 | 24.663781 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contractor and 1 IO national staff abducted at the market area in Kutum by Arab Militias base in Sheik Abu Da Bagi, 20 Jan.; later released on 21 January. | Archived | Archived |
751 | Jan | 24 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.52813 | 69.17233 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff engineer kidnapped when traveling from his workplace in Parwan town to his home in Kabul, 24 Jan. The victims vehicle was waved off the road by and approached by a man dressed in army fatigues and bearing weapons. The victim was not mistreated, tortured or threatened in any way. None of his possessions were taken. Released on 27 Jan. | Archived | Archived |
510 | Jan | 27 | 2007 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | -1.256975 | 36.803277 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff Regional Director killed in a carjacking attempt in Nairobi. | Archived | Archived |
512 | Feb | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.16667 | 24.36667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver briefly abducted and beaten in eastern Jebel Marra in Darfur. | Archived | Archived | |
520 | Feb | 2007 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 33.3554189 | 44.48949509 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 1 NGO national staff killed while trying to deliver aid to a neighbourhood in Sadr City [a Shia-dominated area of Baghdad]. Militants stopped his car and asked for his documents. When they saw from his surname that he was a Sunni Muslim, they took him away. His body was found two days later near the capital. | Media | ||
511 | Feb | 7 | 2007 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Other Explosives | Unknown | Office/compound | 34.5 | 72 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff wounded when a bomb exploded in the residential compound in Pakistan's earthquake hit area. | Archived | Archived |
532 | Feb | 11 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff (guard) underwent medical treatment after being shot when four armed men looted food items from a UN agency. | Archived | Archived |
531 | Feb | 13 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 12.33333 | 23.41667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff guard sustained injuries when two armed men in military uniform entered an INGO compound in Um Dukhum in W. Darfur early in the morning of 13 February in an attempt to loot money. They attacked the guard who sustained injuries before fleeing the scene. Two staff members of the INGO living nearby came to the rescue of their colleagues and while they were transporting the injured to the hospital, their house was robbed. | Archived | Archived |
530 | Feb | 17 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Public location | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff assaulted by a group of unidentified men while walking home in southern Sudan, 17 Feb. Victim was beaten with sticks and sustained injuries. The attackers took his money and other personal belongings. | Archived | Archived |
729 | Feb | 17 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | 35.9261784 | 64.6237758 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed at home in a target killing. | Archived | Archived |
513 | Mar | 2007 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.3024248 | 44.3787992 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 IFI national staff driver seriously wounded in a shooting in Baghdad; was evacuated from the country. | Archived | Archived | |
514 | Mar | 8 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 35.5532126 | 66.2426766 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (German) staff killed when vehicles of INGO came under fire in Shar-e-Pul Province, March 8. 3 Afghans were robbed (not included) but let go while the German was killed later. | Archived | Archived |
515 | Mar | 13 | 2007 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 31.649741 | 35.162072 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff abducted in front of their son by unknown men and found dead the next day. | Yes | Focal Point |
786 | Mar | 14 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | -0.35817 | 42.54536 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff Chairman killed in Olympic district by unknown gunmen. Reports add that he had travelled from Kismayo to attend a workshop. | Yes | Official Report |
761 | Mar | 21 | 2007 | ID | Indonesia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | -6.21195 | 106.845056 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO national staff contracted guards hospitalized | Archived | Archived |
762 | Mar | 21 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member hospitalized after attack. Motive related to ethnic violence. | Yes | Focal Point |
540 | Mar | 24 | 2007 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 8.9780188 | 79.9148547 | Political | Host state | Sri Lanka Armed Forces | 1 NGO national staff killed and 3 national staff injured when Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers exploded a claymore mine targeting a vehicle belonging to the aid agency in Mannar at around 12.30pm on Saturday. | Archived | Archived |
533 | Apr | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 12.33333 | 23.41667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff security guard was badly beaten up and is in a critical condition in Um Dukhun, Darfur. | Archived | Archived | |
1330 | Apr | 1 | 2007 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 8.4594924 | 81.2309621 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | Six national staffers working for an INGO on a post-tsunami construction project were killed and three seriously wounded, when unknown gunmen attacked at Mailampaaveli in Batticaloa district around 7:30PM on 1 April 2007. LTTE and government forces each blamed the other side. | Yes | Official Report | |||
516 | Apr | 3 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 30.5 | 62 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 2 INGO international (French) staff and 3 national staff (cook, driver and bodyguard) kidnapped by Taliban insurgents in Nimroz province, April 3; he two internationals released April 28 and May 11; 3 nationals released May 27. | Archived | Archived |
1207 | Apr | 4 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 12.33333 | 23.41667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff guard sustained serious injuries when four unknown armed men raided the compound in Umm Dukhum in West Darfur, April 4. | Archived | Archived |
536 | Apr | 17 | 2007 | FJ | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Raid | Public location | -18.1415884 | 178.4421662 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 2 donor agency international staff, believed to be former policemen, suffered minor injuries after they were caught up in the robbery of a Suva restaurant, April 17. | Archived | Archived |
1208 | Apr | 17 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Unknown | Unknown | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Four UN contractors and 1 national staff driver were killed when a powerful remote-controlled bomb destroyed a UN vehicle in Kandahar, April 17. | Archived | Archived |
529 | Apr | 18 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 16 | 30 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff severely beaten up when ten unknown armed men forced entrance into an INGO guesthouse in Saleah, 18 April. They severely beat up the INGO representative and his wife (not included here) as well the guard. They took the keys of the INGO vehicle at gun point and fled with the vehicle. | Archived | Archived |
526 | Apr | 19 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.626786 | 25.349635 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff driver was hijacked with an INGO vehicle, 19 April; released on 25 April near the Chad/Sudan border and returned to Al Fasher. The vehicle is still missing. | Archived | Archived |
528 | Apr | 21 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 16 | 30 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver missing when three unknown armed men entered an INGO compound in Kalma IDP camp (15 km East of Nyala) with two AK-47s, one G3 and a hand grenade, 21 April. The perpetrators took the key to an INGO vehicle with one of the driver who drove them out of the camp. The driver is still missing. | Archived | Archived |
680 | Apr | 21 | 2007 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 8.4594924 | 81.2309621 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff injured by a IED/Claymore attack, as he happened to pass by on a motorbike. | Archived | Archived |
527 | Apr | 23 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO nationals staff injured when unknown armed men attacked an INGO vehicle near Marla (55 km South East of Nyala, South Darfur), 23 April. They shot at the vehicle. | Archived | Archived |
537 | Apr | 29 | 2007 | FJ | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | -18.1415884 | 178.4421662 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 donor agency international staff former policeman was bashed on Sunday night after four thugs broke into his home and tied him up. Suva police said yesterday that the man needed 15 stitches. | Archived | Archived |
1210 | Apr | 29 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 36.727865 | 68.867998 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver killed when pulled from truck in Kunduz province on Sunday evening and shot. The vehicle was set on fire. 2 national staff other employees are missing. | Archived | Archived |
688 | May | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | 1 INGO national staff detained and beaten severely by local security forces, a result of local Dinka-Acholi tensions over land. | Archived | Archived | |
1206 | May | 2 | 2007 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 17.4600452914166 | 43.4572968897455 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 national RC workers injured in an attack on an aid convoy in northern Yemen in Saada province, close to the Saudi border, May 2. Saada is the site of a Shiite rebellion against Yemen's Sunni-dominated govt. No word on motive. | Yes | Official Report |
534 | May | 8 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 6.6507279 | 48.3009945 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (1 British, 1 Kenyan) staff kidnapped by gunmen in northern Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, May 9; released May 14. There have been suggestions the aid workers were seized for use as a bargaining chip in a dispute between fishermen and the national authorities over impounded fishing vessels. | Archived | Archived |
538 | May | 8 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff driver was shot dead on the way to work in the southern province of Kandahar by unidentified men on a motorbike. Police are now looking for the assassins | Archived | Archived |
535 | May | 14 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff guard wounded when gunmen wearing (government) uniforms attacked the UN office in Mogadishu. The UN security guards repelled them. | Archived | Archived |
549 | May | 19 | 2007 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 6.31933 | 16.37992 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff nurse abducted along with another health worker (not included) abducted by armed men in the bush 38km from Bozoum, 19 May; released on Sunday. The INGO decided not to resume activities in northwestern Central African Republic, despite the release of two kidnapped health workers because of insecurity | Archived | Archived |
539 | May | 20 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Road | 1.7148358 | 44.7699326 | Economic | Criminal | Pirates | 1 UN national staff guard was killed while helping repulse a new pirate attack on a ship that had just delivered UN food assistance to the Somali port of Merka. As a result, the agents of a UN-contracted vessel this morning refused to allow the ship loaded with food to sail for Somalia. | Archived | Archived |
542 | May | 21 | 2007 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.649741 | 35.162072 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff wounded. | Yes | Focal Point |
700 | May | 25 | 2007 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15 | 19 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver and car taken, driver held hostage for a few days before escaping. Assailants fled to Sudan. | Archived | Archived |
548 | May | 29 | 2007 | UG | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.79748245 | 34.18649998 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff driver killed in an ambush by gunmen, after which the UN agency temporarily suspended aid to half a million people in Uganda's drought-prone Karamoja region. | Yes | Focal Point |
553 | May | 30 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff abducted at gunpoint when two unknown armed men stopped an INGO vehicle returning from El Hamidiya IDP camp to Zalingei, 30 May. UNDSS informed the police and local commissioner about the incident, but the two staff members and vehicle are still missing. | Yes | Focal Point |
547 | Jun | 4 | 2007 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 6.68048 | 80.401919 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 national RC workers who had been abducted by gunmen claiming to be police in Colombo, have been shot dead. The bodies of the two men were found in Ratnapura district, about 100km (60 miles) south-east of Colombo. | Yes | Focal Point |
717 | Jun | 5 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.3676771 | 49.083416 | Unknown | Host state | Transitional Federal Government forces (TFG) | 1 INGO national staff driver (daily hire) killed and 1 national staff injured when TFG forces starting shooting at unmarked vehicle passing a military convoy | Archived | Archived |
543 | Jun | 11 | 2007 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.24269 | 16.44059 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (French) staff shot and killed Monday while traveling from the group's regional base in the African country as part of an "exploratory mission'' checking on health conditions in the town of N'Gaoundal. Rebels control much of the area where the victim was killed, but it was unclear whether they were involved in the attack | Archived | Archived |
546 | Jun | 11 | 2007 | LB | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 34.43667 | 35.84972 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 2 national RC workers killed Monday at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon as Lebanese forces and Islamic militants battled. The two were killed when a militant group's mortar shell struck their vehicle | Archived | Archived |
730 | Jun | 11 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | 36.734772 | 70.811995 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed at their residence | Archived | Archived |
763 | Jun | 12 | 2007 | VN | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 16.16667 | 107.83333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff hospitalized after major assault during robbery | Yes | Focal Point |
544 | Jun | 12 | 2007 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.4772871 | 34.3215106 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff was shot and died the following day. The agency is temporarily suspending all but emergency medical and food programmes. The victim appears to have been caught in the crossfire and not targeted because of UN affiliation. | Yes | Focal Point |
545 | Jun | 13 | 2007 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.4772871 | 34.3215106 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff was shot in the head. The agency is temporarily suspending all but emergency medical and food programmes. The victim appears to have been caught in the crossfire and not targeted because of UN affiliation. | Yes | Focal Point |
552 | Jun | 13 | 2007 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 7.7475 | 81.59545919 | Incidental | Host state | Sri Lanka Armed Forces | 1 INGO international (Filipino) staff wounded after being shot Wednesday night in northeastern Sri Lanka. Victim was shot and wounded by navy troops after he strayed too close to a naval camp in eastern Sri Lanka where security forces are battling Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said Thursday. | Yes | Official Report |
550 | Jun | 17 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 2 INGO international (Japanese) staff wounded passing through traffic circle in Kabul when Taliban bombed a police academy bus at Kabul | Archived | Archived |
551 | Jun | 17 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.9096 | 23.47406 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff guard/pump operator shot and killed on way home from work- a water point in Khamsa Degaig camp for internally displaced persons in Zalingei, West Darfur, 17 June. The victim was ordered to stop by three unidentified men in civilian clothes. After refusing to stop, one of the three men shot him three times at point blank range and died immediately. | Archived | Archived |
691 | Jun | 18 | 2007 | TD | Chad | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.51667 | 22.08333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO international staff beaten when four staff and a rental car driver were ambushed (only counted the the three). Two vehicles and their contents were stolen. Staff were considered missing for many hours as they made their way back to base. | Archived | Archived |
731 | Jun | 19 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.220389 | 70.3800314 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 1 NGO national staff shot and killed by an armed group. | Archived | Archived |
554 | Jun | 25 | 2007 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 22.4237755 | 91.72367388 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 donor agency international staff in captivity by Myanmar militants since June 25 in forests managed to foil a rescue mission by Bangladesh security forces and escaped after an hour-long exchange of fire. Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel closed in on the kidnappers in Thanchi forests in Chittagong Hill Tracts on Friday. Freed later. | Archived | Archived |
555 | Jun | 27 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Clan | 2 INGO national staff a doctor and his driver killed by gunmen in southern Somalia. The doctor was slain late Wednesday in El-Berde, about 400 kilometres (250 miles) northwest of the capital Mogadishu. Orgnaization rep said he might have been a victim of an inter-clan feud in the region. Residents said the gunmen also shot the driver as he tried to protect the aid worker. "Three men armed with AK 47 rifles stopped the doctor in town and one of them shot him twice. His driver, Lel Idris, was also shot by another gunman while trying to protect the doctor," said Hassan Sheik Ali, a resident. | Yes | Focal Point |
557 | Jul | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff, a doctor and his chauffeur, were on a work visit and failed to return to the hospital where they are based, when they were kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan. | Archived | Media | |
571 | Jul | 2007 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 33.0955793 | 44.1749775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff paralyzed after being shot. | Archived | Archived | |
556 | Jul | 9 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 4.7355786 | 45.2040946 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff gunned down by an | Archived | Archived |
558 | Jul | 9 | 2007 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 30.4952367 | 47.8090981 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff doctor kidnapped early on Monday on his way home from work and killed in the southern city of Basra. The organisation has suspended its demining programme in the region until the circumstances of the murder have been clarified. His body was found two days later and the preliminary investigation does not indicate that this crime was an attack against the demining work" of the organisation. | Yes | Official Report |
559 | Jul | 13 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 32 | 67.25 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 1 donor agency national staff killed and 2 national staff injured Friday after suspected Taliban ambushed their convoy | Yes | Official Report |
560 | Jul | 18 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34 | 69.25 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff were shot and killed in an attack in Logar Province southeast of the capital Kabul by unidentified gunmen. | Archived | Archived |
692 | Jul | 19 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Body-borne IED | Ambush | Road | 37.1187512 | 70.5784966 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff injured on his way to work by blast from suicide bomber attack on a police station. | Archived | Archived |
752 | Jul | 21 | 2007 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.555277 | -72.338333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff kidnapped in Carrefour-feuilles, Port-au-Prince, July 21; released by kidnappers on July 23 at c. 20:30. Vehicle stolen during kidnapping but recovered by police. | Archived | Archived |
561 | Jul | 24 | 2007 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 9.28 | 80.25490821 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot and killed by gunman in the island's army-held far northern Jaffna peninsula. | Archived | Archived |
789 | Aug | 2007 | TD | Chad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 12.225592 | 21.4101617 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contractor killed. | Yes | Focal Point | |
787 | Aug | 4 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 1 | 41.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff security guard killed and 1 national staff driver seriously wounded when the NGO mission was ambushed between Dobley and the Kenyan border. 2 other staff lightly wounded (not counted here). | Archived | Archived |
764 | Aug | 13 | 2007 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 34.45993 | 72.50237 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 4 INGO national staff killed and 6 national staff injured when an INGO vehicle was struck by a roadside IED in the Ushu Valley, near the tourist resort of Kalam in the Swat district. | Yes | Focal Point |
562 | Aug | 18 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Political | Criminal | Haqqani Network | 1 INGO international staff seized from a Kabul restaurant while having lunch with her husband on Saturday. A spokesman on a video said the abductors were not Taliban, but belonged to a "special network".He demanded the release of the group's men held by President Hamid Karzai's government | Archived | Archived |
563 | Aug | 20 | 2007 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.6669 | 80.0181 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed and 1 national staff injured by unidentified gunmen on motorcycles in Jaffna, as they traveled to work. The group, which has 300 staff in Jaffna, had suspended its work on the peninsula to determine how to improve staff security. | Yes | Official Report |
701 | Aug | 27 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Incidental | Host state | Sudanese Armed Forces | One INGO national staff (locally trained nurse) was killed by drunken soldier in dispute over nurse's cattle. The INGO claims the incident was not aid or organization-related. | Archived | Archived |
572 | Sep | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Unknown | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO nationals staff driver was tied up, beaten and treated at a UN clinic in Nyala. | Archived | Archived | |
732 | Sep | 6 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Raid | Home | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed when two armed men entered the victim's home. | Archived | Archived |
564 | Sep | 11 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 5 | 47 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Clan | One UN national staff shot and killed by unidentified clan gunmen Tuesday afternoon in Abudwak, a town in the central Somali region of Galgadud. The victim was targeted for clan-related reasons, reliable sources in Abudwak said. | Yes | Official Report |
565 | Sep | 12 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 36.734772 | 70.811995 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Bangladeshi) staff who was working for an agency providing small financial support for locals was shot dead by two unknown gunmen while he was traveling in on a motorbike northeastern Badakhshan province on Wednesday afternoon. Some locals said another Bengalese was injured, but the police did not confirm (not included). No one has claimed responsibility, and the motivation for the attack was not immediately known. But the police said one suspect was arrested. Local officials blamed the killing on highway robbers. | Archived | Archived |
566 | Sep | 16 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Office/compound | 34 | 69.25 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Bangladeshi) staff kidnapped by six unknown men who entered the office and forcefully took him away in Logar province on Saturday; released December 8. Police arrested two (other report says three) men who said they were involved and were robbers but police said they had not stolen anything and may have been linked to a militant group. | Archived | Archived |
733 | Sep | 19 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 34.3707276 | 68.3288601 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff (a doctor & his driver) were found dead in Chack District. | Archived | Archived |
567 | Sep | 20 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.11667 | 45.4 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national RC driver seriously injured when three gunmen armed with pistols carjacked a vehicle at Bakara market in Hawil-wadag district in Mogadishu. | Yes | Official Report |
570 | Sep | 25 | 2007 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 30.4952367 | 47.8090981 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff of UN agency partner organization staff kidnapped and killed by armed militia members on Tuesday. The victim's body and that of a friend (not included here) were later located at a morgue. Initial reports indicate that the murder was an act of militia retaliation against sectarian minorities in southern Iraq, and not deliberate targeting of humanitarian workers. | Archived | Archived |
569 | Sep | 26 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34.3707276 | 68.3288601 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 2 ICRC national staff and 2 international (1 Burmese, 1 Macedonian) kidnapped Wednesday in central Wardak province by Taliban militians; released Saturday. They were "Our mujahideen detained the Red Cross workers in Wardak province without knowing they were ICRC staff," said a Taliban spokesman who declined to be named. "We have nothing against the Red Cross and we are going to release them soon." | Archived | Archived |
573 | Sep | 27 | 2007 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 8.9780188 | 79.9148547 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed by roadside bomb. The victim was providing food for displaced people inside a rebel-held area in Mannar, Sri Lanka and was killed by a remotely launched mine attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
568 | Sep | 28 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO national staff wounded when armed men ambushed an aid convoy in Darfur, which included eight staff members. The convoy was attacked some 25 miles south of Nyala. The INGO has scaled back its operations in South Darfur after its staff suffered three attacks within a week. | Yes | Focal Point |
574 | Sep | 30 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34 | 69.25 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff (driver and a skilled staffer) were snatched from the Baraki Barak district while travelling to Kabul. The two workers had completed a water and sanitation project in Logar when kidnapped by an armed gang Sunday. That the kidnappers had not made very specific demands but the main motive behind the abduction was ransom. The aid group was holding talks with the kidnappers through local elders but it would not pay a ransom. | Archived | Archived |
753 | Oct | 4 | 2007 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 16.7719091 | -3.0087272 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff and 2 national staff of partner NGOs were abducted. Found after a 3-day search and released, the vehicle was stolen | Archived | Archived |
577 | Oct | 8 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot and killed when fleeing the town of Muhajeria which was attacked, 8 October. 13 humanitarian workers were evacuated on the following day after heavy fighting and violence. Other staff members fled in an attempt to join and protect their families. | Archived | Archived |
579 | Oct | 10 | 2007 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15 | 19 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO international staff kidnapped by rebels while he was in the northern part of the country, Oct. 10. | Archived | Media |
788 | Oct | 11 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.11667 | 45.4 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff wounded when driving their belonging to an INGO. The gunmen stopped the car and reportedly shot and wounded the two occupants before driving away with the vehicle. | Archived | Archived |
734 | Oct | 11 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.75 | 67.25 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff security guard found dead with two stab wounds to the stomach. | Archived | Archived |
765 | Oct | 12 | 2007 | MW | Malawi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -13.2687204 | 33.9301963 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff hospitalized after 'major assault'. Motive unknown. | Archived | Archived |
575 | Oct | 12 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff trucking co partner was killed in South Darfur on the road between the state capital Nyala and the city of Al Fasher, capital of North Darfur, 12 October. | Archived | Archived |
576 | Oct | 16 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff contracted drivers contracted shot and killed by unidentified assailants in Darfur, 16 October. The incident occured in South Darfur on the road between the town of Ed Daien and the city of El Obeid. The men were returning to El Obeid after delivering supplies. | Archived | Archived |
578 | Oct | 17 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Political | Host state | Local government actors | 1 UN national staff kidnapped: 60 armed men had stormed the UN agency compound in the south of Mogadishu and marched away with the agency head at gunpoint. The UN halted food distribution in response. The Mayor of Mogadishu, said that the humanitarian organisations were fuelling the insurgency by feeding terrorists in the camps. Last month he cut off water supplies to several of the sprawling tent cities. Aid workers and diplomats suggested that he was the most likely figure behind yesterday | Archived | Archived |
666 | Oct | 25 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 33.55391 | 68.42096 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (Banglasdeshi) staff kidnapped and 1 national staff wounded by unidentified gunmen Thursday. The two international staff were taken from their office in Moi Mobarok in the provincial capital. | Yes | Official Report |
1331 | Oct | 28 | 2007 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 9.6669 | 80.0181 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staffer of an INGO was killed by an unknown gunman at his home. | Yes | Official Report |
580 | Oct | 30 | 2007 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Other Explosives | Unknown | Office/compound | 34.2188242 | 71.62733422 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 8 NGO national staff injured, two critically, when an explosive device went off outside the office and residential compound of a national NGO running health and education projects. Staff were asleep inside. We have suspended our operations. Our staff has been evacuated," Michael McGrath, country director of Save the Children US in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) told IRIN, noting that all 95 staff members - international and national - had been moved out of Battagram and the nearby town of Bana | Yes | Focal Point |
581 | Oct | 31 | 2007 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 2.75 | 32.9 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff killed and 1 national staff wounded, who escaped, by gunmen in Amuru district on Wednesday. Banditry is rife across northern Uganda, scarred by two decades of insurgency by the LRA and widespread cattle rustling by AK-47-toting Karamojong warriors. Both have a habit of ambushing then looting civilian vehicles."We suspect these were just armed thugs who targeted the cash," an army spokesman for northern Uganda, told Reuters. "It doesn't look like an LRA attack and there are no Karamojong warriors in Amuru."The LRA normally burn vehicles after attacks, but Magezi said the attackers merely robbed cash and escaped. | Archived | Media |
689 | Nov | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff beaten in an armed attack on Kulbus compound, one vehicle and two thurayas stolen. | Archived | Archived | |
702 | Nov | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver kidnapped and car stolen; driver was freed a few days later after intervention of the Sudanese authorities. | Archived | Archived | |
790 | Nov | 1 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national staff contractor killed. | Archived | Archived |
2936 | Nov | 7 | 2007 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 7.25 | 16.433333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One international INGO staff member was reportedly shot and killed while checking on health conditions in Paoua. | Pending | ACLED |
693 | Nov | 7 | 2007 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | -3.36667 | 36.68333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff was arrested and hospitalized after beaten by police. | Archived | Archived |
1332 | Nov | 10 | 2007 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Raid | Home | 8.98333 | 79.9 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | A local NGO staffer was abducted from a private home by LTTE forces and later killed. | Archived | Archived |
582 | Nov | 15 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed when was hit by a stray bullet while distributing food at camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Mogadishu, 15 November. Victim was seriously wounded in the accident and died the next day at the Medina hospital. | Archived | Archived |
1333 | Nov | 16 | 2007 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.6649255 | 80.0091719 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A local staffer of an INGO was ambushed and shot dead on his way home from a Temple service. | Yes | Official Report |
735 | Nov | 18 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 36.734772 | 70.811995 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed when an INGO vehicle with 6 occupants was ambushed. | Archived | Archived |
754 | Nov | 22 | 2007 | PG | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -5.6816069 | 144.2489081 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Youths | 2 INGO national staff were beaten in ambush when a group of approx. 10 youth blocked the road in front of INGO vehicle and robbed the team of cash, but left vehicle. | Archived | Archived |
583 | Nov | 24 | 2007 | TD | Chad | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 15 | 21.5 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international staff (of two different INGOs) and 1 INGO national staff security guard injured when armed rebels and unidentified gunmen entered two towns in eastern Chad at the weekend after rebel factions abandoned a month-old ceasefire. The gunmen, whose identity is unclear, used the butt of a rifle to beat the two internationals and a security guard was hit in the leg by a bullet. Most aid workers there pulled back to the nearby town of Goz Beida, and aid sources said humanitarian agencies would decide on Monday whether to evacuate all their staff from the area. | Archived | Archived |
766 | Nov | 25 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff shot during armed robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
694 | Nov | 30 | 2007 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.75 | 32.9 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff guard was shot dead when returning from town in the evening. The police believe it was a robbery. | Archived | Archived |
687 | Dec | 2007 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 19.1399952 | -72.3570972 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Haitian national staff kidnapped for ransom | Archived | Archived | |
584 | Dec | 2 | 2007 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 31.61332 | 65.71013 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff truck driver shot and killed and 1 UN national staff abducted and remains missing. The incident occured while delivering UN humanitarian assistance last Sunday. A truck carrying 14 tons of high energy biscuits for the UN agency was ambushed by armed men on the road from Kandahar to Helmand in southern Afghanistan. | Yes | Official Report |
755 | Dec | 4 | 2007 | TH | Thailand | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 6.8678652 | 101.2504538 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 4 INGO national staff injured and 1 INGO national staff killed when a terrorist bomb exploded at a local shop in Pattani province, December 4 . One national staff and their 9yr son died at the hospital that night, while other staff were injured. | Archived | Archived |
585 | Dec | 6 | 2007 | TD | Chad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.7453 | 18.5508 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff driver shot and killed working out of the agency's field office in Danamadji. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are still not clear. | Yes | Official Report |
586 | Dec | 11 | 2007 | DZ | Algeria | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Vehicle-born IED | Unknown | Office/compound | 36.775348 | 3.0600655 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Al-Qaeda | 3 UN international (1 Filipino, 1 Senegalese, 1 Danish) staff and 5 UN national staff killed, 1 UN international staff and 2 UN national staff injured in the blast at the UN compound. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility. | Archived | Archived |
587 | Dec | 14 | 2007 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Home | 9.6649255 | 80.0091719 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national RC volunteer abducted and murdered in the island's army-held northern Jaffna peninsula. Victim was abducted by unidentified gunmen from his Jaffna home on Friday in front of his family, and his corpse was found on Sunday. Nordic truce monitors blame state security forces for the killings. "Definitely this (latest killing) must have been done by the LTTE to discredit the military and to show that we did it, so we deny that," said a military spokesman. | Yes | Official Report |
767 | Dec | 23 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed during ethnic strife/ staff relocation. | Archived | Archived |
1163 | Dec | 24 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contractor killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
588 | Dec | 26 | 2007 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.2784798 | 49.1799522 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (1 Spanish, 1 Argentine) staff (a doctor and nurse) kidnapped and freed, Jan 2. The police captured two of the kidnappers after a heavy exchange of gunfire. The abduction in Bosasso port came two days after gunmen in Puntland released a French journalist whom they kidnapped and held for eight days demanding $80,000 in ransom. | Archived | Archived |
768 | Dec | 29 | 2007 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff murdered. Motive unknown | Yes | Focal Point |
589 | Dec | 31 | 2007 | BI | Burundi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -3.4733471 | 30.2501278 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (French) staff killed and 1 INGO international (French) one badly wounded and evacuated. Three INGO international staff were escorting two national colleagues to the INGO's regional headquarters in Ruyigi province, when a gunman opened fire late Monday. The agency also said it was temporarily suspending all its operations in the central African nation until more information was available about the incident, but had no immediate plans to evacuate its staff. Thge INGO said they didn't know if we were targeted as a humanitarian agency or if they were under fire by accident. There are several hypotheses with one reporter cited as saying,"They fled after that without trying to steal anything...as if the whole operation had been aimed to kill." | Archived | Archived |
781 | 2008 | TD | Chad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 15 | 19 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff murdered - no further details given. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
782 | 2008 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 9.145 | 40.489673 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Three national staff of a local partner organization of an INGO were killed in a mine incident returning from an area they worked under a sub-grant. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
783 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff murdered while off duty. Motive unknown. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
590 | Jan | 1 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Unknown | 15.5933247 | 32.5356502 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 donor agency international (American) staff and 1 national staff driver shot and killed in ambush during a New Years celebrations in Khartoum, January 1. The little-known froup Ansar Al Tawhid (Companions of Monotheism) soon claimed responsibility for the killings. | Archived | Archived |
935 | Jan | 1 | 2008 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Office/compound | 14.51667 | 22.08333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff guard was bound and beaten at INGO compound. | Yes | Focal Point |
703 | Jan | 2 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff machine operator killed and 1 INGO national staff guard wounded when compound attacked. Motive: robbery, several valuable items were stolen. | Archived | Archived |
769 | Jan | 4 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Public location | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff wounded in Afghanistan hotel bombing. | Yes | Focal Point |
704 | Jan | 7 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff driver shot and killed by two men armed with pistols. The motive for the incident has not yet been established. | Archived | Archived |
684 | Jan | 8 | 2008 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 34.5 | 72 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff abducted from Dalla camp, Hangu by unidentified elements, 8 January 2009; later released unharmed. | Archived | Archived |
1217 | Jan | 12 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff seriously injured during an attempted carjacking in West Darfur, 12 January 2008 | Yes | Focal Point |
591 | Jan | 14 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Public location | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 1 donor agency international staff killed in Taliban bombing of Serena Hotel. | Archived | Archived |
1218 | Jan | 15 | 2008 | MZ | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | -19.302233 | 34.9144977 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff in Mozambique was seriously injured during a robbery attack in front of his residence. | Yes | Focal Point |
865 | Jan | 16 | 2008 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 6.8714 | 81.3487 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national Red Cross worker was killed in Okkampitiya, Monaragala. | Yes | Focal Point |
756 | Jan | 18 | 2008 | NP | Nepal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 27.15 | 85.9 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff junior engineer abducted from Harsar village of Dhanusa district on January, 18, 2008 Friday at around 4:30 PM. He was abducted during the distribution of wage payment to the laborers at building construction site. Chairperson of building construction committee was also abducted (not included). Abductors came on motorbikes and forced 2 people to ride, got on the bikes and drove away. He was released on 20 Jan at 8 PM in the evening after the local partner NGO staff and community put pressure on abductors. | Yes | Focal Point |
593 | Jan | 26 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (American) staff and 1 INGO national staff driver kidnapped in Kandahar. Assumed killed. No group has claimed responsibility for the abductions, and the Taliban insurgents behind many of the recent year's kidnappings have denied involvement. The rests of the international aid worker were found and returned to the family in January 2024. | Yes | Archived |
594 | Jan | 28 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | -0.358216 | 42.545087 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international staff (1 French logistics expert, 1 Kenyan doctor) and 1 INGO national staff driver killed and 1 INGO international (Kenyan) wounded when a roadside IED detonated in close proximity to two INGO vehicles near the town of Kismayo. The first vehicle was hit badly and all three people died. The second vehicle carrying staff and a security guard hit the land mine lightly and the staff sitting at the front seat was wounded. Three other civilians were injured (not included) and a local journalist killed (not included). No one claimed responsibility. | Yes | Official Report |
673 | Feb | 2 | 2008 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.97357 | 71.31842 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff kidnapped as they traveled in the org's marked vehicle during mission to Torkham; released with no ransom paid after 14 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
916 | Feb | 8 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 16 | 30 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC national staff killed when armed men entered the ICRC compound. | Yes | Focal Point |
595 | Feb | 12 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Road | 9.600828 | 43.3331445 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (German) staff kidnapped and 1 INGO national staff driver injured by gunmen in northern Somalia- a region disputed by the breakaway states of Puntland and Somaliland; released the next day following an operation by the Somaliland forces. The national staff victim was wounded during the abduction when gunmen opened fire to intercept their vehicle. | Archived | Archived |
1219 | Feb | 14 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 1.33333 | 42.66667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver was killed | Yes | Focal Point |
770 | Feb | 19 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded in armed robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
757 | Feb | 25 | 2008 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 6.828 | 79.93195613 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff abducted by unknown men; released 2 days later in Colombo. | Yes | Focal Point |
596 | Feb | 25 | 2008 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 34.6013314 | 73.3794724 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 5 INGO national staff killed 7 INGO national staff injured and 1 INGO staff missing when the office of the INGO was attacked by a group of six to twelve men carrying guns and grenades. The men entered the office in Mansehra, North West Frontier Province, before opening fire indiscriminately and then setting off three explosive devices. The office building has burned to the ground. The INGO was given no specific warning of a threat to its staff or offices at this time. The motive for the attack is still unknown. | Archived | Archived |
668 | Mar | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Office/compound | 11.6817323 | 29.4984751 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Youths | 2 INGO international (American) staff, a husband and wife, were attacked and beaten by a mob of students in a predominantly Christian in the town of Julud in southern Sudan. The reasons for the attack are still unclear, but the INGO said the two were targeted during a student protest against a local school rising tuition fees. The students attacked the victims and ransacked their office. | Yes | Focal Point | |
736 | Mar | 5 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A NGO national staff shot and killed by unknown armed persons. | Archived | Archived |
1220 | Mar | 7 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff injured while being attacked by a civilian in southern Sudan. | Yes | Focal Point |
705 | Mar | 10 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 1 INGO national staff shot and killed by armed man within Mogadishu city limits; the motive for the attack is believed to be a personal, family-oriented dispute. | Archived | Archived |
597 | Mar | 15 | 2008 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.729388 | 73.093146 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Turkish) staff killed and 2 INGO international staff injured when a bomb exploded in a restaurant in Pakistan's capital at dinner time. 11 others injured in the blast (not included) | Yes | Focal Point |
737 | Mar | 17 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 36.75635 | 66.8972 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver died from serious injuries when the INGO vehicle traveling from Mazar-e-Sharif to Jawzjan Province came under small arms fire attack by two unknown individuals riding a motorcycle. The other vehicle occupant escaped unharmed. | Yes | Official Report |
598 | Mar | 20 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.4208997 | 23.0738882 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 UN national staff of state water corporation team partner program, hijacked and kidnapped. | Archived | Archived |
936 | Mar | 21 | 2008 | TD | Chad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 15.1256549 | 22.2476009 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff driver shot at his home and later died. When the driver opened said, the intruder shot him in the abdomen with a pistol. The driver was transported to hospital where he passed away around 01 h 30. | Yes | Focal Point |
599 | Mar | 22 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 9.38367 | 28.80767 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff contracted drivers on their way to the Abyei state were stabbed to death by six assailants. | Yes | Focal Point |
738 | Mar | 23 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 36.83333 | 65.83333 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 5 NGO national staff killed and 7 NGO national staff injured when a convoy consisting of four vehicles came under SAF attack in Surkh Tepa area of Faizabad District. | Archived | Archived |
600 | Mar | 24 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver was killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
718 | Mar | 24 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Public location | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 2 INGO national staff were kidnapped at Bakara market area by suspected AOGs. | Yes | Focal Point |
739 | Mar | 24 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 36.72896 | 68.857 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff killed when their vehicle came under small arms fire attack in Archi District, Wazer Khil area of Kunduz Province. The vehicle was en route from Arich District to Kunduz city. | Archived | Archived |
601 | Apr | 1 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 0.433333 | 41.6 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN international (1 British, 1 Kenyan) staff contractors seized by unknown gunmen in southern Somalia on their way to Buale. Taken to Jilib town 280km south of Mogadishu. | Archived | Archived |
1221 | Apr | 1 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 15.5933247 | 32.5356502 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN international staff member was injured during a robbery attack in Khartoum. | Yes | Focal Point |
791 | Apr | 3 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and injured during an attack while driving in a private vehicle. | Yes | Focal Point |
695 | Apr | 3 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 16 | 26 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff injured when three armed men entered the compound, punched and kicked a member of staff to force him to hand over valuables and then locked him in his room. | Archived | Archived |
792 | Apr | 5 | 2008 | BI | Burundi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | -3.3634357 | 29.8870575 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and injured during a robbery attack at his private residence. | Yes | Focal Point |
716 | Apr | 7 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 6.75 | 30 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN national staff (contracted driver and assistant) were shot and killed by unknown assailants after delivering humanitarian food supplies to the town of Rumbek, southern Sudan. | Archived | Archived |
706 | Apr | 8 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 15.450513 | 36.399923 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 1 INGO national staff (cleaner) was taken from his/her bed, beaten and stabbed in the hand. It appears to be a personal dispute. | Archived | Archived |
771 | Apr | 9 | 2008 | MW | Malawi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | -13.2687204 | 33.9301963 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff severely injured in an armed robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
667 | Apr | 11 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.9897121 | 68.8733495 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff (doctor and a driver) were kidnapped while travelling between Kabul and Kunduz. | Archived | Archived |
674 | Apr | 21 | 2008 | PK | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.97357 | 71.31842 | Unknown | Criminal | Unknown | 3 UN national staff (two staff and a guard) were abducted earlier on Monday as they were travelling through the Khyber region, towards the Afghan border; released unharmed after security forces attacked the kidnap gang. | Archived | Archived |
719 | Apr | 21 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver aid shot and killed and 1 UN national staff guard injured delivering food on a main transport route between North and South Darfur. | Yes | Focal Point |
773 | Apr | 23 | 2008 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 30 | 70 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff abducted and held for 8 days. Motive deemed 'political'. | Yes | Focal Point |
740 | Apr | 28 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 36.7581256 | 66.8980826 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed. The body of the staff member was found in close proximity to the victim | Archived | Archived |
772 | Apr | 30 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed in attempted robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
690 | May | 2008 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.6125522 | 13.1535811 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff was the victim of an armed robbery on the way home late at night, and was severely beaten in the process. | Archived | Archived | |
602 | May | 1 | 2008 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.5288319 | 21.0410733 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international (French) staff shot and killed while traveling in a three-car convoy of relief agencies near the Sudanese border. The convoy was stopped by a group of armed men who opened fire. The killing took place just 9 km (6 miles) east of Forchana, where French marines serving in the EU force (EUFOR) have set up a base and have been sending out regular patrols in the region. | Yes | Focal Point |
707 | May | 2 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 1 | 41.5 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff guard killed- ICU supporters in a minibus were stopped by Awdhegle District TFG troops at a check point 1-2 Kms out of the town. The ICU and TFG District forces exchanged small arms fire prompting INGO security guards who thought they were under attacked to open fire. During the incident 2 other people were killed (1TFG and 1 ICU supporter). | Archived | Archived |
774 | May | 6 | 2008 | NI | Nicaragua | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 13 | -85 | Political | Aid recipient | Not applicable | 1 INGO international staff abducted by 'disgruntled beneficiary' and held for two days. | Yes | Focal Point |
603 | May | 7 | 2008 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.20376135 | 34.34841239 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN international (Zimbabwean) staff killed by unidentified gunmen in remote northwestern Kenya. Victim ambushed late on Wednesday while driving near a UN camp in Lokichoggio, the main humanitarian operations hub for South Sudan. | Archived | Archived |
671 | May | 7 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.6507279 | 48.3009945 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted driver died after being shot at a checkpoint in central Somalia. The incident occurred when a convoy of 12 UN contracted trucks, loaded with food, was stopped by militiamen demanding money at an illegal checkpoint, 30 kilometres north of Galkayo in Mudug region. A militiaman opened fire on the trucks, and shot one of the drivers who later died in hospital. The 275 metric tons of food aboard the trucks was not looted. | Yes | Focal Point |
720 | May | 8 | 2008 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Home | 31.491189 | 34.444111 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN national staff school teacher killed at home in Gaza in an operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces. | Yes | Focal Point |
670 | May | 15 | 2008 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 6.934287 | 79.8532704 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver in Sri Lanka has been missing and assumed kidnapped. Victim was last seen when he dropped off some colleagues at the country office in Colombo on Thursday 15th May. He has now been missing for six months and there has been no contact with him, neither directly or by phone. | Archived | Archived |
708 | May | 17 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 0.433333 | 41.6 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff senior project officer working in Kismayo was assassinated. The motive of the killing is not clear. | Archived | Archived |
721 | May | 17 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | 41.5 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | 1 NGO national staff and 1 INGO international staff killed. The victims were working in coastal villages of Kismayo and Badhadhe districts and abducted by Al-Shabab members, executed on 1 June 2008. | Archived | Archived |
758 | May | 20 | 2008 | MW | Malawi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -13.9388211 | 33.9169552 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff (driver) abducted after stopping by armed men who forced him to drive them. The driver saw a motorcyclist following them and the two men in his vehicle were phoning him giving each other instructions on how to attack the driver and get away with the vehicle. Upon hearing this, the driver decided to stop the vehicle removed the keys and ran away.In the process the robbers tore his shirt and cut him in the head with a knife.When the villagers came out for his rescue, the robbers fled without stealing anything from the vehicle. | Yes | Focal Point |
971 | May | 20 | 2008 | ID | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Unknown | Unknown | -3.9885728 | 138.3485219 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded when sexually assaulted. | Yes | Focal Point |
604 | May | 21 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 1.8427539 | 44.5937239 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 2 INGO international (Italian) staff and 1 INGO national staff kidnapped by gunmen in the Lower Shabelle region. The gunmen blindfolded the guards, then abducted the aid workers at the offices in Awdigle town, 65 km south of Mogadishu. The Italians were a man and a woman - released Aug 5. Reportedly senior LNGO director was killed by the AOG at the above mentioned location after allegedly found with enough evidence to have spied for the Americans. | Archived | Archived |
605 | May | 21 | 2008 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 18.48333 | -72.31667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO intenational (Canadian) staff medical aid worker kidnapped. Victim was abducted from an upscale Tomasin neighbourhood by suspected kidnapping network that has been working in the area for months. Released by captors shortly before midnight Wednesday night. | Archived | Archived |
725 | May | 21 | 2008 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.5 | 72 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff kidnaped in NWFP Pakistan during a road movement; released unharmed 3 weeks later. | Archived | Archived |
606 | May | 22 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Unknown | 5 | 47 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 1 national RC driver shot and killed by two unidentified men armed with pistols overnight Thursday. The driver, rented his personal car for the use of the organization's humanitarian operations in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galgadud region. There was no motive available for the fatal shooting of the driver, but local sources expressed their suspicion that anti-government groups are responsible for the killing. | Archived | Archived |
607 | Jun | 2 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 INGO national staff and 1 UN national staff kidnapped by Somali gunmen. | Archived | Archived |
709 | Jun | 2 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 5.30895 | 45.88296 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff assassinated by unidentified gunmen in Guri | Archived | Archived |
608 | Jun | 8 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 3.116667 | 43.65 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff security guard killed. | Archived | Archived |
609 | Jun | 11 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.11667 | 45.4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff (a director and his driver) were shot and killed by four men driving Suzuki vehicle. The killers took the vehicle, laptop computer, one mobile phone and a guard. Unconfirmed reports indicating that the killers are from the TFG forces based at Fagah road junction in Yaqshid district. Motive of the killing is not yet clear. | Archived | Archived |
610 | Jun | 12 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.71437 | 44.50902 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff driver shot and killed by Somali gunmen while driving in a convoy of trucks taking relief food from Mogadishu to the Bay and Bakool regions. | Yes | Focal Point |
710 | Jun | 12 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 2.1464622 | 45.1193096 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff killed by unidentified men armed with pistols. Victim was a Ugandan teacher working with an INGO based in Merka. The deceased was an English teacher teaching language classes for the IDPs families at the above mentioned location. Motive of the killing is not yet established. | Archived | Archived |
697 | Jun | 13 | 2008 | MZ | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | -25.9662133 | 32.5674498 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff abducted by carjackers, forced to go with them, chased by the police who shot one of the car jackers forcing the car to crash. | Archived | Archived |
611 | Jun | 16 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 5 | 47 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO natonal staff abducted near El-Dheer town in Galgadud region- the second staff member of the INGO to be abducted in six weeks. | Yes | Focal Point |
741 | Jun | 19 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Raid | Project site | 36.727865 | 68.867998 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff (a guard and doctor) killed by the intruders, who then escaped leaving the facility undamaged. An unconfirmed number of individuals arrived at a clinic run by an INGO with intent to burn it down. | Archived | Archived |
612 | Jun | 21 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Home | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff taken from their home near Mogadishu around 8 pm. A group of men forcibly took the victim from his house; released 27th August 2008. Information indicated that criminals after financial gain could be behind his kidnapping and ICU would have mediated for his release. Sources also indicate that a ransom of between 40-60,000 USD would have been paid. | Archived | Archived |
711 | Jun | 23 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 4.73583 | 45.20361 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff shot and killed by two unidentified young men armed with pistols in Beletweyn. The motive behind the killing is not yet established. | Archived | Archived |
775 | Jun | 25 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Unknown | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff hospitalized after shooting. Motive deemed as 'theft'. | Yes | Focal Point |
618 | Jun | 27 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 4.824871 | 31.607858 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN international (Ugandan) staff truck driver ambushed and killed after delivering food supplies to the agency's warehouse in Juba. Assistant escaped after steering the truck to a stop 300 metres from the site of the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
614 | Jun | 29 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff (staff member and a driver) killed by unknown gunmen in El-Berde, 420 km northwest of Mogadishu. The victims were killed while travelling in a vehicle, having just left work. The organization suspends operations. | Archived | Archived |
615 | Jun | 30 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff of a UN partner organization kidnapped and later shot dead in Mogadishu. Not clear why targeted, but local sources said a deputy had survived a hand grenade attack over the weekend in Afgoye, a town 30km south of Mogadishu. There were unconfirmed reports that the killing might be linked to a financial dispute. | Archived | Archived |
616 | Jun | 30 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Host state | Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (armed faction) | 4 INGO national staff and 1 UN national staff kidnapped near Elasha Biha area by ARS armed wing. | Archived | Archived |
619 | Jun | 30 | 2008 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | -3.4275339 | 36.70858482 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Australian) staff charity worker been shot dead in Tanzania. Victim had been working in the town of Arusha in northern Tanzania for the past 18 months and was killed on Monday during a robbery. | Yes | Official Report |
793 | Jul | 1 | 2008 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.02497 | 38.74689 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff in Ethiopia was shot and injured by armed robbers on the road between Dire Dawa and Addis Ababa, while travelling on private business , 1 July 2008. | Yes | Focal Point |
742 | Jul | 4 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 35.3 | 70.833333 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | 3 INGO national staff killed and one wounded when IMF conducted air strikes, against a reported AOG group. 22 civilians had been killed and seven others injured as a result of the strikes (not included). | Archived | Archived |
620 | Jul | 6 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed by gunmen in Mogadishu. Victim shot leaving a mosque in the Bulohube district, in the south of the city, and died later in hospital. Several witnesses said a second man, whose identity has yet to be established, was seriously wounded in the attack (not included), which appeared to be premeditated. | Archived | Archived |
624 | Jul | 7 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 2.71437 | 44.50902 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver was killed and three others wounded (not included) when 29 trucks carrying food aid to Bay and Bakol had been stopped by local police and militia at a checkpoint. | Yes | Focal Point |
743 | Jul | 7 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 3 INGO national staff kidnapped by an AOG element. One of the INGO national staff (who is also reported to have been working with/or having association with a GoA office as well) along with 2 companions were traveling in a local taxi on the Kandahar | Archived | Archived |
744 | Jul | 10 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Office/compound | 30.5 | 62 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff kidnapped and found dead. The viticm was a NSP related engineer reported missing after attending a private party and dropped off at an office he was staying at. This staff member is reported as being from out of province whose only purpose for being in Nimroz was attending the party. He was subsequently found deceased on the 12th of July in Chakansour District, the victim of knife wounds. At this time it is unclear who the perpetrators were or why he was killed. | Archived | Archived |
625 | Jul | 11 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 2.06697 | 45.20723 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed in Elasha, south of Mogadishu by gunmen who fled. Gunmen shot dead the senior local aid worker on Friday. The charity had suspended all its operations in the area. | Archived | Archived |
712 | Jul | 12 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 5 | 47 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff shot and killed by unidentified armed gunmen. The motive of the killing remains unclear. | Archived | Archived |
623 | Jul | 13 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 1.33333 | 42.66667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contractor was gunned down in the southern Somali town of Buale. | Yes | Focal Point |
627 | Jul | 18 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.725113 | 66.2196554 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (French) staff abducted by unidentified gunmen in Nili, the capital of Daykundi Province in central Afghanistan, 18 July. The INGO temporarily suspended its operations across the country for security reasons. | Yes | Focal Point |
629 | Jul | 18 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Unknown | 12.9096 | 23.47406 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Three UN national staff beaten to death by a mob on Thursday in the region near the border with Chad in circumstances that are still unclear. | Archived | Archived |
630 | Jul | 19 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national stafff driver who was hired by a local NGO partner of the INGO in Darfur, to take staff home, was killed on Wednesday, July 19. Victim was stopped on the road from Mershing to Nyala and was shot and killed by a man carrying a weapon. | Yes | Focal Point |
698 | Jul | 21 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 15.450513 | 36.399923 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff guard shot dead while on personal business. It subsequently became known that the victim was involved in a rebel group and the killing may have been politically motivated. | Archived | Archived |
794 | Jul | 25 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff physically assaulted while travelling on private business in Nyala and sustained injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
628 | Jul | 26 | 2008 | TD | Chad | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.833056 | 20.834722 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC international staff shot twice by uniformed men in Abeche, Saturday night, 26 July, at 8:20pm. In a two car convoy entering the compound, the ICRC's staff received impact of bullets in the abdomen- was seriously injured and evacuated in Switzerland for further medical care. A laptop has been stolen during the attack. ICRC says that it is an act of banditry, a carjacking that could have been deadly. The staff has been relocated in Abeche and ICRC is not suspending humanitarian activities but will seriously think about the impact of this attack. | Archived | Archived |
631 | Jul | 27 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.4085 | 42.9771 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff severely wounded Sunday in the southern town of Dinsor by unknown gunmen. Victim's car was stopped on the way between Dinsor and Baidoa, and he was shot several times and left for dead. The gunmen also fled with the victim's car. | Archived | Archived |
795 | Aug | 3 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff, a UN implementing partner staffer, was killed in Kaikuny, 3 August 2008. | Yes | Focal Point |
796 | Aug | 3 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2.1464622 | 45.1193096 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff, a UN implementing partner staffer, was killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
632 | Aug | 6 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 2.09955 | 45.16352 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed by unknown gunmen Wednesday on the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu. Victim was at home not far from the organization's center when the gunmen shot him six times on the head. Victim was taken to hospital and later died. | Archived | Media |
713 | Aug | 12 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 3.72496 | 43.28727 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | 1 INGO national staff killed and two women wounded (not included) in a crossfire that involved al-Shabaab militias and Wajid airstrip guards. The guards were reportedly asked to hand over their weapons to the al-Shabaab militias which they refused prompting a shootout. | Archived | Archived |
633 | Aug | 13 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34 | 69.25 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO international (1 British-Canadian, 1 Canadian, 1 Trinidadian-American) staff and 1 INGO national staff driver killed and 1 INGO national staff injured when gunmen opened fire on their vehicle near the capital Kabul. The INGO had "suspended its humanitarian aid programmes in Afghanistan indefinitely" following the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
776 | Aug | 15 | 2008 | SV | El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 13.692667 | -89.218216 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff of local partners murdered. Motive deemed 'personal'. | Yes | Focal Point |
634 | Aug | 15 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 2.4085 | 42.9771 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff including a driver were killed by gunmen in southern Somalia. The staffer was killed after being abducted, trying to escape. The incident happened when he was off duty, visiting his home in Dinsor. | Yes | Focal Point |
635 | Aug | 19 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 36.7175566 | 68.8672916 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff found murdered in the region of Kunduz, 19 August. Victim was abducted while driving an INGO vehicle. The motives behind this murder are still unclear. | Archived | Archived |
745 | Aug | 20 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 34.9897121 | 68.8733495 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed and 5 NGO national staff wounded when their locally run, internationally funded, NGO vehicle was struck by an IED. | Archived | Archived |
636 | Aug | 21 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | -0.36667 | 42.53333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot in the head when leaving his home by an unknown assailant on Thursday. | Archived | Media |
699 | Aug | 24 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 4 INGO staff (3 national, 1 intl) were badly shaken and suffered injuries incl whiplash, hearing loss when a two car INGO convoy was attacked by an RCIED. | Archived | Archived |
777 | Aug | 26 | 2008 | ID | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -6.21195 | 106.845056 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff abducted for what the INGO deemed a 'likely scam". | Yes | Focal Point |
637 | Aug | 26 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 34.430247 | 70.448678 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Japanese) staff agriculture specialist kidnapped at gunpoint with his driver (not included) in eastern Afghanistan near the city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, and a spokesman for the Taliban has claimed the group was involved. It said the driver was released soon afterward. The Foreign Ministry said victim was the first Japanese to be kidnapped in Afghanistan. The victims body was later found and had been riddled with bullets. | Archived | Media |
797 | Aug | 30 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 1.79767 | 44.90755 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and injured while travelling in a private vehicle in Merka, 30 August 2008. | Yes | Focal Point |
746 | Aug | 31 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Project site | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed when two armed men wearing masks on motorbike forcefully entered into a Basic Health Clinic belonging to the NGO. Upon entering the compound, they initiated an attack against a national staff member killing her. There was a total of five staff members (including the midwife, Community Supervisor, 2 guards, and the Clinic Supervisor) present at the time of the incident. The perpetrators also stole mobile phones and other valuable belongings. The remaining 4 staff members who were left uninjured are now under investigation by the Government. No one has claimed the responsibility for the incident so far. | Archived | Archived |
778 | Sep | 3 | 2008 | ID | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -6.21195 | 106.845056 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff was the victim of a 'major assault' and hospitalized . Motive deemed 'personal'. | Yes | Focal Point |
647 | Sep | 15 | 2008 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 5.8506231 | 120.0284035 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff kidnapped and held for ransom September 15 in Tipo-tipo town; five total aid workers kidnapped, three released same day . The armed men holding the staff were demanding a P7-million ransom. One staff freed at dawn on Oct. 30 after family and the NGO paid | Archived | Archived |
638 | Sep | 16 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34 | 69.25 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Bangladeshi) staff abducted by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan. | Archived | Archived |
747 | Sep | 16 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 32 | 67.25 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff and 2 ANP escorts (not included) killed when their vehicle suffered a remote control IED strike. | Archived | Archived |
937 | Sep | 18 | 2008 | TD | Chad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 12.225592 | 21.4101617 | Economic | Host state | Chadian Armed Forces | 2 INGO national staff guards wounded. | Yes | Focal Point |
969 | Sep | 21 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded in armed robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
639 | Sep | 22 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 8.53056 | 44.795 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (1 female Japanese, 1 male Dutch) staff abducted from the Ogaden region that borders Somalia; released 7 January 2009. | Archived | Archived |
970 | Sep | 22 | 2008 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 32.2204986 | 35.2568883 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff wounded in when military firearms discharged. | Yes | Focal Point |
683 | Sep | 23 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 36.7175566 | 68.8672916 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff shot and wounded by an Afghan police officer claiming to have mistaken the victim for a suicide bomber as he approached a road block on foot. | Archived | Archived |
779 | Sep | 24 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff of the local partners killed in ambush. Motive deemed political. | Yes | Focal Point |
640 | Sep | 25 | 2008 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Raid | Project site | 1.91667 | 30.5 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff cash-for-work worker killed, and 1 INGO national staff wounded. The personnel were attacked by an armed group while repairing a road along the Bunia-Iga-Nioka highway, in the territory of Djugu, 15 September. The attackers also took US$10,000, according to local authorities. | Archived | Archived |
1213 | Sep | 28 | 2008 | SL | Sierra Leone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 8.2770009 | -10.5739431 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff was violently attacked when returning to work base from a weekend with family. | Archived | Archived |
798 | Sep | 29 | 2008 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 19.75778 | -72.20417 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed in Cap-Haitien allegedly because of a private dispute (investigation continues). | Yes | Focal Point |
714 | Oct | 5 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Unknown | Home | 3.116667 | 43.65 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC national staff guard killed when unidentified man hurled a hand grenade to a house of international organization | Yes | Focal Point |
641 | Oct | 6 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 1.79767 | 44.90755 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One UN international (Italian) staff and one UN national staff were wounded and one UN national staff driver was killed in a remote-controlled IED attack in southern Somalia. Those wounded were not in critical condition, but the driver died on the way to the hospital. | Archived | Archived |
1222 | Oct | 10 | 2008 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 9.16667 | 80.41667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff injured when trying to come out from the fighting area on A9 Road and closer to Omanthai. The victim's left leg was injured in an artillery shelling. | Yes | Focal Point |
724 | Oct | 15 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 1.79767 | 44.90755 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver and a bystander (not included) injured when two armed men attempted to kidnap a senior INGO officer. | Archived | Archived |
780 | Oct | 17 | 2008 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 30 | 70 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff abducted and released after 6 days. Motive deemed 'personal' | Yes | Focal Point |
799 | Oct | 17 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 1.79767 | 44.90755 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff was injured during a shooting incident in Merka. | Yes | Focal Point |
642 | Oct | 17 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 1.79767 | 44.90755 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed by unknown gunmen. Victim was shot three times when leaving a mosque Friday evening in the port town of Merka. | Yes | Focal Point |
938 | Oct | 17 | 2008 | TD | Chad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 13.833056 | 20.834722 | Economic | Host state | Chadian Armed Forces | Two INGO national staff guards were wounded. | Yes | Focal Point |
643 | Oct | 18 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 4.12129 | 43.88945 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | 1 UN national staff shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the southern town of Hudur on Sunday. The chairman of Hudur claimed Islamist insurgents from the al Shabaab group were controlling the town. | Archived | Media |
644 | Oct | 20 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (British/South African) staff shot dead by unidentified gunmen on motorcycles in Kabul early Monday. The aid worker was one of a team of women working with a faith-based INGO directing projects for the disabled. | Archived | Archived |
1214 | Oct | 22 | 2008 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.532498 | -72.333064 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff kidnapped for ransom. Deemed "non-work related" by agency. Released, 23 October 2008. | Yes | Focal Point |
1215 | Oct | 27 | 2008 | LK | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Ambush | Unknown | 8.4594924 | 81.2309621 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff in Sri Lanka was injured during a hand grenade attack at a police checkpoint in Batticaloa. | Yes | Focal Point |
646 | Oct | 28 | 2008 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 1.658501 | 29.220455 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | National Congress for the Defence of the People | 1 INGO national staff 'magasinier' (warehouse manager) killed when Goma was almost taken by the CNDP, Oct 28. | Archived | Archived |
645 | Oct | 29 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Office/compound | 9.560335 | 44.069722 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN national staff security assistant and a driver killed and 6 UN national staff were critically injured in the blast from a suicide vehicle bombing at a UN agency coumpound. An unknown vehicle driven by an unknown male individual drove up to the compound main gate and requested permission to enter. The vehicle and the driver were denied access and the vehicle proceeded to ram the entrance gate. | Archived | Archived |
1211 | Oct | 29 | 2008 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | -1.157667 | 29.4312218 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international staff wounded when attacked as they sought to flee the town of Kiwanja, two hours north of Goma, October 29. Eight INGO vehicles carrying the three foreigners (there was also a Guinean doctor), all the Congolese staff not originally from the region, and some of their family members (a total of 28 persons), drove a few kilometres toward the Monuc base. There they joined other humanitarian vehicles and formed a "protected" convoy, with UN tanks and Uruguayan peacekeepers in the front and back of the line. | Archived | Archived |
648 | Nov | 3 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (French) staff kidnapped by gunmen off a neighborhood street Monday; released on 3 December. | Archived | Archived |
650 | Nov | 5 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 5 | 47 | Other | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Four INGO international (2 French, 1 Bulgarian and 1 Belgian) staff and 2 Kenyan pilots (not included) kidnapped when a group of 40-50 militiamen with 3 technicals and 3 cars stormed the airstrip, after EC Flight (D-228) landed and finished offloading, taken hostages who were waiting to board the plane destined to Nairobi the two pilots. The INGO guards apparently did not try to repel the attackers and there were suspicions of a possible INGO connection with the kidnappers. Preliminary information indicates that a non-highly ideological Al-Shabab group would be behind the kidnapping. | Yes | Focal Point |
651 | Nov | 8 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 0.06968 | 42.74497 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff fatally shot by two gunmen when walking out of a mosque in Jamame, about 275 miles from the capital of Mogadishu. It is unclear who is behind the killings. | Archived | Archived |
748 | Nov | 9 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 34.3508273 | 62.2164003 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff nurse killed when an IED exploded on the road to Shirzad village targeting an Afghan government vehicle. All the other occupants of the vehicle died (not included). The security team consisting of representatives from the various departments were visiting the village in connection with an investigation of a previous homicide. | Archived | Archived |
652 | Nov | 12 | 2008 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.0123846 | 71.5787458 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 donor agency international (American) staff assassinated in his car Wednesday morning. The staff member and his Pakistani driver were shot as their car approached the house in Peshawar where the victim ran a project to bring small-scale projects and jobs to the Federally Administered Tribal Area, a stronghold of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Pakistani officials in Peshawar said they did not know who was responsible for the shooting at around 8 a.m. in a residential area of the city known as University Town. | Archived | Archived |
654 | Nov | 26 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 34.405904 | 70.359338 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contract worker in Surkh Rod district of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, was shot dead in front of elders at a meeting on 26 November of the local shura at Lower Sheikh Mesri, a temporary settlement for returnees. The murderer has not been identified and reasons for the attack remain unclear. The victim was active on women's causes. | Archived | Archived |
715 | Nov | 26 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 2.11667 | 45.4 | Unknown | Host state | Transitional Federal Government forces (TFG) | 1 INGO national staff was reportedly shot and killed by TFG soldiers. | Archived | Archived |
653 | Nov | 27 | 2008 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 8.4594924 | 81.2309621 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot and killed in Batticalao District. | Archived | Archived |
655 | Nov | 28 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Detention | Unknown | 0.433333 | 41.6 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff killed: Approximately 30 persons made up of INGO local staff, LNGO staff, teachers. | Archived | Archived |
656 | Nov | 29 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff guard and his brother (not counted) were kidnapped by four armed men on motorbikes. On 30 November, after being questioned by the perpetrators, only the brother was released. The fate of the INGO staff member is currently uncertain; however, the rationale behind the incident appears to stem from a personal dispute between neighbors. | Archived | Archived |
658 | Nov | 30 | 2008 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Body-borne IED | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed in Kabul on Sunday, when he was caught in a suicide attack against a passing vehicle. The victim was riding his bicycle in the area when the bomb exploded receiving lethal shrapnel wounds. | Yes | Official Report |
972 | Dec | 3 | 2008 | ID | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Unknown | Unknown | -3.9885728 | 138.3485219 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded when sexually assaulted. | Yes | Focal Point |
660 | Dec | 4 | 2008 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 6 INGO national staff injured when masked men armed with an AK-47 and hand grenade abducted and beat up the victims on the road to a volatile camp Darfur. The aid workers had been in a convoy heading to Kalma camp in south Darfur. The six aid workers - all Sudanese - are employed by an international aid organisation, which asked not to be named. Three of them were taken to hospital after the attack. | Archived | Archived |
1216 | Dec | 6 | 2008 | MZ | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | -19.8287068 | 34.8417821 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff in Mozambique injured during a armed robbery attack in Beira. | Yes | Focal Point |
661 | Dec | 8 | 2008 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Unknown | 0.046821 | 40.310412 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff nurse attacked and wounded by gunmen in a northern Kenya region which hosts camps for Somali refugees. | Archived | Archived |
1212 | Dec | 10 | 2008 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | -1.6205601 | 29.1556919 | Unknown | Host state | Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) | 1 INGO national staff attacked by FARDC elements in Nzulo, in Masisi territory, on the road towards Sake, 10 December. The victim was hospitalized and is in critical condition. | Archived | Archived |
663 | Dec | 11 | 2008 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | -2.505541 | 28.859569 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot and killed on Thursday night by his home in the center of Bukavu. | Archived | Archived |
662 | Dec | 13 | 2008 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Transitional Federal Government forces (TFG) | 1 ICRC national staff armed guard escorting an ICRC vehicle in Mogadishu was shot at by TFG police and died on the spot. Both the ICRC officer and his driver were briefly detained and then released. The ICRC is in contact with the relevant authorities in order to shed light on the circumstances of the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
664 | Dec | 15 | 2008 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.5428894 | 44.4006912 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Bani Dhabian tribe | 1 INGO international (German) staff and their visiting parents (not included) were kidnapped in Dhamar province, located about 65 miles south of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, Dec. 15 ; released 19 December. Kidnappers, who belong to the powerful Bani Dhabian tribe, abducted the three as they drove their car outside the historic city of Rada'a, about 130 kilometers south of Sana'a. Tribal sources said five men armed with AK-47 rifles snatched the three Germans from their car as they left Rada'a on the way to Sana'a. | Archived | Media |
665 | Dec | 15 | 2008 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | -1.2003611 | 29.4308888 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed and 1 INGO national staff driver injured on Monday, 15 December 2008 in Burai, a few km outside of Rutshuru town. Their vehicle was attacked by a group of unidentified armed men. | Archived | Archived |
669 | Dec | 21 | 2008 | PH | Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.916667 | 124.333333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national (Filipino) staff killed by unidentified gunmen who attacked a UN truck on Mindanao island. The truck had just delivered food to hundreds of families displaced by fighting between the government and the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) when it was ambushed near the town of Calanogas in Lanao del Sur Province on the evening of 21 December. | Archived | Archived |
800 | Dec | 23 | 2008 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 7.33333 | 80.75 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC national staff shot outside office. | Archived | Archived |
672 | Dec | 30 | 2008 | BI | Burundi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -3.4733471 | 30.2501278 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (French) staff killed and 1 INGO international (French) wounded. The two were travelling in a marked vehicle in Ruyigi when the gunman opened fire. The vehicle was not robbed and the reason for the attack was not known. | Yes | Focal Point |
3957 | Jan | 2009 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 31.514722 | 34.454167 | Unknown | Unknown | Not applicable | 5 UN staff were killed during the December 2008 - January 2009 conflict. Exact dates and locations are unknown at this time. | Yes | Focal Point | |
681 | Jan | 2 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 30.5 | 62 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 2 INGO international staff and 1 UN international staff kidnapped: AOG abducted 6 persons | Archived | Archived |
801 | Jan | 4 | 2009 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.54977 | 34.5024697 | Unknown | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | 1 UN national staff killed and 2 RC national staff medical personnel wounded while on duty, after an air strike hit a location in Jabaliya. | Yes | Official Report |
875 | Jan | 5 | 2009 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Home | 31.4772871 | 34.3215106 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed in his house in Gaza, 5 January. | Yes | Official Report |
954 | Jan | 5 | 2009 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 31.288231 | 34.253606 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
675 | Jan | 6 | 2009 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Unknown | Unknown | 31.4772871 | 34.3215106 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One INGO national staff of a local NGO partner was killed in an aerial bombing in Gaza. Violence halted most of the INGO's aid distribution in Gaza Strip. | Yes | Focal Point |
676 | Jan | 6 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 3 | 42 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and killed by three masked gunmen while monitoring school feeding in a UN-supported school in Yubsan village six kilometres from the Gedo region capital of Garbahare. | Yes | Official Report |
802 | Jan | 8 | 2009 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Ambush | Road | 31.4772871 | 34.3215106 | Unknown | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN national staff driver killed and one UN national staff driver injured when UN convoy was hit by tank shell in Gaza. UN suspended all operations. | Archived | Archived |
816 | Jan | 8 | 2009 | ID | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 4 | 97 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (French) staff was in critical condition after being stabbed by a resident of Rinon Village, Aceh Besar. The victim was stabbed in a camp in the village at 5.30 a.m. by a local Acehnese who had been identified as Edi Miswar. | Archived | Archived |
904 | Jan | 8 | 2009 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.491189 | 34.444111 | Unknown | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN national staff killed in Gaza during a drone strike, 8 January. | Yes | Focal Point |
682 | Jan | 8 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff killed by gunmen on Thursday as his team distributed aid to displaced people in Daynile, 10km NW of Mogadishu. The gunmen put his body in a vehicle and drove away, then pushed the corpse out of the vehicle before driving on. | Yes | Official Report |
1223 | Jan | 12 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Shelling | Unknown | Unknown | 9.16667 | 80.41667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 5 INGO national staff were injured in artillery shelling in Mullativeu. | Yes | Focal Point |
803 | Jan | 13 | 2009 | KH | Cambodia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 13.5066394 | 104.869423 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO international (Canadian) staff on ashort term mission was attacked and beaten into a coma in apparent robbery and later died from the injuries. | Archived | Archived |
1224 | Jan | 14 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Unknown | Unknown | 9.16667 | 80.41667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff was injured in artillery shelling on his left leg and relocated to Vavuniya in April 2009 - now recovered. | Yes | Focal Point |
804 | Jan | 15 | 2009 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Project site | 5.8506231 | 120.0284035 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Abu Sayyaf | 2 ICRC international (1 Swiss, 1 Itallian) staff and 1 ICRC national staff kidnapped on Island of Jolo by Abu Sayyaf rebels. National staffer was freed April 2. Swiss freed on 17 April. Italian freed 11 July. | Yes | Focal Point |
905 | Jan | 15 | 2009 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.491189 | 34.444111 | Unknown | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Two UN national staff killed at home during a bombardment in Gaza, 15 January. | Yes | Official Report |
805 | Jan | 17 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 34.846628 | 71.09726 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff doctor kidnapped by a group of armed men who attaked an NGO clinic in Kunar. Whereabouts unknown. It is unclear whether the attack and abduction were conducted by AOG or criminal elements. | Yes | Official Report |
806 | Jan | 19 | 2009 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Home | 1.658501 | 29.220455 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 5 INGO international staff and 3 INGO national staff attacked and seriously hurt, including one who was raped and two others sexually assaulted, in raid/robbery of their house in Goma. | Archived | Archived |
1104 | Jan | 28 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 13.4435 | 22.4452278 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO guard was tied up by rope and beaten by unknown armed men who had jumped over the perimeter fence of an INGO office. The men stole radios, tires and chairs, and threatened the guards. | Yes | Official Report |
807 | Feb | 1 | 2009 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 34.6618741 | 72.0639872 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff shot and killed and 1 INGO national staff wounded, in fighting in Swat, as they tried to bring wounded for treatment. The NGO suspended all activities in Swat, including life-saving operations. | Archived | Archived |
808 | Feb | 2 | 2009 | PK | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 30.182971 | 66.998734 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Balochistan Liberation United Front | 1 UN international (American) staff official kidnapped and 1 UN national staff driver was killed when gunmen working for the Balochistan Liberation United Front stopped their vehicle; released two months later, 4 April. | Archived | Archived |
809 | Feb | 2 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 8.7593439 | 80.4999646 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff abducted and killed 8 days later | Archived | Archived |
1225 | Feb | 2 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 9.16667 | 80.41667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff was injured in an artillery shelling on his arm and the side of his body. Victim was relocated and arrived in Vavuniye on 23 Feb. He was treated and released from the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
810 | Feb | 17 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An INGO national staffer was shot and killed following threatening letters from armed opposition groups warning residents to cease working for the Afghan government and foreign entities. | Yes | Official Report |
811 | Feb | 20 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Raid | Home | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff security guard killed and 1 NGO national staff wounded when armed men attacked the home of a local NGO worker. | Archived | Archived |
812 | Feb | 21 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff killed when bandits opened fire on a passenger bus. | Archived | Archived |
813 | Feb | 26 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 32 | 67.25 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO national staff physicians kidnapped by unknown armed men in southern Zabul province Thursday. | Archived | Archived |
942 | Mar | 1 | 2009 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Unknown | 5.9526975 | 43.5522312 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff injured when her vehicle was attacked by civilians thowing stones. | Yes | Focal Point |
963 | Mar | 2 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Unknown | 8.7593439 | 80.4999646 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted security guard was injured during a break-in attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
817 | Mar | 4 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 9.16667 | 80.41667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC national staff in Vanni was killed by shelling Wednesday around 5:00 p.m. while return from sending some of the seriously wounded patients from Maaththa'lan hospital in ICRC ship. | Archived | Archived |
818 | Mar | 6 | 2009 | MZ | Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | Mob violence | Project site | -15.11646 | 39.2666 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 3 national Red Cross workers killed by mobs accusing them of deliberately infecting water sources with the agent that causes cholera. They were, in fact, disinfecting the water with chlorine. | Archived | Archived |
957 | Mar | 7 | 2009 | LR | Liberia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 6.26752 | -10.70908 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Police | 1 UN national staff injured when physically assaulted by police. | Yes | Focal Point |
814 | Mar | 10 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 16 | 26 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO intenational (Canadian nurse, Italian doctor, French coordinator) staff and 2 INGO national staff abducted at gunpoint from their home in Saraf Omra, North Darfur. Another national staff taken was released the same day (not included here). Other two nationals released the next day. Internationals freed March 13, with no ransom paid, according to the organization. Led to withdrawal to Khartoum. | Archived | Archived |
819 | Mar | 14 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff driver injured when UN agency-hired commercial truck transporting food supplies from El Obeid to Nyala was attacked by two armed bandits. The perpetrators, in an attempt to stop the vehicle, fired one shot which hit the driver on the arm. Though injured, the driver did not stop and continued to Nyala. Upon arrival, he was admitted to the Nyala Teaching hospital. | Archived | Archived |
820 | Mar | 14 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 9.2859776 | 80.7161013 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | 1 UN national staff injured: On Saturday (March 14) a UN aid worker who sustained injuries due to LTTE attacks was rescued by security forces in general area Puthukkudiyirippu. | Archived | Archived |
823 | Mar | 14 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 7.878 | 80.70382459 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | A UN national staffer kidnapped and forcibly conscripted by LTTE along with 3 dependents (not included). | Yes | Official Report |
821 | Mar | 15 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 36.727865 | 68.867998 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff injured when stopped by four armed individuals riding motorcycles.The employee was beaten and robbed of his valuables as well as his own motorcycle.After the beating he was released and warned against working with NGOs. | Yes | Official Report |
822 | Mar | 15 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.99267 | 68.01635 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO national staff driver was abducted with his vehicle in the vicinity of Ghandak village, early evening of 16 March. Following reported negotiations between the ANP and AOG elements, the NGO worker was released the next day. The NGO vehicle is believed to be still in the possession of AOG. | Archived | Archived |
824 | Mar | 16 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 3.80958 | 43.24628 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 UN international (1 Azerbaijan, 1 Ghanean, 1 French) staff and 1 UN national staff abducted in Wajid, southern Somalia. They have been abducted by gunmen despite their own armed escort - and with no shots fired - as they prepared to leave the country for Nairobi. | Archived | Archived |
825 | Mar | 16 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Raid | Office/compound | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff guard injured when an unknown man threw a hand grenade into a UN agency compound in Mogadishu. | Archived | Archived |
826 | Mar | 16 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 9.16667 | 80.41667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff gravely wounded (leg severed) as a result of shelling in the no fire zone, and later died due to lack of medical care. | Yes | Focal Point |
827 | Mar | 18 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contractor shot dead in Mogadishu overnight by unknown gunmen. | Archived | Archived |
828 | Mar | 21 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 7.75 | 80.16667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded and several of his family members killed (not included) by a shell that hit a shelter Putumattalam last Saturday. | Archived | Media |
829 | Mar | 21 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Unknown | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff was beaten in ambush - 4 national staff of 2 INGOs were returning to | Archived | Archived |
1105 | Mar | 21 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two guards seriously injured when five armed men entered the premises of an INGO clinic. The robbers stole all the medicines and fled. The two guards were treated at the hospital, one for a fractured hand and the other for facial injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
830 | Mar | 23 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff manager shot Monday night in the western Darfur town of Kongo Haraza at home near Sudan's border with Chad. | Archived | Archived |
1106 | Mar | 24 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One security guard beaten up and later treated by a doctor, during an armed robbery by some 19 men who entered the INGO compound. Stole vehicles, chattels and fuel. | Yes | Official Report |
1107 | Mar | 28 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One guard was hit on the head with a gun then tied up by perpetrators and later was taken to the hospital after six armed men scaled the INGO office fence and jumped inside. | Yes | Official Report |
1226 | Mar | 30 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 9.16667 | 80.41667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff was injured in artillery shelling in Mullativeu with a major injury to stomache. Victim was evacuated along with their family. Earlier on 12 January 2009 he was injured in artillery shelling; his head and recovered. Both incidents happened in the area where ongoing combat operations. According to the information he has under gone a surgery and later recovered. | Yes | Focal Point |
1108 | Apr | 2 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.5 | 23.5 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO driver was abducted by eight armed bandits during a carjacking incident. He was released by the bandits and arrived in Ag Geneina town 3 days later. | Yes | Official Report |
831 | Apr | 3 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 33.96744 | 68.9492 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | 1 INGO national worker killed: An IMF operation in Tagab Village came under attack from AOG early Friday morning. The ensuing engagement lasted for more than an hour and led to IMF calling in an airstrike on suspected AOG positions. One of the airstrikes hit a civilian compound, killing the INGO worker and injuring several members of his family (not included). | Yes | Official Report |
832 | Apr | 4 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 34.23947 | 70.30154 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff district manager of a microfinance project staying overnight at the NGO district office suffered fatal stab wounds. No money or valuables were kept on site and it is understood that there was no evidence of any theft or damage to property. No further details are known. | Archived | Archived |
833 | Apr | 4 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Falcons for the Liberation of Africa | 2 INGO international (1 French, 1 Canadian) staff kidnapped. 2 INGO national staff kidnapped and released the same day (not included). The internationals (both female) held for 26 days. The workers were snatched on Saturday night from the group's offices south of South Darfur's capital Nyala and around 100 kilometres (65 miles) from the border with Chad. One of the kidnappers, who refused to give his name, named his group as the "Falcons for the Liberation of Africa", saying it was composed of former rebels and members of Arab tribes in Darfur. He said a French group had been targetted to "send a message to the French government to try the people who kidnapped children from Chad." | Archived | Archived | |||
1227 | Apr | 4 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 9.16667 | 80.41667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff was shot when caught in a crossfire in Mullativu and injured his foot/ankle. Victim recovered after being transferred to Vavuniya hospital and having the bullet removed. | Yes | Focal Point |
834 | Apr | 6 | 2009 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 34.6013314 | 73.3794724 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 INGO national staff (female aid workers and their male driver) kidnapped and killed after they left Mansehra town to inspect a school for possible funding by a donor agency. | Yes | Focal Point |
950 | Apr | 6 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 34.84295 | 69.15188 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
835 | Apr | 8 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 7.878 | 80.70382459 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC national staff hit by a shell while getting water for his family in a coastal area in the north held by Tamil Tiger rebels. | Yes | Focal Point |
951 | Apr | 8 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
836 | Apr | 9 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 3.96983 | 42.44122 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 NGO national staff shot and killed by hooded gunmen in a town near the Ethiopian border. The head of the relief group, which operates in southern Somalia, his colleague and the driver were killed as they were leaving for a field trip in a southwestern town on Thursday. | Archived | Archived |
837 | Apr | 12 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Unknown | 33.4014634 | 69.8912294 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff operating in the district was abducted by four armed men as he dismounted his motorbike; released on 19 April at 1600 in Yaqubi District after the victim | Yes | Official Report |
949 | Apr | 14 | 2009 | ZM | Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | -8.86667 | 31.3 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff injured when stabbed by armed robbers at her home. | Yes | Focal Point |
838 | Apr | 15 | 2009 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Body-borne IED | Ambush | Road | 34.5 | 72 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed by suicide bomb while stopped at a police checkpoint. | Yes | Official Report |
839 | Apr | 16 | 2009 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Other Explosives | Unknown | Office/compound | 34.5 | 72 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed and 1 NGO national staff wounded when bomb ripped through the NGO office in a northern district of Pakistan Thursday morning. A bomb had been planted in the office in a small village near Mardan district by unknown militants | Archived | Archived |
840 | Apr | 18 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 4.12129 | 43.88945 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international staff and 1 INGO national staff driver abducted. Driver was released, along with the vehicle. | Archived | Archived |
841 | Apr | 18 | 2009 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.41667 | 34.33333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Japanese) staff wounded in military action in Gaza. | Archived | Archived |
815 | Apr | 19 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.000003 | 43.999993 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (Belgian doctor, Danish nurse)staff kidnapped on their way back from a project site; released April 28. Their abductors had demanded a ransom. | Archived | Archived |
842 | Apr | 19 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.37272 | 69.40648 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff abducted at an illegal vehicle checkpoint. Gunmen took the staff member after they questioned him and discovered material on him that indicated he was from an INGO. | Yes | Official Report |
843 | Apr | 23 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 9.268 | 80.815 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff director gravely wounded after shells hit St. Anthony's Church in Valaignarmadam on Thursday morning, 23 April. | Archived | Archived |
959 | Apr | 25 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 16 | 26 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver was injured during a convoy attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
1109 | May | 6 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Other | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO contracted driver was taken by two armed persons together with two vehicles and released by perpetrators four days later. | Yes | Official Report |
943 | May | 6 | 2009 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Unknown | -11.6580347 | 27.4975973 | Unknown | Host State | Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) | 1 UN national staff injured when physically assaulted by army soldiers. | Yes | Focal Point |
844 | May | 8 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 9.268 | 80.815 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed in a shell attack at Mullivaikal, Vanni in a No Fire Zone. | Archived | Archived |
1551 | May | 13 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 6.0201774 | 80.2474836 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One female UN staff member was physically and sexually assaulted while on R&R in country. The motive appears to be political for a number of reasons, including because her belongings were searched during the assault as well as the location where she was treated. | Yes | Focal Point |
845 | May | 13 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 7.878 | 80.70382459 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national RC worker killed along with his mother (not included) during an assault in shelling. | Archived | Archived |
1228 | May | 13 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 9.16667 | 80.41667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff died as result of shelling near Mullivaikal, in the coastal area held by LTTE. | Yes | Focal Point |
1110 | May | 16 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.5 | 23.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member sustained head injuries during an attack that started when five armed men stopped and diverted an INGO rented truck with four national staff on board. The staff members were held for approximately three hours, robbed and beaten by perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
953 | May | 19 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 13.5 | 23.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
919 | May | 22 | 2009 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34.5 | 72 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff kidnapped- no additional details provided. | Yes | Focal Point |
1111 | May | 26 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.4435 | 22.4452278 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO local staff was ambushed and shot by unknown armed persons while he was traveling on motorcycle. The staff member sustained gunshot wounds on his lower abdomen and was found by passerby, however he died shortly after. | Yes | Official Report |
961 | May | 30 | 2009 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 3 | 35.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver was injured during a convoy attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
946 | Jun | 4 | 2009 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -1.16667 | 36.83333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff injured when physically assaulted by armed robbers while traveling in Kinungi. | Yes | Focal Point |
846 | Jun | 9 | 2009 | PK | Pakistan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Public location | 34.0123846 | 71.5787458 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN interntional (1 Filippino, 1 Serbian) staff killed and 8 UN international (1 British, 1 Somali, 1 German) staff wounded in a suicide bomb attack on the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan. 10 fatalities in all. | Yes | Official Report |
847 | Jun | 10 | 2009 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 10.2961965 | 22.7809907 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC national staff killed in Birao under unknown circumstances, amid escalating violence. | Archived | Archived |
848 | Jun | 11 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 8.4594924 | 81.2309621 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff abducted by unidentified armed men arriving in a white van Thursday morning. The victim is employed by and NGO in Vellaave | Archived | Archived |
849 | Jun | 12 | 2009 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Raid | Project site | 16.9388094915174 | 43.7490378666696 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 INGO international (German, UK, South Korean) staff kidnapped from Yemen hopsital INGO program (9 in all kidnapped, including 3 children and 1 spouse - German) Government officials on Sunday accused a Shi'ite militant group. Later found dead . | Archived | Media |
850 | Jun | 16 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 8.7593439 | 80.4999646 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff missing and presumed kidnapped. | Archived | Archived |
851 | Jun | 16 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff director abducted by armed men. Other passengers released unharmed. | Archived | Archived |
948 | Jun | 18 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 34.94741 | 68.51234 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff injured during an IED attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
852 | Jun | 23 | 2009 | MR | Mauritania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 18.0794011 | -15.9780393 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Al-Qaeda | 1 INGO international (American) staff director of working in Mauritania, was shot in the head by unknown gunman on a street in the centre of the usually quiet city. The victim was resisting two men trying to kidnap him on a street when his attackers shot him and drove away, according to law enforcement. Al Queda later claimed responsibility, saying he was trying to convert Muslims to Christianity. | Archived | Media |
853 | Jun | 23 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Roadside IED | Unknown | Road | 37 | 66 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 3 UN national staff of a partner organization of a UN agency were killed by a roadside bomb. | Archived | Archived |
854 | Jun | 24 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 7 | 48 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver injured and passenger killed (not included here) when INGO vehcile came under attack, transporting a patient for medical care. Vehicle stolen. | Archived | Archived |
855 | Jun | 24 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 16 | 26 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (1 Irish, 1 Ugandan) staff kidnapped by a gang of armed men near Kutum, northern Darfur; both released 18 October. | Archived | Archived |
863 | Jun | 27 | 2009 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Mob violence | Unknown | 24.12739425 | 90.42263438 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff raped and killed by gang in implied religious hate crime (Muslim v. Hindu). | Archived | Archived |
856 | Jul | 4 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.5487421 | 69.4346945 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 16 UN national staff deminers were seized while travelling between Khost and Paktia provinces late on Saturday. | Archived | Archived |
857 | Jul | 5 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.33951 | 69.92041 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national staff kidnapped by unknown forces. | Archived | Archived |
960 | Jul | 5 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 15.0935129 | 26.1585109 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver was injured during a convoy attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
859 | Jul | 6 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 34.19418 | 69.98013 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff off duty security guard, who lived in the nearby village of Khada Khel, was shot and killed during a fire fight at the funeral of an AOG member that had been killed by the IMF the day before. It is not known what his role if any in the battle was, who shot him or if it was deliberate or accidental. | Yes | Official Report |
858 | Jul | 11 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 34.9789 | 69.57242 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed when armed men entered his house in the early hours of the morning and fatally shot the individual. Thought to be a personal dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
861 | Jul | 15 | 2009 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Detention | Road | -0.66667 | 28.75 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot dead in Musezero, North Kivu, on the way home from work on the afternoon of 15 July. Victim found by colleagues, his pockets had been emptied and his INGO t-shirt removed. Villagers reported seeing the victim stopped by two men wearing Congolese army uniforms before he was killed. | Archived | Archived |
860 | Jul | 16 | 2009 | PK | Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 34.0123846 | 71.5787458 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff (field officer and a guard) shot and killed and 2 UN national staff wounded at the Kacha Garhi refugee camp outside Peshawar in a botched kidnapping. Victims shot and killed by four to five unidentified gunmen in their car getting ready to leave the camp when gunmen tried to kidnap. | Yes | Official Report |
866 | Jul | 17 | 2009 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 3.93545 | 41.853051 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO international (1 American, 1 Pakistani, 1 Zimbabwean) staff kidnapped and 1 INGO national staff guard injured in northern Kenya and took them across the border into Somalia. Roughly 10 gunmen arrived late Friday night at a house in the border town of Mandera where the workers were staying- wounding the watchman in the head and kidnapped the three workers; released 3 Oct. | Yes | Focal Point |
870 | Jul | 18 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.430247 | 70.448678 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver in Jalalabad was shot and killed during an apparent neighbourhood dispute. While the exact circumstances surrounding the case are unclear it does not appear that the incident was related to the driver | Archived | Media |
871 | Jul | 20 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff wounded when armed raiders forced their way into an aid compound belonging to the INGO and opened fire. | Archived | Archived |
920 | Jul | 20 | 2009 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34.5 | 72 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff kidnapped- no additional details provided. | Yes | Focal Point |
1229 | Jul | 20 | 2009 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | -0.66667 | 28.75 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot dead in Buzito quarter, in his house at 7pm on 20 July. | Yes | Official Report |
872 | Jul | 21 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national RC worker killed in the centre of Mogadishu on Tuesday afternoon, 21 July. Victim was travelling in a public transport vehicle when he was caught in crossfire and hit by a stray bullet and died instantly. | Archived | Archived |
873 | Jul | 21 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | -1.641395 | 41.592921 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | 2 NGO national staff executed by Al Shabaab militias in Raskamboni southern Somalia. The victims were reportedly accused of being spies for foreigners. | Archived | Archived |
947 | Jul | 26 | 2009 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -1.256975 | 36.803277 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff injured when physically assaulted by unknown assailants while traveling home. | Yes | Focal Point |
874 | Jul | 27 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 1.79767 | 44.90755 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | 4 NGO national staff beheaded by al-Shabab militants, allegedly for being Christian. | Archived | Archived |
862 | Aug | 4 | 2009 | TD | Chad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 12.66667 | 21.9 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Greek) staff and 1 INGO national staff kidnapped in Chad; national staff released after 2 days; Intl released a month later. | Archived | Media |
876 | Aug | 4 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contract driver shot dead by suspected robbers in Al Deain in South Darfur on Tuesday. | Archived | Media |
939 | Aug | 6 | 2009 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Public location | 15.1256549 | 22.2476009 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO female national staff stabbed in arm by unknown attackers. | Archived | Focal Point |
867 | Aug | 10 | 2009 | Chechnya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Raid | Office/compound | 43.3278775 | 45.6762535 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff found murdered after being kidnapped along with her husband by group of armed men who raided their office. | Archived | Archived | |
958 | Aug | 10 | 2009 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 18.56401095 | -72.28587483 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff injured when physically assaulted in a UN vehicle. | Yes | Focal Point |
877 | Aug | 13 | 2009 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 16.9390540994292 | 43.7323178428179 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 15 RCS national staff kidnapped by rebel group. | Archived | Media |
878 | Aug | 16 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 3.80958 | 43.24628 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff guard wounded in raid on offices. | Archived | Archived |
879 | Aug | 16 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff shot by unknown assailants as he sat outside the office of the organization in the IDPs camps on the outskirts of Mogadishu. | Archived | Media |
926 | Aug | 18 | 2009 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 2.75 | 32.9 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff assaulted by a military officer outside a bar- no additional details provided. | Yes | Focal Point |
945 | Aug | 19 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Public location | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff injured during an armed robbery in a store. | Yes | Focal Point |
915 | Aug | 25 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.610269 | 65.701536 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC national staff killed at home during a shelling | Yes | Focal Point |
880 | Aug | 29 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.9261784 | 64.6237758 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 1 INGO national staff killed when their vehicle was caught in crossfire between Taliban and militias. | Archived | Media |
966 | Sep | 1 | 2009 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 2.75 | 32.9 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff injured when physically assaulted by a military office and his colleagues outside a bar. | Yes | Focal Point |
1270 | Sep | 6 | 2009 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 0.1249694 | 29.2919545 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff shot dead in Butembo by unidentified armed men at 10 p.m. on 6 September. | Yes | Focal Point |
1112 | Sep | 8 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.5 | 23.5 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One driver shot and seriously wounded when an INGO convoy of two vehicles was ambushed. The incident occurred a few hundred metres from a GoS checkpoint. The perpetrators robbed the passengers of cash and fled. | Yes | Official Report |
941 | Sep | 10 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 7.7233933 | 27.9758201 | Unknown | Host State | Military Police | I UN national staff physically assaulted and injured by a military police officer. | Yes | Focal Point |
914 | Sep | 11 | 2009 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 36.3466059 | 43.127008 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff killed when he was ambushed and shot dead near his home. | Archived | Media |
921 | Sep | 18 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed- no additional details provided. | Yes | Focal Point |
881 | Sep | 21 | 2009 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 6.3497929 | 25.6508738 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | 3 INGO national staff killed and 2 INGO national staff wounded and 3 INGO staff missing when LRA attacked the INGO's vehicle. | Archived | Media |
940 | Sep | 26 | 2009 | PK | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.41722 | 71.17917 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff injured when physically assaulted. | Yes | Focal Point |
868 | Sep | 30 | 2009 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -3.2850762 | 28.18012996 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed and 1 INGO national staff kidnapped. Returning from a supervisory visit to a shelter construction site, a vehicle containing two INGO national workers was traveling in a convoy with other civilian vehicles when unidentified gunmen attacked the group. During the attack, the INGO driver was taken and has now been reported safe by the INGO. The other worker was severely beaten and left on the side of the road. The victim was able to crawl for help to the nearby village, and later died while en route to a hospital. | Archived | Archived |
882 | Oct | 5 | 2009 | PK | Pakistan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Body-borne IED | Raid | Office/compound | 33.729388 | 73.093146 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Four UN national staff and 1 UN international (Iraqi) staff killed and 4 UN national staff seriously injured in Taliban suicide attack on offices. | Archived | Media |
952 | Oct | 5 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff contracted drivers shot and killed during an ambush. | Yes | Focal Point |
927 | Oct | 6 | 2009 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34.5 | 72 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff of a partner organization abducted in a local dispute- held one night after the issue was resolved through local jirgas- no additional details provided. | Yes | Focal Point |
1113 | Oct | 7 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 13.4435 | 22.4452278 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff was beaten and taken into custody by GoS police for unknown reasons. After arrival at the police station, he was immediately released. The staff member was brought to the clinic after he complained of pain in the head. No reason was given for his arrest despite inquiries. | Yes | Official Report |
944 | Oct | 11 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.005922 | 29.718875 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot in the leg while driving to work. | Yes | Focal Point |
869 | Oct | 22 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 IFRC international (French/British) staff kidnapped from Darfur by a group of armed men who later demanded $1 million ransom. Released, 18 March 2010. | Archived | Archived |
883 | Oct | 24 | 2009 | TD | Chad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 12.1191543 | 15.0502758 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff of a NGO partner killed and 1 UN national staff driver wounded in their vehicle by bandits. | Archived | Media |
884 | Oct | 28 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Body-borne IED | Raid | Office/compound | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 3 UN international (1 Filipino, 1 Liberian, 1 Ethiopian) staff killed and 9 UN international staff wounded in a Taliban suicide bomber attack on a guest house in Kabul. | Yes | Official Report |
928 | Nov | 4 | 2009 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 2.75 | 32.9 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded when shot while on a motorbike- no additional details provided. | Yes | Focal Point |
885 | Nov | 6 | 2009 | ID | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 4 | 97 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 IFRC international (German) staff wounded in a drive-by shooting. Motivation unclear. | Archived | Media |
886 | Nov | 9 | 2009 | TD | Chad | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Project site | 13.57002 | 14.08351 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 ICRC international (French) staff kidnapped by armed men in eastern Chad in the village of Kawa, near the border with Sudan. Released, 6 February. | Archived | Media |
1114 | Nov | 14 | 2009 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 13.626786 | 25.349635 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was injured and suffered a mild concussion when a piece of brick was thrown through a window of an INGO guest house. | Yes | Official Report |
887 | Nov | 16 | 2009 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.406032 | 44.215669 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international (Japanese) staff kidnapped by local tribesmen for leverage to have clansmen released; viticim released 7 days later. | Archived | Media |
888 | Nov | 21 | 2009 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 9.7420258 | 21.5017241 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (French) staff kidnapped- those responsible claim not targetting aid workers but rather the French. Released, 14 March. | Archived | Media |
889 | Nov | 25 | 2009 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Public location | 15.9167 | 2.4 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Al-Qaeda | 1 INGO International staff kidnapped from hotel by al-Qaeda group looking to exchange for release of 4 prisoners. Released in Feb 2010. | Archived | Media |
890 | Nov | 26 | 2009 | PH | Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 5.8506231 | 120.0284035 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and later died. | Archived | Media |
891 | Nov | 27 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 36.5805455 | 69.8615753 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national RC worker in Takhar province of northern Afghanistan shot and killed outside mosque. | Archived | Media |
1271 | Nov | 27 | 2009 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 0.4938268 | 29.46518612 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 LNGO staff (driver) shot dead in Beni around midnight on 27 November | Archived | Archived |
892 | Nov | 29 | 2009 | MR | Mauritania | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 20.06194 | -15.14889 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 3 INGO international (Spanish) staff kidnapped when they became separated from a convoy carrying supplies- one had been shot 3 times in the leg trying to escape. One victim released March 2010, the other two in August 2010. | Archived | Media |
962 | Dec | 1 | 2009 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 0.1249694 | 29.2919545 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff contracted driver was injured during a convoy attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
1274 | Dec | 12 | 2009 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | -1.2504197 | 29.0607175 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff shot dead in Kitchanga Centre at 7:45 p.m. on 12 December. | Yes | Focal Point |
893 | Dec | 15 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Unknown | Unknown | Office/compound | 33.5487421 | 69.4346945 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO international staff and 4 NGO national staff killed in explosion at the office of an aid agency. | Archived | Media |
1275 | Dec | 17 | 2009 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 1.658501 | 29.220455 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff shot dead 100 m next to his house on 17 December around 5 a.m. | Yes | Focal Point |
894 | Dec | 22 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 4.73583 | 45.20361 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff shot and killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
895 | Dec | 24 | 2009 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.610269 | 65.701536 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff killed when suicide bomber detonated device as he passed on his motorcycle. UN agency does not believe victim was the intended target of the blast. | Yes | Official Report |
1077 | Dec | 27 | 2009 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 3 | 42 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The head of a local NGO was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in his house overnight. The man had just returned from a trip to Nairobi. Motive unclear. | Archived | Media |
964 | Jan | 3 | 2010 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Unknown | 5.9526975 | 43.5522312 | Political | Host state | Ethiopian Defense Forces | 1 UN national staff injured when physically assaulted by EDF military forces for carrying a VHF radio. | Yes | Focal Point |
896 | Jan | 10 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 32.62998 | 65.87806 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO national staff were killed and two INGO national staff injured when their vehicle ran over a land mine in Uruzgan province. | Pending | Media |
898 | Jan | 15 | 2010 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 2.0427779 | 45.3385636 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 local staff of a local NGO were kidnapped (2 others were also taken but for less than 24 hrs); the body of one, a long time security guard for the organisation, was found abandoned in Mogadishu with hands tied and shot. The other two were tortured and released after negotiations on Jan 18. | Yes | Focal Point |
899 | Jan | 16 | 2010 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 18.532498 | -72.333064 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international staff (Dominican) staff shot and wounded while distributing aid. | Pending | Media |
900 | Jan | 17 | 2010 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 18.532498 | -72.333064 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff shot while delivering corpses to a cemetary. | Pending | Media |
901 | Jan | 17 | 2010 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 33.4933777 | 44.34646766 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 5 people shot at the offices of a local NGO in Baghdad. Three of them appear to have been staff employed by the organisation; the other two were visiting relatives. Of these three, two were killed and one (the head of the organisation) was wounded. Two security guards who were member of the Iraqi security forces were also wounded; they are not included here. | Pending | Media |
1073 | Jan | 20 | 2010 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 16.9237247225657 | 43.7423186047479 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN-contracted truck driver was attacked while on the road and seriously injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
902 | Jan | 30 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Public location | 35 | 63.75 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A convoy of contract transporter's trucks was attacked while parked overnight at an Aghan National Police checkpoint. One driver was injured, three trucks damaged and one truck seized by attackers. | Yes | Focal Point |
922 | Feb | 2 | 2010 | NI | Nicaragua | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 13 | -85 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded- no additional details provided. | Yes | Focal Point |
923 | Feb | 11 | 2010 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | -1.63917 | 29.07806 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff wounded during ambush while in convoy with another (UN) vehicle. | Yes | Focal Point |
907 | Feb | 12 | 2010 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.79748245 | 34.18649998 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver was injured and 1 international consultant for the INGO (American) was injured when armed men in the Karamoja region opened fire on a group of vehicles (an INGO vehicle and a rented vehicle). The rental car driver, a police officer and a local official in the second vehicle were killed after their vehicle did not exit the ambush area (deaths not included in the database). | Pending | Media |
908 | Feb | 17 | 2010 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -1.256975 | 36.803277 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO international staff (Canadian) kidnapped after dropping off their child at school. Victim held for ransom and later resuced on 20 Feb. by police in a undercover operation. | Pending | Media |
1057 | Feb | 18 | 2010 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | -0.75 | 37 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 guard for an INGO was hospitalised after being hacked with machetes by a gang of thieves when they attacked the organisation's office at night during a black out. They demanded to be shown where the motorbikes were, and attacked the guard when they could not find them immediately. | Yes | Focal Point |
909 | Feb | 18 | 2010 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 28 | 66 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 4 INGO national staff including one driver kidnapped after their vehicle was stopped on the road by armed men. 1 INGO national staff driver reported killed 15 June by Taliban after not receiving ransom. Three remaining staff released on 14 July. | Pending | Media |
1041 | Feb | 26 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Raid | Public location | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 1 INGO national staff member was critically injured when suspected members of armed opposition groups launched an attack on the Noor Guest House, Park Residence Guest House and Safi Landmark Hotel in Kabul | Yes | Focal Point |
924 | Feb | 26 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 34.533333 | 69.166667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed- no additional details provided. | Yes | Focal Point |
955 | Feb | 26 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Unknown | Unknown | 34.5197058 | 69.1624302 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff injured during a VBIED explosion. | Yes | Focal Point |
910 | Mar | 5 | 2010 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.532498 | -72.333064 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (Belgian, Czech) staff kidnnaped and held for five days. The two were grabbed, with their Haitian driver (not included), in the Petionville area of the city, but the driver was released a short time later. | Pending | Media |
911 | Mar | 10 | 2010 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Complex attack | Raid | Office/compound | 34.5 | 72 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 7 INGO national staff killed and 5 INGO national staff injured when militants stormed their office in the Mansehra district opened fire and detonated a bomb. It is believed the attack was made by Muslims, who often target Christian organizations in Pakistan, but an attack to retaliate against an increase in drone attacks on the Taliban in the northwest region has not been ruled out. 1 of the victims killed died 5 days later as a result of injuries. | Pending | Media |
925 | Mar | 10 | 2010 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 6.75 | 30 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff wounded. No additional details provided. | Yes | Focal Point |
912 | Mar | 13 | 2010 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Body-borne IED | Ambush | Road | 34.5 | 72 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 3 NGO national staff killed in a suicide bomb explosion at a checkpoint. Up to 13 others killed and 53 injured. Local Taliban claimed responsibility. | Pending | Media |
1069 | Mar | 23 | 2010 | ET | Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 8 | 39 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Oromo clan | A convoy of contracted trucks was attacked with rudimentary weapons by the Oromo clan and food looted while on the road through Oromo territory; two drivers were slightly injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
1038 | Mar | 24 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3 national staff of an INGO were kidnapped and held for eight days. | Yes | Focal Point |
913 | Mar | 26 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 33.33951 | 69.92041 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed, 2 INGO national staff injured and 1 INGO international (German) staff injured when a gunman attacked a group of aid workers inspecting a high school under renovation in eastern Afghanistan. 3 Afghan police also injured (not included). | Pending | Media |
918 | Apr | 11 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 31.341322 | 63.993456 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 1 national RC national staff kidnapped by Taliban; released 2 days later. | Pending | Media |
917 | Apr | 13 | 2010 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -3.2850762 | 28.18012996 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Yakutumba | 7 ICRC national staff and 1 ICRC international (Swiss) staff kidnapped by a group called the Mai Mai Yakutumba in Uvira region; released 16 April. | Yes | Official Report |
659 | Apr | 13 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed by unknown gunmen on the way home. | Pending | Media |
1042 | Apr | 14 | 2010 | MG | Madagascar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -23.2 | 44.4 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national INGO staff member working in the area of Ifotaka-Ebelo was attacked with knives. The attackers failed to steal his bag, but he was beaten violently on his head and face. | Yes | Focal Point |
930 | Apr | 15 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.75 | 69 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 5 UN national staff kidnapped from their vehicle while en route from visiting a project site. Police say they are being held by the Taliban. | Yes | Official Report |
968 | Apr | 19 | 2010 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 18 | 9 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Qaeda (affiliated) | 1 NGO international (French) staff kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and held hostage in Mali. Killed by beheading on 13 July. The group claimed it was retaliation after a raid of the group by French and Mauritanian forces resulted the death of some of their members. | Pending | Media |
1062 | Apr | 27 | 2010 | SD | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 10.53018 | 29.93292 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A contracted truck was attacked by armed men. One escort detail was killed; driver and truck owner injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
1078 | Apr | 27 | 2010 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 1.8427539 | 44.5937239 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A local NGO officer was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen. The NGO supplied water for displaced people. The deceased man was also a former administrator of a telecommunications company. | Pending | Media |
956 | May | 5 | 2010 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Unknown | Unknown | 33.3024248 | 44.3787992 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff injured during a VBIED explosion. | Yes | Focal Point |
931 | May | 10 | 2010 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 18.532498 | -72.333064 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff driver kidnapped and killed and 1 INGO international (British) contracted staff kidnapped. The international staff member was released four days later and the body of the national staff victim was found the next day. | Pending | Media |
932 | May | 14 | 2010 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 6.769709 | 47.430831 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national staff of a company contracted by a UN agency was killed when a gunman fired with an automatic weapon. The staff member was not conducting services related to the UN agency at the time. | Pending | Media |
1061 | May | 18 | 2010 | CM | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 9.3070698 | 13.3934527 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Staff member (driver) was injured in an ambush. | Yes | Focal Point |
933 | May | 18 | 2010 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.027197 | 24.878326 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international (American) staff and two national staff, while traveling in a two-car convoy, were stopped and kidnapped by eight armed men. Local security sources believed the abduction was financially motivated. The two national staff were released relatively quickly, while the international staff member was released on 30 August 2010. | Pending | Media |
1043 | May | 23 | 2010 | MG | Madagascar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | -23.35 | 43.66667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national INGO staff was attacked at his home, located in Analapatsy, by six armed bandits armed with guns, swords and an axe. He has beaten and some money was stolen by the bandits. | Yes | Focal Point |
984 | May | 28 | 2010 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34.0123846 | 71.5787458 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national NGO director kidnapped. Released August 3. | Pending | Archived |
1032 | Jun | 1 | 2010 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 9 | 33 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | At least two staffers from an INGO were reportedly beaten and detained by SPLA soldiers sometime in June. A spokesman for the southern army said they believed one of the beaten staff members was supplying food and medicine to elements of the opposition party. | Pending | Media |
1066 | Jun | 5 | 2010 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 14.5844444 | 29.4917691 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A contracted truck was attacked when it broke down and the driver's assistant was killed. The driver was injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
934 | Jun | 6 | 2010 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Public location | 13.833056 | 20.834722 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international (Swiss/British) staff kidnapped while leaving a restaurant in Abeche. Also taken were a Congolese colleague and national staff driver, who were released shortly after (so not counted here) east of Abeche. The international staff was released 9 days later. | Pending | Media |
1051 | Jun | 15 | 2010 | MW | Malawi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | -15.69383135 | 35.16222661 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national staff beaten and tied up during an attack on an INGO office that involved robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
1060 | Jun | 18 | 2010 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 7 | 44 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) | Staff member (driver) was shot and injured in a cross fire between rebel Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) fighters and Ethiopian Defence Forces (EDF). | Yes | Focal Point |
1003 | Jun | 18 | 2010 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Unknown | 34 | 45 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two NNGO's staff members were kidnapped on June 18th. Their families received messages saying that they were killed for working for the "infidels"; the bodies had not been found as of 6 July 2010. | Yes | Official Report |
967 | Jun | 22 | 2010 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international (German) staff kidnapped along with a national staff driver (not counted) who was released shortly after. Germans Released 5 weeks later, in late July. The victims were kidnapped from their Nyala office by seven armed men in civilian clothes. | Pending | Media |
1056 | Jun | 29 | 2010 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 guard for an INGO was shot in the hand and shoulder while guarding a child-friendly space in an IDP camp. The perpetrator had tried to steal chairs. Mershing - Tom kiter IDP camp | Yes | Focal Point |
973 | Jun | 29 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.52813 | 69.17233 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN international staff shot while driving a UN vehicle and later died from the injuries. Another UN staff (not counted) was in the vehicle but did not sustain injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
1276 | Jun | 29 | 2010 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 0.49113 | 29.47306 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One LNGO staff shot dead in his house at 11 p.m. on 29 June. | Pending | Archived |
1075 | Jul | 3 | 2010 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 15.654815 | 43.94099815 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN-contracted truck was attacked and food looted. A driver's assistant was injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
986 | Jul | 3 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 34 | 65 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national staff of INGO killed by IED while on his way home from the office on his motorcycle. | Yes | Official Report |
987 | Jul | 4 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Unknown | 36.13068 | 68.70829 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 2 INGO national staff kidnapped during ambush by Taliban gunmen. Released on 14 July after the intervention of elders and ransom payments by victims' families. | Yes | Official Report |
975 | Jul | 7 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 31.53622 | 64.15271 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Four local staff of an INGO were kidnapped by unknown armed men while they were on the way from Marja District to Lashkar Gah City. The abductors demanded a ransom for their safe release. Two were killed, two were freed on August 17 when NATO and Afghan army forces discovered and attacked a Taliban prison | Yes | Official Report |
977 | Jul | 7 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 34.41712 | 70.44959 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff killed when AOG fired six mortars towards JAF. At least two projectiles impacted in a residential area west of JAF, killing the INGO national staff member in his residence and injuring two civilians (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
1037 | Jul | 8 | 2010 | KG | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 42.87 | 74.59 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO staff member (American) was physically assaulted and wounded while returning home late in the evening with another international staff. Both were robbed, but it is not clear if this was the only motive for the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
988 | Jul | 8 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 35.03975 | 69.00685 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staffer killed along with two ANP personnel by IED strike on a convoy. Target presumed to be ANP, not UN. | Yes | Official Report |
976 | Jul | 10 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 36.83763 | 66.63932 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff riding on a motorcycle was wounded by two unknown armed men, believed to be ACGs. They stopped the staffer who was en route to visit program recipients. The armed men beat the staff member and he attempted to escape; subsequently, the perpetrators shot and injured him. | Yes | Official Report |
979 | Jul | 10 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.52813 | 69.17233 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff sustained gunshot injuries when he was caught up in a shooting incident that involved two families drawn in a land dispute. | Pending | Archived |
1059 | Jul | 11 | 2010 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Body-borne IED | Unknown | Public location | 0.3177137 | 32.5813539 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | 1 international (American) who was working with an INGO was killed when a bomb exploded on a rugby field in Kampala, during the bombings that took place during the World Cup. | Pending | Media |
989 | Jul | 11 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 35.94458 | 68.71512 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | 3 INGO national staffers kidnapped by armed opposition forces who searched their vehicle "for material relating them to GOA, ANSF or NGOs." Held for 6 days, then released "unharmed due to the staff members | Yes | Official Report |
990 | Jul | 14 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | 4 national NGO workers kidnapped by anti-government elements. Released four days later after community mediation | Yes | Official Report |
991 | Jul | 15 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.9261784 | 64.6237758 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Pashtun and Uzbek anti-government forces | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped by Pashtun and Uzbek anti-government forces while on the road in Qara Shekhi Village. One released on 28 July, and the other on 31 July, following intervention by local elders. | Yes | Official Report |
992 | Jul | 19 | 2010 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN national staff member kidnapped by masked armed men while traveling to Terdishe from Mogadishu. Driver was released a short time later. | Pending | Media |
993 | Jul | 21 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.9261784 | 64.6237758 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 4 staff members of a medical NGO (one woman and three men) and a child were abducted while they were travelling to provide health services in a private vehicle. The female staff member, her husband and the child were released the same day. The abductors later released the two remaining staff at approximately 1530 hrs on 27 July, after local elders negotiated with the abductors. Victims were interrogated on their knoweldge of Islam, and accused of spreading Christianity. | Yes | Official Report |
994 | Jul | 27 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34.3508273 | 62.2164003 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 national NGO workers kidnapped and released the following day after intervention by elders. Motive unclear | Yes | Official Report |
1050 | Aug | 2 | 2010 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 UN agency national staff (driver) shot at in the right hand during an ambush of two vehicles carrying INGO and UN agency staff. | Yes | Focal Point |
995 | Aug | 2 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.34817 | 62.19967 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 female national staffer of an INGO attacked and stabbed with knife. Motive unclear | Yes | Official Report |
983 | Aug | 5 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Unknown | Ambush | Public location | 36.75 | 72 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 10 INGO staff (2 nationals, 8 internationals: 6 US, 1 Briton, 1 German) executed by Taliban gunmen while on trek through forest. | Yes | Official Report |
1055 | Aug | 7 | 2010 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Road | 22.81513955 | 89.44492672 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | 1 local employee of an INGO was given food to eat by criminals traveling in the guise of passengers while on a bus. He became unconscious and had to be hospitalised. His mobile phone and cash were stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
1040 | Aug | 21 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 37 | 66 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 1 national staff of an INGO killed. Information suggests he was killed by Taliban, due to his involvement in a project for local militia, which is a government project established to empower the local community to look after their own security. | Yes | Focal Point |
997 | Aug | 21 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Home | 35.6854469 | 64.2833366 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 2 local INGO staffers kidnapped in front of a private house in Aq Mazar village by armed opposition groups. Released 6 September. | Yes | Official Report |
998 | Aug | 23 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.34817 | 62.19967 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 international (German) and 1 national staff were kidnapped after their car was stopped on the road by a group of armed men firing in the air. There were 6 staffers in the car, of which two were abducted. Released Aug 29 after negotiation. Attack appeared planned in advance. | Yes | Official Report |
999 | Aug | 28 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.9261784 | 64.6237758 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | 5 local NGO staff - 4 female aid workers and their driver - were abducted by unknown gunmen. The AOGs held the group in various locations until they were released on 9 September from Langar Village of Almar District. | Pending | Media |
1005 | Aug | 29 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 35.41667 | 64.75 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | 4 national INGO staff abducted and held until Sept 18. | Yes | Official Report |
1000 | Aug | 30 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 36.75 | 72 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 3 local personnel of an INGO (2 employees one community volunteer) were killed and two others (one staff and one community volunteer) wounded when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb. Suspected target was government vehicle, not the INGO. Only staff, not community volunteers are included in the count here. | Pending | Media |
1033 | Sep | 2 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.95 | 71.13333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A private vehicle was ambushed by small arms fire from unknown assailants. Of the total 6 passengers in the vehicle, 2 were NGO national staff members (1 male, 1 female). While all passengers were injured in the incident, only 1 (the female staff member) was confirmed to have been wounded by the weapons fire with the remainder suspected to have suffered various degrees of injury by the subsequent vehicle crash. | Yes | Official Report |
1001 | Sep | 2 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.95 | 71.13333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 female national staffer of an NGO shot and wounded by small arms fire while travelling with other staffers in a vehicle unrelated to NGO business. | Yes | Official Report |
1002 | Sep | 5 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 31.610269 | 65.701536 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national staff driver of demining NGO shot and killed | Yes | Official Report |
1049 | Sep | 19 | 2010 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 30.86017 | 72.31976 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 national staff became unconscious when they were hit on their heads with batons during a riot that broke out with around 1000 people in an attempt to loot food items, during a food distribution. | Yes | Focal Point |
1048 | Sep | 23 | 2010 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -0.66667 | 28.75 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national staff (driver) wounded when the INGO vehicle he was driving was shot at on the road. | Yes | Focal Point |
1072 | Sep | 24 | 2010 | UG | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 2.020556 | 34.584167 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A contracted truck was attacked by armed warriors and the driver's assistant injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
4299 | Sep | 26 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Complex attack | Individual attack | Custody | 34.974073 | 71.207258 | Unknown | Unknown | Uknown | One female international aid worker was killed during an attempted rescue after being kidnapped by unknown armed men in Kunar. | Pending | Media |
1006 | Sep | 27 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.13068 | 68.70829 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national staff (driver) of an INGO wounded and 3 others abducted while in a convoy of INGO vehicles. The 3 abducted staff were released on Sept 30. | Yes | Official Report |
1007 | Oct | 1 | 2010 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 18.532498 | -72.333064 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 1 national staff of an international organization shot and killed as he boarded a collective taxi shortly after cashing his first paycheck. Suspected motive was robbery. The organization suspended work at the site where the staff member was supervising. | Pending | Media |
1034 | Oct | 6 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 33.68956 | 64.8531 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Armed groups occupied a governmental clinic, which is supported by an NGO, and abducted the guard on duty. They appear to have used the clinic as a base. | Yes | Official Report |
1008 | Oct | 7 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Ambush | Road | 36.26468 | 68.01551 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national staff killed and 3 national staff wounded, all from an intl demining NGO, when their vehicle was attacked by an RPG fired from a distance. Motive unclear. | Yes | Official Report |
1019 | Oct | 8 | 2010 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 18.532498 | -72.333064 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national employee of an INGO was killed when he was shot by unknown assailants in his car shortly after cashing a check for $2000. | Yes | Official Report |
1009 | Oct | 9 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 34.1081 | 68.4936 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | 1 national employee of an INGO was among those killed during an operation between international forces with Afghan forces against a shadow govt and armed opposition groups. | Yes | Official Report |
1010 | Oct | 12 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 36.25 | 64.83333 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 1 national INGO staff wounded (another only slightly wounded) when they were fired upon by an armed individual while riding a motorcycle. The incident resulted from a long standing personal dispute and is unrelated to the INGO. | Yes | Official Report |
1070 | Oct | 13 | 2010 | HT | Haiti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 18.53917 | -72.335 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A convoy of contracted trucks was attacked. Two drivers were shot and injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
1020 | Oct | 14 | 2010 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 6.13929 | 46.62413 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A British national working for an INGO was kidnapped in Somalia near the border with Ethiopia. Released on Oct 19. A Somali co-worker was also taken but was released hours later. | Pending | Media |
1035 | Oct | 15 | 2010 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Landmine | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 4.9 | 33.8 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An international technical expert for a demining INGO was killed during an explosion while working at a mine clearance site. An investigation is underway as to the exact cause of the incident. | Yes | Official Report |
1044 | Oct | 15 | 2010 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -4.3217055 | 15.3125974 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO local employee, accompanied by his siblings, was attacked by a group armed with knives, and robbed. The employee was hit with a machete on his hand and his fingers suffered major injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
1063 | Oct | 16 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 34.00037 | 68.71346 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A driver of a contracted truck was killed in an ambush | Yes | Focal Point |
1046 | Oct | 17 | 2010 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.212495 | 18.3396815 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national staff (driver) of an INGO was severely beaten during an ambush on the road. | Yes | Focal Point |
1054 | Oct | 17 | 2010 | SL | Sierra Leone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 8.4631769 | -10.7846261 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 local employee of an INGO was attacked at night while she traveled in a commercial vehicle. Men attacked her with knives and sticks, stole valuables, and took her to an isolated location for around 3 hours. She was hospitalised for injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
1076 | Oct | 17 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.3508273 | 62.2164003 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN-contracted staff members were abducted by a group of militants while returning from a mission. One employee was released on 28 Oct while the other was released on 4 Nov; both unharmed. | Yes | Focal Point |
1065 | Oct | 18 | 2010 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 13.1909231 | 22.7402454 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A contracted truck was attacked on the road and the driver's assistant killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
1011 | Oct | 20 | 2010 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Mob violence | Road | 30.86017 | 72.31976 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 national INGO staff were injured and their vehicles damaged by a group of people while making door-to-door registry to be issued local cards issued by their organisation. | Yes | Official Report |
1277 | Oct | 21 | 2010 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 0.4938268 | 29.46518612 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The president of a LNGO was shot and killed at 9 p.m. on 21 October | Yes | Focal Point |
1024 | Oct | 22 | 2010 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 29.3743832 | 71.665621 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | A staff member of a local NGO was kidnapped by people who initially indicated that they were anti-corruption officers. They later said they were a Taliban group and asked for 10 million rupees ransom. | Yes | Official Report |
1012 | Oct | 22 | 2010 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 24.9056 | 67.0822 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The head of an NGO for disabled people was gunned down outside his home or office (reports differ). Two men on a motorbike came and stopped outside the building where the man was sitting. One of the assailants pulled out a pistol and fired multiple shots at him. Motive unclear. | Pending | Media |
1013 | Oct | 25 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.73605 | 69.53451 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An international staff member (Dutch) and driver of an INGO that helps disabled people were abducted when armed men hijacked their vehicle. Both were released on 2 December 2010. | Yes | Official Report |
1014 | Oct | 25 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 31.61332 | 65.71013 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A national staff member of a demining NGO was shot and wounded. The same organization had been approached by persons claiming to be AOG several weeks ago and told to cease operations in the area. | Yes | Official Report |
1015 | Oct | 26 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.1605257 | 64.9201949 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An armed opposition group hijacked an NGO vehicle while staff were on their way back from a project and abducted 3 staff members. A few hours later, the group released unharmed one of the NGO staff who was from local area. The remaining 2 individuals (an engineer and a driver) were taken by the group; the next day, one of the abducted NGO staff managed to escape; the armed groups attempted to take him back but the community interfered (there are reports that a brief fire fight ensued between the AOG and the locals). Three days later, on 30 October, due to the negotiation and support of local elders the last NGO staff was released unharmed. (Note: only 1 individual was confirmed as abducted for more than 24 hrs.) There are indications that the motive for this hijacking and abduction was financial. | Yes | Official Report |
1053 | Oct | 29 | 2010 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 33.729388 | 73.093146 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 night watchman attacked during an incursion on an INGO office at night. | Yes | Focal Point |
1016 | Oct | 29 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 31.517771 | 64.114227 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 female nationals working on a women's microeconomic development project (jam production and/or a tailoring cooperative), funded through a USAID initiative, were shot and beheaded. Motive unclear. | Yes | Official Report |
3599 | Nov | 2010 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 30 | 70 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male aid worker was reportedly sexually assaulted while sleeping in Pakistan. | Yes | Media | |
1068 | Nov | 1 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 34.75921 | 68.04579 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A convoy of contracted trucks came under attack and two drivers were injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
1021 | Nov | 2 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Home | 36.04001 | 64.55122 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO staff member was abducted from in front of his private residence by unknown armed men. The abductors demanded a ransom from his family in exchange for his release, and did not indicate that they were politically or ideologically motivated. The man was released on 6 November. It is suspected, but not confirmed, that the family paid some form of ransom for his release. | Yes | Official Report |
1017 | Nov | 2 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 33.66667 | 69.33333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national employee of an NGO was injured when a rocket was fired in the direction of the district administrative centre and hit a guest house where the staff member was staying (2 other guests also injured). | Yes | Official Report |
1018 | Nov | 4 | 2010 | SD | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 3 Latvians working for an air service company contracted by a UN agency were abducted by a group of armed men as they were travelling in a mini-bus to their residence in Nyala. They were released on 8 Dec. | Yes | Focal Point |
1022 | Nov | 10 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 34.2774646 | 70.3594011 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A white marked vehicle from a local de-mining NGO narrowly missed the detonation of an IED placed under a culvert, only to be struck by a second IED placed under a second culvert in the immediate area. As a result, one local NGO staffmember was killed in the explosion, while a colleague was injured. The attack appears not to have been targeted at the NGO, but rather incidental. | Yes | Official Report |
1071 | Nov | 11 | 2010 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Unknown | 19.75778 | -72.20417 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A contracted truck was attacked by 12 unidentified perpetrators. Food stolen and driver injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
1766 | Nov | 11 | 2010 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 32.766055 | 22.65182 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Nine aid workers (British, Algerian, and Irish) who were delivering aid to Gaza via ship were kidnapped by the ship's owner and captain, who were subsequently detained by Greek police. One Irish journalist and seven Libyan police officers were also on board and kidnapped. | Yes | Focal Point |
1023 | Nov | 13 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.5532126 | 66.2426766 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO staff members were taken from the main road while driving a marked white truck transporting heavy equipment. | Yes | Official Report |
1079 | Nov | 13 | 2010 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Unknown | 5 | 47 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A driver contracted by a UN agency was shot and killed and food aid was looted. The incident was apparently linked to a clan dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1058 | Nov | 16 | 2010 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Office/compound | 30.1898249 | 67.019108 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 doctor who heads a national NGO was attacked and killed in his office. Motivation unknown. Date is approximate only. | Yes | Official Report |
1025 | Nov | 18 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Home | 34.00037 | 68.71346 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | AOG under the command of a prominent mullah abducted an INGO national staff member, while on a home visit. 2 days later, on 20 November, the staff member was released unharmed through negotiation. During the captivity, the staff member was question as to the identity of the organization, his position, programming and donors. | Yes | Official Report |
1067 | Nov | 25 | 2010 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A vehicle hired by a UN agency was shot at and the driver was injured while picking up staff from the airport. | Yes | Focal Point |
1027 | Nov | 26 | 2010 | PH | Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.95 | 124.23333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A gunman shot dead a Filipino driver (employee of a contractor) delivering aid for the UN. Motive not established. | Pending | Media |
1074 | Nov | 26 | 2010 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 15.337484 | 44.184304 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A convoy of contracted trucks was attacked, one driver injured and food looted. | Yes | Focal Point |
1026 | Nov | 28 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 36 | 67.666667 | Economic | Aid recipient | Not applicable | A verbal argument between three NGO staff members and local community over the transportation construction materials degenerated into violence and the NGO staff were physically assaulted. | Yes | Official Report |
1028 | Nov | 30 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 34.30157 | 62.2465 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The corpse of a female national INGO staff member was found, after she went missing during work. Reportedly, she was physically assaulted and killed by an unknown number of perpetrators. A criminal motive such as robbery or a personal dispute is assumed to be the reason for the killing. | Yes | Official Report |
1029 | Dec | 1 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.25 | 68 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A local employee of an INGO and his driver were kidnapped while driving in a low profile vehicle and taken to an unknown location. The driver was released the next day (so not counted here). The other employee was released on Dec 5 following the intervention of local elders and religious authorities. | Yes | Official Report |
1031 | Dec | 4 | 2010 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 10 | 44.5 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff (a security guard) killed and another national staff (a community mobilizer) wounded when their vehicle stumbled upon an ambush. The INGO they worked for was distributing cash and the money was being delivered by a local money transfer company, known as hawala. The two staff were travelling 70 km behind the hawala and came across the bandits, who had been holding the money transfer staff for almost an hour. | Pending | Media |
1036 | Dec | 5 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 31.59382 | 64.37161 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two members of armed opposition groups riding on a motorbike opened fire at a local national working with an INGO that has a profile and conducts activities that differ from typical NGO's as an interpreter. The victim later died of his wounds in the hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
1030 | Dec | 6 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 36.83763 | 66.63932 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff injured when an NGO vehicle came under small arms fire while driving. No further details known. | Yes | Official Report |
1047 | Dec | 8 | 2010 | MW | Malawi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | -15.69383135 | 35.16222661 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 national staff beaten and injured during a raid on an INGO compound. Attack may have been related to a robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
1039 | Dec | 12 | 2010 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.4205927 | 43.307505 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 3 national staff of an INGO were killed by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device outside the main entrance to the Government Center in Ramadi. INGO victims were not considered the target rather of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. | Yes | Focal Point |
1052 | Dec | 17 | 2010 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Unknown | -0.66667 | 28.75 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 drivers from an INGO beaten and threatened with death during an attack on their organisation's vehicle, in which goods and money were stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
1045 | Dec | 29 | 2010 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 31.61332 | 65.71013 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A local national employed by an NGO was shot in the head while in his vehicle. The victim received medical attention. There are no indications that this shooting was carried out by AOG, or is related to the victim's status as an NGO employee. The true motive for this shooting, as yet unconfirmed, may be related to personal disputes. | Yes | Official Report |
1080 | Jan | 3 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Public location | 7 | 48 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A local staff of an INGO was injured when an RCIED exploded near a hotel, injuring 4 people. The attack was thought to be targeted at the Governor. The injured local staff was arrested under suspicion of involvement in the attack. | Pending | Media |
1081 | Jan | 4 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 36.7344674 | 69.533301 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff of an INGO was shot and wounded by two unknown individuals riding on a motorcycle. The perpetrators approached a group of 5-6 people, including the staff member, as they were walking, and fired a single shot. | Yes | Official Report |
1230 | Jan | 4 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 32.83333 | 66 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO (a UN partner) staff member and two UN contractor employees were killed when an IED exploded in the vicinity of contracted trucks carrying food in Chinarto District. | Yes | Focal Point |
1082 | Jan | 6 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 35.5532126 | 66.2426766 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The driver of a private car with five NGO staff was lightly wounded when their vehicle did not stop at an illegal checkpoint. He managed to drive away from the scene. | Yes | Official Report |
1083 | Jan | 6 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO national staff member was attacked, stabbed and killed by an unknown group at his boarding place. | Yes | Official Report |
1084 | Jan | 7 | 2011 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Public location | 13.51366 | 2.1098 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Qaeda (affiliated) | An international staff (French) of an INGO was killed along with another French man (not employed by the INGO) less than 24 hours after being kidnapped by suspected members of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb. The two men were dining in a restaurant when they were approached at their table by four armed men. Niger's national guard and a French surveillance plane followed the vehicle and launched an attack, but the kidnapped men were killed. | Pending | Media |
1231 | Jan | 10 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three national staff of an INGO were kidnapped by rebels and held for nine days before being released | Yes | Focal Point |
1085 | Jan | 11 | 2011 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 28 | 66 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three national staff of a local NGO (an implementing partner of a UN agency) were kidnapped by unidentified armed men. They were released several days later. | Yes | Official Report |
1086 | Jan | 13 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Office/compound | 13.4263009 | 22.6574884 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Three Bulgarian air crew members working for a private company contracted by a UN humanitarian agency were abducted upon landing on the helipad. There were released six months later on 6 June 2012. | Pending | Media |
1232 | Jan | 15 | 2011 | PK | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 34.0123846 | 71.5787458 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An employee of a UN-contracted company was struck and injured by a stray bullet while waiting for his truck to be loaded at a warehouse in Peshawar | Yes | Official Report |
1233 | Jan | 21 | 2011 | PK | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Road | 32.30397 | 69.68207 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Following threats, a Pakistani NGO working on polio eradication was abducted and killed a day later killed, The incident occurred while traveling from mir ali to mir anshah in South Wazirstan. | Yes | Official Report |
1234 | Jan | 24 | 2011 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 30.69854 | 66.55611 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO natl staff (male) was captured (held less than 24 hrs) while on the road, and severely beaten. | Yes | Focal Point |
1087 | Jan | 25 | 2011 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 29.79455 | 66.72068 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two workers for a local NGO (a driver and a female staff) were shot and killed on the spot while traveling 50 km from the provincial metropolois. | Yes | Official Report |
1088 | Jan | 27 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Road | 35.01361 | 69.17139 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A local female staff of an INGO engaged in education and microfinance was approached by two men on motorcycles, and killed on her way to a project location. The attackers fled the scene immediately afterwards. The victim was a 12th grade student in a local high-school, employed part-time as the INGO teacher trainer for a longer-term training program. The attackers targeted the said INGO staff member, possibly because of her involvement with women's programming. | Yes | Official Report |
1235 | Jan | 30 | 2011 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 7.6920799 | 18.6243422 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two international staff of an INGO were kidnapped and later released. Six national staff were taken and held briefly (not counted here because detention was less than 24 hours) | Yes | Focal Point |
1236 | Feb | 2011 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | -6.5247123 | 35.7878438 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A staff member of an INGO was killed in Tnazania. No other information is available | Pending | Archived | |
1089 | Feb | 1 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 34.2482128 | 70.1932137 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two days after the attack, the body of an NGO staff member was found by local villagers. It appears that the staff member was traveling on his motorcycle towards his home village when he was abducted and killed execution-style. Motivation for the killing was not established. | Yes | Official Report |
1272 | Feb | 4 | 2011 | PG | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -9.4790411 | 147.1498139 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national staffer of a UN agency was injured in a car-jacking. | Yes | Focal Point |
1314 | Feb | 13 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Raid | Office/compound | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A security guard for an INGO was injured when a and grenade was lobbed into the organization's compound. | Pending | Archived |
1239 | Feb | 15 | 2011 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -1.183623 | 29.448832 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO driver was wounded in both his arms after unidentified armed men in military clothing at the side of the road shot at his vehicle, | Yes | Focal Point |
1090 | Feb | 18 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 35.6854469 | 64.2833366 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | At least two guards were beaten and left in a ditch when three armed men broke into an INGO communications center. | Yes | Official Report |
1237 | Feb | 18 | 2011 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 18.532498 | -72.333064 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | A national staff driver of a foreign Red Cross organization sustained a gunshot wound to the arm when his vehicle came under fire from bandits attempting to rob a convoy. | Yes | Focal Point |
1091 | Feb | 19 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 34.430247 | 70.448678 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A local employee of an INGO was among those killed during a sustained firefight between armed opposition groups and ANP and IMF forces. Several dozen people were killed during the attack at Kabul Bank, where the INGO employee had gone to collect his salary. | Yes | Official Report |
1092 | Feb | 20 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 7.644954 | 47.827913 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | A national staff from an INGO was abducted by pirates at his residence in the evening. The abduction is reportedly related to private matters. | Yes | Focal Point |
1238 | Feb | 21 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.221192 | 71.049777 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | An INGO driver was abducted by the Taliban along with two patients. The patients were released after an hour, and the driver was released after 2 hours. About 15 minutes down the road the driver was abducted again by another group of Taliban and was held until 2100hrs on 22 Feb. | Yes | Focal Point |
1093 | Feb | 23 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 31.59382 | 64.37161 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A local employee of an INGO was wounded when he was shot by two members of an armed opposition group riding on motorcycle. The attack is thought to be related to the type of activity the INGO undertakes. | Yes | Official Report |
1241 | Feb | 28 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.67818 | 66.80325 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Three drivers of UN contracted trucks were abducted by Taliban fighters who looted the food, and burnt the trucks | Yes | Focal Point |
1242 | Mar | 1 | 2011 | PH | Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 7.09544 | 124.38721 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | An national employee of a transport company contracted by a UN agency (together with his two sons) was abducted by armed men in Barangay Dalaun, Lumbayanague (Mindanao, Philippines) -allegedly in relation to perceived unfair distribution of rice transported by the company. The driver and his two sons were eventually released unconditionally | Yes | Focal Point |
1243 | Mar | 3 | 2011 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff of an INGO was kidnapped in Port au Prince and held for two days | Yes | Focal Point |
1278 | Mar | 3 | 2011 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 16.9358901776541 | 43.7476713133511 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A UN national staff member was struck and injured by a stray bullet in crossfire between Al-Houthi and Mujalli militias in Sa'da (Yemen). | Yes | Focal Point |
1244 | Mar | 10 | 2011 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 32.3787858 | 15.0918851 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two national Red Crescent medics were injured by a ricochet of bullets that hit a wall while they were trying to clear a corpse. | Yes | Focal Point |
1094 | Mar | 12 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 35.61527 | 68.65967 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A national staff of a local NGO was killed most likely as a result of a confrontation with individuals with whom he was involved in a personal dispute. The death is not thought to be linked to his affiliation with an NGO. | Yes | Official Report |
1245 | Mar | 16 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.40395555 | 32.59254986 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | The driver of a INGO-water tanker was shot and injured during an ambush that appeared directed at a commercial vehicle travelling in front of the INGO water truck in Torit (southern Sudan). | Yes | Focal Point |
1246 | Mar | 24 | 2011 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 20.90392275 | 95.8414149 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO staff number was wounded when she (and her two children) were attacked by a man with a sword in their home. The attacker was a guard from a neighboring house. | Yes | Focal Point |
1103 | Mar | 28 | 2011 | CI | Cote D'Ivoire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4.5897813 | -7.3887946 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff of an INGO was killed in unknown circumstances, during violence in the western part of the country, while on leave to attend to family matters. | Yes | Official Report |
1099 | Mar | 29 | 2011 | CI | Cote D'Ivoire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 5.30966 | -4.01266 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A local staff, the head of an INGO, was kidnapped by an armed group while he was headed to a suburb of Abidjan to evacuate staff after violent clashes in that area. He was released two days later. | Yes | Official Report |
1247 | Apr | 1 | 2011 | HN | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.78333 | -86.68333 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | An ambulance driver was shot and wounded when the ambulance was attacked. Survived with a head wound. | Yes | Focal Point |
1280 | Apr | 3 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 6.1916214 | 31.604875 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national staff member was injured by blows to the head with a bottle in a non-work-related incident | Yes | Focal Point |
1095 | Apr | 5 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.95 | 71.13333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three NGO staff received moderate to severe gunshot wounds when their vehicle was stopped by a group of gunmen who quickly opened fire on their vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
1121 | Apr | 7 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.4014634 | 69.8912294 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two NGO staff were abducted while traveling through the area with a group of 9 NGO employees (from an INGO and a national partner NGO). Four staff managed to escape while three others were not targeted. The two employees were released unharmed sometime before 14 July 2011. | Yes | Official Report |
1096 | Apr | 10 | 2011 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -3.39534 | 29.13779 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two staff (one national, one international) were wounded when unidentified armed men in military uniforms attacked and looted an INGO vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
1248 | Apr | 10 | 2011 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 3.236667 | 33.093056 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff of na INGO was assaulted and robbed while returning home at around 23:00, in Kitgum. He was hospitalized. | Yes | Focal Point |
1279 | Apr | 13 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 16 | 26 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Unknown | A UN national staff memberstaff was injured by a stray bullet during an exchange of gunfire between police and bank robbers in Kabkabiya, North Darfur in Sudan | Yes | Focal Point |
1120 | Apr | 18 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 4.824871 | 31.607858 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A security guard for an INGO was murdered when someone entered the INGO compound and looted cash and valuables from the office. | Yes | Official Report |
1101 | Apr | 19 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 8.927721 | 29.788925 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | Two national staff (drivers) of a UN agency went missing after their vehicle was comandeered by SPLA and were forced to drive, carrying SPLA soldiers, into an area of active conflict. | Yes | Official Report |
1122 | Apr | 19 | 2011 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle-born IED | Unknown | Office/compound | 30.199 | 67.00971 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 national staff of a national NGO were injured when a VBIED detonated remotely near two NGO offices. It is not known if and why the NGOs may have been targeted. | Yes | Official Report |
1097 | Apr | 22 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 7.4 | 32.4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff of a UN agency was wounded when the convoy he was traveling with was ambushed by unknown armed elements wearing military uniforms. | Yes | Official Report |
1098 | Apr | 22 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 34.2167554 | 69.9689529 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A local staff member of a local NGO was shot and killed by unknown armed men as he was exiting his home. | Yes | Official Report |
1100 | Apr | 23 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 7.181962 | 32.356095 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff of a UN agency was killed during an attack by armed assailants while traveling on duty. | Yes | Official Report |
1249 | May | 4 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.5448968 | 68.4132108 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | An INGO ambulance driver was abducted by Taliban, released unharmed six days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
1250 | May | 4 | 2011 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.5587495 | 22.1340055 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four INGO national staff were ambushed, abducted and robbed, and held for three days. They were released unharmed | Yes | Focal Point |
1251 | May | 10 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 33.5448968 | 68.4132108 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A national staffer of an INGO was shot and seriously wounded while traveling to his home town on annual leave. It is believed that he was caught in the crossfire. | Yes | Focal Point |
1252 | May | 12 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 8.159333 | 32.241833 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO national staff member was shot and killed by the relative of another staff member of the organization in what appears to be a personal revenge killing. | Yes | Focal Point |
1102 | May | 13 | 2011 | ET | Ethiopia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Unknown | 8.53056 | 44.795 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN driver was killed, another staff wounded, and two staff captured when their UN agency vehicle was attacked by gunmen, in an area where pro-government forces are engaged in counter-insurgency operations against the ONLF. Each side blamed the other for the attack. UPDATE: the 2 kidnapped individuals were released on 30 June. | Pending | Media |
1253 | May | 18 | 2011 | SV | El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.87694 | -89.17306 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two young volunteer EMTs shot while walking to their office. One survived. | Yes | Focal Point |
1123 | May | 23 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 33.68956 | 64.8531 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | The head of an NGO clinic was physically assaulted and wounded when two armed men entered the clinic and requested that he accompany them to a patient, who was reportedly in a house in the vicinity of the clinic. The head of the clinic refused to go with him because he had to take care of other patients. Afterwards the men left the clinic reportedly without further demands or threats. | Yes | Official Report |
1160 | May | 25 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Detention | Road | 9.1060108 | 26.8461846 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | One national INGO staff was badly beaten and treated for head injuries when four INGO staff were stopped by SPLA at a checkpoint. The staff members were brought to the military barracks and one was badly beaten. | Yes | Official Report |
1115 | May | 28 | 2011 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.9454077 | 48.7870478 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three French INGO staff (two women, one man) were kidnapped in Hadramout region by what seemed to be an extremist Islamist group. | Yes | Media |
1162 | Jun | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 3.116667 | 43.65 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | A local staff (polio specialist) was taken from his home in late June by Al Shabaab members. The office computer was also confiscated for investigations. His relative has said that she expects him to be released once the investigation is complete. | Pending | Media | |
1116 | Jun | 2 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 8.65 | 29.85 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A driver contracted by an INGO to transport supplies was killed when his vehicle was struck by a landmine. Several other people were also killed, but they were not working for the contractor or the INGO. | Yes | Official Report |
1117 | Jun | 3 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 36.82757 | 66.27988 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national NGO staff member (an assistant doctor) was stabbed and killed by armed men who entered his house. The men also beat his wife into unconsciousness. It is thought that this incident was the result of a personal dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1124 | Jun | 3 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 33.96744 | 68.9492 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 1 NGO deminer was abducted and later beheaded by a group of four members of an armed opposition group. He was employed by the NGO and was spending his leave in his home village. | Yes | Official Report |
1125 | Jun | 5 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 35.82137 | 64.76505 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member of an NGO was abducted and later released due to the interventions of local elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1118 | Jun | 7 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.22706 | 70.14675 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | While on his way from his home to the office, a locally hired NGO employee was shot and injured. | Yes | Official Report |
1119 | Jun | 7 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Public location | 34.22706 | 70.14675 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A second employee from the NGO office was targeted by gunmen as he was walking in the DAC area, suffering gunshots wounds to his body. | Yes | Official Report |
1126 | Jun | 7 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 36.7 | 67.116667 | Unknown | Host State | Afghan Armed Forces | A national staff member of an NGO was stopped and beaten by soldiers while travelling in his private vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
1127 | Jun | 8 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 11.005922 | 29.718875 | Unknown | Host State | Sudanese Armed Forces | A UN national staff member was shot and wounded by Sudanese Armed Forces (PDF), near PDF HQ. | Yes | Official Report |
1128 | Jun | 9 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 33.68971 | 66.55116 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A contractor hired by a UN agency to provide stationery for schools was physically attacked by the District Governor after refusing to seek his approval for the distribution. | Yes | Official Report |
1130 | Jun | 11 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.87311 | 71.14697 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 3 NGO national staff remained in captivity after a group of 13 persons, including 10 NGO workers, were stopped by 10 armed men thought to be AOG while traveling in a rented vehicle. Some of the group was not abducted, while local elders negotiated the release of 5 of the NGO staff the next day (not counted here). The remaining 3 were still in captivity several days later. | Yes | Official Report |
1131 | Jun | 16 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 36.93876 | 66.14768 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The driver of an INGO vehicle was injured when an IED detonated. | Yes | Official Report |
1161 | Jun | 18 | 2011 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 0.003552 | 40.375192 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A driver for an international aid agency was hit with a pistol on the forehead by armed Somalis who attacked him as he was coming out of his hotel. The attackers stole the vehice and fled across the Kenya-Somali border. | Pending | Media |
1132 | Jun | 19 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.840895 | 31.603638 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted truck driver was seriously beaten and injured on his left hand when unknown armed persons robbed the trucks at a checkpoint near Juba town. The perpetrators stole a number of items. The trucks were carrying non-food items. | Yes | Official Report |
1133 | Jun | 23 | 2011 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Office/compound | 34.33333 | 73.2 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | At least two office managers of an INGO were physically assaulted when a group of 40-45 people forcibly entered the INGO office and held them hostage for two hours. The offenders accused the INGO of not paying invoices. | Yes | Official Report |
1134 | Jun | 23 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 31.81082 | 64.55998 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | A staff member of a national demining NGO was wounded, and later died of his injuries, when he was shot by international military forces (IMF) in what appears to have been a force protection shooting. The victim was operating in the vicinity of an IMF facility, in civilian clothes and utilizing a GPS, at the time of the incident. | Yes | Official Report |
1135 | Jun | 23 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 36.7 | 67.116667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff of an international organisation was praying near the scene of attempted kidnapping when he was shot and injured. The perpetrators were attempting to kidnap the son of a petrol pump station. | Yes | Official Report |
1136 | Jun | 23 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 4.843303 | 31.588554 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN worker and his (pregnant) wife were beaten when three intruders broke into their residence in the middle of the night. They were hospitalized for their injuries. Nothing was stolen and the reason for the attack is unclear. | Yes | Official Report |
1273 | Jun | 23 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 36.7 | 67.116667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staffer of a UN agency was injured in an armed attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
1255 | Jun | 24 | 2011 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -1.2904051 | 36.801321 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national staffer of an INGO (and his adult son) were attacked about an hour from Nairobi on the road. They were both injured and robbed; hospitalized. | Yes | Focal Point |
1137 | Jun | 29 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 32.40314 | 64.46959 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One de-miner was killed and two others were injured when a RCIED hit a local de-mining NGO unmarked Land Cruiser vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
1138 | Jul | 4 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.59744 | 69.22592 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One deminer of a demining NGO was injured while working on mine clearance in the area, when armed opposition group members attacked a convoy of international military forces with small arms fire. | Yes | Official Report |
1129 | Jul | 6 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 32.63572 | 62.46545 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national staff of a demining NGO were abducted on 6 July and released on 10 July. Four national NGO staff were also killed during this incident (three shot and one beheaded). | Yes | Official Report |
1254 | Jul | 10 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.3 | 70.833333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | INGO driver was caught up in some fighting between ISAF and AOG. An AOG fired rocket impacted near the vehicle and he was wounded in the leg and hospitalized. | Yes | Focal Point |
1139 | Jul | 15 | 2011 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 8.073611 | 32.403263 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One national staff of an INGO was shot and wounded in his leg when Murle Tribesman attacked Kaikuiny Boma for unknown reasons. | Yes | Official Report |
1140 | Jul | 18 | 2011 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 30.57661 | 66.77289 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Eight national staff of an American INGO were kidnapped late on 18 July while on their way back from delivering relief items near the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. | Pending | Media |
1141 | Jul | 23 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 34.25 | 68 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | An NGO employee was killed during a night-time operation carried out by international military forces, which killed 3 local residents / suspected armed opposition group members. | Yes | Official Report |
1142 | Jul | 24 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 31.610269 | 65.701536 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A female national NGO staff member was shot and killed in the vicinity of her residence while she was on the way home from the office, by two unknown armed men riding on a motorcycle. | Yes | Official Report |
1143 | Jul | 28 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.9188187 | 64.7768085 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 staff members of a national demining NGO were abducted by a large group of armed men while driving in a rented vehicle to survey a project area. 1 managed to escape two days later, while the other was rescued during an IMF/ANSF operation three days following the abduction. | Yes | Official Report |
1256 | Aug | 3 | 2011 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 26.66459 | 68.00156 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff of INGO kidnapped whilst in vehicle on N5 motorway. His vehicle was recovered from Taluka hospital. Ransom requested. | Yes | Official Report |
1281 | Aug | 5 | 2011 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Other Explosives | Raid | Public location | 6.74 | 44.27806 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national staff member was injured in a grenade attack in a restaurant in Kebridehar. | Pending | Archived |
1144 | Aug | 14 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An Italian staff member of an INGO was kidnapped by four armed men while driving with two Sudanese colleagues. | Pending | Media |
1257 | Aug | 15 | 2011 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 12.1191543 | 15.0502758 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO international staff were robbed by men armed with knives while walking back to their residence. Once resisted and recieved stab wounds to the arm/shoulder | Yes | Focal Point |
1145 | Aug | 18 | 2011 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Unknown | Raid | Unknown | 8.0418191 | 32.0297593 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 national staff of one INGO and at least 1 national staff of a separate INGO were killed during raids that killed hundreds of people and destroyed many houses, an INGO hospital and vehicles. | Yes | Official Report |
1146 | Aug | 19 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 35.07196 | 69.23127 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two German INGO workers were found dead in the Hindu Kush mountains. The men, who had gone hiking along the Salang Pass, had been beaten and robbed, presumably by local nomadic people. | Pending | Media |
1147 | Aug | 20 | 2011 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 10 | 32.7 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 1 INGO national staff killed and 8 INGO national staff wounded during clashes between suspected elements of a rebel militia group and Sudanese armed forces. | Yes | Official Report |
1258 | Aug | 25 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 5.2003075 | 45.5255394 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A staff member of a local NGO (a UN implementing partner) was killed an operation by militia forces allied with the Transitional Federal Government in an operation to recover two trucks carrying UN food which had been carjacked by militias of another clan. | Yes | Focal Point |
1148 | Aug | 26 | 2011 | NG | Nigeria | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 38 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Office/compound | 10 | 8 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | Nine national UN staff (those included within the parameters of AWSD) were among those killed by an attack by a suicide bomber on the UN House in Abuja. Around 37 UN staff (that met the parameters of the AWSD) were among those injured; they are presumed here to be all national staff. Boko Haram took responsiblity for the attack. | Pending | Media |
1149 | Aug | 27 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 3.325005 | 42.2205319 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One female national staff of an NGO was kidnapped and also shot by Al Shabab militants. | Pending | Archived |
1150 | Aug | 28 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 36.66667 | 69.75 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO national staff (a driver and another staff member) were killed when an IED (thought to be a RCIED) detonated their vehicle on the road. | Yes | Official Report |
1151 | Aug | 28 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 3.116667 | 43.65 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | A national ICRC staff was shot several times in the head and chest by Al Shabab militants. The incident caused escalating tensions between Al Shabab rebels and local clan elders, who demanded a retaliatory killing. | Yes | Media |
1152 | Sep | 7 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 16 | 26 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff of an NGO was injured and subsequently died when he was shot by two armed men who entered his house and tried to steal a vehicle at gunpoint. | Yes | Official Report |
1259 | Sep | 7 | 2011 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Road | 34.730833 | 36.709444 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three volunteer EMTs were wounded by bullets when their ambulance came under fire during hostilities in Homs. Not clear if it was targeted or hit by crossfire. | Yes | Focal Point |
1153 | Sep | 9 | 2011 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -1.43049 | 28.07519 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mayi-Mayi Cheka | The driver of an NGO vehicle was kidnapped by members of the Mayi-Mayi Cheka group near Kigoma, Mpofi, in the Walikale part of North Kivu, DRC. Following an engagment between MONUSCO forces and the Mayi Mayi Cheka, and subsequent negotiations, he was released on 18 September. | Yes | Official Report |
1154 | Sep | 10 | 2011 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -0.16265 | 28.13031 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Conseil des R | Six national staff of an INGO were kidnapped by members of the Conseil des R | Yes | Official Report |
1155 | Sep | 10 | 2011 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 7.4 | 32.4 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Nuer clan | One casual worker for an INGO was killed (along with one other person) during an attack by suspected Nuer. The attackers looted 18 heads of cattle. | Yes | Official Report |
1156 | Sep | 12 | 2011 | HN | Honduras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 15.75 | -85.66667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff of a UN agency was injured (along with his father) by a sharp object when three armed men broke into their home. The men also burglarized the home. The men were subsequently treated in the hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
1158 | Sep | 18 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 33.68956 | 64.8531 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A national staff of an INGO was shot and killed while on his way to work. Motive is unknown, but it may have been a personal dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1157 | Sep | 19 | 2011 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 0.003552 | 40.375192 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | An INGO national staffer was abducted by Al Shabaab in the middle of the day after being held up at gunpoint at Hagadera refugee camp. UPDATE: He was rescued on 10 April 2014 by Kenyan troops who are part of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) during an operation on the outskirts of the Somali town of Dhobley. | Yes | Official Report |
1159 | Sep | 28 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.48108 | 62.5863 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three drivers from two transport companies contracted by two different INGOs were abducted after an armed group hijacked their vehicles, which were carrying food items. They stole the goods and have requested a ransom for the release of the drivers. | Yes | Official Report |
1164 | Sep | 28 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.41406 | 70.30942 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An unknown assailant shot and killed a local UN staff member | Pending | Archived |
1260 | Sep | 28 | 2011 | CO | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | 4.5980478 | -74.0760867 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A local staff member attacked by multiple assailantson his way to the office. His arm was injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
1261 | Oct | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 8.3676771 | 49.083416 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member killed in Somalia. | Yes | Focal Point | |
1165 | Oct | 4 | 2011 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | -4.3021688 | 28.9428526 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Yakutumba | Five staff members of a Congolese NGO were killed when rebels, reportedly the Mai Mai Yakutumba, targeted their vehicle. It appears to be ethnically motivated, as perpetrators were targeting members of the Banyamulenge ethnic group, and sparing others. | Pending | Media |
1776 | Oct | 5 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 0.516395 | 42.068844 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One INGO contractor, accused of being a spy, was abducted by Al Shabaab while transporting supplies from Kenya to Somalia. UPDATE: He was rescued on 10 April 2014 by Kenyan troops who are part of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) during an operation on the outskirts of the Somali town of Dhobley. | Pending | Media |
1282 | Oct | 8 | 2011 | UG | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 0.3177137 | 32.5813539 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A UN international staff member on leave from Sudan was assaulted and injured together with her boyfriend during a robbery in Kampala. | Yes | Focal Point |
1166 | Oct | 8 | 2011 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Public location | 4.843303 | 31.588554 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN international staff were attacked and robbed near Logali House. One sustained injuries and was treated at hospital. | Pending | Archived |
1167 | Oct | 8 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34.34817 | 62.19967 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A staffer of a local NGO (a partner of a UN agency) was abducted by militants in Safidan Village, Pashtun Zarghun district in Herat province He was released on 11 October 2011. | Pending | Archived |
1168 | Oct | 10 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.04001 | 64.55122 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 4 INGO national staff members (3 trainers and a driver) were kidnapped by an armed group and released just over 24 hours later following negotiations by local elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1262 | Oct | 11 | 2011 | CF | Central African Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 5.7343068 | 19.0862484 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three crew members of a UN contracted truck returning to Bangui from delivering fuel in Bangassou were seriously injured when their truck was ambushed by unknown armed men between Sibut and Grimari | Yes | Focal Point |
1169 | Oct | 13 | 2011 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | -0.45275 | 39.64601 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two female international staff working for an INGO were kidnapped, and their driver injured. UPDATE: The two staff members were released after 644 days, on 18 July 2013. | Pending | Media |
1174 | Oct | 21 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.25 | 68 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | A national staff member of an INGO and his driver were stopped and detained by Taliban forces while on the main road in Day Mirdad. Both were released on 24 October after organized community intervention and negotiations. | Yes | Official Report |
1170 | Oct | 23 | 2011 | EH | Western Sahara | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 27.67111 | -8.14744 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Al-Qaeda | Three international INGO workers were kidnapped from a guesthouse in the Rabuni refugee camp by armed men. A Sahrawi national driver was injured during the incident and was hospitalised. The Polisario movement, which is seeking independence for Western Sahara and runs the camp, blamed local al-Qaeda militants for the kidnappings, but no one has claimed responsibility. The kidnappers arrived from Mali in a SUV. | Yes | Official Report |
1171 | Oct | 23 | 2011 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Mob violence | Home | 0.35462 | 37.58218 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A national staffer of an INGO was killed in mob violence and arson during tribal clashes. | Pending | Archived |
1172 | Oct | 23 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO local staff driver was shot in the leg when his vehicle was carjacked in Nyala by two armed men. The driver was hospitalised. | Yes | Official Report |
1173 | Oct | 25 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 6.76972 | 47.43083 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two international staffers and their Somali driver were kidnapped by unknown assailants near Galkayo town. Al-Shabab has denied involvement. UPDATE: The two international staffers were rescued about three months later by a team of U.S. special forces. | Yes | Official Report |
1316 | Oct | 30 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 6.77396 | 47.42506 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An acting director of a LNGO was killed by unknown gunmen in Garsoor village near hotel Guure. Circumstances unclear. | Pending | Archived |
1175 | Oct | 30 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 35.9261784 | 64.6237758 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Three staffers of a national NGO (2 engineers and a driver) were hijacked on 30 October by an armed opposition group. The driver was released alive, but the bodies of the other two staff members were found on 12 November near Qasaba Qala village of Khawaja Namusa area (Pashtun Kot District). | Yes | Official Report |
1176 | Oct | 31 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Complex attack | Raid | Office/compound | 31.61332 | 65.71013 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An attack on a UN facility in Kandahar caused numerous casualites, including 4 national NGO staff (1 killed and 3 wounded) and 5 UN guards (3 killed and 2 wounded). The attack began with a vehicle-borne suicide bomb, detonated outside a UN guesthouse, close to the main gate of a local NGO compound, followed by an armed raid and fire fight that lasted for 7 hours and ended in the deaths of all the attackers. | Yes | Official Report |
1178 | Nov | 1 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 35.68747 | 64.29318 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three national staffers (an engineer, a labourer, and a driver) monitoring a road construction project were abducted. The project was funded by an IGO and the workers had been hired by the local Shura, who were working with a CBSG (Community Based Stabilization Grants) program via an NGO. The project involved was being monitored by that NGO. The three were released after negotiations by community elders and their family members | Yes | Official Report |
1263 | Nov | 1 | 2011 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.183623 | 29.448832 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) | An INGO national staffer was kidnapped in an ambush by armed men. | Yes | Focal Point |
1177 | Nov | 3 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.04001 | 64.55122 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national employees of an NGO were kidnapped by armed men while riding in a mobile clinic. The kidnappers immediately released the 2 female nurses in the clinic, but abducted the 2 male NGO employees. The victims were released November 8 following negotiations conducted by local elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1264 | Nov | 13 | 2011 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 27.8000135 | 66.6166537 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO local staffer was kidnapped while traveling from Khuzdar to Totak area | Yes | Official Report |
1317 | Nov | 18 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 6.769709 | 47.430831 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff working as protection officer with an INGO was shot and killed by unknown gunmen when leaving a local mosque after evening prayers. | Pending | Archived |
1318 | Nov | 18 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 9.1549 | 47.47764 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff working with an INGO was shot and wounded by unknown gunmen in his hotel room. | Pending | Archived |
1179 | Nov | 19 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 6.769709 | 47.430831 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member of an international NGO was shot and killed by unknown masked gunment upon leaving a mosque in Galkayo. The INGO suspended activities while Puntland authorities investigated the murder. | Yes | Media |
1180 | Nov | 19 | 2011 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | -0.52360295 | 40.35344455 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Unknown | A national staffer working for an INGO was detained and severely assualted by Kenyan police at a checkpoint during operations against al Shaabab militias in Garissa | Pending | Media |
1265 | Nov | 19 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 8.47738 | 47.35971 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO national staff was robbed while transporting money. He was staying overnight at a hotel when two armed men came to his hotel door, forced their way in and shot him once in the shoulder, then took the money and fled | Yes | Focal Point |
1319 | Nov | 20 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.51265 | 42.07962 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | An LNGO national staffer was wounded when a convoy of Kenyan military and anti-AS militias was ambushed by AS militants on the main road between Dhoobley and Tabta in the vicinity of Hawinha. The LNGO's vehicle was in the convoy. | Pending | Archived |
1181 | Nov | 20 | 2011 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | -1.3969505 | 28.8123772 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | An international staff member working for a medical INGO suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder when armed men forced their way in to the INGO's residential compound and opened fire. He was treated by his colleagues. The mobile medical activities in the area were suspended, but the INGO continued limited support to the area hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
1182 | Nov | 22 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.10575 | 69.47342 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One local NGO staffer was killed and two wounded when a single 107mm rocket fired from the East of the DAC area impacted a Kamaz truck used by the demining NGO. The vehicle was parked inside the compound of the Department of Agriculture where the de-miners are accommodated over-night. An NGO driver sleeping in the Kamaz was killed on the spot while an additional two de-miners sustained injuries due to the glass debris propelled by the blast. The IEA claimed the attack implying that the DAC was the intended target. | Yes | Official Report |
1183 | Nov | 22 | 2011 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.05667 | 44.88194 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A French international staffer and two national staffers were seized from their vehicle near a small village in Lahj (Msaimeer)by gunmen demanding the release of prisoners held by Yemeni authorities in the nearby southern port of Aden. | Pending | Media |
1266 | Nov | 25 | 2011 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 28 | 66 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A local staff doctor was kidnapped by five armed men from his home. The family was bound and robbed. The doctor was released a few days later | Yes | Focal Point |
1184 | Nov | 27 | 2011 | BI | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Raid | Public location | -3.3634357 | 29.8870575 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An international staffer of a medical INGO was kidnapped and killed when he responded to a disturbance at the neighboring religious mission. A Croatian nun was also killed in the incident, and another escaped with minor wounds. Authorities determined the motive was most likely robbery. | Yes | Official Report |
1267 | Nov | 27 | 2011 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 12.9096 | 23.47406 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A nurse working for an INGO was knocked off his motorcycle and beatne. He suffered fractured ribs and a concussion. | Yes | Focal Point |
1268 | Dec | 4 | 2011 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.785035 | 33.002909 | Incidental | Host State | Unknown | An INGO national staff was ambushed and shot and killed by two military personnel, in a revenge killing. | Yes | Focal Point |
1185 | Dec | 6 | 2011 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 4.75 | 31 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A national contractor of the UN was shot and killed when an unknown perpetrator broke into his residence. It is suspected the motive was robbery. | Yes | Official Report |
1306 | Dec | 13 | 2011 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 30.580285 | 66.9961324 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Six staff of a national NGO were abducted at gun point by unknown assailants in Pishin, Baluchistan. Unconfirmed reporting suggests that the abductees have been moved to a neighbouring district in KPK or Afghanistan. The identity and motives of the abductors remains unclear, yet the details of the incident suggest it was a well planned and professionally executed operation. Due to its close proximity to current conflict zones in Afghanistan and KPK, it is likely that politically motivated groups operate in the vicinity of Pishin and are most likely involved in the abduction. | Yes | Official Report |
1186 | Dec | 16 | 2011 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 5.4 | 30.25 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member of the UN staff was assaulted when driving in a convoy in Lanyi | Yes | Official Report |
1187 | Dec | 18 | 2011 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Mob violence | Unknown | 3.8705157 | 17.9950755 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A staff member of an international NGO (based in south-east) was shot dead following a dispute with a group who had been drinking heavily. | Pending | Archived |
1188 | Dec | 23 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 5.2003075 | 45.5255394 | Incidental | Aid recipient | Not applicable | Two UN national staffers and one staffer of a local NGO were shot and killed by a refugee camp resident in Matabaan during an aid distribution. According to reports, the shooting appeared to have been over a personal matter | Pending | Media |
1189 | Dec | 24 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 32.55861 | 62.13604 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | A nurse working for a local NGO was ambushed and kidnapped by an armed group while driving in a private vehicle from Khaki Safed to Farah City. The perpetrators physically abused the victim and accused him of cooperating with the government of Afghanistan. He was released 24 hours later after intervention by local elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1190 | Dec | 29 | 2011 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Economic | Staff member | Not applicable | Two international staffers of an INGO were shot and killed by a disgruntled national staff member while working in a hospital in Mogadishu. | Yes | Official Report |
1269 | Dec | 30 | 2011 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 35.9261784 | 64.6237758 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Spouse | An INGO national staff member was stabbed by her husband (also a staff member) and wounded. | Yes | Focal Point |
1518 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2012. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1519 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2012. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1520 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2012. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1521 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2012. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1522 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2012. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1523 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2012. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1524 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2012. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1525 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2012. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1526 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2012. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1192 | Jan | 5 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 30.182971 | 66.998734 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An international staff doctor working for ICRC was kidnapped while returning to the office after visiting a physical rehabilitation centre in Quetta. Armed men abducted him when he reached the front of his office and took him at gunpoint with them in their own vehicle. Kidnappers left the driver unharmed near the organisations office. The international staff doctor was found dead in April 2012. | Yes | Media |
1482 | Jan | 5 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 11.2784798 | 49.1799522 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Police | One national staff member was accidentally shot in her chest by police, after firing the shot at the ground, while they interviewed her in her home regarding a criminal incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
1193 | Jan | 6 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 34.10738 | 64.3052 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Afghan National Police (ANP) | An INGO staffer was killed during a firefight between rival ANP officers(when a group associated with one prominent local commander in Shahrak and Tulak reportedly insulted a second rival ANP commander). The off-duty NGO staffer, who was providing bodyguard services to the second commander, was killed in the engagement. | Yes | Official Report |
1483 | Jan | 7 | 2012 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 16.3471243 | 47.8915271 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member was kidnapped while on public transportation. The motive was personal - they wanted to secure the release of a family member held by a tribal leader. He was released 2 days on 9 January. | Yes | Focal Point |
1527 | Jan | 8 | 2012 | SN | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 14.6930042 | -17.447026 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One UN national staff member was stabbed during a robbery while exiting a taxi. | Yes | Focal Point |
1194 | Jan | 12 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Ambush | Road | 5.303435 | 45.880207 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | The head of a Somali NGO and his driver were killed by Shabab militants who fired an RPG at their car. It is very likely that this car was mistaken for Ethiopian National Defence Forces. | Yes | Media |
1195 | Jan | 14 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 4.843303 | 31.588554 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An international staffer of an INGO was shot and killed leaving his compound. The unknown culprits escaped with his vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
1196 | Jan | 15 | 2012 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.337484 | 44.184304 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Abide Marabou tribe | An international staff of a UN agency was kidnapped in the capital Sanaa by armed tribesmen who transferred him to central Marabou province. The UN worker was taken hostage by the Abide Marabou tribe, demanding the release of a tribesman who was arrested on charges of killing four soldiers assigned to guarding oil tankers. He was released unharmed two weeks later. | Pending | Media |
1197 | Jan | 17 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 34.34817 | 62.19967 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A female NGO staff member was shot and seriously injured by two armed men riding a motorcycle while she was enroute to her office by foot. The victim was a candidate for the 2010 Provincial Council election and worked for an NGO that had gender-related programs. | Yes | Official Report |
1198 | Jan | 19 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 30.198418 | 71.46801 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Al-Qaeda | Two international staffers (German and Italian) of an INGO were kidnapped by four armed men who entered their residence (within walking distance from their regional office) and led them out at gunpoint. UPDATE: The German aid worker was released in Kabul, Afghanistan more than two years later, in October 2014. UPDATE 2: The Italian aid worker was accidentally killed by a U.S. counter terrorism drone strike against al-Qaeda in January 2015, while still held as a prisoner. An American hostage who was working for a private contractor funded by USAID was also killed in the attack. The drone attack occurred along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. | Yes | Media |
1200 | Jan | 23 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 6.75 | 30 | Incidental | Staff member | Not applicable | A international staffer of an INGO (a Ugandan cook) was stabbed to death by another staffer in a personal dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1201 | Jan | 25 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | The head of the Idlib branch of the Syrian Red Crescent was shot and killed in his vehicle returning from meetings in Damascus. | Yes | Focal Point |
1202 | Jan | 26 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 31.61332 | 65.71013 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A national NGO staffer was kidnapped from his vehicle while driving from Kandahar to Panjawayi District. The kidnappers identified themselves as opposition forces and asked questions about staffers employment and called his recent contacts from his cell phone. No further reports. | Yes | Official Report |
1464 | Jan | 28 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.046821 | 40.310412 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One IO paramedic was injured when the ambulance he was traveling in was attacked by men in civilian clothes, including one armed with a pistol. When the ambulance refused to stop for the men, they opened fire, injuring the staff member. | Yes | Official Report |
1199 | Jan | 29 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 26.13456 | 68.7696 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An international staffer and national staff driver of an INGO were reported missing during a road trip in Sindh. Their vehicle was found abandoned in Naushahro Feroz. UPDATE: Staff were released/recovered after 86 days. They were not the intended targets of this incident. | Yes | Media |
1490 | Jan | 30 | 2012 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was shot in the chest and abdoment during a robbery outside a bank; he has just withdrawn money and his assailants fled with his passport and camera. | Yes | Focal Point |
1203 | Jan | 31 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.95293 | 65.12376 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national NGO staffers went missing with their vehicle on January 31 and were presumed kidnapped. They were released on February 4after interventions by local elders | Yes | Official Report |
1204 | Jan | 31 | 2012 | YE | Yemen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.337484 | 44.184304 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | Three international staff of a UN agency, two INGO and two LNGOs were kidnapped west of Sanaa. They were released approximately 72 hours later. The kidnappers reportedly planned to exchange the hostages for a prisoner being held in the capital. | Yes | Official Report |
1542 | Feb | 3 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Office/compound | -0.45275 | 39.64601 | Political | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One refugee male day worker was severely assaulted during a riot at the INGO's compound. | Yes | Focal Point |
1543 | Feb | 3 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | -0.45275 | 39.64601 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staffer was beaten with an iron bar and received treatment from MSF Holland at their medical facility. | Yes | Focal Point |
1289 | Feb | 6 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 34.22706 | 70.14675 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Masked gunmen broke into the home of a man working as a cook in the local NGO-run Khogyani district hospital, and shot the man, leaving him with one bullet wound to the stomach. The man was taken injured to the Nangarhar public health hospital where his condition is stable. | Yes | Official Report |
1499 | Feb | 9 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.75 | 30 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff truck driver was shot and wounded during an armed robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
1290 | Feb | 10 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 4.843303 | 31.588554 | Economic | Police or paramilitary | Unknown | A UN staffer was assaulted by two men in SSPS uniform in his residence in Gudele West (Gurei) in Juba. The perpetrators made away with 700 SSP, five (5) mobile phones and a UN VHF hand held radio. The staff member sustained bruises on the left cheek, injury on the left shoulder and dislocated left middle finger; he was treated at UN Level II Hospital in Juba. | Yes | Official Report |
1291 | Feb | 12 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Public location | 8.85 | 27 | Unknown | Criminal | Unknown | An INGO driver was clubbed to death by a gang near a NGO Compund in Maroul area of Aweil town. | Yes | Official Report |
1480 | Feb | 13 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 31.341322 | 63.993456 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One national staff member, participating in a teacher training program, was killed by the Taliban while traveling to his home from Grishk-bazaar. | Yes | Focal Point |
1528 | Feb | 17 | 2012 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Office/compound | 12.049767 | 24.883365 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Unknown | One UN staff member sustained injuries to his head after being assaulted by police officers affecting an arrest in the UN compound. | Yes | Focal Point |
1292 | Feb | 24 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 4.843303 | 31.588554 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A night watchman was killed (from apparent strangulation) when a group of unknown men robbed an NGO compound in Juba. No other staff were harmed. | Yes | Official Report |
1466 | Mar | 3 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | -0.4665968 | 39.6332917 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was killed incidentally when perpetrators opened fire on an unconfirmed target along Ngamia Rd in Garissa Town. It is suspected that the target was one of the campaign vehicles of Nasir Mohammed Dolal "Jofle", an aspirant for the Garissa Township MP post, although no rounds hit the car. | Yes | Official Report |
1288 | Mar | 6 | 2012 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.329444 | 25.08565623 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN international staffer was kidnapped along with his Sudanese driver as they headed towards the office near Al-Hilal stadium in downtown Nyala. The two were kidnapped by unknown armed men driving a Land Cruiser vehicle. UPDATE: The driver was released shortly after the abduction, and the international staffer was released 86 days later following concerted negotiations. | Pending | Media |
1503 | Mar | 6 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 33.994225 | 71.496985 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One staff member of an LNGO was shot when he resisted two robbers who stole his laptop. | Yes | Official Report |
1287 | Mar | 10 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.843303 | 31.588554 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national staff member was shot in the head while traveling along Juba - Jebel road, and was hospitalized | Yes | Official Report |
1496 | Mar | 13 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 33.33951 | 69.92041 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One field officer from a demining NGO was wounded when unidentified gunmen attack his house. | Yes | Official Report |
1468 | Mar | 14 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | -1.3 | 36.76667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One community health worker working with an INGO was killed in the crossfire between police and criminals in an incident in Soweto, Kibera. | Yes | Official Report |
1533 | Mar | 21 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 33.57175 | 36.4027 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two IO contracted drivers were injured during an explosion nearby a SARC (IO Partner) warehouse. | Yes | Focal Point |
1498 | Mar | 27 | 2012 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Home | 4.1671179 | 9.2427429 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was injured by armed robbers in his private home. | Yes | Focal Point |
1476 | Mar | 28 | 2012 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 16 | 26 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff member was shot and wounded by an unknown assailant while he was exiting the UN compound in Kabkabiya. | Yes | Focal Point |
1293 | Mar | 29 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 29.800043 | 66.8500394 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two national staffers of a UN agency were shot dead when unidentified gunmen attacked a vehicle. Another employee of the UN agency sustained serious injuries in the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
1286 | Mar | 31 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.3448 | 61.49321 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three national staff members of a demining NGO were abducted along with their marked vehicle while they were in transit to their project site. Information has surfaced that one of the three abductees was released on the 11th of April, and two days later (i.e. the 13th of April), the remaining two were released. | Yes | Official Report |
1285 | Apr | 5 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Body-borne IED | Unknown | Unknown | 36.80606 | 70.10436 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A national staffer of an INGO was injured when a BBIED detonated against a pro-government Militia commander. The blast killed 2 people--including the commander--and injured an additional 16 (including one of the commander's bodyguards, 1 ANP and 1 local employee of an INGO) | Yes | Official Report |
1513 | Apr | 12 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 3.116667 | 43.65 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Police | One national UN staff and a one local NGO staff were arrested shortly after a grenade attack and severely beaten during their detention, until their status was clarified and they were released. The UN staff was medevaced from Baidoa to Nairobi. | Yes | Official Report |
1313 | Apr | 13 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.9041 | 32.06429 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 2 INGO staff (1 international and 1 national) were stopped by militia who held them for roughly two weeks before they were released, in poor physical shape, in May. | Yes | Official Report |
1484 | Apr | 14 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 31.6257334 | 65.7145053 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff driver was attacked while in transit - as he ran to a checkpoint he was shot in the leg. | Yes | Focal Point |
1284 | Apr | 15 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.51952 | 65.25094 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An armed group abducted a female NGO national staff member on duty along with her son while they were travelling to Chaghcharan City by motorcycle. On the 17th of April, both of them were released unharmed in the said area in Shahrak following the negotiation held by a member of parliament. | Yes | Official Report |
1283 | Apr | 21 | 2012 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.79781 | 42.95452 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Ansar al-Sharia | Armed men kidnapped a French international staffer of as he was travelling from north Yemen to the Red Sea port city of Hudaida. After being held for three months, the victim was released; handed over by a group called Ansar al-Shari'a in Shabwa. Still unclear who was behind the kidnapping. | Pending | Media |
1294 | Apr | 24 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.57175 | 36.4027 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A local Red Crescnet volunteer was killed and three others wounded when their vehicle, clearly markd withthe Red Crescent emblem, was fired upon. Circumstances and perpetrators were unclear. | Yes | Official Report |
1295 | Apr | 25 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 34.34817 | 62.19967 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An IFRC national staff guard was found murdered by unknown perpetrators in the compound guard quarters. The killing is suspected to have been related to personal issues. | Yes | Official Report |
1462 | Apr | 26 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.5130695 | 36.3095814 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff was shot and killed while traveling in a car at night by unknown assailants. | Yes | Focal Point |
1296 | Apr | 28 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 37.18897 | 68.93644 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | An NGO staff member was killed at his private residence by an armed intruder who he discovered in the midst of a robbery. | Yes | Official Report |
1320 | Apr | 28 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 8.927721 | 29.788925 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three internationals and one national working on a UN demining project were abducted by militia (dressed in SPLA uniforms) from Unity South Sudan, brought to Kahrtoum, and held until 20 May | Yes | Media |
1298 | May | 2 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 34.51952 | 65.25094 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO international staff member was killed in his room and another wounded when a group of four armed men raided the INGO compound. Internationals were clearly targeted. | Yes | Official Report |
1477 | May | 5 | 2012 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.51366 | 2.1098 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was pulled off his motorbike (by a rope strung across a passage) and beaten and robbed. He was severely wounded in the face. | Yes | Focal Point |
1299 | May | 7 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 4.9 | 33.8 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national contractor of a UN agency was shot and killed | Yes | Official Report |
1300 | May | 9 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 3.116667 | 43.65 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO Project Coordinator was shot and killed while leaving a mosque after evening prayers. | Yes | Media |
1465 | May | 10 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 0.046821 | 40.310412 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was wounded when hit by a stray bullet when two people shot a Kenya Police Reservist (KPR) at close range at Wamo bus stage. | Yes | Official Report |
1301 | May | 13 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 34.59205 | 70.59628 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Six national NGO demining staff were abducted from a field camp. The youngest was released a few hours later (hence not counted) | Yes | Official Report |
1302 | May | 17 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 6.799846 | 33.126794 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | A national NGO staffer was shot and wounded by an SPLA soldier. | Yes | Official Report |
1303 | May | 18 | 2012 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 1.658501 | 29.220455 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staffer of a UN agency was shot and killed in his home in Goma by unknown assailants. | Yes | Official Report |
1304 | May | 18 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 7.6999269 | 27.9910035 | Economic | Staff member | Not applicable | One staffer of a UN agency was attacked and beaten severely with a stick in his office. The attack was reportedly related to an employment administrative issue. | Yes | Official Report |
1512 | May | 19 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 5 | 47 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two LNGO staff were seriously injured when unknown gunmen reportedly opened fire at the LNGO compound. The motive of the attack is reportedly related to a dispute over goat and cash distributions carried out by the NGO in the area. | Yes | Official Report |
1502 | May | 20 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.75 | 30 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One UN national staff member was assaulted by his in-laws in a domestic dispute and was treated at state hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
1501 | May | 21 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.219415 | 31.549315 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff member was seriously injured when five unknown persons attacked him and his spouse using oaks and wooden sticks. | Yes | Official Report |
1305 | May | 22 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 37.31078 | 70.36839 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two female international staff of an INGO and two male national staff were kidnapped on the road (where they were on horseback) by anti-government forces. Their two hired guides were also briefly held then released; an additional national staff was held but released in less than 24 hours. UPDATE: International Security Assistance Force rescued all four kidnapped staff on 2 June 2012. | Yes | Focal Point |
1495 | May | 28 | 2012 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A guard at an INGO school was singled out and executed while at the school. The motivation for the shooting was related to his connections and personal issues within the community. | Yes | Focal Point |
1307 | May | 29 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 30.182971 | 66.998734 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A driver of an NGO was wounded when unidentified people opened fire on the vehicle he was driving in Khuzdar District. | Pending | Media |
1478 | Jun | 6 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.8472017 | 31.5951655 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff driver for an INGO was ambushed by unknown persons in town, beaten, and some items stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
1308 | Jun | 11 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 35.5532126 | 66.2426766 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A national NGO ambulance driver was killed by an IED, along with two relatives of the patient they were transporting. The patient and one other relative were injured. | Yes | Official Report |
1321 | Jun | 14 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.843303 | 31.588554 | Economic | Police or paramilitary | Police | A UN Agency national staffer was stopped, beaten, and robbed by six armed police personnel in uniform near the Doha Fuel Station in Gudele, Four of the policemen were in black uniform and the other two were wearing the brown auxiliary police outfit. The victim was hospitalized. | Yes | Official Report |
1511 | Jun | 15 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Project site | -0.45275 | 39.64601 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two national staffs working for an INGO were injured and had to medevaced to Garissa and Nairobi after a vehicle, which the two were leaving at the time, belonging to the chair-lady of Ifo camp was hit by an RCIED in Ifo camp. | Yes | Official Report |
1485 | Jun | 16 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 31.490446 | 65.415074 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One local subcontractor was wounded (and 2 local villagers killed) in a roadside IED blast. | Yes | Focal Point |
1309 | Jun | 17 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 4.75 | 31 | Political | Host State | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | A UN staff member was detained overnight and repeatedly beaten by SPLA soldiers over an alleged land dispute. He was released on 18 June. | Yes | Official Report |
1310 | Jun | 17 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.33951 | 69.92041 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A INGO staff member was wounded when their vehicle was fired on at a road block in a suspected roadside robbery attempt. | Yes | Official Report |
1544 | Jun | 19 | 2012 | TN | Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 33.13783 | 11.21965 | Political | Aid recipient | Not applicable | Two national staff were injured in an assault during distribution at the refugee camp. | Yes | Focal Point |
1545 | Jun | 19 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 33.93911 | 67.709953 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national male doctor was beaten by unknown armed insurgents over a personal matter. | Yes | Focal Point |
1311 | Jun | 20 | 2012 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 13.6291 | 46.126 | Incidental | Host State | Yemeni Armed Forces | A national staffer of the ICRC was killed in a government airstrike while on the road with three colleagues | Pending | Media |
1312 | Jun | 22 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 35.3333335 | 40.1499999 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A Syrian Red Crescent volunteer on first aid duty was shot in the head and killed by an unknown shooter. | Pending | Media |
1489 | Jun | 22 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.6035341 | 69.22790791 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two subcontractor's drivers were kidnapped and their truck set on fire. | Yes | Focal Point |
1486 | Jun | 23 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 32.23199 | 65.90224 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national staff member was driving home from private party when he struck RIED - his left leg was amputated. | Yes | Focal Point |
1322 | Jun | 29 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Project site | 0.1153207 | 40.3143522 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Unknown | Four international staff of an INGO were kidnapped, two national staff wounded, and a national staff driver killed when Somalia militants ambushed their two-car convoy driving through the Dadaab refugee camp. The internationals were released three days later. | Yes | Official Report |
1323 | Jul | 3 | 2012 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Office/compound | 15.0251068 | 120.6870474 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A Dutch national working for a local NGO was shot and killed by morotrcylce riding gunment in front of his office. | Yes | Official Report |
1324 | Jul | 4 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 33.68971 | 66.55116 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two national NGO vaccinators of a local NGO were approached by two armed men, who severely assaulted one of the vaccinators, leaving him with severe but non-life threatening injuries. The motive is reportedly a personal dispute between the victim and the perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
1334 | Jul | 4 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.00037 | 68.71346 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An NGO staff member was stopped and forcibly detained by armed opposition members on his way to his home village. He was released two days later after intervention by village elders, paying a fine, and promising to cease work for the NGO which the opposition group said was not properly "registered" | Yes | Official Report |
1550 | Jul | 10 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 31.341322 | 63.993456 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Male national staff was kidnapped while traveling on road during vaccination campaign. He had previously been warned to stop working. He was held for a few days and released unharmed. | Yes | Focal Point |
1325 | Jul | 10 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.68747 | 64.29318 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Armed groups stopped two trucks carrying food aid, kidnapped the drivers and burned the vehicles. One driver was released on 10 July, following negotiations with local elders. The other driver escaped on 14 July. | Yes | Official Report |
1326 | Jul | 10 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 35.336 | 40.145 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A Syrian Red Cross worker was shot and killed while on duty on an ambulance | Yes | Official Report |
1541 | Jul | 10 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 4.848925 | 31.582724 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO female staff member was shot and killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
1327 | Jul | 11 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 6.76972 | 47.43083 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | Two Kenyan aid workers and a Somali doctor working for an international NGO were kidnapped by Somali pirates, and their driver was wounded. UPDATE: After nearly two years, the three kidnapped staff were released on 5 June 2014. | Yes | Media |
1328 | Jul | 12 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Other Explosives | Raid | Office/compound | 38.4435 | 70.80413 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | An unknown group lobbed a grenade into an INGO compound, induring three: 2 international and 1national staff. Suspected motive was intimidation, but details are unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
1335 | Jul | 12 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 4.75 | 31 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | UN staff was shot dead in his house in Hai Lokwilili behind Jebel Kujur near the Ministry of Animal Resources. | Yes | Official Report |
1336 | Jul | 14 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.25 | 68 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A nurse working for an NGO-run clinic was kidnapped by a dozen armed opposition members on motorcycles and held for three days. He was interrogated to determine whether he had any government affiliation, and when it was determined he did not he was allowed to call his family and village elders for a negotiated release. | Yes | Official Report |
1532 | Jul | 15 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 0.188463 | 40.283483 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO incentive worker guard was injured when a Police vehicle escorting the INGO team was targeted by an IED. | Yes | Focal Point |
1546 | Jul | 18 | 2012 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 13.5288319 | 21.0410733 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male international staffer injured when 50 to 60 Chadians raided the INGO compound. | Yes | Focal Point |
1337 | Jul | 20 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 26.13456 | 68.7696 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A UN local staff member working on the polio eradication campaign was shot and killled in a targeted attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1338 | Jul | 29 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 33.99529 | 69.02274 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An NGO staffer was wounded in a cross fire between the Afghan National Army and armed opposition. | Yes | Official Report |
1342 | Jul | 31 | 2012 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 32.117076 | 20.0670036 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Seven staffers of a foreign Red Cross society were kidnapped after their vehicle was ambushed in Benghazi. | Yes | Media |
1617 | Jul | 31 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 33.5 | 37.38333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN staff member was struck by a bullet. | Yes | Official Report |
1339 | Aug | 2 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Raid | Office/compound | 34.1509848 | 71.7593219 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two staffers of a local NGO were injured when unknown assailants lobbed a grenade over the wall in their newly established compound | Yes | Official Report |
1340 | Aug | 4 | 2012 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11 | 31 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staffer was killed and one wounded when traveling in a marked UN vehicle, fired upon by two unknown assailants. | Pending | Media |
1341 | Aug | 5 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 35.60802 | 68.68027 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member of an NGO was abducted and beaten by four armed men who knew of his NGO affiliation and demanded ransom. He was released folowing intervention from local community leaders. | Yes | Official Report |
1343 | Aug | 9 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 32.35 | 63.37333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A doctor working for a national NGO was kidnapped while traveling on public transportation. He was released following negotiations by community leaders. | Yes | Official Report |
1487 | Aug | 11 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Ambush | Road | 33.6035341 | 69.22790791 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four local guards were injured by bullets and shrapnel from IEDs/RPGs when their convoy was ambushed. | Yes | Focal Point |
1488 | Aug | 22 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 33.6035341 | 69.22790791 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One local guard was kidnapped and one international guard was injured when a subcontractor's worksite was attacked. | Yes | Focal Point |
1344 | Aug | 27 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 1.8427539 | 44.5937239 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national staffer was shot and killed in Marka. The reasons behind the killing are unknown. | Yes | Media |
1345 | Aug | 29 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 37.20444 | 67.65944 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A remote control IED detonated near an international organization's vehicle, injuring two national staff members. | Yes | Official Report |
1491 | Aug | 29 | 2012 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 32.87519 | 13.18746 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One security guard suffered wounds to the head when two armed perpetrators broke into an INGO guest house in a robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
1346 | Sep | 2 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 35.82137 | 64.76505 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An national NGO staffer was wounded by small arms fire at an illegal checkpoint | Yes | Official Report |
1347 | Sep | 2 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.7 | 67.116667 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An RCIED attached to a bike detonated next to the entrance to the Department of Information and Culture, injuring 7 local civilians (including 1 IO and 1 NGO staff member) | Yes | Official Report |
1348 | Sep | 6 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 33.470376 | 36.30053 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national staffer was killed, along with his son, when shells hit their home. | Yes | Official Report |
1349 | Sep | 9 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 33.5130695 | 36.3095814 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national staffer was shot and killed on his way to work. It is unknown if it was a targeted attack or a stray bullet. | Yes | Official Report |
1509 | Sep | 20 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Body-borne IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.11667 | 45.4 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Unknown | Two Somali watchmen working for an INGO and a LNGO staff were among those who were killed when two BBIED targeted Village Restaurant in Xamar Weyne District | Yes | Official Report |
1351 | Sep | 24 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 34.95455 | 70.91427 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A local NGO staffer was wounded at home by a stray bullet during a clash between Afghan soldiers and armed opposition forces. | Yes | Official Report |
1463 | Sep | 26 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 29.800043 | 66.8500394 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member was injured when shot while traveling with a colleague to Quetta. | Yes | Official Report |
1352 | Sep | 27 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 25.5 | 69 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national NGO staffer was stopped on the road and kidnapped. The driver and other passenger were released shortly after the vehicle was hijacked. UPDATE: He was released 19th October 2012. | Yes | Official Report |
1618 | Sep | 28 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 33.34658 | 36.28752 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A UN staff member was killed in crossfire near his home. | Yes | Official Report |
1514 | Sep | 28 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 9.560335 | 44.069722 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff was assaulted by five unidentified men while walking home; the men hit the staff with a stone in the face when he resisted their attempt to take away his mobile phone. | Yes | Official Report |
1353 | Sep | 30 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 32.40314 | 64.46959 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO member of a demining team was killed and two wounded when a remote controlled IED detonated near their vehicle. It is unknown if they were specifically targetted. | Yes | Official Report |
1355 | Oct | 2 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 6.770838 | 47.42873 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A Turkish aid worker was wounded in the crossfire during an interclan firefight while traveling in Galkayo. | Pending | Media |
1354 | Oct | 9 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 34.256395 | 70.787806 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A local NGO staff member was injured when a roadside IED detonated near a taxi that two staff members were traveling in. Reports deemed it unlikely that they were targetted, as they were traveling low-profile. | Yes | Official Report |
1356 | Oct | 11 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 35.321392 | 64.811084 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Four national NGO engineers (from Kabul and Ghazni) were wounded when a group of armed men stormed their guesthouse building and opened fire. | Yes | Official Report |
1497 | Oct | 12 | 2012 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 7.492399 | 79.907831 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was hospitalized after being beaten on his head and back during an armed robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
1358 | Oct | 14 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.20219 | 64.864222 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Four national staffers of an INGO were kidnapped while driving back from a project site. They were held until Oct 21 and interrogated by an armed opposition group, before being released unharmed. | Yes | Official Report |
1359 | Oct | 14 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.033527 | 60.834829 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four staff of a local NGO were abducted from their vehicle, which was being used as an ambulance, while they were providing health services to the patients. They were all released unharmed 6 days later. | Yes | Official Report |
1357 | Oct | 15 | 2012 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 14.510833 | 6.765 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Qaeda (affiliated) | Five national NGO staffers and one international (Chadian) were kidnapped from their compound by unidentified gunmen believed to be members of a militant group associated with Al Qaeda. One staffer was shot during the abduction and later died of his wounds. The others were released a month later after being held captive in the deserts of Islamist-controlled northern Mali. | Pending | Media |
1529 | Oct | 15 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 32.52154 | 67.41315 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One LNGO staff member was attacked and killed by unknown gunmen in Shahjoy Bazaar area of Qalat Province. | Yes | Focal Point |
1360 | Oct | 18 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 34.506988 | 65.535667 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A national NGO driver was abducted from his vehicle and held for two days after gunmen failed to identify a targeted staff member for the kidnapping. | Yes | Official Report |
1505 | Oct | 19 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.060461 | 45.375419 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was shot and injured from a stray bullet when leaving a mosque. | Yes | Official Report |
1547 | Oct | 21 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | National female hit by shrapnel of an IED while standing on road waiting for taxi to travel between two work sites. | Yes | Focal Point |
1531 | Oct | 22 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.377474 | 63.164658 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Four drivers of commercial trucks carrying INGO food items were abducted by AOG while on the road; two managed to get free a few hours later, and the remaining two were released the following evening. | Yes | Official Report |
1479 | Oct | 28 | 2012 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 9.145 | 40.489673 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was assaulted by a gang armed with crude weapons. | Yes | Focal Point |
1361 | Nov | 2 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Raid | Home | 6.217554 | 33.438353 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A national staffer of an INGO was kidnapped by a group of armed rebels from his home and was later killed. | Pending | Media |
1616 | Nov | 4 | 2012 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Project site | 33.471227 | 36.303878 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An UN staff member died in Yarmouk refugee camp. | Yes | Official Report |
1506 | Nov | 4 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.036817 | 45.337338 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | 8 NGO staff were injured in a complex attack with small arms fire and two suicide bombers. The target location was the Village Restaurant near Amira Hotel which is popular with politicians, diasporas and other important stakeholders of Mogadishu. | Yes | Official Report |
1362 | Nov | 8 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.328069 | 70.165275 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An NGO staff member was shot and killed after his private taxi was stopped by an armed group and he was singled out among passengers. The group reportedly accused him of being an agent of the Afghan and American governments before killing him. | Yes | Official Report |
1363 | Nov | 10 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.26087 | 70.77672 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An NGO national staffer was kidnapped after an armed group ambushed the taxi he was traveling in. | Yes | Official Report |
1364 | Nov | 17 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 30.12268 | 62.267082 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four deminers from an NGO were injured by an IED or UXO detonation. It is unknown if there was targeting involved or if it was accidental. | Yes | Official Report |
1365 | Nov | 18 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 33.994225 | 71.496985 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | The security guard for an INGO was injured when their compound came under a rocket attack from an unknown source. The intended target was the nearby American Club | Pending | Media |
1366 | Nov | 21 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Project site | 34.118171 | 70.75253 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three NGO national deminers were abducted when doing an assessmnent. They were released on 22 November after intervention from local elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1469 | Nov | 22 | 2012 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Detention | Custody | 0.046821 | 40.310412 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Police | One INGO national staff member was shot on the leg by police. While onboard a truck stopped for a police search, he resisted, an altercation developed and was shot in the leg by the police. He was reportedly intoxicated. | Yes | Official Report |
1492 | Nov | 22 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 34.572184 | 69.131775 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO security guard was physically assaulted and briefly unconscious during a robbery while on his way to the office. | Yes | Focal Point |
1367 | Nov | 23 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Office/compound | 34.360598 | 68.841584 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Five NGO staff and several others were wounded when a small truck rigged with explosives was detonated near government facilities and two NGO compounds. The intended target was reportedly the government facilities and not the aid workers specifically. | Yes | Official Report |
1373 | Dec | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 35.46208 | 63.46962 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A national staff doctor working for an INGO running health programs was shot and killed while driving home on his motorbike by two assassins, also on motorbikes. The staff member had been threatened in the past, as he and his brother, a local religious leader, had been vocal in their opposition to armed militants in the area. | Yes | Official Report | |
1494 | Dec | 1 | 2012 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international staff member, upon exiting a bank, was robbed and then shot in the head and killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
1493 | Dec | 2 | 2012 | TD | Chad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 13.833056 | 20.834722 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff was attacked and killed in UN accommodation. | Yes | Official Report |
1368 | Dec | 4 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.186944 | 66.297222 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A local staffer employed by the UN on a vaccination team was struck by crossfire between government/international forces and armed opposition while traveling on foot, and later died of his injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
1369 | Dec | 5 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.478418 | 69.76002 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO staff (an international doctor, a national doctor, and a national staffer) were ambushed and kidnapped while travelling north on a secondary road towards Surobi town. They were held until 8 December, when negotiations led to the release of the 2 local staff, and an IMF operation forcibly rescued the foreign doctor. The crime was reportedly motivated by economic gains, but there were AOG elements/actors present. | Yes | Official Report |
1370 | Dec | 5 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 3.116667 | 43.65 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A UN aid worker was kidnapped from his home by gunmen in Baidoa. | Pending | Media |
1548 | Dec | 6 | 2012 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 26.8234472 | 18.1236723 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Male national staffer was severely beaten with metal pipe while at work premises. | Yes | Focal Point |
1508 | Dec | 9 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 9.933056 | 43.181667 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Somaliland Rapid Response Unit (RRU) | A national staff of an INGO who was in the area at the same time as officers of the Somaliland Rapid Response Unit (RRU) launched an assault against the house of a woman suspected of being an AS operative was reportedly beaten by members for the RRU for no apparent reason. | Yes | Official Report |
1375 | Dec | 10 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 24.860551 | 67.009926 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A vaccinator working for a UN-supported polio vaccination team was shot and killed. | Pending | Media |
1371 | Dec | 11 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 35.564601 | 64.431892 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Five INGO national staff members (one driver and four engineers) were kidnapped from the house of a local elder. Released unharmed 18 December. | Yes | Official Report |
1376 | Dec | 11 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 24.860551 | 67.009926 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Four female polio vaccinators working for UN-supported polio vaccination program were shot and killed by men on motorcycles | Pending | Media |
1377 | Dec | 11 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 34.0123846 | 71.5787458 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One of two sisters working on a UN-supported polio vaccination team was shot and killed by men on motorcycles. The other vaccinator was uninjured | Pending | Media |
1372 | Dec | 12 | 2012 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 34.453386 | 70.484802 | Political | Aid recipient | Not applicable | Two staff members of an NGO health facility were assaulted by a group of men with sticks and required hospitalization. The assault followed a patients complaints of slow service. The patient returned later with the mob, forcing their way in. | Yes | Official Report |
1378 | Dec | 12 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 34.0123846 | 71.5787458 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A polio vaccinator was shot outside a house as he went on his rounds | Pending | Media |
1379 | Dec | 12 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.1509848 | 71.7593219 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Another polio vaccinator was shot and killed in her car. | Pending | Media |
1507 | Dec | 12 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 9.560335 | 44.069722 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff was injured during an attack by four people armed with sticks and knives while on his way to his office and robbed of his mobile phone and other personal effects. | Yes | Official Report |
1549 | Dec | 14 | 2012 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.5288319 | 21.0410733 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Female national staff was attacked during robbery on the road and received 2 stab wounds. | Yes | Focal Point |
1530 | Dec | 15 | 2012 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.75 | 30 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One contracted employee who was transporting an IO food commodities in a contracted truck was shot and killed in a robbery incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
1481 | Dec | 17 | 2012 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 30.182971 | 66.998734 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff driver was shot in the arm/wrist by two unknown assailants while driving a staff member to the office. | Yes | Focal Point |
1374 | Dec | 19 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 2.032264 | 45.267468 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A staffer of a national NGO was shot and killed by two armed men as he was leaving a parking lot. The killing was reportedly linked to the victims' decision to host a sister who had left her husband (a member of the AS movement). | Yes | Media |
1500 | Dec | 22 | 2012 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Home | 4.6125522 | 13.1535811 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One international staff member was robbed and raped. | Yes | Focal Point |
1504 | Dec | 30 | 2012 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 5.303435 | 45.880207 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff was injured when struck by a ricocheting bullet resulting from a private dispute, which he had been attempting to mediate. | Yes | Official Report |
1717 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1718 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1719 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1720 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1721 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1722 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1723 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1724 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1725 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1726 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1727 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1728 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1729 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC based on an official list of names provided by the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent of the Syrian staff and volunteers killed in 2013. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
1380 | Jan | 1 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.047569 | 72.403637 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Seven national NGO staff, six females and one male, were shot and killed by gunmen on motorcyles who ambushed their vehicle. The workers were involved with a community health and education center that provided immunizations, among other services. | Yes | Official Report |
1381 | Jan | 5 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 34.190242 | 71.76248 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two local NGO staff (one programme coordinator and a driver) were shot and killed in a bazaar. Investigation is ongoing, but the NGO has termed the violence work related. | Yes | Official Report |
1388 | Jan | 6 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Body-borne IED | Raid | Public location | 31.0048 | 66.397653 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national NGO staff member was killed, along with six others, when two suicide bombers detonated their body-borne IEDs after shooting their way inside district council building | Yes | Official Report |
1382 | Jan | 7 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.693426 | 65.165404 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | Four national staff members of an INGO (three community trainers and one driver) were abducted while travelling through the Jarqala area. All released by 23rd January after negotiations, but threatened with assassination if the continue to work for aid organisations in the area. | Yes | Official Report |
1389 | Jan | 8 | 2013 | JO | Jordan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 32.294292 | 36.322186 | Political | Aid recipient | Refugees | Five INGO aid workers and five UN-contracted guards were injured when a refugee mob attacked, presumably because of frustrations triggered by recent flooding in the camp. | Yes | Media |
1708 | Jan | 10 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Body-borne IED | Individual attack | Public location | 30.191235 | 67.025564 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN employee was killed when a suicide bomber detonated an IED in a public area of Quetta. | Yes | Focal Point |
1383 | Jan | 11 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Public location | 34.012597 | 72.032854 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An NGO nurse was shot and killed on her way to work, having received prior death threats. | Yes | Official Report |
1384 | Jan | 13 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 32.267172 | 65.050769 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member working for an NGO demining agency was shot and killed by a group of armed men during a kidnapping attempt. | Yes | Official Report |
1702 | Jan | 13 | 2013 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | -0.841605 | 29.048446 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One Red Cross worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men when trying to stop them from raping a woman. | Yes | Focal Point |
1385 | Jan | 14 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 34.488738 | 69.13724 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national staffer of a UN agency was stabbed in a violent robbery by three assailants. | Yes | Official Report |
1386 | Jan | 16 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Public location | 34.525896 | 69.17015 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two NGO employees were injured by a vehicle-borne IED detonated by the driver in a suicide attack on an NDS facility. A total of 27 civilians were injured in the blast, including the aid workers. | Yes | Official Report |
1387 | Jan | 23 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.092172 | 65.166145 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | An international doctor was kidnapped when his NGO vehicle was ambushed. The motive was to have him treat sick relatives, and he was later released by the perpetrators | Yes | Official Report |
1673 | Jan | 24 | 2013 | ID | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -6.21195 | 106.845056 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was hit in the head and subsequently hospitalized when unknown individuals threw stones at the INGO vehicle. | Yes | Focal Point |
1841 | Jan | 27 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 2.056278 | 45.300605 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO security guard was injured when a shooting broke out in front of a medical health facility managed by the INGO. | Yes | Official Report |
1390 | Jan | 27 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.542694 | 69.165394 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An international INGO staffer was kidnapped as the unmarked vehicle he was riding in was ambushed by four armed men. UPDATE: The NGO employee has been released from captivity in good health. | Yes | Official Report |
1835 | Jan | 28 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.120341 | 40.301715 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A paramedic for the Kenyan Red Cross Society was injured when three gunmen shot at the ambulance after the driver ignored instructions to stop. | Yes | Official Report |
1659 | Jan | 31 | 2013 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -0.816957 | 29.109423 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO female staff member was abducted, but was released three days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
1391 | Jan | 31 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 33.89949 | 70.101691 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two aid workers on polio vaccination team were killed when their car ran over a roadside IED | Yes | Official Report |
1392 | Jan | 31 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 24.86803 | 66.918385 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Four national NGO workers of a local NGO, including the driver, were abducted in Maripur, Karachi on their way to distribute medicines and other aid. UPDATE: All four were released. | Yes | Official Report |
1777 | Feb | 1 | 2013 | SN | Senegal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 14.699193 | -17.467716 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO staff member was on his way to the office when two men on a scooter attempted to steal his laptop bag. He was stabbed and was treated at a clinic. | Yes | Focal Point |
1782 | Feb | 3 | 2013 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 34.416297 | 41.215314 | Economic | Aid recipient | Refugees | One national INGO social worker was injured during an altercation with a group of Syrian refugees. There was a disagreement concerning service delivery between the social worker and one of the Syrian refugees, and more than 25 other Syrian refugees became involved. The social worker and one of the refugees were hospitalized. | Yes | Focal Point | |||
1393 | Feb | 4 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 32.862093 | 66.067575 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A national NGO staffer was killed when the NGO vehicle hit a roadside IED | Yes | Official Report |
1714 | Feb | 5 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 7.597302 | 29.700877 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted truck driver was severely beaten and killed by unknown armed individuals. The driver's cash and IDs were stolen, but no food from the truck was taken. The driver's assistant managed to escape and reported the incident to the police. | Yes | Focal Point |
1715 | Feb | 6 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.878453 | 31.131175 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted truck driver was shot and killed by four armed bandits. The driver's cash and mobile phone were taken. | Yes | Focal Point |
1394 | Feb | 8 | 2013 | NG | Nigeria | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 12.000364 | 8.513792 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Eight polio vaccinators working on a UN agency-sponsored immunization campaign were shot and killed when gunmen stormed two clinics. | Pending | Media |
1709 | Feb | 8 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Public location | 14.205387 | 24.64345 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member, a security guard supervisor, was found stabbed to death. The perpetrators and the motive are unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
1735 | Feb | 9 | 2013 | KG | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 42.841004 | 74.608645 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN consultant suffered a broken nose when attacked by unknown assailants while on his way home. | Yes | Focal Point |
1736 | Feb | 10 | 2013 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 1.566667 | 30.25 | Incidental | Host State | Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) | One national UN worker was severely beaten by FARDC soldiers for having committed adultery. | Yes | Focal Point |
1778 | Feb | 12 | 2013 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.075451 | 43.37951 | Economic | Staff member | Contractor | One national INGO staff member was abducted by a disgruntled vendor who was contracted by the same INGO. The incident appears to be related to a contract dispute: the vendor was asked to suspend sales over allegations of misconduct. | Yes | Focal Point |
1396 | Feb | 13 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 34.786227 | 70.47759 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A national NGO ambulance driver was hit and seriously wounded by small arms fire during an attack by opposition forces on an Afghan Army convoy | Yes | Official Report |
1701 | Feb | 16 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | -0.360445 | 42.548779 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Somaliland Rapid Response Unit (RRU) | One local NGO staff member was shot and killed by local police forces at a police station in Kismayo. The individual was injured but later died of his injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
1842 | Feb | 18 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 2.333333 | 42.283333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One LNGO manager was wounded during clashes between two groups of Al Shabaab fighters. The clash was reportedly triggered by a dispute over the continuation of the LNGO's activities. | Yes | Official Report |
1397 | Mar | 1 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 34.508172 | 69.826566 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three national NGO staffers were wounded when their vehicle detonated an IED.Unclear if it had recently been planted or if the NGO was specifically targeted | Yes | Official Report |
1398 | Mar | 5 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 9.035312 | 27.76364 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO worker was assaulted and robbed, sustaining serious injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
1399 | Mar | 10 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.595324 | 29.992201 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO national staff member and driver were ambushed and shot by armed robbers while riding in a humanitarian relief convoy. | Yes | Official Report |
1436 | Mar | 11 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 32.39233 | 64.490984 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Three deminers were kidnapped from the home of a non-NGO-affiliated civilian at gunpoint. UPDATE: All three aid workers were safely released two months later on 11 May. | Yes | Official Report |
1712 | Mar | 11 | 2013 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 13.222951 | 45.305485 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO worker was shot in the leg by militia members, who mistakenly identified him as an Al Qaeda affiliate. | Yes | Focal Point |
1759 | Mar | 12 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 36.3121 | 36.687433 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | Two INGO workers (Italian and British) were abducted by ISIS in northern Syria, close to the Turkish border. UPDATE: The Italian staff member was released over a year later, on 26 May 2014. The British staff member was tortured and killed on 13 September 2014. | Yes | Official Report |
1615 | Mar | 13 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.372937 | 36.112475 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A UN staff member suffered injuries when he was hit by shrapnel from a nearby explosion in Khan Eshieh camp on 13 March. He died from his injuries the next day. | Yes | Official Report |
1400 | Mar | 13 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.456784 | 36.244222 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An EU humanitarian officer was killed in a rocket attack in Deraya, a suburb of Damascus | Pending | Media |
1401 | Mar | 13 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 24.949247 | 66.966768 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A well-known female aid worker was shot and killed by four armed motorcyclists after leaving her office. | Pending | Media |
1787 | Mar | 14 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.800525 | 25.442011 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted driver was abducted by unknown individuals, who demanded money for his release. Both the driver and the truck were released 35 days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
1402 | Mar | 15 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.456226 | 32.426302 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | A UN-contracted driver and assistant were ambushed and severely wounded by armed robbers. | Yes | Official Report |
1746 | Mar | 17 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.88509 | 38.872152 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN-contracted drivers were abducted by unknown armed groups, who robbed the drivers of their personal belongings and stole the contents of the trucks' cargo. It appears that the owner of the trucks paid a ransom and that the drivers were released. | Yes | Focal Point |
1803 | Mar | 17 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.115195 | 40.796915 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN-contracted drivers were kidnapped by unknown armed men. The trucks' contents and the drivers' personal belongings were also taken. They were kept by their kidnappers until a ransom was paid by the owner of the trucks. | Yes | Focal Point |
1403 | Mar | 21 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Project site | 33.919194 | 71.80859 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two local NGO workers were killed, along with at least 10 IDPs, when a remote controlled car bomb exploded on a road inside the camp. | Yes | Official Report |
1737 | Mar | 21 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Vehicle-born IED | Unknown | Project site | 33.725714 | 71.791983 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Eleven NGO personnel were wounded and one killed when a VBIED detonated by an IDP camp. | Yes | Focal Point |
1684 | Mar | 22 | 2013 | TR | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 36.202809 | 36.160299 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO staff member was walking when he was stabbed in the back by three men. | Yes | Focal Point |
1404 | Mar | 23 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 37.100702 | 70.556226 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A German expatriate worker was abducted by an armed opposition group while out for a walk. He was released unharmed a day later due to negotiations with local networks. | Yes | Official Report |
1405 | Mar | 24 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.771998 | 68.369368 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A local NGO staffer, working as a National Solidarity Program (government-led aid and reconstruction) facilitator, was ambushed, kidnapped and beaten by an armed opposition group. Released after local community members appealed intervened. | Yes | Official Report |
1406 | Mar | 26 | 2013 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 15.337484 | 44.184304 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | An international ICRC worker was shot and slightly wounded in a kidnap attempt while driving in a car with her husband. | Yes | Media |
1407 | Mar | 30 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 10.099652 | 33.337104 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An employee of a commercial company contracted by the UN was shot and wounded when a group of twenty armed, masked men raided their organization's compound. The unknown perpretrators left without stealing anything after the incident. | Yes | Official Report |
1738 | Mar | 30 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.611816 | 36.488004 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted worker was injured when a mortar shell hit a warehouse. He was hospitalized and required surgery to remove shrapnel. | Yes | Focal Point |
1437 | Mar | 31 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 32.07075 | 64.838216 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An NGO national staff member, a male nurse, was killed in an IED detonation in a bazaar whilst en route to the Poza Community Health Clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
1747 | Mar | 31 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.071229 | 36.970299 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three UN-contracted drivers transporting food rations were abducted by unknown armed men. One was released, but the other two are still being held. The perpetrators refuse to return the food rations. | Yes | Focal Point |
1438 | Apr | 5 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 35.320299 | 64.811138 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Armed individuals shot and killed an INGO staff member in front of his residence due to a family dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1409 | Apr | 6 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 32.105109 | 66.914374 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A US Government representative, delivering in-kind aid for a reconstruction project, was killed when a suicide bomber detonated the vehicle-borne explosive near her convoy on the road. | Pending | Media |
1408 | Apr | 8 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Home | 4.84914 | 31.510543 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Spouse | A UN agency worker was killed by her husband in a domestic dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1410 | Apr | 14 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 2.020684 | 45.304072 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A national driver for a third country Red Crescent Society was killed and three international staff wounded in Mogadishu when a suicide car bomb targeting government court buildings detonated as their convoy passed by. | Yes | Media |
1411 | Apr | 14 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.215698 | 37.159321 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national Red Crescent worker was killed when a mortar hit the warehouse he was guarding. | Yes | Official Report |
1412 | Apr | 16 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 36.822773 | 66.05806 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two Afghan Red Crescent Society staff members were killed and two wounded when unknown men opened fire on their vehicle on the road. UPDATE: After the attack on the ARCS staff, the group suspended its work in the area. | Yes | Official Report |
1414 | Apr | 21 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 34.43058 | 70.448037 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national NGO staffer was shot and seriously injured by armed men on a motorcycle, while walking to work. | Yes | Official Report |
1415 | Apr | 21 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.689385 | 31.703351 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | Two UN-contracted employees (driver and assistant) were shot and killed when their convoy was ambushed by two armed men after delivering food to the UN Agency warehouse in Juba; their cash, phones, and other belongings were stolen. Simultaneously, another convoy was approaching from the opposite direction, and another UN-contracted driver was shot and killed and his two assistants injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
1416 | Apr | 22 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.974898 | 63.728285 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | During an ambush, an NGO national staffer was singled out among colleagues (as team leader) and kidnapped by armed men who also burned the vehicle. He was later released unharmed as a result of intervention and negotiations by local elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1417 | Apr | 22 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.275146 | 69.880273 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An NGO national staff member went missing whilst travelling along the Hisarak-Azra road, and presumed kidnapped. UPDATE: The aid worker was released unharmed on 18 May. | Yes | Official Report |
1418 | Apr | 22 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 31.496282 | 65.000801 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Ten national staff members from a community-based demining program of an international partner (private company) were abducted by armed men. They were released four days later after mediation by local elders | Yes | Official Report |
1419 | Apr | 23 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Unknown | 34.659791 | 61.107952 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | Three INGO staff, one international and two national, were kidnapped by a local armed opposition group, later released unharmed following negotiations by community elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1420 | Apr | 28 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 32.913926 | 66.001905 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A guard working for an international organization was shot and killed outside his home. The attack was deemed to be stemming from a personal grievance and not related to his organizational affiliation. | Yes | Official Report |
1534 | Apr | 29 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Office/compound | 34.551047 | 69.163852 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO staff member was sexually assaulted and subsequently hospitalized after five masked men broke into the NGO guesthoust and robbed the residents. Three other staff members were present, but seem to have been unhurt. | Yes | Official Report |
1452 | May | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 24.860551 | 67.009926 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One senior NGO worker associated with education projects was gunned down. This is the second killing of a staffer from this NGO. | Yes | Official Report | |
1685 | May | 2 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.365248 | 23.142216 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were injured (one shot and one severely beaten) when their aid convoy was attacked by seven armed men. | Yes | Focal Point |
1422 | May | 4 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.187749 | 31.781709 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national contractor was killed and another wounded in a shooting when their vehicle was ambushed on the Bor-Juba road. | Yes | Official Report |
1423 | May | 4 | 2013 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | -1.183623 | 29.448832 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staffer was shot dead by unknown gunmen. | Yes | Official Report |
1424 | May | 9 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.08067 | 70.665404 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Eleven national staff of a demining NGO were kidnapped in an ambush by an armed opposition group. UPDATE: All 11 were released unharmed on 31 May, following the intervention of community elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1425 | May | 9 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 34.544427 | 69.159857 | Incidental | Staff member | Not applicable | One staff member of a demining agency was shot and killed by a co-worker, a security guard, inside the agency's compound as a result of a personal dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1426 | May | 10 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 0.110197 | 40.314053 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot as a collateral victim to an attack on a Kenya Police Reservist. He is in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
1427 | May | 11 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.849856 | 31.59948 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was car-jacked and beaten; his car and other valuables on his person were stolen. | Yes | Official Report |
1444 | May | 11 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 31.634808 | 67.247748 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three national staff members were killed when an IED struck the vehicle of an IO-contracted implementing partner for a demining program. Initial assessment indicates that this was likely an IED detonation, but the possibility remains that it was an Explosive Remnant of War. | Yes | Official Report |
1428 | May | 13 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 36.320271 | 67.483171 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were affected when an Afghan civilian was allegedly targeted in an ambush on the vehicle they were all in. | Yes | Official Report |
1429 | May | 13 | 2013 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.220754 | 45.305945 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Al-Marakisha tribe | Three ICRC staff members were abducted while traveling by car in the Southern Province of Abyan. They were released unharmed two days later. | Yes | Media |
1674 | May | 14 | 2013 | MR | Mauritania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 18.083949 | -15.978341 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | During a break-in, one INGO member was stabbed in the hand. | Yes | Focal Point |
1683 | May | 15 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.18 | 34.095 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One national INGO staff member was injured when Murule tribesmen attacked an aid convoy. The convoy was traveling with a local leader, who was the target of the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
1454 | May | 15 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Project site | 36.212228 | 36.519075 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three German aid workers were kidnapped in the town of Harem near the northern border with Turkey. UPDATE: Two of three escaped on 3 July 2013. The third also escaped his kidnappers on 4 September 2013. | Pending | Media |
1779 | May | 20 | 2013 | TR | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 36.497956 | 36.364129 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One international INGO staff member (Syrian) was attacked and stabbed by two Turkish assailants, one of whom was the staff member's neighbor. Attack seems targeted, but motive unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
1430 | May | 21 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 0.50605 | 35.269086 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One security guard was killed when a group of men armed with blades forced entry to the office of an NGO, which they then robbed. | Yes | Official Report |
1431 | May | 22 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.93322 | 36.634538 | Political | Host State | Unknown | An Indian national working with a British NGO was killed in a refugee hospital in Idlib Province during an air strike. | Pen | Media | |||
1432 | May | 23 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 6.810839 | 29.675678 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was shot in his home by an unknown gunman during the night. He was hospitalized and received emergency surgery, but later passed away. | Yes | Official Report |
1433 | May | 24 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Complex attack | Raid | Office/compound | 34.527581 | 69.16714 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An IO building in Kabul was attacked with a car bomb, rocket-propelled grenades and armed gunmen, resulting in the death of one staff member and injuries to three more staff. Foreign staff seemed to have been specifically targeted. | Yes | Official Report |
1843 | May | 25 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.021074 | 45.288353 | Incidental | Host State | Somali Armed Forces | One INGO employee was killed during clashes between two groups of Somali National Government (SNG) forces. | Yes | Official Report |
1434 | May | 25 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.949373 | 68.516697 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two staff members of a demining NGO were kidnapped at an illegal checkpoint on the Kabul-Bamyan highway. | Yes | Official Report |
1445 | May | 25 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 0.351096 | 40.872108 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One Kenyan Red Cross official was killed during clashes between Al Shabaab and the Administrative Police. | Yes | Official Report |
1435 | May | 27 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Public location | 36.142298 | 65.35696 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One INGO staff member, who also served as headmaster of a local boys' school, was killed by an armed opposition group near his home after arranging a meeting with the group. There are indications this killling was not related to his affiliation with an INGO. | Yes | Official Report |
1439 | May | 29 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Body-borne IED | Raid | Office/compound | 34.430247 | 70.448678 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two suicide bombers detonated explosives at the International Committee of the Red Cross compound, killing one security guard and injuring three staff members. Following the attack, the ICRC closed their sub delegation in Jalalabad and temporarily stopped all staff movements in the country. | Yes | Official Report |
1640 | Jun | 1 | 2013 | IN | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 22.57179 | 88.361727 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A female aid worker was drugged and sexually assaulted by a local businessman. She subsequently attempted suicide and was hospitalized. | Pending | Media |
1440 | Jun | 3 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 35.221192 | 71.049777 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO translator was injured as his vehicle struck an IED; this is likely connected to a tribal dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1441 | Jun | 3 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.607889 | 62.226317 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | District Shadow Governor (DSG) | Five national staff members of a demining INGO and a tribal elder were kidnapped while in transit, with the elder and two of the aid workers released soon after. UPDATE: All three staff members were released unharmed approximately three days after abduction. | Yes | Official Report |
1450 | Jun | 3 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.490446 | 65.415074 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | International Military Forces (IMF) | A national staff deminer, working for a private company contracted on behalf of an International Organisation, was killed in a targeted IMF airstrike. The company has suspended operations in the area until further notice. | Yes | Official Report |
1679 | Jun | 4 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Public location | 11.123514 | 22.961818 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was killed due to fighting between two tribal groups. | Yes | Focal Point |
1447 | Jun | 5 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Road | 0.127567 | 34.278379 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | An aid agency worker was killed and dumped in a bush in Rarieda, Siaya County. Police stated that an investigation has been launched. UPDATE: She was on her way to buy a plot of land, and this was assessed as a criminal matter, unrelated to her status as an aid worker. | Pending | Media |
1451 | Jun | 6 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 34.011163 | 71.568895 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One polio vaccinator was killed and another injured when they were attacked by two gunmen on a motorcycle. The UN agency running the vaccination campaign in Peshawar temporarily suspended operations as a result. | Yes | Official Report |
1686 | Jun | 7 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 9.939815 | 33.809694 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | Three INGO staff members were tied up and beaten by drunk SPLA members for refusing to pay a bribe. | Yes | Focal Point |
1754 | Jun | 8 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.218055 | 37.105819 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN-contracted drivers were detained for 7 days by an unknown armed group, who stole the food rations that the trucks were transporting. They were eventually released on 14 June 2013. | Yes | Focal Point |
1470 | Jun | 9 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.318849 | 68.854718 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Afghan National Police (ANP) | One NGO doctor was abducted on his way back to Maidan Shahr from Nirkh after passing an ANP check post. He was beaten unconscious while in their captivity, demanded he provide them with weaponry and ammunition, accused him of being a spy, and he was released later in the day after intervention by locals. | Yes | Official Report |
1743 | Jun | 9 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.806881 | 36.317978 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted driver was severely injured when a missile hit his truck. He was hospitalized, and the cargo in the truck was completely destroyed. | Yes | Focal Point |
1442 | Jun | 10 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.274566 | 63.11168 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Three national NGO staff members were kidnapped while in transit. UPDATE: 18 June all the three abductees were released unharmed in Seyah Sang area of Pashtun Zarghun, following the negotiations held by the community elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1785 | Jun | 11 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.965478 | 38.979869 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Al-Nusra Front | One UN-contracted driver was stopped and detained for five days by Al Nosrah Front. | Yes | Focal Point |
1786 | Jun | 11 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.014272 | 40.447052 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Al-Nusra Front | Two UN-contracted drivers were stopped and detained by Al Nosrah Front. | Yes | Focal Point |
1716 | Jun | 12 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.883662 | 30.045535 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted assistant driver was shot in the chest and killed by a group of armed men demanding cash. | Yes | Focal Point |
1739 | Jun | 13 | 2013 | MM | Myanmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 16.783822 | 96.156356 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN consultant was attacked from behind by an unknown assailant, who unsuccessfully tried to slit her throat. She was immediately hospitalized and required surgery. | Yes | Focal Point |
1443 | Jun | 15 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 37.412663 | 66.047083 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One NGO staff member involved in the polio campaign was shot and killed outside of her residence. The motive behind the attack is yet to be determined. UPDATE: It is believed to have resulted from a dispute rather than being related to the victims NGO affiliation. | Yes | Official Report |
1446 | Jun | 19 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Office/compound | 2.043557 | 45.314087 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One UN staffer, 3 UN contractors, and 4 guards were killed during a complex attack, when a VBIED rammed the UN's external gate and was simultaneously detonated. Seven assailants entered the compound on foot, tossing hand grenades in the process. Another UN staffer and 4 other guards were also injured. | Yes | Official Report |
1448 | Jun | 21 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.848925 | 31.582724 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | National Security Personnel | One UN staff member was hospitalized after being physically assaulted by National Security personnel and locked up in the UN vehicle she was driving, allegedly for obstructing the VVIP motorcade at John Garang Mausoleum, Juba. | Yes | Official Report |
1449 | Jun | 22 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.40057 | 31.162043 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO official was stabbed to death while en route by car between Juba and Yei. | Pending | Media |
1460 | Jun | 26 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 34.340489 | 62.199587 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member of an NGO was hospitalized after two men, armed with a knife and sticks, attacked while he was on his motorbike, en route to work in Herat City. This incident is not related to the staff member’s employment with an NGO. | Yes | Official Report |
1750 | Jun | 28 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.677839 | 36.708053 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN-contracted drivers were stopped by armed groups near Ma'ar Shoreen and forced to drive to an area close to Jabal az Zawiyah, where they were held. All food rations were taken from the trucks. The drivers and the trucks were released on 30 June 2013. | Yes | Focal Point |
1836 | Jun | 29 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | -0.358216 | 42.545087 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Clan | One INGO nurse was killed by a stray mortar during clashes between clan militias. The nurse was assisting the wounded at the time of the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1751 | Jun | 29 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.383945 | 36.69235 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN-contracted driver was stopped nearby Morek area by an unknown armed group. He was then taken to Jabal az Zawiyah, where he was held for seven days and his documents and mobile phone confiscated. He was eventually released with his truck, but without the cargo. | Yes | Focal Point |
1455 | Jun | 30 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 32.418522 | 64.472354 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One staff member of a demining NGO was killed and another injured when an IED detonated against their motorcycle. | Yes | Official Report |
1710 | Jul | 1 | 2013 | UG | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | -0.606542 | 30.674716 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was stabbed during an apparent robbery by unknown assailants. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, but died upon arrival. | Yes | Media |
1458 | Jul | 3 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Road | 34.042678 | 62.169768 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two NGO national staff members and a hired driver were conducting a road mission when they were abducted by unknown armed men. UPDATE: All three were released from captivity, with the assistance of community elders on 12 July 2013. | Yes | Official Report |
1790 | Jul | 3 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.863611 | 36.800556 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Shareea Court | One UN-contracted driver was kidnapped by an armed group called Shareea Court. Attempts to contact the driver have been unsuccessful thus far. | Yes | Focal Point |
1687 | Jul | 4 | 2013 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 5.766534 | 20.683388 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Seleka | One INGO staff member was beaten by Seleka members at a checkpoint. | Yes | Focal Point |
1706 | Jul | 4 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 9.55012 | 44.066165 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was attacked by a gang and suffered a knife wound to the hand. | Yes | Focal Point |
1459 | Jul | 4 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 12.049767 | 24.883365 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two INGO national workers were killed and one was in critical condition after a grenade exploded in their office during fighting in Nyala between Government troops and rebels. | Yes | Official Report |
1471 | Jul | 7 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 35.910222 | 68.290924 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO staff member and his driver were stopped by five armed men and subsequently robbed and beaten. | Yes | Official Report |
1515 | Jul | 11 | 2013 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 0.485973 | 29.458168 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four national INGO staff were kidnapped by an armed group. UPDATE: one staff member escaped and was found unharmed over a year later, on 29 August 2014; no news regarding the other three staff members, however. | Yes | Official Report |
1850 | Jul | 12 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 10.828468 | 49.252965 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Clan | One INGO staff member was injured when shooting broke out during what seems to have been an inter-clan attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1472 | Jul | 13 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 31.187788 | 62.089746 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two NGO national staff members, visiting the Awar area to supervise a vaccination project, were abducted by unknown armed gunmen. UPDATE: They were release 3 days later, following negotiations with the help of local elders from the beneficiary community. | Yes | Official Report |
1473 | Jul | 13 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 32.375979 | 64.465167 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One staff member from a demining NGO was killed in transit by a roadside IED. | Yes | Official Report |
1614 | Jul | 14 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.470376 | 36.30053 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member suffered head injuries on 9 July 2013 when a shell exploded at the southern end of Palestine Street in Yarmouk. He subsequently died five days later on 14 July 2013. | Yes | Official Report |
1752 | Jul | 16 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.653849 | 38.638973 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN-contracted driver was stopped and detained by an unknown armed group, who requested a ransom. | Yes | Focal Point |
1474 | Jul | 17 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 0.188463 | 40.283483 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One security guard for an NGO was shot when he interrupted what was likely an attempted armed robbery of an NGO compound in Dadaab. | Yes | Official Report |
1475 | Jul | 17 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 37.182341 | 68.913042 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national staff member of an INGO was injured and required a leg amputation when an IED attached to a bicycle detonated against the ANP vehicle in which he/she was traveling. | Yes | Official Report |
1516 | Jul | 19 | 2013 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.361698 | 18.555975 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO Country Director was wounded after being shot. Two unidentified men attacked him as he was parking his car, asking for the keys to the vehicle and, as he tried to escape, he was hit in the leg by a bullet. | Yes | Focal Point |
1552 | Jul | 20 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 33.813945 | 68.94788 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One driver of an INGO ambulance was seriously injured when struck with small arms fire while in the crossfire between ANSF and AOG fighters. | Yes | Official Report |
1713 | Jul | 22 | 2013 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 8.218894 | 43.557972 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN-contracted warehouse worker was shot and killed by armed men suspected to be part of an insurgent group. | Yes | Focal Point |
1517 | Jul | 23 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 6.769623 | 47.430615 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A senior leader of a local NGO was shot dead by two masked gunmen shortly as he left Imamu-Shafici mosque in Garsor village of Galkayo. | Yes | Media |
1535 | Jul | 25 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 0.003728 | 40.368204 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | An NGO staff member was stabbed to death by his neighbour when an argument between the two turned violent. | Yes | Official Report |
1740 | Jul | 27 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 35.995534 | 37.000089 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN driver was the victim of an armed robbery and was shot in the back twice by unidentified armed men. He was hospitalized and is in stable condition. | Yes | Focal Point |
1536 | Jul | 28 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 34.511867 | 36.576478 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Nine volunteers and two staff with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent were injured when a distribution point in al-Qusur was hit with a mortar shell. | Yes | Official Report |
1844 | Jul | 31 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.045742 | 45.302612 | Incidental | Host State | Somali Armed Forces | Two LNGO staff were injured when Somali National Government (SNG) forces opened fire on the LNGO vehicle, allegedly because the vehicle did not stop when ordered to do so. The two staff were taken to a hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
1537 | Jul | 31 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.038489 | 66.721209 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One INGO staff member was killed when the car he was traveling in was stopped by AOG at an illegal checkpoint. Four others were in the car (not staff members); three of them were also killed but one was released to report the incident. There is no indication that the incident was related to his work. | Yes | Official Report |
1638 | Aug | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 33.483333 | 36.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer, after having disappeared for five months, died on 8 January 2014. | Yes | Official Report | |
1806 | Aug | 2013 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.998371 | 24.334143 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot and critically injured during an attempted carjacking/robbery. Three others were also in the vehicle, but they were unharmed. | Yes | Focal Point | |
1895 | Aug | 3 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Public location | 35.959411 | 38.998105 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | An American aid worker was killed in Raqqa, Syria on February 6th, 2015. She was initially kidnapped by militants on August 3rd, 2013. ISIS militants alledge that she was killed in retaliatory Jordanian airstrikes on Raqqa. The circumstances surrounding her death are contested by administration officials in the Jordanian and American governments, who believe that the aid worker was killed by ISIS. | Yes | Official Report |
1538 | Aug | 4 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.848775 | 31.508604 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was assaulted and robbed by four young men. | Yes | Official Report |
1539 | Aug | 5 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.38015 | 31.804769 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was shot and killed when unknown attackers shot at a marked NGO vehicle travelling on the Bor to Juba road. | Yes | Official Report |
1540 | Aug | 5 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 4.809329 | 31.633258 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One staff member was killed and one wounded when their vehicle was attacked. | Yes | Media |
1555 | Aug | 8 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 33.499742 | 36.295234 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was killed. | Yes | Official Report |
1554 | Aug | 9 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 34.917211 | 70.764156 | Incidental | Host State | Afghan Armed Forces | One NGO staff member was injured when an ANA fired mortar shell landed in a residential area. | Yes | Official Report |
1556 | Aug | 15 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.277528 | 62.614173 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One off-duty NGO national staff member was killed while acting as a bodyguard to a local powerbroker when they were ambushed while in transit. This is likely related to a family and/or tribal dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1557 | Aug | 17 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Project site | 10.130742 | 33.327557 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was killed by a staff member of another INGO allegedly over domestic dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1558 | Aug | 18 | 2013 | IN | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 18.970715 | 72.819421 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One American working for an NGO was slashed by an assailant on her face and neck and robbed while on a commuter train. | Pending | Media |
1559 | Aug | 18 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 36.983382 | 67.047065 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A guard of an NGO-run clinic was shot and wounded when three armed men tried to gain access to the clinic and were refused. | Yes | Official Report |
1560 | Aug | 20 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.519919 | 32.490316 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One driver was shot when gunmen opened fire on four UN-contracted trucks. | Yes | Official Report |
1561 | Aug | 20 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 33.814659 | 68.947602 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One INGO ambulance driver was wounded with small arms fire when passing through an clash between AOG and ANSF. | Yes | Official Report |
1562 | Aug | 22 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 32.318414 | 63.216539 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One assistant driver of an IO-contracted food delivery truck was killed when a roadside IED exploded against his truck. | Yes | Official Report |
1563 | Aug | 22 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.816435 | 67.816707 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two international aid workers were kidnapped and safely released three days later. Security officials said it was probably the work of hostage takers since the area is not a stronghold of the insurgency. | Yes | Official Report |
1564 | Aug | 25 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 35.204333 | 61.607134 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Five national staff members of an INGO were kidnapped while traveling in a taxi returning to their field office. All five were later killed. This was not a targeted incident. | Yes | Official Report |
1565 | Aug | 26 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 34.787959 | 70.478834 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was injured when a stray mortar struck a school where s/he was delivering a training. | Yes | Official Report |
1566 | Aug | 27 | 2013 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.865951 | 35.21448 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN staff member was shot and killed by IDF soldiers during clashes on an overnight arrest raid at the Qalandia refugee camp. | Pending | Media |
1567 | Aug | 31 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.858778 | 31.598305 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | One UN staff member was assaulted by a person suspected to be an SPLA soldier while walking from the Olympic hotel in Juba. | Yes | Official Report |
1568 | Aug | 31 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 4.849379 | 31.508672 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was robbed and assaulted by two unknown masked men who entered and robbed his home, then removed him by force from his home and brought him to the forest where they continued to assault him and ask for money. | Yes | Official Report |
1569 | Aug | 31 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Body-borne IED | Unknown | Unknown | 31.610269 | 65.701536 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A national staff driver was wounded when a body-borne IED was detonated. The attack was aimed at Afghanistan National Police. | Yes | Official Report |
1741 | Sep | 1 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.026156 | 45.331465 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Police | Two UN-contracted employees were shot and wounded by police as they were trying to enter the seaport. | Yes | Focal Point |
1570 | Sep | 2 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Project site | 36.21614 | 37.166897 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A Syrian doctor was kidnapped from Sejou village where he was working and found killed one day later in Aleppo province. | Yes | Media |
1571 | Sep | 5 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 35.423689 | 65.975326 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three male NGO national staff members and two drivers - affiliated with an NSP project - were kidnapped and released three days later on September 8th following negotiations by the local community, elders and community representatives to help secure their release. | Yes | Official Report |
1675 | Sep | 5 | 2013 | AM | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Unknown | 40.182387 | 44.511848 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was beaten by a group of unknown men in Yerevan. He was subsequently hospitalized and required surgery. | Yes | Focal Point |
1572 | Sep | 7 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 9.259642 | 29.800035 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was assaulted by three persons who allegedly disguised themselves as visitors at his residence in Kalibalak, Bentiu. He was evacuated to the hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
1574 | Sep | 7 | 2013 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 6.491239 | 17.45499 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | During an evacuation, two national staffers of an INGO were killed in transit while returning to base from a construction site in the area of Bossangoa. | Yes | Focal Point |
1851 | Sep | 7 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Body-borne IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.032836 | 45.33976 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | An INGO guard was wounded during an Al Shabaab attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1680 | Sep | 7 | 2013 | SV | El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 13.692667 | -89.218216 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international consultant was shot and killed as he was withdrawing money from a bank. | Yes | Focal Point |
1742 | Sep | 7 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | 33.786498 | 66.714834 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Community members | Two UN-contracted drivers were severely beaten by local community members for giving a ride to two women who were allegedly running away from their families. Both drivers were hospitalized and warned not to give rides to non-UN personnel. | Yes | Focal Point |
1573 | Sep | 8 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 4.873301 | 31.589264 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Robbers at a UN compound assaulted the UN-contracted guard, who was taken to the hospital for treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
1575 | Sep | 8 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Complex attack | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 34.361066 | 68.851885 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two NGO staff members were hospitalized as a result of an AOG-initiated bomb blast accompanying a complex attack close to the NGO office. The NGO office was not the target of the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1753 | Sep | 12 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.076682 | 39.680846 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted driver was stopped by an unknown armed group in Kabajeb village, but was forced to drive to Mhambil village and off-load the cargo. The driver was detained for two days and was released with his empty truck on 14 September 2013. | Yes | Focal Point |
1578 | Sep | 13 | 2013 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 6.908154 | 122.088461 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) | Five local Red Cross volunteers were injured when Nur Misuari-led faction of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) fired a rifle grenade in Barangay Sta. Catalina, Zamboanga City. | Pending | Media |
1577 | Sep | 14 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.476697 | 61.410496 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two national staff members of a demining INGO were kidnapped by AOG while traveling from Islam Qala toward Herat. They were released the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
1734 | Sep | 16 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 32.10564 | 70.972262 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An NGO security guard was shot during an armed robbery. He later died from his wounds two days later, on 18 September. | Yes | Focal Point |
1664 | Sep | 19 | 2013 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | -1.659905 | 29.221005 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO national staff member was shot and injured just as he reached his house, on his way home from work. He was subsequently hospitalized. | Yes | Focal Point |
1579 | Sep | 22 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 28.00069 | 69.31894 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female social worker employed by a local NGO was kidnapped by unidentified armed men and killed. | Yes | Official Report |
1688 | Sep | 22 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 10.616478 | 47.366652 | Economic | Aid recipient | Refugees | One INGO staff member was attacked by refugees, who were upset about the lack of food. The staff member sufferred a broken nose. | Yes | Focal Point |
1580 | Sep | 23 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.492154 | 27.993158 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One UN staff member was assaulted after group of people at the scene of road traffic accident forcibly asked the staff member to transport a non-UN casualty to a hospital - while the injured was being received at the hospital, an unknown person assaulted the staff member. | Yes | Official Report |
1581 | Sep | 23 | 2013 | KE | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Complex attack | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | -1.256975 | 36.803277 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two UN personnel and a UN contractor were reported injured during a complex attack by al-Shabaab at the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi. | Yes | Official Report |
1582 | Sep | 23 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 32.884819 | 61.140623 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One NGO ambulance driver was kidnapped by AOG at an illegal checkpoint. The driver was released unharmed in the Islam Abad area of Khaki Safed District unharmed, following the intervention of local elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1583 | Sep | 23 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 28.000421 | 69.318844 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Spouse | One female NGO worker was shot and killed by her husband in an honor killing. | Pending | Media |
1834 | Oct | 1 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 35.951414 | 39.026307 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | One INGO worker was kidnapped by ISIS in Ar-Raqqah, while on his way to Deir Ezzour. UPDATE: The individual was killed in November 2014. | Pending | Media |
1584 | Oct | 1 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 32.64052 | 65.570947 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Four locally-employed workers (three labourers and a driver) who were subcontracted by a Community Development Council for an NGO-implemented NSP programme were killed after being intercepted by AOG while en route to a stone quarry. | Yes | Official Report |
1585 | Oct | 3 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 4.824871 | 31.607858 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member sustained injuries during a fight with three robbers at his home. | Yes | Official Report |
1591 | Oct | 3 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 8.955277 | 27.509186 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | One NGO staff member was assaulted by an SPLA soldier. | Yes | Official Report |
1586 | Oct | 4 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 30.191604 | 66.998056 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A local NGO director was reportedly kidnapped for ransom by armed men while heading to his office. The rescue attempt failed to recover the victim. UPDATE: the director was freed on 7 December 2013 by his abductors in Mastung district. | Yes | Official Report |
1587 | Oct | 4 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 27.529402 | 68.757858 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staffer of an INGO was abducted on the road. | Yes | Official Report |
1588 | Oct | 6 | 2013 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.306405 | 44.1896 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN international staff member was ambushed and kidnapped by armed men while he was in his vehicle. UPDATE: He was released on 8 November 2014. | Yes | Official Report |
1590 | Oct | 6 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 4.839911 | 31.611074 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN staff members were severely assaulted and sustained multiple stab wounds at the vicinity of their compound in the evening. They were admitted into a hospital for treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
1589 | Oct | 7 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.580692 | 69.221584 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Three national NGO staff members (driver and two engineers) were ambushed and kidnapped. A third engineer was present but managed to escape. | Yes | Official Report |
1592 | Oct | 12 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.105581 | 70.51334 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An off-duty NGO staff member, along with seven other civilians, was killed when the bazaar was struck by a rocket launched by an armed opposition group. Nine other civilians were injured. | Yes | Official Report |
1593 | Oct | 13 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 34.801572 | 71.216105 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | A community health worker, who seemed to have ties to Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) fighters, was abducted by members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He was abducted with at least three IEA fighters, who were able to escape, but the community health worker was recaptured and killed. He was beaten to death with sticks. | Yes | Official Report |
1602 | Oct | 13 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.899383 | 36.763292 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | Six ICRC staff and one Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer were abducted by gunmen who had opened fire on the Red Cross convoy as they were traveling to Damascus. Three ICRC staff and the one Red Crescent volunteer were released the next day. The ICRC is awaiting information on the remaining three. Reports from ICRC in April 2019 indicate the remaining international staff member and two national staff members may still be alive, although specific information about their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Media |
1690 | Oct | 21 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 32.264539 | 68.524715 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three INGO staff members were injured by flying glass after an IED detonation. | Yes | Focal Point |
1845 | Oct | 22 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 6.766627 | 47.429627 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO security guard was shot and injured by an unknown armed man. The attack may have been connected to an inter-clan dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1594 | Oct | 22 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.002473 | 62.224309 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two local NGO workers were shot and wounded when the bus they were traveling on was fired at by armed men attempting an ambush at an illegal checkpoint. The bus kept driving and victims received medical treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
1595 | Oct | 23 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.008688 | 24.840129 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The head of a Sudanese NGO was killed when armed carjackers ambushed and hijacked the NGO vehicle. Another NGO staff member and a police officer were also injured. The attack happened about 15 kilometers southwest of Nyala. | Pending | Media |
1755 | Oct | 27 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.713542 | 25.617136 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN-contracted employees (driver and assistant) were abducted by an unknown armed group (suspected to be rebel elements) and the contents of the truck were stolen. The truck was traveing in a convoy escorted by the Popular Defence Forces. The driver and the assistant were eventually released on 20 November 2013. | Yes | Focal Point |
1689 | Oct | 29 | 2013 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 4.482944 | 41.664859 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was abducted and very severely beaten by three armed militia men. The attack may be related to tribal politics. | Yes | Focal Point |
1596 | Oct | 30 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.699185 | 24.99564 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A UN contractor was carjacked and abducted by unknown criminals while driving along the Nyala-El Fasher road. | Yes | Official Report |
1791 | Oct | 30 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.815088 | 25.414386 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN-contracted driver was abducted by a rebel group on board a Land Cruiser. | Yes | Focal Point |
1605 | Nov | 3 | 2013 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Individual attack | Office/compound | 33.991882 | 71.498232 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A security guard was injured when unknown individuals hurled a hand grenade inside an INGO guest house. Staff was relocated to Islamabad. | Yes | Official Report |
1619 | Nov | 5 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 37.100701 | 70.556332 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | An INGO staff member was stabbed and killed by the son of the mayor of Faizabad. | Yes | Official Report |
1601 | Nov | 6 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 32.927027 | 66.142532 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An off-duty NGO staff member was shot and killed by two unknown gunmen. | Yes | Official Report |
1693 | Nov | 6 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.510823 | 36.30675 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staffer was injured when a mortar landed inside the INGO project site; the staff received shrapnel to the chest. | Yes | Focal Point |
1598 | Nov | 7 | 2013 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 18.532498 | -72.333064 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international worker was injured and one national worker killed during an armed break-in at an orphanage. Three burglars assaulted them with a hammer and demanded money. The national worker was an unarmed security guard who died protecting the international staff member. | Pending | Media |
1780 | Nov | 7 | 2013 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.362361 | 18.554524 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Ex-Seleka | An INGO-contracted driver, while driving from a program site to a hotel parking lot, was shot and killed by most likely ex-Seleka soldiers. There may have been an ethnic/religious component to the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
1788 | Nov | 8 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.414805 | 25.468676 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three UN-contracted individuals (driver and 2 assistants) were kidnapped by unknown armed men aboard two Land Cruiser vehicles. The driver, the two assistants, and the truck were released six days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
1597 | Nov | 11 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 36.889853 | 38.369716 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer of the Ein Al Arab sub-branch in Aleppo was killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
1599 | Nov | 11 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 32.689845 | 62.732388 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member working for an INGO implementing partner was abducted by five unknown armed men. The individual was released two days later on November 13 after a local elder mediated. | Yes | Official Report |
1744 | Nov | 15 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.475759 | 25.299246 | Unknown | Host state | Sudanese Armed Forces | One UN-contracted driver was shot in the right shoulder by soldiers of the Sudan Armed Forces at a checkpoint. He was hospitalized immediately. | Yes | Focal Point |
1838 | Nov | 17 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 1.717466 | 44.768614 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO national staff member working at Marka General Hospital was shot and killed by unknown armed militia. The incident was reportedly related to clan revenge. | Yes | Official Report |
1611 | Nov | 18 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 34.501665 | 69.157429 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two international NGO staff members, while walking on the hillside above Babur Gardens, were approached by three young men who stole their phones and wallets. The perpetrators beat the male staff member when he tried to retrieve their phones. He sustained injuries and received medical treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
1600 | Nov | 19 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34.092538 | 70.469295 | Political | Criminal | Unknown | Three national staff members of a UN implementing partner were abducted by an unknown armed group. They were released the next day with the help of tribal elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1692 | Nov | 19 | 2013 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 32.879813 | 13.19014 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was kidnapped for a few days, beaten, and extorted of money by militiamen. | Yes | Focal Point |
1666 | Nov | 21 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 32.92689 | 66.141517 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two polio workers were abducted on 21 November and found dead the following day by Afghan National Police. | Yes | Official Report |
1604 | Nov | 22 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 36.727865 | 68.867998 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One female and one male NGO staff member were injured when their NGO vehicle was attacked by anti-government forces. Three other NGO staff were on board, and they were rescued by Afghan Local Police after an attempted kidnapping. | Yes | Official Report |
1603 | Nov | 24 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 35.910763 | 65.028694 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two local NGO staff members were abducted by unknown individuals. | Yes | Official Report |
1606 | Nov | 24 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 33.452008 | 36.376632 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A UN staff member was killed when a mortar shell struck his vehicle as he was driving near Damascus airport. He and three other passengers in the vehicle were killed instantly. | Yes | Official Report |
1691 | Nov | 24 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.365346 | 23.142106 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staffer was shot during a carjacking. | Yes | Focal Point |
1608 | Nov | 25 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 4.611755 | 31.263156 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national UN staff member was injured when two teenagers attempted to steal his laptop bag. He received medical care at a UN hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
1676 | Nov | 25 | 2013 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 10.291469 | 123.966694 | Incidental | Staff member | Not applicable | One INGO truck driver and his assistant began arguing for some unknown reason, and the conflict escalated to the assistant stabbing the truck driver outside of the INGO warehouse. The driver was hospitalized. | Yes | Focal Point |
1846 | Nov | 26 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 3.117687 | 43.644197 | Economic | Host State | Somali Armed Forces | An INGO security guard was shot and wounded by a member of the Somali National Government forces. The attack appears to be related to a dispute over INGO employment. | Yes | Official Report |
1609 | Nov | 26 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Other Explosives | Individual attack | Project site | 32.627761 | 65.901625 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Three aid workers involved in a village-level development project were killed by a remote-controlled bomb. | Pending | Media |
1610 | Nov | 27 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 35.881989 | 64.686842 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Six Afghan staff of an INGO were killed and one was wounded when they were attacked by insurgents, who opened fire on them. The aid workers, who were working on different projects, may have been deliberately singled out for attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1807 | Dec | 2013 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -0.938692 | 29.073764 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were critically injured when they were physically assaulted with machetes during an attempted robbery. | Yes | Focal Point | |
1612 | Dec | 1 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Project site | 35.071902 | 62.875252 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two INGO staff and their driver, while distributing food at a school, were abducted by anti-government extremists. (A third INGO staff member was present but managed to escape.) After community elders intervened, the two INGO staff and the driver were released two days later on December 3. | Yes | Official Report |
1613 | Dec | 2 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 32.6327 | 36.106299 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A UN staff member was killed by shrapnel from a mortar round that struck her residence. | Yes | Official Report |
1621 | Dec | 5 | 2013 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 4.361698 | 18.555975 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One off-duty INGO national staff member was shot and killed by armed intruders at his home. The attack seems to have been religiously motivated. | Yes | Focal Point |
1622 | Dec | 5 | 2013 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 15.352027 | 44.212945 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Global | Al-Qaeda | Two Germans and one Yemeni co-worker were killed and one Yemeni co-worker was wounded in an attack by Al Qaeda-linked militants on the Yemeni defense ministry complex (two additional staff were present but unhurt). The German staff were in the hospital due to medical treatment. The complex was targeted because it supposedly accommodated drone control rooms and American experts. Over 50 people were killed and over 160 injured in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1623 | Dec | 6 | 2013 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 11.671952 | 11.534682 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member suffered gunshot wounds when the NGO was robbed by gunmen. | Yes | Official Report |
1847 | Dec | 7 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 2.983244 | 44.283339 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO-contracted driver was shot and kiled by an unidentified gunman. | Yes | Official Report |
1624 | Dec | 7 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Office/compound | 4.577313 | 28.39885 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A security guard for an INGO compound was attacked by an armed intruder. The guard was hospitalized and is in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
1625 | Dec | 7 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 32.308525 | 64.813115 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN contractor de-mining staff member was abducted by unknown gunmen in Musa Qala District. | Yes | Official Report |
1677 | Dec | 8 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 4.57736 | 28.398834 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One security guard at an INGO compound was struck by the butt of a gun when he intervened in a conflict between the assailant and another INGO staff member. The guard sustained a deep wound and was hospitalized. | Yes | Focal Point |
1626 | Dec | 13 | 2013 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 15.075763 | -7.519128 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An NGO humanitarian worker was killed by unknown robbers. | Yes | Official Report |
1636 | Dec | 14 | 2013 | AR | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | -34.603803 | -58.381552 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international UN staffer was robbed and attacked on the street, suffering substantial injuries and requiring hospitalization. | Yes | Official Report |
1694 | Dec | 14 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 34.846628 | 71.09726 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO contracted driver was killed when his vehicle hit an IED. | Yes | Focal Point |
1627 | Dec | 16 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 6.799846 | 33.126794 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | One nationally recruited INGO member was injured by a stray bullet when a fight involving the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) erupted. | Yes | Official Report |
1628 | Dec | 17 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.405904 | 70.359338 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN Agency Implementing Partner staff member was traveling in the organization's vehicle when stopped by an armed group and subsequently abducted. | Yes | Official Report |
1678 | Dec | 17 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 13.114815 | 23.864988 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were severely beaten by six masked men attempting to rob their guest house. | Yes | Focal Point |
1630 | Dec | 19 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 7.785145 | 33.002922 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Youths | An INGO staff member was killed by Nuer youth during an attack on a UN base in Akobo, where the staff was taking refuge. The attack seems to have been ethnically motivated. | Yes | Official Report |
1781 | Dec | 19 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 6.219415 | 31.549315 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO security guard was killed while one his way from home to the INGO compound. There are no clear details about how he was killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
1745 | Dec | 21 | 2013 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 9.949996 | 30.267263 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national INGO worker was targeted and killed by unknown armed assailants. It is likely that the killing was linked to the employee's Nuer ethnicity. | Yes | Focal Point |
1711 | Dec | 23 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 15.450513 | 36.399923 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was stabbed and killed by an armed intruder during what seems to be an attempted robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
1852 | Dec | 29 | 2013 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 0.645158 | 41.560769 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Five local NGO staff members were abducted by unidentified gunmen. | Yes | Official Report |
1789 | Dec | 31 | 2013 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.566277 | 25.479459 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN-contracted individuals (driver and assistant) were abducted by an unknown armed group. The driver, his assistant, and the truck were released 20 days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
3565 | 2014 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 36.191188 | 44.009189 | Unknown | Staff member | One UN international female staff was repeatedly drugged and sexually assaulted by a fellow staff member over the course of the year. | Yes | Focal Point | |||
1669 | Jan | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | Raid | Project site | 7.18192 | 32.356109 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three aid workers were killed by unknown armed elements who looted several UN and NGO properties in Jonglei State. | Pending | Media | |
1631 | Jan | 2 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 35.517223 | 35.786359 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Five international staffers of an INGO (Belgian, Danish, Peruvian, Swedish, and Swiss) were forcibly taken from the organization's residence in Northern Syria 'for questioning,' and have been out of contact since 2 January. As a result, the organization closed some of its medical facilities in the area. UPDATE: Three were released on 4 April and the remaining two on 14 May 2014. | Yes | Media |
1632 | Jan | 2 | 2014 | CM | Cameroon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Project site | 4.976647 | 14.042994 | Political | Aid recipient | Refugees | Two UN staff members were held against their will by refugees who believed the presence of the UN would prevent an attack by local villagers (the refugees feared a retaliatory attack as there was an altercation between the two parties on 1 January 2014). One UN staff member was released on 3 January 2014, and the other on 4 January 2014. | Yes | Official Report |
1633 | Jan | 3 | 2014 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 2.795825 | 44.077254 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | A national polio worker contracted by the UN was abducted by suspected Al Shabaab near Buur Hakaba. It appears that Al Shabaab believed those associated with the polio campaign to be spies. | Yes | Official Report |
1634 | Jan | 7 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 36.212883 | 37.164151 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Three local staff of an INGO were killed during a mortar attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1969 | Jan | 8 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Detention | Custody | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Unknown | A SARC volunteer died as a result of injuries he reportedly sustained in detention. This incident was verified by the IFRC. Further details surrounding the incident are not available. | Yes | Focal Point |
1914 | Jan | 11 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 36.816667 | 38.016667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A INGO guard sustained minor wounds to the neck when he was shot by an unidentified source. He was transported to a medical facility for treatment. | Yes | Focal Point |
1635 | Jan | 13 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 31.621777 | 65.054705 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Four UN-contracted polio doctors were abducted, taken to a desert area, and harshly beaten by anti-government forces. They were released a few hours later. | Yes | Official Report |
1671 | Jan | 14 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 4.361697 | 18.555978 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A national NGO staff member was stabbed, allegedly by a group of young Muslims, and found dead. | Yes | Official Report |
1639 | Jan | 17 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 34.537071 | 69.181356 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Two UN international staff were killed in a complex attack (one suicide bomber, two gunmen) at Taverna du Leban Restaurant in Kabul. The Taliban confirmed responsibility for the attack. At least 21 people (13 internationals and eight Afghans) have been reported dead. | Yes | Official Report |
1641 | Jan | 17 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 8.770132 | 27.39286 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national UN staff member, while in his private residence, was stabbed in the chest by an unknown person. | Yes | Official Report |
1642 | Jan | 18 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 32.073333 | 64.833889 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Three members of a UN-contracted demining team were stopped on the road and abducted by anti-government forces. UPDATE: The deminers were released on 5 February after tribal elders intervened. | Yes | Official Report |
1643 | Jan | 21 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 31.517771 | 64.114227 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Afghan Local Police | A UN-contracted volunteer vaccinator was shot and killed by Afghan Local Police. | Yes | Official Report |
1644 | Jan | 22 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 4.873132 | 31.589271 | Political | Aid recipient | Internally Displaced People (IDPs) | A local ICRC staff member was assaulted by IDPs when they reportedly heard the staff member discussing politics over the phone. The staff member was hospitalized. | Yes | Official Report |
1950 | Jan | 22 | 2014 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.919424 | 24.933643 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A UN contracted truck driver was kidnapped off the road between Nyala and Gereida while driving a truck filled with provisions. The truck was also taken. The driver was subsequently released. | Yes | Focal Point |
1946 | Jan | 24 | 2014 | NP | Nepal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 28.073282 | 81.621828 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A UN national staff member was attacked with acid at his house in Khajura Nepalgunj which left him with burns on his head, face, chest and other severe injuries at required extensive hospitalization. While the suspect has not been apprehended, it is possible that this could have been a personal attack as a result of a family dispute. | Yes | Focal Point |
1645 | Jan | 25 | 2014 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.769709 | 47.430831 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The director of a local NGO was shot by unknown individuals while on his way home. | Yes | Media |
1928 | Jan | 27 | 2014 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 16.247142 | -0.005494 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | A national staff member was shot and killed by security forces who were engaging the crowd with small arms fire at a demonstration. His role in the demonstration is unknown since he lived in the vicinity. | Yes | Focal Point |
1947 | Jan | 27 | 2014 | PK | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 34.200114 | 72.050801 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A UN national staff member was shot multiple times by three people in the leg and hand. The incident occured not far from the staffer's home while he was on his way to work. According to a police investigation, this incident was the result of a private dispute. | Yes | Focal Point |
1647 | Jan | 28 | 2014 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 28.276899 | 68.451383 | Economic | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One male staff member of a local NGO was wounded when his vehicle was shot at. There were two other staffers aboard the vehicle, but they were unharmed. | Yes | Focal Point |
1916 | Jan | 30 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.816667 | 38.016667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | Three male staff members contracted by a INGO were kidnapped by ISIS and released approximately three months later. | Yes | Focal Point |
1953 | Feb | 1 | 2014 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.703257 | 25.649257 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A UN contracted truck driver and his truck was hijacked off of a convoy by an unknown armed group while en-route from Ed Daien to Nyala. The driver fled the area. | Yes | Focal Point |
1881 | Feb | 8 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.730833 | 36.709444 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Syrian Red Crescent volunteer was injured when unknown assailants fired upon the vehicle he was traveling in when delivering aid. | Yes | Official Report |
1646 | Feb | 8 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Ambush | Road | 34.728099 | 36.718627 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One Syrian Arab Red Crescent driver was injured when an aid convoy came under attack from mortars and gunfire as it was exiting Homs. | Yes | Official Report |
1648 | Feb | 8 | 2014 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.304936 | -0.024646 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) | Four ICRC staff members and a veterinarian from another aid organization were kidnapped by MUJAO, a jihadist militant group, while traveling from Kidal to Gao. UPDATE: All five were rescued on 17 April 2014 by French troops near Timbuktu; they are in good health. | Yes | Media |
1948 | Feb | 8 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 33.483333 | 36.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national aid worker was kidnapped by unknown assailants in Jaramana, Syria. He was released in Beirut 15 days later on February 23, 2014 after negotiations took place between the kidnappers and his family. | Yes | Focal Point |
1649 | Feb | 14 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 35.598148 | 64.763657 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO security guard was abducted by armed anti-government elements, who also stole computers and documents from the INGO. | Yes | Official Report |
1663 | Feb | 16 | 2014 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Landmine | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 11.441734 | 31.277537 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A Sudanese Red Crescent Society volunteer died in a landmine explosion, when he was on his way to respond to an emergency. | Yes | Official Report |
1650 | Feb | 17 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Office/compound | 36.700047 | 67.116638 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The director of a local NGO was killed in his office. Further details are unavailable at the moment. | Yes | Official Report |
1651 | Feb | 17 | 2014 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 32.216672 | 70.383361 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two national UN staff members, part of a polio vaccination team, were abducted by armed gunmen. Four other team members were also abducted. An investigation is underway. UPDATE: All six were released unharmed on 29 April 2014. | Yes | Official Report |
1652 | Feb | 18 | 2014 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.540046 | 71.463185 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO-contracted driver was shot in the arm by a man fleeing on a motorcycle; the driver was hospitalized and is in stable condition. Two other staff members were aboard the vehicle but seem to have been unhurt. | Yes | Official Report |
1653 | Feb | 20 | 2014 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 50.450693 | 30.523241 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Police | One Ukrainian Red Cross Society volunteer was shot in the leg by a sniper while providing medical assistance during the unrest in Kiev. | Yes | Media |
1654 | Feb | 26 | 2014 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 18.434638 | 1.416614 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two local INGO staff were injured when their vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device (IED) on the road. Both have been hospitalized but are in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
1922 | Feb | 28 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 7.1 | 16.933333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO international staff members were wounded during an armed robbery at the office. | Yes | Focal Point |
1655 | Mar | 4 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 34.464669 | 69.119684 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO national staff sustained injuries when he was robbed and stabbed by three robbers. | Yes | Official Report |
1656 | Mar | 7 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Unknown | Unknown | 32.270122 | 65.049756 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A UN-contracted deminer, along with two civilians, was killed by an IED fixed to a motorcycle. | Yes | Official Report |
1657 | Mar | 8 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 8.410238 | 20.651292 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Seleka | One ICRC staff member was killed during a clash between French troops and Seleka rebels. Three other ICRC staff were present but were unhurt. | Yes | Official Report |
1660 | Mar | 9 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 4.361803 | 18.555973 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A Central African Red Cross volunteer was shot and killed in his parents' home. | Yes | Official Report |
1658 | Mar | 11 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 31.341322 | 63.993456 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three UN-contracted vaccinators were killed when their vehicle struck an IED. | Yes | Official Report |
1973 | Mar | 15 | 2014 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 2.784056 | 45.500189 | Unknown | Host State | Somali Armed Forces | SNG soldier shot and killed a UN contracted driver of a truck carrying food aid in Hanti-Wadaag neighbourhood (Jowhar). The incident happened following an unknown dispute. The perpetrator was arrested. | Yes | Official Report |
1667 | Mar | 19 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 4.249962 | 18.416691 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO driver was stabbed by armed men who seized a water pump and demanded money for its return. | Yes | Official Report |
1661 | Mar | 20 | 2014 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 13.626786 | 25.349635 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One ICRC warehouse storekeeper was killed by a stray bullet while on his way home from work in a private car. | Yes | Official Report |
1662 | Mar | 20 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 32.640653 | 61.987215 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An NGO employee working for a health clinic was abducted by anti-government elements. | Yes | Official Report |
1670 | Mar | 22 | 2014 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 11.635326 | 24.907201 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two local contractors of a INGO were abducted by the militia after an attack on Khor Abeche IDP camp. The contractors were released 24 days later. | Yes | Official Report |
1665 | Mar | 26 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 32.102489 | 66.920229 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Three UN-contracted deminers, while traveling in a private vehicle, were abducted at gunpoint by anti-government elements. UPDATE: All three were freed unharmed on 31 March in Shinkay District. | Yes | Official Report |
1672 | Mar | 27 | 2014 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | -1.233105 | 36.797793 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was shot in the leg by five armed robbers who broke into his personal residence and stole valuables; he was hospitalized and is in stable condition. The robbers also killed one security guard. | Yes | Official Report |
1878 | Mar | 31 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 36.211683 | 37.1473 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Syrian Red Crescent (SARC) volunteer was killed in the line of duty. No further information is available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
1968 | Apr | 6 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A Syrian Red Cross volunteer died in the line of duty. Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point |
1699 | Apr | 7 | 2014 | LB | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.541698 | 33.541698 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was killed during clashes at a Palestinian camp in southern Lebanon. | Pending | Media |
1827 | Apr | 12 | 2014 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 31.749899 | 70.342765 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three local NGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown gunmen while traveling in a local taxi in Kulachi area. | Yes | Official Report |
1682 | Apr | 13 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 8.997438 | 28.308152 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | One UN staff member was assaulted by an SPLA officer in Wunrock. The staff sustained serious injuries and was taken to a clinic, where the perpetrator threatened the doctor not to treat the victim. | Yes | Official Report |
1695 | Apr | 17 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Project site | 6.219893 | 31.550046 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were killed during an attack on a UN base in Bor. | Yes | Focal Point |
1944 | Apr | 19 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Custody | 35.013333 | 37.0525 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A VBIED went off in Salamiyah town, severally damaging four trucks with food provisions. One sub-contracted driver for the UN was killed in the exposion and one was wounded as a result of the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
1707 | Apr | 21 | 2014 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 25.416822 | 68.275563 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | The executive director of a local NGO was killed by unidentified armed men. Some reports state that he was killed or resisting robbery, while others state that it was a targeted killing. | Yes | Media |
1967 | Apr | 22 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.509147 | 36.306485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A Syrian Red Cross volunteer died in the line duty. Note: This incident was verified by the IFRC. Further details were not available. | Yes | Focal Point |
1700 | Apr | 23 | 2014 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.005417 | 40.371461 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One UN staff member was shot and wounded by two armed men during an attempted carjacking; he has been hospitalized and is in stable condition. A passenger was also present but managed to flee. The armed men are suspected to be affiliated with Al-Shabaab, but the investigation is still ongoing. | Yes | Official Report |
1697 | Apr | 24 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 34.470552 | 69.114812 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Police | One American doctor was shot and killed by a member of the Afghan police assigned to protect the hospital. Two other American doctors, who were guests at the hospital and not affiliated with the INGO, were also killed. A fourth American doctor (also a guest) was wounded. | Yes | Official Report |
1959 | Apr | 25 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.366667 | 18.583333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO aid worker was assaulted in Bangui while on his way home after work. He later died in the hospital as a result of his injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
1698 | Apr | 26 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 7.099979 | 16.933402 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Ex-Seleka | Three INGO staff members were killed by armed ex-Seleka members during a meeting with community leaders to discuss medical care and access. The ex-Seleka proceeded to rob the office. Fifteen other individuals, all local chiefs, were killed as well. | Yes | Official Report |
1887 | Apr | 28 | 2014 | KH | Cambodia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | 11.544873 | 104.892167 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A UN contractor was killed outside her home when she confronted her attacker, a man who was trying to steal her bicycle. | Pending | Media |
1703 | Apr | 28 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 34.107547 | 64.305595 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A health worker was shot dead by armed men at a clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
1814 | Apr | 30 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 8.409089 | 20.650555 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Anti-Balaka | Three INGO staff members, while driving a truck to Ndele, were stopped and detained by Anti-Balaka. There are unconfirmed reports that two of the three may have been killed the next day. | Yes | Official Report |
1704 | Apr | 30 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Roadside IED | Unknown | Unknown | 35.212132 | 71.522377 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A vaccinator was killed by an IED. Further details are unavailable. | Yes | Official Report |
1815 | May | 1 | 2014 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -1.402805 | 28.900472 | Political | Host State | Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) | An NGO staff member was physically assaulted by the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) for suspected collaboration with the Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo (APCLS). | Yes | Official Report |
1705 | May | 1 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 4.361538 | 18.555595 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Anti-Balaka | A UNHCR driver, on a personal visit to PK12 in BANGUI, was abducted by armed elements believed to belong to an Anti-Balaka faction. His body was later found in PK16. | Yes | Official Report |
1925 | May | 2 | 2014 | TD | Chad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 13.643056 | 16.491944 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Knife attack by three men on INGO and INGO partner staff member in bar. The 2 men were taken to hospital for emergency care. | Yes | Focal Point |
1954 | May | 5 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 33.176237 | 68.095446 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two UN-contracted truck drivers were kidnapped while off-loading provisions from their truck by anti-government elements (AGE). AGE elements assaulted the truck drivers and forced them to reload the truck before taking the trucks and drivers to an unknown location. The drivers were released with the trucks (but not the commodities) after three days of negotiations with community leaders. | Yes | Focal Point |
1730 | May | 6 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.272271 | 70.073967 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An NGO ambulance driver was abducted when the vehicle was hijacked by anti-government elements at an illegal checkpoint. | Yes | Official Report |
1731 | May | 10 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 36.130319 | 66.470093 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One national INGO staffer was killed and another wounded when anti-government elements attacked and shot at their vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
1732 | May | 13 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 32.106175 | 66.906552 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two UN-contracted deminers were injured when a VBIED was remotely detonated against the Afghan National Police. | Yes | Official Report |
1733 | May | 14 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34.439186 | 61.79427 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four national INGO staff were abducted by armed men. A fifth employee, the driver, was also abducted but managed to escape. UPDATE: All four have been released through the mediation of local elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1756 | May | 15 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 35.688566 | 64.293656 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One NGO member was abducted by unknown armed men, believed to be anti-government elements. One government worker was also abducted. Both individuals were later released on 18 May 2014 after the intervention of community elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1757 | May | 16 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 34.011518 | 69.431056 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One local deminer working for an INGO was kidnapped and killed by anti-government elements. | Yes | Official Report |
1885 | May | 29 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Roadside IED | Unknown | Unknown | 35.98073 | 67.570854 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two local INGO employees and their driver were injured when a IED detonated against their unmarked vehicle in Samangan Province. | Yes | Official Report |
1758 | May | 29 | 2014 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 16.416951 | -3.666631 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO workers were killed when a roadside IED detonated. | Yes | Official Report |
1760 | May | 29 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 7.785035 | 33.002909 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Clan | One INGO worker was reportedly killed in an inter-clan dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1761 | May | 31 | 2014 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.532873 | 71.055512 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A local health worker was shot and injured by unidentified gunmen when she was on her way home. | Yes | Official Report |
1762 | Jun | 1 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 37.001793 | 70.894497 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two local INGO staff members were killed when a roadside IED targeting the INGO vehicle was detonated. One civilian was also killed. | Yes | Official Report |
1763 | Jun | 2 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.343407 | 61.742272 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One senior-ranking INGO staff member was abducted by unidentified gunmen as he was returning from a school where he was providing services. UPDATE: The staff member has been located in Gulran district of Herat province, and Afghan officials are working with district elders to try to secure his release. Twelve people have been arrested in connection to his kidnapping. The INGO has suspended services in Afghanistan. UPDATE 2: The INGO staff member was released in February 2015 after 264 days. | Yes | Official Report |
1879 | Jun | 3 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 34.730833 | 38.998105 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Syrian Red Crescent (SARC) volunteer was killed in the line of duty. No further information is available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
1764 | Jun | 3 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Project site | 34.328643 | 70.406347 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two NGO workers, while working on a road construction project, were abducted by unknown armed individuals. Three other staff members were also robbed of their mobile phones. | Yes | Official Report |
1765 | Jun | 4 | 2014 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 31.206567 | 16.583324 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The head of the ICRC mission in Misrata, while leaving a meeting and walking to his vehicle, was shot and killed when masked gunmen in a car with tinted windows opened fire. The staff member later died in a nearby hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
1767 | Jun | 6 | 2014 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 12.911129 | 22.806256 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was shot and wounded by an armed man, who proceeded to steal his motorbike. | Yes | Official Report |
1931 | Jun | 9 | 2014 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 9.145 | 40.489673 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | IED attack. The attack wounded one male national staff worker. No further information is available. | Yes | Focal Point |
1768 | Jun | 9 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 32.269864 | 65.04965 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO deminer was shot and injured. It remains unclear if this was an intentional shooting or a stray bullet. | Yes | Official Report |
1769 | Jun | 10 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Project site | 34.271643 | 69.293706 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Eight NGO deminers were killed and three others injured when anti-government elements attacked a minefield. | Yes | Official Report |
1770 | Jun | 11 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.848675 | 61.877106 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One driver transporting water for an NGO project was abducted by five anti-government elements. | Yes | Official Report |
1771 | Jun | 16 | 2014 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 10.640364 | 30.126361 | Political | Host State | Sudanese Armed Forces | One INGO worker was injured when Sudan's air force bombed and partially destroyed the INGO hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
1772 | Jun | 18 | 2014 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.201859 | 24.663781 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO national staff members and one local UN consultant were abducted while traveling to Kutum. A third INGO staffer, the driver, was also abducted but later released. The vehicle was later abandoned. UPDATE: The two INGO staff and the UN consultant were released on 19 July 2014. | Yes | Official Report |
1775 | Jun | 18 | 2014 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.078168 | 24.644835 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four INGO local personnel and one local contractor were abducted by unknown gunmen. Fourteen staff members were initially abducted, but nine were released after negotiations. UPDATE: Two more INGO staff were released on 2 July 2014. | Yes | Official Report |
1773 | Jun | 20 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 4.818897 | 31.546674 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Internally Displaced People (IDPs) | One pregnant NGO staff member was assaulted and injured by a male IDP patient. She was hospitalized for further treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
1774 | Jun | 21 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 32.068654 | 64.835257 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One deminer was found dead with gunshot wounds. The circumstances leading to his death remain unclear. | Yes | Official Report |
1958 | Jul | 1 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 33.177132 | 68.781077 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A male staff member was found shot and killed in Sharan district of Paktika province, along with two civilians (not counted in AWSD). The perpetrators of the attack are unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
1783 | Jul | 4 | 2014 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 33.729388 | 73.093146 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO staff member, while exercising at a cricket club, was attacked by an unknown man, who broke her arm and attempted to drag her to an overgrown area. The staff member was able to scream, at which point the assailant left as others came to help her. | Yes | Official Report |
1949 | Jul | 6 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 33.55 | 68.416667 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One UN partner was kidnapped by anti-government elements while monitoring a program in Isfandeh village, Ghazni city. He was released on 9th July 2014 after tribal leaders were involved in the negotiations for his release. | Yes | Focal Point |
1797 | Jul | 6 | 2014 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Janjaweed | One UN international staff member was abducted by gunmen on a Land Cruiser. UPDATE: he was released on 25 July 2014. | Yes | Official Report |
1917 | Jul | 7 | 2014 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | -4.39207 | 32.898681 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A local national security guard was assaulted and shot in the leg when armed robbers broke into the premises of the INGO office. The guard was knocked unconscious and the robbers stole the cash box. | Yes | Focal Point |
3956 | Jul | 7 | 2014 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 31.514722 | 34.454167 | Unknown | Unknown | Not applicable | 7 UN staff were killed during the July 2014 conflict. Exact dates and locations unknown at this time. | Yes | Focal Point |
1854 | Jul | 10 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 35.199287 | 61.568483 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff were killed, one injured, and three abducted by armed men; the abducted individuals have since been released. The INGO convoy was on its way to its operations site when the attack occurred. Four local police who were escorting the convoy were also killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
1784 | Jul | 10 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Project site | 34.653915 | 61.201502 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Six deminers were killed and one wounded when anti-government elements attacked the demining operation site. One person is also missing. | Yes | Official Report |
1792 | Jul | 14 | 2014 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.039138 | 45.346191 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One UN agency contractor was killed in an attack by Al-Shabaab on a government forces vehicle. The victim was reportedly connected with the government and was not targeted for his capacity as an aid agency contractor. | Yes | Official Report |
1793 | Jul | 15 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.357798 | 62.348836 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Four INGO national staff members returning from a project visit were abducted by anti-government elements at an illegal checkpoint. UPDATE: two of the four INGO national staff members were released on 20 July and 21 July 2014; the other two remain unaccounted for. | Yes | Official Report |
1794 | Jul | 20 | 2014 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.412511 | 34.352024 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN worker was killed due to an air strike. The attack also killed her husband and daughter (not counted in database). | Yes | Media |
1795 | Jul | 21 | 2014 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.496933 | 34.468875 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN worker was killed while fleeing from fighting in Shejaiya district. Ten members of her family (not counted in database) were also killed in the attack. | Yes | Media |
1796 | Jul | 23 | 2014 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.491189 | 34.444111 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN worker was killed during an air strike as he was on his way home. | Pending | Media |
1798 | Jul | 24 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.341944 | 62.203056 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two international aid workers, while in a taxi on the way to their office, were killed by gunmen on a motorcycle. | Yes | Media |
1799 | Jul | 25 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 34.5225 | 65.251667 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were killed by anti-government elements. Civilians and Afghan government and military personnel were also killed in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1801 | Jul | 25 | 2014 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 31.53902 | 34.53835 | Unknown | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Palestine Red Crescent Society volunteer was killed and three others wounded when their ambulance (clearly marked with the emblem of the Red Crescent society) was targeted in Beit Hanoun. | Yes | Official Report |
1802 | Jul | 25 | 2014 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 31.304479 | 34.36039 | Unknown | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Palestine Red Crescent Society volunteer was shot and killed. | Yes | Official Report |
1880 | Jul | 26 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 35.959411 | 38.998105 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer was killed on duty. There is no further information available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2644 | Jul | 27 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.528056 | 37.954722 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | One male national INGO staff member was detained by ISIS on July 27, 2014. Circumstances of the abduction are unkown. He was released on March 31, 2015 | Yes | Focal Point |
1943 | Jul | 28 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Office/compound | 36.533333 | 37.95 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | An INGO contracted national staff member was kidnapped by ISIS when he went to retrieve office belongings, which were confiscated on the previous day when ISIS had raided the organization's office. He was released after about a month. | Yes | Focal Point |
1800 | Jul | 28 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Public location | 36.311851 | 36.687447 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national INGO staff member was seriously injured when a car bomb exploded close to a busy market. The staff member died soon after arriving at the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2645 | Jul | 29 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.82 | 38.02 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | 4 national INGO contracted staff were detained by ISIS on July 29, 2014. Exact release date is unkown, but all 4 contractors were confirmed released several months later. | Yes | Focal Point |
2414 | Jul | 29 | 2014 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.223252 | 35.830723 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One INGO aid worker was killed in Khan Younis during an attack on the residential neighborhood. He was taking refuge from the attack when he was killed (most likely from artillery or other aerial fire). The Israeli military reported that their attack on Khan Younis was in response to earlier Hamas firing on Israeli targets. | Yes | Official Report |
1810 | Jul | 31 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.164639 | 36.86522 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Al-Qaeda | Two female international aid workers were kidnapped by armed men. They were released in January 2015. | Pending | Media |
1877 | Aug | 1 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.513 | 36.292 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) volunteer was killed in the line of duty. No further details are currently available. | Yes | Official Report |
1804 | Aug | 3 | 2014 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.288231 | 34.253606 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN guard was killed during an air strike in Rafah in southern Gaza. | Yes | Official Report |
1805 | Aug | 4 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.945357 | 33.809026 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mabanese Defense Forces | One INGO worker was pulled out of the INGO vehicle and shot and killed, allegedly by the Mabanese Defense Forces. It appears that the killing was related to the individual's ethnicity. | Yes | Official Report |
1816 | Aug | 5 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.945242 | 33.809081 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mabanese Defense Forces | Two local INGO staff members were dragged out of their vehicle and shot and killed by the Mabanese Defense Forces. It appears that the killing was ethnically motivated. A third passenger was also shot and killed (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
1817 | Aug | 5 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Home | 9.945122 | 33.809215 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mabanese Defense Forces | One INGO staff member was killed by the Mabanese Defense Forces at his home and another staffer, also hiding in the house, was abducted. It appears that the killing was ethnically motivated. A third staffer, also hiding in the house, managed to get away. | Yes | Official Report |
1919 | Aug | 5 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Office/compound | 36.6975 | 38.956667 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | A national staff member was kidnapped and detained in Tell Abyad by ISIS and then transfered to Ar-Raqqa. The staff member was released on August 30, 2014. | Yes | Focal Point |
1945 | Aug | 6 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 35.336 | 40.145 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A convoy of trucks with provisions were hit by a large explosion on their way to Deir Ezzor city. Two truck drivers subcontracted by the UN were killed by the exposion and 3 were injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
1924 | Aug | 7 | 2014 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 8.466667 | 34.033333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO driver and two passengers in a water supply truck were attacked en-route within their project site when they stopped. A group of people on the road attacked them after an altercation, which resulted in the physical assault of the passenger. The driver and secondary passenger managed to run away with minor injuries (not counted here). | Yes | Focal Point |
1923 | Aug | 9 | 2014 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 8.466667 | 34.033333 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Youths | An INGO driver was assaulted by 5 youths after getting out of his truck to apologise for splashing someone when driving past. | Yes | Focal Point |
1932 | Aug | 11 | 2014 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 1.292066 | 36.821946 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member in Nairobi was assaulted at home when burglers broke into his private residence to rob the house during the night. He was hospitalized as a result of his injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
1933 | Aug | 11 | 2014 | BJ | Benin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 9.30769 | 2.315834 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international aid worker was hospitalized after being attacked with machetes during a robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
1811 | Aug | 12 | 2014 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 3.960093 | 24.908219 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | A national contractor of an INGO was killed by individuals who are suspected to be part of the LRA. His three children (not counted here) were also abducted. | Yes | Official Report |
1818 | Aug | 13 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.307049 | 62.136421 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO ambulance driver was abducted. He was released on 31 August following negotiation by community elders and a ransom payment. | Yes | Official Report |
1808 | Aug | 14 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.671608 | 61.981391 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | Five ICRC staff members were abducted by a local armed group while traveling to deliver aid in Herat province. UPDATE: All 5 were released unharmed on 20 August. | Yes | Official Report |
1809 | Aug | 16 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.211003 | 69.097956 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Three local employees of a demining NGO were abducted by anti-government elements. The vehicles have been recovered, but no information concerning the abductees. | Yes | Official Report |
1952 | Aug | 17 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Individual attack | Office/compound | 36.4372 | 64.9228 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national staff member was wounded when a bomb went off in front of the office. | Yes | Focal Point |
1823 | Aug | 19 | 2014 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 34.865924 | 71.521514 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three female teachers and one driver working for a local NGO were killed when their vehicle struck an IED. Two children were also killed in the blast. | Yes | Official Report |
1812 | Aug | 20 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Mob violence | Public location | 4.366602 | 18.552499 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One local Red Cross worker was killed by a bullet while trying to evacuate casualties during violent demonstrations in front of the MINUSCA headquarters in Bangui. | Yes | Official Report |
1936 | Aug | 24 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.734772 | 70.811995 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Seven national staff members were kidnapped in Badakhshan. They were released 3 days later, after negotiations between the organizations' network and a local representative took place. The kidnappers demanded a ransom, which went unpaid. | Yes | Focal Point |
1813 | Aug | 24 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 37.474549 | 70.535009 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO national staff members were abducted by unknown men. They were released unhurt two days later, on 26 August. | Yes | Official Report |
1890 | Aug | 26 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.171831 | 70.621679 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | NGO vehicle and driver were hijacked by armed persons in Rodat District while on the Jalalabad-Torkham highway. The driver was kidnapped and the vehicle was taken. An NGO staff member that was in the vehicle was injured in the attack but managed to escape. | Yes | Official Report |
1901 | Aug | 27 | 2014 | IL | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 31.33573 | 34.394087 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An off duty volunteer was killed when a morter shell hit Nirim kibbutz. | Yes | Media |
1882 | Aug | 29 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 34.171831 | 70.621679 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An NGO staff member was shot and killed for unknown reasons in Khogyani District. | Yes | Official Report |
1819 | Aug | 31 | 2014 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -1.012818 | 29.356943 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) | Two national INGO doctors were abducted by individuals suspected to be part of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). They were released the following day after family members reportedly paid a ransom. | Yes | Official Report |
1820 | Aug | 31 | 2014 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 14.204927 | 24.647866 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two guards on duty at an INGO health center were abducted by two armed men who broke in and also stole some property. The two guards were released the next day. | Yes | Official Report |
1824 | Sep | 2 | 2014 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 34.002336 | 71.380977 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A local NGO senior staff member was shot and killed while resisting a kidnap attempt. | Yes | Official Report |
1821 | Sep | 4 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.532579 | 29.63031 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One ICRC-contracted driver was shot and wounded when the convoy he was traveling with was robbed by armed men. | Yes | Official Report |
1822 | Sep | 6 | 2014 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Home | -1.658501 | 29.220455 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national UN staff member was injured by armed robbers when returning home with his wife. The UN staff member is in stable condition at the hospital. It is suspected that the robbers were members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). | Yes | Official Report |
1840 | Sep | 6 | 2014 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 3.93545 | 41.853051 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A driver, who was driving as part of an INGO humanitarian convoy, was wounded when an armed militia attacked. | Yes | Official Report |
1825 | Sep | 9 | 2014 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Home | 27.585869 | 68.006017 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was abducted outside his home and killed. It appears to have been a personal matter, and not related to his employment with the INGO. | Yes | Official Report |
1826 | Sep | 15 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.730833 | 36.709444 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was abducted on the Damascus-Aleppo Road. | Yes | Official Report |
1828 | Sep | 16 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Public location | 9.258853 | 29.800177 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | One UN staff member was assaulted by SPLA soldiers and required medical treatment. Another UN staff member was also assaulted, but seems to have been unhurt. | Yes | Official Report |
1829 | Sep | 16 | 2014 | GN | Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 8.076658 | -8.782692 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | One INGO staff member, along with seven other individuals (government officials and journalists), was killed in a mob attack. The group was part of an Ebola education team. It appears that the community members attacked because they believed that health workers were spreading the disease. | Yes | Official Report | |||
1872 | Sep | 23 | 2014 | GN | Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 9.433333 | -13.083333 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | A team of five aid workers was attacked in Guinea by a crowd that grew hostile when the team started collecting bodies believed to be infected with Ebola. One the aid workers sustained a neck wound. | Yes | Media |
1830 | Sep | 24 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 33.98051 | 69.133384 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was abducted by anti-government elements at the INGO demining site. | Yes | Official Report |
1831 | Sep | 25 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Landmine | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 4.368349 | 18.55663 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Seven INGO staff members were wounded by the explosion of a grenade, which detonated while they were cleaning a ditch. | Yes | Official Report |
1832 | Sep | 25 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34.874167 | 71.152778 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Six NGO contractors were abducted by anti-government elements. They were released the following day through the mediation of tribal elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1833 | Oct | 2 | 2014 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 48.014839 | 37.802772 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Donetsk People's Republic | One ICRC worker was killed when a shell landed near the office in Donetsk. According to various media reports, the Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels aligned with the Donetsk People's Republic traded blame for the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1920 | Oct | 3 | 2014 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 11.251793 | 125.00648 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member was stabbed several times and declared dead on arrive at the hospital. The suspect was apprehended. | Yes | Focal Point |
1837 | Oct | 7 | 2014 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Unknown | Home | 34.564422 | 71.254501 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN polio worker was killed in an IED explosion. Two others (not counted) were also killed in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1930 | Oct | 11 | 2014 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 7.644954 | 47.827913 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A national staff member in Burtinle, Somalia was assaulted and stabbed with a knife at home by two individuals that had personal grievances against the aid agency that employed the female staff member. | Yes | Focal Point |
1970 | Oct | 12 | 2014 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Public location | 2.042622 | 45.327289 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | A vehicle loaded with explosives detonated in front of Aroma Restaurant at Makah Al-Mukaram Road (Hawl-Wadaag District) in the evening. The restaurant was hosting an event to mark 60th anniversary of the founding of the Somali flag. Thirteen people were killed while 18 others were injured, one of the casualties was a local staff member of a INGO. | Yes | Official Report |
1939 | Oct | 13 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 34.990556 | 35.970278 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One local INGO staff member was shot by crossfire during a private dispute while standing outside the clinic. Hospitalized, he is in stable condition. | Yes | Focal Point |
1955 | Oct | 15 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 7.47632 | 15.54011 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A national female staff worker for an INGO was attacked in her home with a machete during a home invasion. She fully recovered in the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
1839 | Oct | 16 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Public location | 9.558889 | 31.652222 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Pro-SPLA Shiluk militia | One national UN staff member was kidnapped at gunpoint from Malakal airport by eight armed men. Reports made from the organization in August 2015 confirm that the staff member is presumed dead. | Yes | Official Report |
1848 | Oct | 25 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.840985 | 31.614001 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international staff member was injured when two individuals on a boda boda stole her purse. The staff member was hospitalized but released soon thereafter. | Yes | Official Report |
1921 | Oct | 25 | 2014 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.17425 | 32.106467 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A staff member was shot and killed during a armed robbery. The staffer and a the driver were on their way from Mbarara town in South Western Uganda to Kampala. They were intercepted by the robbers in Kyabagaza Village in Butambala District where a verbal altercation occurred between the individuals and resulted in the staff member being shot. The vehicle and the driver were taken to a romote location and stripped of his belongings. | Yes | Focal Point |
1971 | Oct | 25 | 2014 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 6.786372 | 47.433257 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Dir Clan | A gunman from Dir clan shot and killed a local NGO staff from Majerteen/Biciid yahan sub-clan in Galkacyo in the morning of 25/10. The killing is reportedly linked with verification of IDP registrations. | Yes | Official Report |
1873 | Nov | 7 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 34.730833 | 36.709444 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) volunteers were killed when a mortar shell hit a civilian area of Homs as they transported supplies. | Yes | Official Report |
1951 | Nov | 8 | 2014 | GN | Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 9.516667 | -13.7 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A team of Red Cross volunteers was attacked by a group of people that pelted the team with bricks and stones. One Red Cross volunteer that managed to return to their vehicle was wounded by shards of glass in her eye when the car window was hit by the a stone and shattered. She was taken to the hospital and had the glass removed from her eye. | Yes | Focal Point |
1853 | Nov | 10 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.855224 | 31.57988 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO driver was carjacked and beaten by three armed men. He suffered injuries to his face and arm. The attack occured in the evening. | Yes | Official Report |
1855 | Nov | 11 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 35.933094 | 64.750028 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One ICRC staff member, while visting Maimana prison to distribute winter clothes, was stabbed in the throat by a prisoner. He was hospitalized immediately. | Yes | Official Report |
1856 | Nov | 12 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 9.983333 | 33.5875 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO security guard was shot and wounded by unknown persons while on duty at Batil camp. He sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized. | Yes | Official Report |
1857 | Nov | 12 | 2014 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.628174 | 22.504846 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN-contracted drivers (including seven loaders, not counted here) were kidnapped while transporting food and relief items; the two trucks were also taken. UPDATE: The seven loaders were released the next day, the two drivers were released on 18 November 2014, and the trucks have been recoverd. | Yes | Official Report |
1858 | Nov | 16 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 35.336 | 40.145 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | An international aid worker was kidnapped and later beheaded by terrorists. | Pending | Media |
1957 | Nov | 17 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 32.264539 | 68.524715 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | A male staff member of an INGO was abducted and murdered by Taliban members who attacked him with machetes and axes. | Yes | Focal Point |
1938 | Nov | 19 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 34.533333 | 69.166667 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Police killed four Taliban suicide bombers during an attack on the Green Village, a compound housing foreign workers in Kabul. While the AGE did not reach their intended target (inside the compound), the force of the blast at the heavy guarded gate of the compound wounded one INGO staff worker. | Yes | Focal Point |
1860 | Nov | 24 | 2014 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -1.183699 | 29.450173 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO employee was killed an another injured in a carjacking attempt. | Yes | Official Report |
1972 | Nov | 24 | 2014 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 3.128817 | 43.652716 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Al-Shabaab fighters abducted two local NGO staff members in Toosweyne. The abducted staff members were on a mission to visit a health facility in the area and were working on an immunization program. The NGO staff workers were released on 11/12 after 17 days in detention after the intervention of local elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1859 | Nov | 25 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.292374 | 70.574089 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Three NGO staff were abducted by opposition forces from their private vehicle as they drove toward Jalalabad. Tribal elders negotiated their release three days later. | Yes | Official Report |
1937 | Nov | 27 | 2014 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 11.45 | 123.15 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A national staff member of an INGO was assasinated on his way home from work by a gunman who shot him five times and drove away with his accomplice on a motorcycle. The incident was most likely the result of a personal grievance. | Yes | Focal Point |
1862 | Nov | 29 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 34.533333 | 69.166667 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | A Taliban raid on an INGO guest house killed one Afghan staffer and the South African director (along with his two children). The raid came amidst a spate of attacks on internationals in Kabul, and unsubstantiated rumors of Christian missionary activities regarding this INGO. | Pending | Media |
1875 | Nov | 30 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 9.945357 | 33.809026 | Unknown | Staff member | Security guard | A UN staff member was assaulted by an INGO security guard. The UN staff member was taken to the hospital as a result of the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1926 | Dec | 1 | 2014 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 1.733306 | 40.091751 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A INGO consultant was shot in the leg when armed individuals attacked the bar he was in with grenades and small arms. | Yes | Focal Point |
1863 | Dec | 3 | 2014 | SO | Somalia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Body-borne IED | Ambush | Road | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Four Somali staff of a security firm contracted by the UN were killed when an Al Shabaab suicide bomber attacked a UN convoy near the Mogadishu airport. | Pending | Media |
1876 | Dec | 5 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 32.625278 | 36.106111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer was killed in the line of duty. | Yes | Official Report |
1927 | Dec | 7 | 2014 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 1.658501 | 29.220455 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member's home was raided by 4 men, who shot him in the leg and kidnapped his daughter (not counted in AWSD). She was later released after being sexually assaulted. | Yes | Focal Point |
1864 | Dec | 10 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.316675 | 17.46667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO vehicle was ambushed by armed men while it carried a patient to a hospital. The driver (and the patient) received serious stab wounds. | Yes | Official Report |
1865 | Dec | 11 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Project site | 34.533333 | 69.166667 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A German national working for a local NGO was among those killed on a sucide bombing attack on a French school in Kabul. Another internationalstaff member working for an INGO was also wounded in the attack. | Yes | Media |
1934 | Dec | 11 | 2014 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.980603 | 38.757761 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three assailants armed with stones attacked an international staff member and robbed him. The staff member was hospitalzed as a result of his injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
1956 | Dec | 18 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 32.264539 | 68.524715 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | A national male staff member for an INGO was ambushed by the Taliban while driving aid supplies. He was released on the 27th December 2014. | Yes | Focal Point |
1866 | Dec | 19 | 2014 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 6.6666171 | 19.7954915 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national Red Cross volunteer was killed by crossfire in armed clashes in Mbres. | Pending | Media |
1867 | Dec | 20 | 2014 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -1.183623 | 29.448832 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | National staff of INGO kidnapped and released four days later. | Yes | Official Report |
1868 | Dec | 23 | 2014 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.5831 | 43.9927 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Militants shot and killed a volunteer YRCS Taiz branch officer and his volunteer driver. | Yes | Media |
1960 | Dec | 28 | 2014 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 11.83 | 32.8 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member (security guard) of an INGO was abducted by unknown armed men. He was beaten and released on 30 December 2014. The reason for the abduction and assault was in revenge for a work related decision that affected another contracted employee. | Yes | Official Report |
1884 | Dec | 30 | 2014 | MM | Myanmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 20.816667 | 92.366667 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | A national UN staff member was assaulted by security forces while on his way to visit family members. | Yes | Official Report |
1888 | Dec | 30 | 2014 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Project site | 32.927129 | 66.141526 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three health sector workers of a NGO were kidnapped in Shalai, Uruzgan district while treating patients in the field. An additional staff member was severely beaten and then set free. | Pending | Media |
2446 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.202105 | 37.13426 | Incidental | Host State | Syrian Armed Forces | One male staff national staff member was killed during aerial bombing by the state while working at the project site. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
3566 | 2015 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 36.191188 | 44.009189 | Unknown | Staff member | One UN international female staff was repeatedly drugged and sexually assaulted by a fellow staff member over the course of the year. | Yes | Focal Point | |||
1892 | Jan | 6 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.788911 | 28.412623 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Five armed men attacked a team of 8 UN contractors that were working on a demining project and hijacked their vehicle. The driver was kidnapped and found unharmed on 8th January. | Yes | Official Report |
2036 | Jan | 6 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.742941 | 45.200936 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO staff worker was killed and two injured when their car was fired apon by armed militia at an illegal checkpoint in Bacda. The motive for the attack is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
1871 | Jan | 7 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 9.357274 | 28.582716 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | A local driver for an INGO was assaulted by two SPLA soldiers when stopped at a roundabout while driving in Agok. The soldiers, who had stopped behind him in their own vehicle, forced him out of his car. UNISFA soldiers intervened to stop the attack. | Pending | Archived |
1869 | Jan | 14 | 2015 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | While using his private vehicle, an INGO national staff member was abducted while dropping off a colleague at home. He was released on 5th February. | Yes | Official Report |
1929 | Jan | 15 | 2015 | ZM | Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | -14.81194 | 24.797398 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female international UN consultant was sexually assaulted at knifepoint at home while sleeping. | Yes | Focal Point |
1874 | Jan | 19 | 2015 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 4.366667 | 18.583333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A French aid worker working for a charity organization was abducted at gunpoint in Bangui, Central African Republic and released unharmed on January 23, 2015. | Yes | Media |
1870 | Jan | 20 | 2015 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 11.199019 | 29.417932 | Political | Host State | Sudanese Armed Forces | One staff person was injured when bombs dropped by the Sudanese Air Force landed on a hospital operated by an INGO. The hospital is located in the Nuba Mountains village of Frandala. | Yes | Official Report |
1883 | Jan | 26 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.513 | 36.292 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | UN personnel was severely injured by a mortar shell when walking home from work. | Yes | Official Report |
1897 | Jan | 31 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 35.91784 | 64.775515 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | A female international aid worker was released after two weeks in captivity by the Taliban. She was kidnapped during a raid on the aid organization's compound. | Yes | Media |
1985 | Feb | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 9.26 | 29.8 | Incidental | Staff member | Contractor | An INGO worker was reportedly raped by a UN contractor. The incident occurred in Bentiu, South Sudan on the UN compound. | Yes | Media | |
1886 | Feb | 8 | 2015 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Complex attack | Ambush | Road | 10.55 | 34.283333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three volunteers from the Sudanese Red Crescent were killed and one seriously injured while returning from the town of Kurmuk after supporting a humanitarian relief mission in the field. The staff were hit by RPG and machine gun fire. | Yes | Media |
1891 | Feb | 8 | 2015 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -1.658501 | 29.220455 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO worker was driving in his private vehicle when armed individuals, who were attempting to stop the car, opened fire. The INGO worker was taken to hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
1894 | Feb | 8 | 2015 | GN | Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 9.433333 | -13.083333 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | An Guinea Red Cross volunteer was wounded in an attack by a mob in Forecariah when she tried to provide a burial for a woman suspected to have died from Ebola. Another volunteer was attacked during the incident as but sustained no serious injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
2037 | Feb | 8 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.149052 | 48.420033 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Reportedly, one local NGO aid worker was killed and one injured when the vehicle that they were travelling in was fired upon by armed men driving in another car. The motive for the attack is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
1961 | Feb | 9 | 2015 | TR | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 41.104199 | 29.317835 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unidentified gunmen shot at a car in which the chief of the Turkish Red Crescent in Istanbul, was traveling. Although the chief was able to escape, his driver was shot in the stomach. The driver was treated at | Yes | Media |
2120 | Feb | 10 | 2015 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 6.539036 | 21.991001 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Ex-Seleka | One INGO security guard was caught in the crossfire when French and ex-Seleka forces began heavy fighting. A stray bullet grazed his head and he received medical attention for his wound. | Yes | Focal Point |
2143 | Feb | 11 | 2015 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 9.145 | 40.489673 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male national staff member was assaulted. The circumstances around this incident are unknown. However, the man suffered a concussion and an injury to his ear. | Yes | Focal Point |
2038 | Feb | 14 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 6.787273 | 47.439235 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A local NGO worker stabbed a colleague during a personal dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
1896 | Feb | 17 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.869394 | 31.581437 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A British aid worker was shot in his car by someone in a secondary vehicle that had pulled up behind him while he was returning to the organizational compound. | Pending | Media |
1898 | Feb | 17 | 2015 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 21.156717 | 97.573478 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two volunteers from the Myanmar Red Cross Society were injured when the convoy that they were traveling in was attacked. The volunteers were part of humanitarian Red Cross marked convoy that was evacuating civilians displaced by fighting in the northern Shan state. The volunteers were taken to hospital with head and abdominal wounds and one of them required surgery for their wounds. Update: Despite receiving medical attention, one of the volunteers passed away on 27 March, 2015, as a result of the gunshot wound sustained in the attack. | Yes | Media |
2039 | Feb | 20 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.03153 | 45.337701 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two NGO staff members were injured and one killed in a complex attack in Mogadishu. Approximately 25 people were killed by al Shabaab at the Central Hotel and a local mosque close to the hotel as a result. | Yes | Official Report |
1893 | Feb | 21 | 2015 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 21.265956 | 97.67189 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Kokang rebels | A Myanmar Red Cross volunteer was injured in an attack on a Red Cross convoy traveling from Laukkai. Clashes between ethnic Kokang rebels and the Myanmar army have flared up in recent weeks, although the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army (the main Kokang rebel group) denied any part in the attack. | Yes | Media |
1900 | Feb | 24 | 2015 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.369445 | 44.191007 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN hired consultant and her translator were kidnapped from their car in Sana'a by armed men who were posing as police officers. After nearly six months in captivity, she was released in August 2015. | Pending | Media |
2118 | Mar | 2 | 2015 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -0.791773 | 29.045993 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO staff members were kidnapped on March 2nd by unknown assailants in North Kivu province. They were allegedly released a few days later according to a UN official who made a comment about the release via the agency's social media account. | Yes | Media |
1910 | Mar | 3 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 32.927129 | 66.141526 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Five aid workers were shot and killed, weeks after being abducted in Trinkot, Uruzgan province. The kidnapping occurred on March 3rd by armed gunmen allegedly belonging to the Taliban, even though no group has yet claimed the attack. The bodies of the five aid workers were discovered in Chanarto district on April 10th. | Yes | Media |
2141 | Mar | 9 | 2015 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -4.038333 | 21.758664 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two male INGO aid workers were kidnapped and held for over 24 hours. | Yes | Focal Point |
1962 | Mar | 9 | 2015 | ML | Mali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 12.665771 | -7.972909 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Murabitoun | An attacker and his accomplice opened fire at La Terrasse restaurant in Bamako. Two UN munitions experts were critically injured in the attack and evacuated for medical treatment. They are in stable condition. Some reports suggest that Al-Murabitoun claimed responsibility for the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1902 | Mar | 12 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Project site | 4.85 | 31.6 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO international aid worker and one national staff person were injured when their car was carjacked by a group of armed men. The aid worker was returning to his compound when the attack occurred at the gate of the compound. As the armed men were fleeing in the vehicle they stole, they indiscriminately shot rounds at the compound, hitting the INGO worker in the leg and the driver in the neck, both who have received medical attention for their wounds and will recover. | Yes | Focal Point |
1963 | Mar | 15 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.92 | 29.98 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN contracted truck traveling as part of a convoy was ambushed on Pariang road. The driver was kidnapped and released 3 weeks later with non-life threatening wounds that were later treated. | Yes | Official Report |
2130 | Mar | 23 | 2015 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 10.293309 | 22.782249 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | An armed gang entered an INGO compound and assaulted the a guard and a driver. Both required some medical attention. | Yes | Focal Point |
2140 | Mar | 24 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.706199 | 69.383108 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three INGO staff members were abducted while driving to a project site. They were released one day later. | Yes | Focal Point |
1903 | Mar | 27 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 34.802075 | 38.996815 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two INGO national staff members were seriously injured during an air assault (an additional member suffered minor injuries). | Yes | Media |
1905 | Mar | 30 | 2015 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 13.7146398208014 | 44.7328210924994 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A volunteer of the Yemen Red Crescent Society Al-Dhalea YRCS branch was critical injured on 30 March and later died of the injuries (31 March). He was shot in the abdomen while coming to the aid of people who had been wounded in fighting in the Al Sulaf area of Zubaid in southern Al-Dhalea Governorate. He was severely injured when someone started shooting randomly hitting one of the YRCS ambulances during armed confrontations. He was taken to the hospital where he died the following morning. | Yes | Media |
1906 | Mar | 30 | 2015 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 17.570692 | -3.996166 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A Malian Red Cross volunteer was ambushed by MUJAO while driving an aid truck from Goa to Niamey. Armed militants opened fire on the vehicle and shot the volunteer, who died. Another volunteer--the passenger--was wounded in the attack. The extent of the passenger's injuries is currently unknown. MUJAO allegedly stated that the INGO was attacked because it is "working for the enemy" | Yes | Official Report |
1904 | Mar | 31 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 33.513 | 36.292 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A volunteer for the Syrian branch of the Palestine Red Crescent Society was shot and killed in a refugee camp near Damascus. | Yes | Media |
2116 | Apr | 2015 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 12.785497 | 45.018655 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO driver was killed by a sniper in Aden. | Yes | Focal Point | |
1964 | Apr | 1 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 10.38248 | 32.2563 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | A UN contracted truck was commandeered by the SPLA in Khor Adar with demands to transport troops to Akoka. The location of the truck, two staff members and a contracted driver is unknown, but they were on-route to a relief distribution site in Melut with supplies when intercommunal fighting occurred along the road. Update (August 24, 2015): The organization made a statement confirming that the staff members have been presumed dead. | Yes | Official Report |
2040 | Apr | 2 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.726904 | 45.191571 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A driver for an INGO was shot and injured in Hawl-Wadaag. He was taken to the hospital because his wounds required surgical intervention. The attack was reportedly a result of tension between clans. | Yes | Official Report |
1907 | Apr | 3 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Landmine | Unknown | Project site | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) volunteers, one from the Idlib branch and one from the Market al-Nouman sub-branch, were killed by a UXO while retrieving bodies of the deceased from near the SARC Idlib branch and preparing shelters for people fleeing from the fighting in the city. | Yes | Media |
1908 | Apr | 3 | 2015 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 12.8 | 45.033333 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two brothers volunteering for a local branch of the Yemen Red Crescent Society were shot dead in the southern port city of Aden while evacuating wounded people to an ambulance. | Yes | Media |
1965 | Apr | 5 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 6.4186699 | 32.8450649 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was shot in the Kassengor area along the border of Eastern Equatorial and Jonglei. | Yes | Official Report |
1909 | Apr | 7 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 36.211683 | 37.1473 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO aid worker was killed when a shell fell on his home in Aleppo, Syria. | Yes | Official Report |
1966 | Apr | 12 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 3.062778 | 41.648056 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | According to a local media report, 3 aid workers for an INGO, 2 UN contracted staff from a private company, and 2 private company staff members (not counted here), were kidnapped in Gedo by armed gunmen thought to be part of Al Shabaab. The aid workers were allegedly abducted between Garilley and Fafahdun towns and taken to Bardere. They were all released on different dates with the help of local elders and the last release of the INGO staff members took place on June 14th. | Yes | Media |
2134 | Apr | 15 | 2015 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 3.848032 | 11.502075 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An international staff member was driving home and stopped in front of it when 5 armed men with knives attacked the staff member and wounded his hand. They broke the windows of the car to get to him. They robbed the staff member of his money, valuables, documents and forced him to drive away with them. Later he managed to escape. He was hospitalized due to the wounds sustained during the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2015 | Apr | 16 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.407577 | 31.420469 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A truck driver and his assistant, contracted by an INGO, were attacked on the road between Mabior and Poktap by armed assailants, who shot them. The driver's assistant was killed and the driver, who was shot multiple times, had to be airlifted to a medical facility for treatment. | Yes | Focal Point |
1912 | Apr | 18 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.728591 | 68.868066 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One international INGO worker was kidnapped when stopped at an illegal checkpoint manned by anti-government forces that were posing as Afghan Notional Police officers. Update: the German aid worker, who was abducted by the Taliban, fled from the perpetrators on May 29th. | Yes | Official Report |
2110 | Apr | 20 | 2015 | GT | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.818215 | -89.533333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | While driving his motorcycle along the Terraceria Highway in the Camotan Municipality, one national male staff member of an INGO was ambushed by two people in ski masks. They were armed and they shot at him, injuring him in the chest. He was able to escape and was taken to hospital for medical treatment. | Yes | Focal Point |
1911 | Apr | 20 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Roadside IED | Individual attack | Road | 8.4 | 48.483333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Four international UN staff members were killed when a roadside bomb exploded next to their minibus. They were traveling from their guesthouse to their office in Garowe. Al Shabab, a extremist group with links to Al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack, according to The Associated Press. | Yes | Media |
1980 | Apr | 23 | 2015 | CD | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.305887 | 29.380188 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three UN contracted demining personnel were abducted on Goma-Rutshuru road in North Kivu province by armed gunmen. | Yes | Official Report |
1979 | Apr | 29 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.953692 | 64.911089 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two INGO staff members and their driver were abducted by gunmen in Pashtun Kot district along the Maimana-Bilichiragh highway. | Yes | Official Report |
1942 | May | 3 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | Ambush | Project site | 32.623739 | 65.456432 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Three INGO staff members were killed when ambushed by AGE while inspecting a project site. | Yes | Official Report |
1941 | May | 4 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.7 | 67.116667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A driver for a de-mining NGO was abducted while driving in Mazar-e Sharif, Balkh province. He was released on the 7th of May 2015. | Yes | Official Report |
2129 | May | 6 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.572772 | 36.409376 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | On May 6, during a distribution mission in Douma Branch near Damascus, a couple of mortar shells hit close to a SARC convoy and killed female sub-branch volunteer. | Yes | Focal Point |
1978 | May | 10 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.598206 | 64.763659 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An NGO vehicle was stopped at an illegal checkpoint in the Ibrahim Abad area of Pashtun Kot district. One NGO staff member was abducted, one security escort was killed. | Yes | Official Report |
2004 | May | 14 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 9.234861 | 29.212306 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An UN contracted truck hit a landmine north of Bentiu, near Torabeith. The driver sustained injuries to the leg as a result of the blast. | Yes | Official Report |
2119 | May | 21 | 2015 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.516397 | 14.291927 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO national staff members were shot after being ambushed by armed assailants while travelling from the project site back to their base of operations. | Yes | Focal Point |
1977 | May | 21 | 2015 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 16.247142 | -0.005494 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Clashes between anti-government armed groups resulted in the death of one INGO staff member and a number of civilians (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
1981 | May | 22 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.853917 | 31.584234 | Political | Host State | Unknown | A UN staff member was assaulted by soldiers while walking to work along Airport Road in Juba. They accused him of spying. The staff member suffered injuries to his face and bruised ribs. | Yes | Official Report |
2011 | May | 29 | 2015 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 15.70304 | 43.60393 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Yemen Red Crescent volunteer was killed in an explosion while helping wounded civilians during an attack on the area. | Yes | Official Report |
1940 | Jun | 2 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 32.150833 | 69.722222 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Nine national staff members of an INGO were shot and killed in the early hours of June 2 by unknown assailants who stormed their housing complex in Zare (Balkh province). According to early news reports, two of the fatalities were guards protecting the housing complex, two were drivers for the organization and five were aid workers. The INGO has suspended activities in the country as a result of the attack. | Yes | Media | |||
1975 | Jun | 3 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 5.382234 | 30.426636 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A UN contracted truck was ambushed in Lui area. The armed assailants robbed provisions off the truck and took the drivers' personal belongings. The driver and his assistant were seriously injured in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
1974 | Jun | 4 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.27393 | 28.688049 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A health mission was ambushed on-route to Manyang Ngok Primary Health Care Unit. The armed men shot and killed the driver. One INGO and one UN team member were severely injured and had to be hospitalized. | Yes | Official Report |
2026 | Jun | 5 | 2015 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 32.593308 | 13.055329 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two aid workers working for a UN implementing partner were kidnapped in the al-Shwayrif area, while delivering humanitarian assistance. They were released on November 12th, 2015 after 5 months of captivity. | Yes | Official Report |
1990 | Jun | 13 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 7.18 | 34.1 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was shot and killed when gunmen attacked a food distribution point in Pochalla town, Jonglei. | Yes | Official Report |
2142 | Jun | 16 | 2015 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 13.972093 | 44.162534 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national male INGO aid worker was kidnapped in Ibb, Yemen. He was held captive for over 24 hours (exact number of days unknown) and later released. | Yes | Focal Point |
1982 | Jun | 18 | 2015 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.184208 | 29.445591 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three INGO staff members, two male, and one female were reported abducted after their vehicle was ambushed on Ishasha-Nyamilima road in Rutshuru, Northern Kivu. The female was immediately released but the two male staff members remained captive until their release on June 22nd. | Yes | Official Report |
2043 | Jun | 21 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 1.717466 | 44.768614 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Attackers armed with guns shot and killed a man in Wadajir neighbourhood. The victim was working for an INGO. | Yes | Official Report |
1989 | Jun | 22 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.544274 | 69.161099 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | A female INGO staff member was abducted by armed gunmen while en-route in Taiman, western Kabul. Update: She was released unharmed on September 10th after being held captive for 81 days. Reports state that she was abducted by a criminal gang. | Yes | Media |
1983 | Jun | 27 | 2015 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.769207 | 20.67215 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Armed men fired upon three INGO staff members that were traveling via motorcycles on the Ippy-Bambari road. One of the staff members was seriously injured and was taken to Bangui hospital. The armed men stole the INGO worker's bag and fled. | Yes | Official Report |
1987 | Jun | 28 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 33.6 | 69.216944 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A national INGO staff member was kidnapped by AGE in the Momen Khel area of Paktia province and subsequently killed. His remains were found on June 30th in Gardez district. | Yes | Official Report |
1988 | Jun | 29 | 2015 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | -3.4 | 29.15 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An national INGO staff member was shot during a home invasion by a group of armed gunmen. The assailants stole money and fled when police approached the scene. | Yes | Official Report |
2136 | Jun | 30 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.706199 | 69.383108 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three staff members were abducted while leaving a project site at an unauthorized checkpoint. The staff were released 5 days later after community negotiations. | Yes | Focal Point |
1984 | Jul | 4 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 6.876992 | 31.306979 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN contracted truck driver was shot in Wullu while showering. The driver had to stop in Wullu for a few days because of bad local road conditions. He died as a result of his injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
1991 | Jul | 6 | 2015 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 30.219156 | 66.995823 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A staff member of a local NGO was found dead in his apartment with stab wounds. | Yes | Official Report |
2128 | Jul | 11 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 36.405515 | 40.796915 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | In Al-Hasakeh City on July 11 one SARC volunteer was shot and killed while he was retrieving bodies from the area. He was wearing his uniform while on duty, and was shot by sniper fire. | Yes | Focal Point |
1986 | Jul | 18 | 2015 | CF | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.819759 | 14.911966 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A UN contracted driver was shot and killed when militants opened fire on the relief convoy near Baboua. | Yes | Official Report |
2044 | Jul | 22 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 3.11405 | 43.651925 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A woman working for a local NGO was shot in her home by intruders. | Yes | Official Report |
2045 | Jul | 22 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 10.829661 | 49.252466 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO vehicles were stopped by a militia close to Belet Weyne. The 5 INGO staff traveling in the vehicle were temporarily detained but released after clan elders negotiated on their behalf . One of the INGO drivers is still being held. The motive was said to be clan related. | Yes | Official Report |
1997 | Aug | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 9.88942 | 32.718138 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An national INGO staff member was killed during an attack on the village of Wulu. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown. | Yes | Official Report | |
1998 | Aug | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 8.296968 | 30.153157 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An national INGO staff member was killed. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown. | Yes | Official Report | |
2131 | Aug | 4 | 2015 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 11.124529 | 22.959498 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A female INGO worker required medical attention after being assaulted by a man who was also carrying a gun. | Yes | Focal Point |
2111 | Aug | 8 | 2015 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 0.365182 | 32.653176 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A male national INGO staff member was trailed by robbers as he drove home. He was attacked as he waited to drive through the gate to his home. Beaten into coma, he was robbed of the vehicle he was driving as well as other valuables. During the attack he sustained a fractured skull, a deep cut over his eye and internal bleeding. He survived the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2144 | Aug | 10 | 2015 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | -1.292066 | 36.821946 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member got a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to the hospital to receive medical attention. | Yes | Focal Point |
1992 | Aug | 10 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 34.565833 | 69.2125 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A national staff member of an INGO was one of the victims killed during a vehicle borne IED suicide attack on a checkpoint near the entrance of Kabul international airport. | Yes | Focal Point |
1994 | Aug | 10 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 35.934233 | 64.621428 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | An NGO staff member was stabbed in her home by assailants who then set fire to the clinic where she worked. | Yes | Official Report |
1995 | Aug | 10 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Project site | 35.037651 | 63.29266 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two local NGO staff were abducted in Baghdis province. They were released on August 14, 2015 following negotiations with community elders. | Yes | Official Report |
1996 | Aug | 10 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 32.172893 | 64.684712 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two contractors for a demining INGO were abducted while travelling between Kandahar and Musa Qala. They were released on August 18th, 2015 following negotiations by community elders. | Yes | Official Report |
2133 | Aug | 11 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 10.065777 | 33.031683 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO contracted off-duty guard was shot in Mabon when shooting started outside of the compound. The wound was severe and required medical attention. | Yes | Focal Point |
2127 | Aug | 13 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Public location | 8.296968 | 30.153157 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | On August 13, a volunteer in Leer County was killed in Wor Juot village, Gandor payam. An investigation into the details of this incident is still ongoing as of July 2016. | Yes | Focal Point |
1993 | Aug | 17 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.551776 | 69.163562 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A German national working for an INGO was kidnapped from her vehicle in Kabul. She was released on October 17th, 2015. | Yes | Media |
1999 | Aug | 22 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One guard was wounded with a machete and another shot, when perpetrators broke into an INGO compound at night. The suspects stole two AK-47s before fleeing. | Yes | Official Report |
2000 | Aug | 22 | 2015 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 5.764345 | 20.670528 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two members of the Red Cross were wounded with a knife strike during a demonstration. The violent demonstration occurred after a young muslim man was reportedly killed by anti-Balaka militants. | Yes | Official Report |
2058 | Aug | 22 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 9.280151 | 29.780241 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO security guard was injured when assaulted by robbers that raided an INGO clinic and stole supplies. Reportedly, there were 15 robbers present. The security guard is in stable condition after the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2106 | Aug | 30 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 32.626434 | 36.103306 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A national INGO aid worker was kidnapped in Daraa, Syria. Details surrounding the abduction are unknown, however the man was released around September 9th, 2015. | Yes | Focal Point |
2132 | Sep | 1 | 2015 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 12.051801 | 24.880485 | Incidental | Staff member | Family member | One national INGO aid worker was stabbed to death in Nyala by a family member, also an INGO staff member, in a personal dispute. | Yes | Focal Point |
2001 | Sep | 2 | 2015 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16.3644502697572 | 44.0800844167839 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two national ICRC staff members were shot and killed while traveling from Saddah to the main office in Sanaa. The unknown perpetrator opened fire on the convoy that they were traveling with and instantly killed one staff member. The other later died in the hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2002 | Sep | 2 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 5.133333 | 30.916667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO convoy was attacked between Rokon and Luri. The driver was killed. | Yes | Official Report |
2003 | Sep | 6 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Ambush | Office/compound | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two female INGO staff members were robbed and raped when the vehicle that they were in was attacked by an armed group of assailants outside of their residential compound. | Yes | Official Report |
2005 | Sep | 10 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 4.871592 | 31.572769 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One local INGO staff member was killed during a raid on the INGO's compound. Reportedly, the event was a robbery which occurred in broad daylight. The assailants used the staff member as a hostage. He was shot and killed although circumstances leading up to the event are unclear. | Yes | Official Report |
2126 | Sep | 13 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Unknown | Office/compound | 34.014552 | 69.192392 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | The Afghan Red Crescent reported that a volunteer died while doing volunteer work in Afghan Logar Branch. There is no further information to date, although the incident was most likely related to unexploded ordinance. | Yes | Focal Point |
2009 | Sep | 13 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 31.654722 | 65.649444 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A demining contractor working for a UN partner was killed in Jilawoor village when his motorcycle struck an IED. | Yes | Official Report |
2008 | Sep | 17 | 2015 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 14.6833333 | 24.85 | Political | Host State | Sudanese Armed Forces | Reportedly, one INGO national staff member was injured when SAF military supported by SAF aircraft and militias opened fire on the Zaghawa community in Anka. | Yes | Official Report |
2137 | Sep | 18 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 34.014552 | 69.192392 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A staff member and their family were killed on holiday after driving over RIED. | Yes | Focal Point |
2139 | Sep | 19 | 2015 | GT | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 15.689653 | -88.609658 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A young volunteer was murdered on September 19 in Santo Tomas de Castilla. She was on her way to the branch office to attend a volunteer meeting. According to initial report she was shot in the head getting into a taxi however, the circumstances are still unclear as to what happened. | Yes | Focal Point |
2007 | Sep | 21 | 2015 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16.757495 | -2.998881 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two armed men on motorcycles shot at a private vehicle whose driver was a national staff member of an INGO. He was seriously injured in the attack but was able to reach a clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2028 | Sep | 21 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 34.022785 | 66.421776 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | The remains of two local INGO employees were found in Maydan, Sayabad district. They were abducted by anti-government elements on September 21st. | Yes | Official Report |
2017 | Sep | 26 | 2015 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 4.394673 | 18.55819 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was fleeing shooting in Bangui when he was shot himself. He later died as a result of his injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
2135 | Sep | 28 | 2015 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 8.980603 | 38.757761 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An international staff member was attacked and hit with a stone on the head by two young men. He was rendered unconscious for a brief moment at which time the assailants stole his valuables. After returning to his guest house in the same area, the owner took him to the hospital where the wound on his head was stitched up. He remained in the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2006 | Sep | 28 | 2015 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 23.796257 | 90.41507 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | An international staff member was shot, reportedly by the Islamic State (IS), in the diplomatic district of Dhaka. The attack was pre-meditated and the assailants used silencers on their firearms. The attackers approached the staff member on the back of a motorbike and shot him. He died as result of the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2012 | Sep | 28 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 35.931027 | 36.641778 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO staff member was kidnapped when armed attackers raided the organization's office. Reportedly, office equipment was stolen and other staff members may have been mistreated in the attack as well. | Yes | Focal Point |
2016 | Sep | 29 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.867782 | 31.546404 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national staff member was assaulted when he was returning to his residence in his vehicle. He noticed that his car was being closely followed by men on a motorcycle. When he got out of the car, money was demanded from him and he was assaulted by sticks and stones. | Yes | Official Report |
2010 | Sep | 30 | 2015 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 13.319445 | 43.24763 | Political | State: unknown | Not applicable | Two volunteers from the Yemen Red Crescent were among more then 130 people reportedly killed during an airstrike in the Mocha area of Taiz. | Yes | Official Report |
2014 | Oct | 3 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 35 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.728591 | 68.868066 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | United States Armed Forces | Fourteen INGO staff members were killed and 35 were seriously wounded when the facility that they were working in sustained prolonged airstrike attacks in Kunduz province. The motive of the attack was disputed by both parties in regards to the intentionality of the incident. | Yes | Media |
2124 | Oct | 4 | 2015 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 13.587248 | 44.03514 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Taij branch of the Red Crescent reported the death of a Yemeni Red Crescent volunteer. He was on his way to the Revolutionary hospital to provide support to patients admitted to the hospital when he was killed by a ricocheting bullet. | Yes | Focal Point |
2115 | Oct | 6 | 2015 | CF | Central African Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.384798 | 16.990356 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | On 6 October, a private truck part of a Minusca-escorted convoy from Cameroon and carrying UN food commodities was looted near the town of Yaloke,along Bossemptele-Bangui axis. The incident occurred after armed men had opened fire against the convoy, killing one truck driver and wounding another one who later succumbed to injuries once at the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2121 | Oct | 6 | 2015 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 13.447898 | 22.464908 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A female national staff member for a INGO was shot in the leg and robbed while at home. | Yes | Focal Point |
2023 | Oct | 7 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 3.597196 | 32.059253 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national UN staff member was shot at while driving home in his personal vehicle. He was with a relative at the time and both managed to escape. He was taken to the hospital where he received treatment for an injury resulting from the car's glass window that broke on impact with the bullet. | Yes | Official Report |
2109 | Oct | 8 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 34.555349 | 69.207486 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Armed men stormed into a restaurant and indiscreetly fired upon the crowd. One national employee for a UN agency was serious injured in the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2022 | Oct | 12 | 2015 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 0.080522 | 40.309975 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member of an INGO was abducted between Dadaab and Hagadera Refugee Camps after being carjacked. The driver was also taken but released shortly thereafter. | Yes | Official Report |
2019 | Oct | 13 | 2015 | BI | Burundi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | -3.361378 | 29.359878 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member was killed along with eight other civilians (not counted here) after being shot at close range in Bujumbura. | Yes | Media |
2935 | Oct | 14 | 2015 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Custody | 4.737425 | 22.819462 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four INGO staff members were reportedly taken from their office in Bangassou by unknown armed perpetrators. They were all released 30 minutes later, but one international staff member had serious injuries. | Pending | ACLED |
2025 | Oct | 20 | 2015 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 18.531468 | -72.359591 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national staff member was shot and killed in the Martissant 9 area of Port-au-Prince while trying to obtain transportation to go to work. | Yes | Official Report |
2018 | Oct | 24 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 35.06573 | 69.502289 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A staff member and a driver from a local NGO was abducted by anti-government elements. They were released unharmed on October 28th after mediation by community elders. | Yes | Official Report |
2020 | Nov | 1 | 2015 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.18557 | 29.446951 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Fourteen NGO national staff members (including 2 drivers) were abducted by unknown assailants while they were returning from a fact-finding mission in Katwiguru town within Rutshuru. They were released two days later on November 3rd. | Yes | Media |
2053 | Nov | 4 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | A national staff driver for an INGO was assaulted by local security forces because they believed that he was carrying supplies for opposition forces. He was detained but released on the same day. | Yes | Official Report |
2024 | Nov | 7 | 2015 | BI | Burundi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | -3.361378 | 29.359878 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national staff member and a NGO staff member was shot and killed when armed men opened fired on them and other customer's at an establishment. | Yes | Official Report |
2062 | Nov | 9 | 2015 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 15.23914 | 45.272598 | Unknown | State: unknown | Not applicable | A convoy traveling from Harib to Marib was impacted by airstrikes. One truck driver contracted by the UN was seriously injured in the attack and three others had minor injuries (not counted here). The injured driver was immediately taken to a nearby hospital and is in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
2107 | Nov | 11 | 2015 | TR | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 37.012902 | 37.391968 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two national staff members were assassinated near Gaziantep as a direct result of the work that they were preforming for the organization. | Yes | Focal Point |
2123 | Nov | 11 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Unknown | Host State | Somali Armed Forces | A female national INGO aid worker was driving an ambulance when she was shot by Somali forces. The bullet hit her in the leg. | Yes | Focal Point |
2063 | Nov | 14 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 4.742941 | 45.200936 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN contractor was killed after an assailant in another vehicle pulled up to his car and shot at it. The contractor died of his injuries at the hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2112 | Nov | 18 | 2015 | ZA | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | -24.209591 | 30.409835 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three armed men jumped the security perimeter fence around an INGO compound and assaulted one security officer (not counted here) and shot another in his arm. He was also assaulted and tied up while the men broke into the office and stole material assets, and money from the safe. | Yes | Focal Point |
2029 | Nov | 23 | 2015 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 6.996037 | 19.185032 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national INGO staff member in Kaga-Bandoro was shot and killed when armed robbers broke into his house. Another INGO staff member from a different INGO was also killed by a gunshot wound. | Yes | Official Report |
2030 | Dec | 1 | 2015 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.369445 | 44.191007 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One international staff member working for ICRC was abducted at gunpoint in Sana'a. Another ICRC staff member was also abducted but released a few hours later (not counted here because it was under 24 hours). It was reported that she was released in October 2016 after being captive for ten months. | Yes | Official Report |
2027 | Dec | 2 | 2015 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 13.6005 | 44.0653 | Incidental | State: unknown | Not applicable | Two health clinic staff were injured during aerial bombardment in the Al Hawban area of Taiz governorate. | Yes | Official Report |
2032 | Dec | 4 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 4.851905 | 31.554888 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN agency staff members were attacked in their home by approximately 5 men. The assailants were reportedly armed with clubs and rifles. One staff member was beaten and the other sustained stab wounds to the palm of their hand. The robbers fled with money, personal items and a UN vehicle. The two staff members were treated in the hospital for their injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
2031 | Dec | 6 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO was killed by a stray bullet when coming out of his residence to investigate the sounds of gunfire, which were being fired at a motorist. | Yes | Official Report |
2033 | Dec | 14 | 2015 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unidentified gunmen shot an employee of a UN agency and an INGO in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. The victim and her colleague from a partner organization, who was driving a private vehicle, were attacked while travelling through Mogadishu. Both were killed. | Yes | Official Report |
2117 | Dec | 15 | 2015 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -0.791773 | 29.045993 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | On Tuesday 15 December, 2 INGO staff members were kidnapped in North Kivu, DRC. They were released unharmed the next day. | Yes | Focal Point |
2138 | Dec | 15 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.706199 | 69.383108 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Militia | A staff member was detained by local militants due to perceived police connections, and was then released after 4 days following community negotiations. | Yes | Focal Point |
2052 | Dec | 18 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.073352 | 5.073352 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN contracted security guard was shot and killed when traveling with four other passengers to Ezo. They were ambushed while traveling to the town to pay local salaries. The assailants did not steal the cash. | Yes | Official Report |
2113 | Dec | 19 | 2015 | SL | Sierra Leone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 8.489716 | -12.756611 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male field staff member was cut by a large knife (or machete) and assaulted when a gang of five men broken into the guest house he was staying in with other people. The assailants demanded cash from the occupants, some of which were Council staff and believed to have cash on them because of the Census that had recently ended. The armed men assumed that they would have just received their salaries. Personal items were also stolen from the house as well as a computer. The other occupants (not counted here) received bruises and cuts as a result of the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
2034 | Dec | 19 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 35.98815 | 68.63529 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two national INGO demining staff were killed when ambushed by anti-government forces. Reports suggest that the intended targets of the attack were ANSF. | Yes | Official Report |
2114 | Dec | 20 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 35.811122 | 36.603827 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two UN agency partner staff were killed in the Syrian Arab Republic by an airstrike in Idlib, while attending a coordination meeting. | Yes | Focal Point |
2051 | Dec | 22 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.617491 | 33.035889 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO partner group was ambushed on the Torit-Kapoeta Road in Budi County. One of the passengers was shot and killed. Two were injured and required medical attention. | Yes | Official Report |
2108 | Dec | 30 | 2015 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.037312 | 27.740425 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN humanitarian agency driver was carjacked by gunpoint while driving in a UN vehicle in the evening. He was shot and killed during the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
2122 | Dec | 30 | 2015 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 32.887209 | 13.191338 | Incidental | Staff member | Ex-employee | An employee that had been fired from an INGO returned to the office, threatened and severely assaulted the Operations Manager whom he blamed for his termination. | Yes | Focal Point |
2046 | Dec | 30 | 2015 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.202517 | 24.663825 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A contracted driver for the UN, who was delivering relief supplies, was abducted in the Kutum area of North Darfur on 30th December, 2015. He was freed on January 25th, 2016. | Yes | Official Report |
2055 | Dec | 30 | 2015 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.953692 | 64.911089 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | An NGO staff member and driver were abducted by armed anti-government elements (AGE) while traveling towards Maimana city with supplies. | Yes | Official Report |
2245 | Jan | 4 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Office/compound | 34.555349 | 69.207486 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three international UN staff members required medical attention after a vehicle-borne IED exploded outside a guest house. Several other staff (not counted here) were also slightly injured but did not require medical assistance. | Yes | Focal Point |
2265 | Jan | 7 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 6.807249 | 29.678888 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An armed robber broke into an INGO's office and was met by a security guard that was patrolling the facility. The guard was shot in the leg and had to be evacuated to Juba for further treatment. | Yes | Focal Point |
2041 | Jan | 10 | 2016 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 16.9107845952497 | 43.2637735554486 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was killed when a hospital was hit by a projectile in Razeh district in northern Yemen on January 10th. The organisation disputed the notion that the perpetrator was not aware of their geographical location due to information that was previously provided to them about the project site and its coordinates. | Yes | Media |
2253 | Jan | 12 | 2016 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 13.447898 | 22.464908 | Incidental | Aid recipient | Internally Displaced People (IDPs) | Two male Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers were wounded while moving injured civilians to the hospital during fighting between government forces and the displaced in Ag Geneina. They were taken to the hospital in Khartoum and have received treatment with the full expectation that they will fully recover. | Yes | Focal Point |
2049 | Jan | 13 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 9.278336 | 29.807987 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff member was assaulted in the Protection of Civilian (PoC) camp in Bentiu with machetes and spears. | Yes | Official Report |
2059 | Jan | 15 | 2016 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Public location | 12.361282 | -1.518115 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Qaeda (affiliated) | In a large attack by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb against the Splendid hotel and Cappuccino cafe, two aid workers who ran a medical clinic were kidnapped. On 6 February, one of the female aid workers was released but the male aid worker remains captive. Reportedly, at least 29 people (18 different nationalities) were killed in the attack. The hotel was popular with foreigners. | Yes | Media |
2075 | Jan | 17 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 7.181962 | 32.356095 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | A number of civilians were attacked by SPLA soldiers that had deserted. Four were killed in the violence, including a locally contracted guard for an INGO. | Yes | Official Report |
2047 | Jan | 19 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 34.555349 | 69.207486 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national UN staff member was shot and killed in his home in Kabul. | Yes | Official Report |
2048 | Jan | 21 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 3.11718 | 45.356821 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | In a complex attack by Al-Shabab, a car packed with explosives rammed into the Beach View Hotel on Lido beach in Mogadishu, reportedly killing up to 20 people (not counted here). A national staff member for the UN was among those killed when the restaurants along Lido beach were attacked. A national INGO staff member was also wounded in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2060 | Jan | 21 | 2016 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 16.847653 | 43.943679 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Unknown | An INGO ambulance driver was killed during airstrikes when his ambulance was hit. | Yes | Official Report |
2263 | Jan | 25 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 36.116389 | 36.514722 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national staff member travelling from a warehouse in Kafr Takharim to the office hit an IED which detonated. The driver only received minor injuries, but the aid worker was brought in critical condition to Kafr Takharim hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
2050 | Jan | 27 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 31.829949 | 64.55 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A UN implementing partner was attacked by anti-government elements in Nahr Sarraj district near Greshk town. Four team members were killed and one was kidnapped and later released with the aid of the local community leaders. | Yes | Official Report |
2074 | Jan | 29 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 5.179103 | 33.975002 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO national male staff member was shot and injured in the Kapoeta North area. Reportedly, a cattle raid may have been occurring in the area at the time. | Pending | Archived |
2056 | Jan | 31 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.341953 | 27.949219 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN contracted drivers were injured in a shooting when perpetrators ambushed the convoy and fired at the truck. The gunmen fled after robbing the driver. Both the driver and his assistant received medical care. | Yes | Official Report |
2073 | Jan | 31 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.682923 | 28.080368 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A UN driver and his assistant were injured when they were shot at as part of a larger convoy. The armed men shot at them after trying to extort money from the driver. | Yes | Official Report |
2070 | Feb | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -4.297905 | 28.956099 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Armed assailants fired upon an INGO vehicle, injuring the driver who had to be take to Fizi hospital. | Yes | Official Report | |
2061 | Feb | 7 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.804 | 32.6906 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A health worker for an INGO was shot and killed while traveling between Ying and Rirnyang in Ulang County. | Yes | Official Report |
2069 | Feb | 15 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.647987 | 36.679543 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Nine INGO supported staff members have been killed in a series of bombings on the hospital where they worked. Ten other staff members were wounded (not yet counted). The hospital was hit four times in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2068 | Feb | 16 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.498229 | 67.761598 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Five ICRC staff members were abducted while on their way to carry out an assessment, with the aim to assist communities in the Waghaz district of Ghazni. They were later all released on 19th February. | Yes | Official Report |
2064 | Feb | 17 | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | -1.658501 | 29.220455 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An armed individual broke into the house of an national INGO worker and shot him. He also stole the victim's vehicle and valuables. The INGO aid worker died as a result of the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2077 | Feb | 17 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 9.569346 | 31.674335 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One INGO security guard was assaulted and killed in the fighting that erupted between Dinka, Shilluk and Nuer communities in the Malakal Protection of Civilians site. | Yes | Official Report |
2065 | Feb | 18 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 9.527988 | 31.668235 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two national INGO staff members were killed at their project site as a result of ethnic violence that broke out in the Malakal Protection of Civilian site. About 18 people were killed, inclusive of the two aid workers. | Yes | Official Report |
2076 | Feb | 22 | 2016 | AO | Angola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | -8.842144 | 13.243225 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A UN international staff member was shot in the leg travelling via motorcycle from the airport. He was shot by two armed robbers while they were stealing his bag. | Yes | Official Report |
2204 | Feb | 24 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.4 | 48.466667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO national staff member was stabbed at the front gate of her home. The robbers took her mobile phone and then fled. She was treated at the hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2292 | Feb | 24 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.513282 | 69.181348 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two contracted partners of a UN agency were wounded when anti-government elements (AGE) shot at their vehicle in Loy Shor after trying to stop it from returning to the agency's office. The driver was able to avoid stopping but he and the passenger were both wounded when the opened fire. They were able to make it to an Afghanistan National Army checkpoint and were transported to the hospital for treatment. Both survived the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2067 | Feb | 26 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.243601 | 29.796982 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A convoy of UN trucks was travelling north of Bentiu Camp after delivering goods and were attacked by armed assailants. One of trucks was fired upon when trying to escape and the assistant driver was killed as a result. | Yes | Official Report |
2291 | Feb | 27 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 33.8 | 69.083333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Seven contracted staff from a UN partner agency were abducted in Altamur, Logar province from their work site. All of them were released within a few days after facilitated negotiations by the local shura. | Yes | Focal Point |
2225 | Feb | 28 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Unknown | Unknown | 3.11718 | 43.6469 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two aid workers for a local NGO were killed in IED blasts in Baidoa. | Yes | Official Report |
2260 | Mar | 1 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 7.780485 | 33.00291 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national INGO staff member was physically assaulted by an unknown number of boys who beat him and another family member (not counted here) with sticks. The family member died a few days later and the staff member was admitted to the hospital for chest pain. The incident was reported to be a result of a personal dispute. | Yes | Focal Point |
2066 | Mar | 1 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 8.767087 | 27.399837 | Unknown | Staff member | Not applicable | An INGO international staff member was assaulted by a national colleague with a metal object. The staff member's wounds required medical attention at the UN military hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2071 | Mar | 2 | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.423845 | 26.670074 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three national INGO aid workers were kidnapped from an INGO convoy traveling from Kasungho on March 2nd. They were released on March 8th, according to a UN official. | Yes | Official Report |
2293 | Mar | 8 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Unknown | 32.208889 | 63.071667 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN contracted teams from the same partner group were ambushed by anti-government militants and attacked with small arms fire in Kariz-e Salim. Two of the male national staff members were killed and five were injured in the attack. The injured staff were treated for the wounds at a clinic in Kandahar. | Yes | Focal Point |
2078 | Mar | 10 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 7.780485 | 33.00291 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A male national INGO worker was shot and killed in Akobo Town while he was walking on the street. The reason for the shooting is unknown and the perpetrator was not caught. | Yes | Official Report |
2079 | Mar | 18 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.183294 | 68.75021 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two international staff members of an INGO were abducted along the Puli Khumri-Kunduz main road in Baghlan province by armed men. Released April 4, 2016 | Yes | Official Report |
2080 | Mar | 21 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 9.231487 | 29.800503 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two contracted UN employees were injured when they drove over a anti-tank mine, which exploded. They were medevac'd to an UNMISS hospital and are in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
2273 | Mar | 25 | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | -3.372884 | 29.144879 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male national employee was shot and killed by criminals in Uvira while performing payroll duties. | Yes | Media |
2248 | Mar | 28 | 2016 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 16.1194718612838 | 43.9691833676309 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national aid worker in Amran was struck in the shoulder with a dead round from aerial fire and required medical attention. | Yes | Focal Point |
2249 | Mar | 28 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One contracted INGO staff member was shot and killed in his home as a result of a personal dispute. | Yes | Focal Point |
2254 | Mar | 29 | 2016 | NI | Nicaragua | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 13.088391 | -85.9994 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national male staff member was assaulted and shot in the head at a project site near Jinotega city. The circumstances surrounding the attack are unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
2102 | Mar | 30 | 2016 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Other Explosives | Raid | Public location | 5.764345 | 20.670528 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two people on a motorcycle threw a grenade into a popular restaurant in Bambari near the central market. About 11 people were injured, including two INGO staff members that had to be medically evacuated to Bangui. One waitress died (not countered here) and 6 other humanitarian staff members from a local NGO and a UN agency were injured (pending further investigation before entry into AWSD). | Yes | Official Report |
2255 | Mar | 31 | 2016 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 24.904539 | 91.861101 | Incidental | Staff member | Not applicable | One national staff member was wounded during a personal dispute at work. An argument turned violent when a colleague stabbed the staff member in the throat with a hobby knife. | Yes | Focal Point |
2163 | Apr | 2 | 2016 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 33.312806 | 44.361488 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN agency national staff member was shot in his home on the outskirts of Bagdad on April 2nd. He was taken to the hospital where he is reported to be in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
2042 | Apr | 6 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 8.408416 | 48.483724 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were stabbed with a knife by a civilian over a land dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
2081 | Apr | 12 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 3.684114 | 30.776658 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO demining convoy was ambushed on Yei- Morobo road in Central Equatorial. Two national staff members were shot and killed in the attack. The attack was reported to have been motivated by ethnic tensions. | Yes | Official Report |
2243 | Apr | 13 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Individual attack | Road | 36.202105 | 37.13426 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | The head of the medical directorate of Hama governorate and a number of INGO supported hospitals was killed in a direct airstrike on his vehicle. | Yes | Focal Point |
2170 | Apr | 14 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 2.826288 | 40.946045 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | A contracted driver for a UN agency was abducted by suspected Al Shabaab fighters near Likoley and Elade, Gedo region in Somalia while carrying humanitarian supplies to a distribution site. The truck was looted. As a result of this incident, deliveries of humanitarian supplies have not resumed to those areas. The driver was released after one week. | Yes | Focal Point |
2083 | Apr | 16 | 2016 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 19.11 | 1.75 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three ICRC staff members were kidnapped as they were leaving Abeibara. The aid workers were released on the 20th of April. They were reportedly abducted by Ansar Dine. | Yes | Media |
2185 | Apr | 19 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 33.895519 | 68.763192 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A demining team was attacked by anti-government forces in Kotagay village in Saydabad district. Seven members of the team were abducted. The perpetrators and their motive are unknown. The team was an implementing partner of a UN agency. | Yes | Official Report |
2205 | Apr | 24 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Home | 0.06916 | 42.738201 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | A local female INGO staff worker was detained by Al-Shabaab fighters in Jamaame. She and five other civilians were detained at the same time and put in jail. She was on leave at the time and accused of working for an American NGO. She spent more than a week in prison and was conditionally released (she was required to stay in the village pending investigation on the charges brought against her by Al-Shabaab). The aid worker was released on April 24th, 2016. | Yes | Official Report |
2087 | Apr | 25 | 2016 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 23.810332 | 90.412518 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Ansar al-Islam | A national staff member was hacked to death with machetes when assailants broke into his apartment. This was a targeted attack that was later claimed by Ansar al-Islam. A friend (not counted in the AWSD) that was with the victim at the time was also killed in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2242 | Apr | 27 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.202105 | 37.13426 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three national staff members of an international organization were killed as a result of an aerial attack on Al Ouds hospital in Aleppo by state-led coalition forces. | Yes | Focal Point |
2084 | Apr | 28 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.0407 | 31.624146 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A INGO vehicle was targeted in a roadside ambush by an armed man while it was part of a UN agency convoy. A man appeared from the bush and fired a single shot at the car that went through the window. While the shot missed the driver, he was injured by the shattered glass and required medical attention. | Yes | Official Report |
2085 | Apr | 28 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.500759 | 69.851369 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | An international female NGO worker was abducted while traveling on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway. Update: A statement made by the Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, on August 29th, confirms that the aid worker was freed in August, four months after her kidnapping. Although the Minister did not provide further details, Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security mentioned in the media that the aid worker was freed as a result of a special operation. | Yes | Media |
2086 | May | 3 | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 2.775809 | 20.485489 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) | Three INGO truck drivers were intercepted by gunpoint on Bambu-Kirima road in Katora village and kidnapped. They were freed on Friday, May 6th. | Yes | Official Report |
2088 | May | 3 | 2016 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 18.556359 | -72.259967 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN staff member was stabbed in his car by two armed suspects. The victim managed to defend and drive himself to a nearby hospital for treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2089 | May | 7 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 4.864586 | 31.558421 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO male staff member was shot and killed in his residence at night by unknown assailants. Another person, female, that was present at the residence, was also killed in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2090 | May | 10 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.313161 | 32.426147 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A UN contracted truck driver was ambushed and killed by gunmen along the Magwi-Torit road in Eastern Equatorial, South Sudan. The gunmen stole money, phones and other items. Two other people in the truck managed to escape unharmed. | Yes | Official Report |
2091 | May | 18 | 2016 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.169786 | 17.306643 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national driver for an INGO was shot and killed by armed men in an attack on a convoy. The attack occurred in Kouki, 250 miles north of Bangui. | Yes | Media |
2092 | May | 19 | 2016 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.75 | 11.05 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A team of four UN agency staff members where attacked by robbers along the Keffi-Jos road not far from Barde Village. The driver was shot and transported to the hospital. The other staff members were unharmed. | Yes | Official Report |
2284 | May | 24 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.41024 | 32.574038 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A driver from an INGO (implementing partner to a UN agency) was carjacked near Torit town by anti-government elements. The driver was kidnapped and badly beaten. He was released after 48 hours. | Yes | Official Report |
2093 | May | 25 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 9.527988 | 31.668235 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO contractors were physically assaulted by six unidentified persons during an attempted robbery. The victims sustained injuries were referred to an NGO clinic in order to receive medical treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2101 | May | 25 | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -0.594896 | 29.09727 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four INGO staff members were ambushed by armed men in Timbo-Timbo, North Kivu while travelling in two separate vehicles. Two of the ambushed staff members managed to escape. Two remaining staff members were released on the sixth day and did not suffer maltreatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2283 | May | 30 | 2016 | ML | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 16.266667 | -0.047987 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One international contractor working for a UN agency was killed during an armed attack by small arms fire. A group of assailants had attacked the compound hosting the UN staff members. | Yes | Focal Point |
2150 | May | 31 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.931027 | 36.641778 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | A 23-year old aid worker was killed in Idlib, during a sustained airstrike. He was part of local NGO and on an emergency response team that taught volunteers about first aid and providing search & rescue during airstrikes. During the attack, he was trying to rescue families that were trapped under the rubble of their building after it had been hit. The airstrike also killed several civilians. | Yes | Official Report |
2094 | Jun | 1 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.946423 | 68.521729 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Anti-government elements fired multiple shots at an INGO vehicle, killing all three national staff members that were inside. The staff members were travelling from Bamyan to Kabul and were in the Khak Ghulam Ali area. Reports cite that three members of the Taliban have been detained on suspicion of their involvement in the incident. | Yes | Official Report |
2206 | Jun | 1 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.043497 | 45.300802 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One local NGO staff member was killed in a complex attack on the Ambassador Hotel in Hodan District. A suicide bomber drove a vehicle laden with explosives into the hotel which was then stormed by Al-Shabaab fighters. Reportedly, more than 20 people were killed in the attack and more than fifty were injured, including the local NGO staff member. | Yes | Official Report |
2098 | Jun | 3 | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -3.031597 | 28.993615 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Armed gunmen ambushed two INGO vehicles and robbed the passengers at gunpoint. The driver was injured and had to be treated at a hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2100 | Jun | 5 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 33.8 | 69.083333 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | A demining team (UN agency partner) was attacked by anti-government elements during a range clearing operation. AGE set fire to seven vehicles and abducted the team leader. | Yes | Official Report |
2095 | Jun | 7 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Armed men entered an INGO compound through a perimeter fence and tricked the staff into opening the door. The men were armed with machetes and assaulted the staff and guards. Two international aid workers had to medically evacuated to South Africa for treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2267 | Jun | 9 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 3.591585 | 32.063859 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was assaulted on her way to work for her night shift. The perpetrator was reportedly a repeat criminal offender. He assaulted her with a wire lock that he fashioned into a weapon. She managed to run away with the assistance of some locals who took her to the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2212 | Jun | 11 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 36.148126 | 36.946323 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One volunteer was killed in an 'double tap' airstrike. | Yes | Media |
2097 | Jun | 13 | 2016 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.152872 | 23.192139 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Armed men carjacked a UN-contracted truck with three drivers in the Azoum area of Um Shalaiya. One of the drivers was released after negotiations. on June 27, 2016, in Ag Geneina, West Darfur. Another driver managed to escape during the ambush and the perpetrators released the second shortly after the abduction. | Yes | Official Report |
2211 | Jun | 15 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 36.117544 | 36.51463 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two volunteers were severely injured during an airstrike on their operational centre. One of the volunteers lost his hand as a result of the attack. | Yes | Media |
3621 | Jun | 15 | 2016 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 31.5582 | 34.544722 | Political | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One INGO national male staff member was detained at the crossing between Gaza and Israel by the Israel Defense Forces on allegations of terror financing. Media reports from 2020 indicate the staff member was tortured in custody causing damage to his head/hearing. | Yes | Media |
2213 | Jun | 16 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 36.174135 | 37.140934 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One volunteer suffered a severe head injury after an airstrike in Al Sukkari, Aleppo. | Yes | Media |
2099 | Jun | 17 | 2016 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 5.725947 | 19.078274 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An INGO truck driver was killed during an ambush by six armed men on two trucks in Amou. | Yes | Official Report |
2151 | Jun | 23 | 2016 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 23.736083 | 90.363067 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO national staff member was shot in the leg through the window of his car when he was ambushed by assailants on motorcycles in Hazaribagh while on his way to work. The armed robbers stole a significant amount of money that he had withdrawn from a cash machine shortly before the incident. | Yes | Media |
2104 | Jun | 24 | 2016 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Public location | 6.996037 | 19.185032 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO staff member was killed in a hotel in Kaga Bandoro. | Yes | Official Report |
2256 | Jun | 24 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 36.681449 | 69.114905 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national staff member was killed in his home in Kunduz city, Khan Abad port, Shir Abad Area by unknown gunmen during the night. The incident was a result of a personal dispute. | Yes | Focal Point |
2103 | Jun | 25 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Ambush | Public location | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One INGO staff member was killed as a result of a Al Shaabab attack on the Naso Hablod hotel in Mogadishu. The staff member was standing across the street when the initial blast from the VBIED occurred at the entrance to the hotel. He died as a result of his injuries as did 14 other people. Twenty-five civilians were also injured in the attack. | Yes | Media |
2145 | Jun | 27 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 35.852357 | 66.52239 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | In Dehmerda village, one UN contracted polio personnel was abducted by gunmen along with one NGO staff member, a government health department employee (not counted here), and a local driver (not currently counted). | Yes | Official Report |
2152 | Jun | 29 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.513807 | 36.276528 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One Syrian Red Crescent driver was shot in the chest by a sniper while driving in a convoy that was delivering humanitarian relief supplies. He is recovering in a hospital in Damascus. | Yes | Media |
2105 | Jul | 5 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.41067 | 32.576909 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was killed by armed men who ambushed a private vehicle on the Torit-Kapoeta road in Eastern Equatorial. Other passengers in the car were robbed of their belongings, including cash, but were otherwise unharmed. The circumstances surrounding the killing of the INGO staff member are currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2286 | Jul | 6 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.4259 | 30.3858 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | On 06th July 2016 at Mundri Centre a UN-contracted truck driver was shot dead for an unknown reason while his truck had been parked overnight. The truck was transporting food commodities from Uganda to Wunrok but the cargo remained intact. | Yes | Focal Point |
2250 | Jul | 8 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | On INGO driver was shot in the foot during a crossfire incident at a checkpoint in Juba. He was hospitalized as a result of his injury. | Yes | Focal Point |
2148 | Jul | 9 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.555349 | 69.207486 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international aid worker was abducted from her car while travelling home from an appointment in Kabul. Reportedly, the assailants were not part of the Taliban. The aid worker was released on July 23rd. | Yes | Media |
2285 | Jul | 9 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A driver for an INGO (UN implementing partner) was shot during crossfire between anti-government forces and government forces in Juba city. The driver, badly wounded, needed to be MEDIVACED to Uganda for treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2251 | Jul | 10 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Road | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Unknown | One INGO driver was detained at a security checkpoint in Juba and physically assaulted. He had to be hospitalized as a result of his injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
2165 | Jul | 11 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Public location | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Political | Host State | South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) | On July 11th in Juba, South Sudanese soldiers invaded Terrain Hotel, a location that was popular with international staff. According to reports, the soldiers raped 5 international staff members and killed one national staff member. Other staff members (10) were also sexually assaulted, assaulted and/or wounded by other means as a direct result of the attack. (Updated: October 2016) | Yes | Media |
2199 | Jul | 11 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 6.60308 | 29.974053 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Youths | One international staff member was seriously beaten by local youth in Mingkaman, South Sudan. Due to the severity of the injuries, the staff member had to be medically evacuated to another hospital. The incident was reportedly the result of a local contractual dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
2200 | Jul | 11 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.5607 | 32.4972 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An INGO vehicle was ambushed on the Lyria, Nesitu Junction road in Central Equatorial, South Sudan. The unknown armed assailants killed one local INGO worker (medic) and seriously wounded an additional international and two national staff members while they were travelling in Nesitu on their way to Nimule. The motive and perpetrators of the attack are unknown but it was reported that the team was withdrawing from anti-government forces that were approaching the area. | Yes | Official Report |
2146 | Jul | 14 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 6.807249 | 29.678888 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | An INGO national staff member was shot and killed in Barpakeny, Rumbek East. The incident appears to have been related to a personal matter and not because the victim was an aid worker. | Yes | Official Report |
2447 | Jul | 15 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 36.202105 | 37.13428 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One female national aid worker was killed in her home during an aerial bombing attack by Syrian forces. | Yes | Focal Point |
2198 | Jul | 17 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Unknown | 35.670747 | 66.046353 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Reportedly, three doctors with the Red Crescent were abducted from Sar-e Pol province on July 14th by an unknown armed militant group. They were released on July 17th after security forces and tribal leaders collaborated in securing their release. The aid workers were providing medical assistance to villagers in the area. | Yes | Media |
2208 | Jul | 17 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 34.802075 | 38.996815 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national staff member was killed in a mortar attack while returning home. | Yes | Official Report |
2147 | Jul | 20 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.456443 | 36.235963 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO volunteer was killed while helping to rescue civilians. The circumstances surrounding his death are currently unknown. | Yes | Media |
2246 | Jul | 26 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A vehicle-borne IED detonated close to a UN compound as a convoy was passing. One national UN staff member was walking near the explosion and was killed instantly as a result of the explosion. | Yes | Focal Point |
2149 | Jul | 27 | 2016 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 11.529264 | 13.653517 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An attack on a humanitarian convoy injured one UN aid worker and another from an International Organization. Both were hospitalized as a result of the attack, which occurred on the road between Bama and Maiduguri. Travel to high-risk areas was temporarily suspended. | Yes | Official Report |
2294 | Jul | 29 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 36.5058 | 69.8636 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Unknown armed men fired upon an NGO's work site. Armed guards supporting the NGO responded to the attack. In the crossfire exchange, one deminer was shot and required medical attention at Takhar hospital and is expected to recover. The NGO is a UN partner group. | Yes | Focal Point |
2174 | Aug | 2 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Project site | 36.202105 | 37.13426 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A volunteer for a local NGO was reportedly killed in a targeted attack while clearing unexploded ordnance in Aleppo. | Yes | Media |
2153 | Aug | 9 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 8.723687 | 30.164704 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | The remains of 47 people were found on the outskirts of Rubkway in Mayendit County on August 9th by a UNMISS patrol. Increased fighting has been reported in the area since August 7th between the SPLA and a currently unidentified group. One NGO staff member was extracted from the area with gunshot wounds and treated at the UNMISS base. | Yes | Official Report |
2154 | Aug | 11 | 2016 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 13.5832214084084 | 44.0185053071493 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | On 11 August a Yemeni Red Crescent (YRCS) volunteer was shot dead by a sniper in Taiz city. He was on an official mission to do a field survey and was fully dressed in YRCS uniform (a red and white vest showing the Red Crescent). There was prior coordination with the Resistance Committees and acceptance to carry out this survey in the area under their control. | Yes | Official Report |
2175 | Aug | 11 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.202105 | 37.13426 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A volunteer for an NGO died amid shelling on the neighborhood of Al Ramosa in Aleppo while performing his service to the community. | Yes | Media |
2209 | Aug | 11 | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 1.217441 | 19.800838 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two robbers shot and killed an INGO aid worker during a robbery and stole a significant amount of money which was reportedly part of the organization's payroll funds. | Yes | Official Report |
2444 | Aug | 13 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 36.202105 | 37.13426 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three national male staff members were killed in their homes as a result of an aerial bombardment campaign by the Syrian government and/or its allies on Aleppo. | Yes | Focal Point |
2156 | Aug | 15 | 2016 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 16.0017660424911 | 43.1950026485631 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) | An airstrike on an INGO supported hospital in Hajjah governorate in Yemen, killed one INGO staff member and injured 6 others. At least nine civilians were also killed in the attack and two others died while being transport to another hospital. | Yes | Media |
2155 | Aug | 16 | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -1.398883 | 28.815942 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO vehicles were ambushed along the Mweso-Kalembe road in Misinga village, North Kivu on August 16th. The armed assailants shot and wounded an international INGO staff member. Three national INGO staff members were also abducted during the attack and then released later on in the day. | Yes | Official Report |
2157 | Aug | 17 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 4.577569 | 28.398784 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A contractor for a UN agency was shot and killed in his home in Yambio on August 17th. No further information is currently available about the incident. | Yes | Official Report |
2252 | Aug | 19 | 2016 | HN | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.806741 | -85.766664 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female Red Cross staff member was shot and killed in Olancho on her way home. | Yes | Focal Point |
2167 | Aug | 25 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.664218 | 64.26615 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One staff member, a private company partner with a UN agency, was killed during airstrikes on a prison run by anti-government militants. The staff member was initially abducted by the militants and held hostage in the prison. Reportedly, Afghan Security forces and civilians were also killed in the attack. The partner was initially kidnapped on August 15th, 2016. | Yes | Official Report |
2261 | Aug | 25 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two INGO aid workers jumped from the second floor of their hotel to get away from an Al-Shaabab attack on a restaurant that was in close proximity to the hotel. One of the aid workers hurt his shoulder in the escape and had to be admitted to the hospital and then was transferred after they were both evacuated to Nairobi. | Yes | Focal Point |
2158 | Sep | 1 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.611246 | 28.466949 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two people were shot and killed while travelling between Baambaru and Yambio town. One of the victims (male) was a driver for an INGO and the other (female) was part of a church group (not counted here). Reportedly, the perpetrators did not take anything from the victims. | Yes | Official Report |
2162 | Sep | 2 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.418592 | 32.510519 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A commercial vehicle contracted by an INGO to deliver supplies came under fire while on the Magwi-Torit road close to Torit town in Eastern Equatorial. The driver and a passenger (not currently counted in this incident) were shot and had to receive medical attention. | Yes | Official Report |
2159 | Sep | 5 | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.64399 | 29.185867 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three INGO vehicles were intercepted by gunmen at Misinga village along Kalembe road. Three INGO workers were abducted. They were released on Wednesday, September 7th. | Yes | Official Report |
2160 | Sep | 5 | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.724744 | 27.676277 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | Three INGO staff were shot at by suspected LRA rebels when traveling between Gangala and Masombo. The driver was shot in the shoulder and had to be admitted to a health center in Doruma and later medevac'd to Nyakonde. | Yes | Official Report |
2161 | Sep | 6 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 4.577569 | 28.398784 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO national staff member and his family were shot and killed by an armed perpetrator who had broken into their home in Yambio town. | Yes | Focal Point |
2164 | Sep | 19 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 36.150272 | 36.946046 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | A member of the Syrian Red Crescent sub-branch was killed during an aerial attack. Around twenty civilians were also killed in the attack that took place in Urem al-Kubra, rural Aleppo. Out of the twenty people killed, a total of six were reportedly aid workers (currently verifying information). A humanitarian convoy that was unloading supplies at the Syrian Red Crescent's warehouse was impacted as well with all of the aid supplies reportedly damaged. According to some reports, 18 of 31 convoy trucks were hit in the bombing. | Yes | Media |
2262 | Sep | 19 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 36.1741983 | 37.14138732 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | On April 09, 2016 two staff members of a UN implementing partner were critically injured and then died as a result of their injuries due to a shelling attack on their position in Al-Mashhadl. | Yes | Focal Point |
2197 | Sep | 20 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Office/compound | 9.889632 | 33.41217 | Economic | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One male international staff member was wounded when aid recipients staged a demonstration to protest against delays in food distribution which resulted in the intrusion into an INGO compound. Five INGO staff were slightly wounded but only one required medical attention. | Yes | Official Report |
2166 | Sep | 21 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.1175 | 36.1175 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Four INGO staff members were killed and one critically injured at a medical triage point in Khan Touman, southern Aleppo, when the location was struck by a secondary airstrike. The center and two ambulances were completely destroyed in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2169 | Sep | 21 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 8.532399 | 28.0991 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A local security guard for an INGO was stabbed to death in a dispute in Alek, Gogrial West. It is currently unknown whether the dispute was personal or whether it occurred in the line of duty. | Yes | Official Report |
2207 | Sep | 21 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.247407 | 46.226018 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two national staff members and their driver were shot and killed while travelling from Balanbal to Cabudwaaq. Reportedly, they were specifically targeted by another clan due to a work dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
2196 | Sep | 22 | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.101655 | 29.212646 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO national staff members were abducted on the Kinyandonyi-Rugarama road in North Kivu when their vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed assailants. | Yes | Official Report |
2445 | Sep | 24 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.202105 | 37.13426 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national aid worker was killed in Aleppo while on the street (it is unknown whether he was walking or driving) by an aerial attack launched by the Syrian state. It is unknown whether he was performing humanitarian activities at the time. | Yes | Focal Point |
2168 | Sep | 26 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.202105 | 37.13426 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | A national staff member of a local NGO was killed in an airstrike in Aleppo while walking home from work in the afternoon. | Yes | Official Report |
2195 | Sep | 26 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 4.862715 | 31.508446 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member of a UN agency was physically assaulted at his residence in the Gudele area by unknown persons. The motive for the attack is unknown. One of the attackers has been apprehended and handed over to the police. The staff member sustained some injuries and was treated at a clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2272 | Sep | 29 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 9.894073 | 32.109307 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | One national INGO staff member was held by SPLA-IO forces for over 24 hours in Kodok, South Sudan. They were later released and had not been harmed. | Yes | Focal Point |
2173 | Oct | 1 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 34.419849 | 70.472943 | Incidental | Host state | Afghan Armed Forces | A UN agency national staff member was killed at a family residence in a crossfire which occurred during a search operation by Afghan forces. Further details on the incident are not currently available. | Yes | Official Report |
2217 | Oct | 6 | 2016 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Complex attack | Raid | Office/compound | 3.935639 | 41.855116 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two INGO aid workers were killed during an attack in Mandera, Kenya. Al-Shabaab was reportedly responsible for the attack even though no group officially claimed responsibility. The initial attack targeted a residential guest house early on Thursday morning. Four other civilians were also killed (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
2226 | Oct | 7 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 6.769239 | 47.430611 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An INGO local contractor was hit by a stray bullet during clashes between armed forces in Gaalkacyo. He later died in the hospital as a result of his injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
2172 | Oct | 8 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 7.780485 | 33.00291 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A national staff member working for an INGO was reportedly killed in the evening hours. The incident is believed to be a result of a family dispute and not related to the staff member's work for the INGO. | Yes | Official Report |
2171 | Oct | 9 | 2016 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 15.369445 | 44.191007 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) | One off-duty national staff member from the IFRC was among the dead as a result of an attack on a funeral hall by aerial bombardment. Reports say that the Houthi-led government blames the attack on the Saudi-led coalition, something that Saudi Arabia denies. One source from the ICRC stated in a media report that there was more than one airstrike made on the target. The Saudi-led coalition later claimed responsibility. | Yes | Media |
2176 | Oct | 10 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 4.231669 | 33.494397 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Armed men attacked an INGO in Chukudum in Budi county, Eastern Equatorial. One INGO national staff member was killed in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2934 | Oct | 13 | 2016 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 7 | 19.183333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Ex-Seleka | One ICRC staff member was reportedly killed during clashes between Ex-Seleka militia and MINUSCA forces in Kaga-Bandoro. | Pending | ACLED |
2177 | Oct | 14 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.403983 | 32.57412 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Gunmen jumped in front of a moving INGO vehicle and shot a number of rounds that hit the front, rear, and passenger's side of the car. Although the driver was able to drive away from the scene, the passenger, a national staff member for an INGO, was fatally shot in the incident. They were driving on the Torit-Katire road, south of Torit town. | Yes | Official Report |
2178 | Oct | 15 | 2016 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 15.464294 | 6.2854 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Qaeda (affiliated) | Islamic State-linked gunmen, suspected al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, stormed the house of an American NGO worker in Abalak and kidnapped him. It is reported that he is being transported to Mali. It is believed that this is the first incident where an American has been abducted in Niger, although another failed attempt was made in 1999 on U.S. embassy staff. Two guards were also killed in the attack. In a September 2019 interview the Nigerien President confirmed the kidnapped aid worker is still alive. The aid worker was released on the 20th of March, 2023, with a French journalist who was in captivity in Mali. | Yes | Media |
2179 | Oct | 16 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.767087 | 27.399837 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national male staff member was assaulted with metal objects by a group of three men in Aweil town. The assailants had targeted this particular staff member and had asked other civilians to point him out. While the attack does not appear to be the result of the victim being an aid worker, it was ethnically motivated. Other staff members came to his aid and he received medical attention at a clinic for injuries to his face, head, and back. | Yes | Official Report |
2180 | Oct | 17 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.846295 | 31.607173 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two national staff members for a local NGO were hurt during a scuffle with a perpetrator that tried to rob them of their valuables while they were travelling on a boda-boda between Hai Malakal and Munuki in the afternoon. Although their injuries were minor, they did require medical attention at a nearby clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2247 | Oct | 25 | 2016 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 13.511596 | 2.125385 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national INGO staff member was beaten by an iron bar and robbed of his money at Libert | Yes | Focal Point |
2181 | Nov | 2 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 34.59028 | 69.761061 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national staff members for a local NGO were reportedly abducted by gunmen in Uzbin Valley in Kabul province. It is unknown who the perpetrators were and whether they are part of an armed opposition group. | Yes | Official Report |
2244 | Nov | 4 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One contracted guard for an INGO was beaten and taken to hospital after an armed incursion on the office compound. The perpetrator was trying to break into the finance office. Some cellphones and cash were stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
2182 | Nov | 5 | 2016 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 13.716667 | 23.283333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO security guard was abducted, along with two other people (not counted here), from their residence in the Tombasi area of Al Fasher. There is no further information about the perpetrators or their motives. | Yes | Official Report |
2183 | Nov | 5 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.549399 | 69.164563 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A female Australian aid worker for an INGO was abducted in the Qala-e-Fatullah area of Kabul. No group has currently claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. The INGO staff member was taken while she was with her driver and it is currently unclear what happened to him. Update: On Wednesday, 15th March 2017 it was reported that the international aid worker was released on March 14th, 2017. | Yes | Media |
2210 | Nov | 5 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was killed when a gunman opened fire at a club where patrons were watching a football game. Media reports state that the assailant may have been inebriated and initially turned away from the club because he could not pay the entry fee. Other civilians were also killed in the attack (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
2184 | Nov | 8 | 2016 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.91944 | 17.424316 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO male staff member was shot and killed by armed men while he was driving his motorcycle to work. | Yes | Official Report |
2186 | Nov | 13 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 9.280151 | 29.780241 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | A total of 20 staff members from three separate INGOs were kidnapped and held by the SPLA-IO in Nhialdu, Rubkona, after clashes with government forces. They were made to walk to Jazeera where they were held. The INGO staff members were extracted by the UN on the 16th of November. One Guinean staff member was also reportedly beaten while he was held captive because he was believed to be a Kenyan national. | Yes | Official Report |
2194 | Nov | 14 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 34.802075 | 38.996815 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A Syrian Red Crescent volunteer from Iblib was killed on or around the 14th of December. He was hit by shrapnel from shelling in the area and was in the branch office at the time. | Yes | Focal Point |
2190 | Nov | 18 | 2016 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 13.577589 | 44.017799 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | More than twenty civilians were killed (not counted here), including one aid worker for an INGO, during the shelling of a local market in Taiz. The aid worker was off-duty at the time and was killed by the blast. The motive and perpetrators of this attack are unknown. | Yes | Media |
2257 | Nov | 19 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 36.202105 | 37.13426 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | During airstrikes over Aleppo by Syrian coalition forces, one national female aid worker was killed by shelling while she was at home. The building collapsed, trapping her and her child in the rubble. Both died as a result of the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2268 | Nov | 21 | 2016 | SV | El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 13.778025 | -89.740343 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | The body of a male INGO volunteer was found in a field close to his residence. He died as a result of stab wounds inflicted by a machete. | Yes | Focal Point |
2187 | Nov | 23 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.183333 | 64.616667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Four UN contracted staff members were abducted from two vehicles when they were stopped and diverted in the Barkhol area of Shahrak District by anti-government elements (AGE). The drivers and the vehicles were released; the staff members are still missing. | Yes | Official Report |
2188 | Nov | 23 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 32.446464 | 62.145413 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN contracted staff member was stabbed by two armed men in Farah hospital. No arrests have been made regarding this incident. | Yes | Official Report |
2189 | Nov | 27 | 2016 | SD | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.447898 | 22.464908 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A vehicle with three UN staff members, two international and one national staff, was stopped by unidentified gunmen in El-Geneina around Al Tadamon. The perpetrators forced the staff into their vehicle and abducted them. All the staff members were released after 23 days in captivity. | Yes | Official Report |
2191 | Dec | 2 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 3.995395 | 30.547485 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | An ambulance that was driving on the Yei-Lasu road through Lunguru was tailed by an SPLA patrol, which resulted in both the SPLA and the ambulance being shot at by anti-government forces. Reports state that the SPLA soldiers were killed in the attack. The driver of the NGO ambulance was shot in the leg and one of the NGO staff members was kidnapped in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2192 | Dec | 2 | 2016 | HN | Honduras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 14.657211 | -86.210767 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff member sustained multiple gunshot wounds when armed assailants assaulted him and a companion at their home. His companion (not counted here) died on the scene and he is in critical condition. | Yes | Official Report |
2258 | Dec | 4 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.201656 | 32.157575 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national staff member was assaulted and beaten with sticks by his brother while at the market as a result of a personal dispute. | Yes | Focal Point |
2214 | Dec | 5 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.690295 | 36.103666 | Political | State: unknown | Not applicable | Two volunteers working for an NGO were killed in Madaya when their team was targeted by attack helicopters during the performance of their humanitarian service. | Yes | Media |
2274 | Dec | 6 | 2016 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.200114 | 72.050801 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Spouse | A female INGO aid worker was murdered by her husband as she was filing for divorce. | Yes | Focal Point |
2193 | Dec | 10 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.137942 | 30.914154 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Armed gunmen ambushed a local NGO vehicle on the Juba-Maridi road and hijacked their car, stole their belongings and shot one of the female national staff members who was later med-evac'd to a hospital in order to receive medical treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2264 | Dec | 16 | 2016 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 36.202105 | 37.13426 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Unknown | One volunteer for an NGO who was injured and taken away by an ambulance in a government-controlled area during the evacuation of east Aleppo in December has been held by either government or Syrian coalition forces. He was seen once during his capture on a Russian language YouTube video denouncing the organization. Reports indicate he was also tortured. He is still missing and his whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
2201 | Dec | 19 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.509015 | 68.903503 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One international staff member from the ICRC was abducted when their vehicle was intercepted by armed militants in Kunduz province. They were travelling from Mazar-e-Sharif to Kunduz when the incident occurred. Several national staff members were taken as well but since have been released. Update: The ICRC international staff member was released on 1/15 after nearly four weeks in captivity. | Yes | Media |
2259 | Dec | 19 | 2016 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Public location | 36.728591 | 68.868066 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An IED placed in a wheelbarrow detonated in Kunduz city, Kah Furioshi area. One national staff member of an INGO was killed as a result of the explosion. He was caught in the explosion as he was walking by the area. | Yes | Focal Point |
2202 | Dec | 24 | 2016 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Home | 16.261765 | -0.028839 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Qaeda (affiliated) | An INGO director was kidnapped from her home on December 24th, 2016 in Gao. She is a dual national of French and Swiss origin. On March 1st, 2018, a video released by Al-Qaeda affiliated group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), briefly shows the aid worker in a propaganda video. According to a close family member, the aid worker's health appears to have declined since the last image of her was released in 2017. In May 2021 Malian Forces confirmed her body was identified. | Yes | Media |
2222 | Dec | 28 | 2016 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | -3.372884 | 29.144879 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot in front of his home by an unidentified assailant in the Songo quarter of Uvira town. | Yes | Official Report |
3598 | 2017 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 13.806667 | 43.250556 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Houti Forces | One NGO national aid worker was kidnapped in the town of Khokha in 2017. He died in Houti custody in July 2022. | Yes | Media | ||
2367 | Jan | 4 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Office/compound | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | At least one guard for a UN agency was severely wounded when a car bomb exploded in the organization's garage. The security guard is a Somali national. Al-Shabaab reportedly took responsibility for the attack. Three additional security guards were injured in the attack (not currently counted here because the information on the additional guards could not be verified). | Yes | Official Report |
2218 | Jan | 4 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 16.263981 | -0.027987 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One security guard working for the ICRC was shot and killed during an altercation with two men on a motorcycle in Gao. | Yes | Official Report |
2219 | Jan | 4 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.625376 | 36.107544 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One volunteer aid worker was injured in a rapid succession double aerial bombing in Wadi Barada while assisting civilians. He died the following day. | Yes | Media |
2221 | Jan | 6 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 6.807249 | 29.678888 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Four armed men broke in an INGO compound and were spotted by the site security guards. One of the guards was injured by a shot fired by one of the assailants. The security guard was taken to the hospital and then medically evacuated to another facility for further treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2436 | Jan | 7 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Public location | 8.927721 | 29.788925 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national aid worker was taken into the bush and hacked to death during tribal violence. The attack was not the result of his employment as an aid worker. | Yes | Focal Point |
2220 | Jan | 8 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 8.062476 | 29.88152 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member was shot and killed at night while visiting family members. The motive of the attack is suspected to be robbery. | Yes | Official Report |
2224 | Jan | 14 | 2017 | MX | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 19.309054 | -98.907978 | Unknown | Criminal | Unknown | Two Mexican Red Cross paramedics were murdered by armed gunmen in Ixtapaluca while carrying out their humanitarian duties. | Yes | Focal Point |
2223 | Jan | 17 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 12.2701 | 14.4636 | Incidental | Host state | Nigerian Armed Forces | Six aid workers from the Nigerian Red Cross and numerous civilians were killed following an airstrike on a refugee camp in Rann, Borno state. The aid workers were in Rann as part of a humanitarian relief operation that was bringing food to over 25,000 displaced people. A number of aid workers were also wounded in the attack and eight had to be airlifted out of the town for medical assistance. | Yes | Media |
2230 | Jan | 25 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.03596 | 45.327206 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two UN staff members were injured during a complex attack by Al-Shabaab on Hotel Dayah, which was popular with government officials and politicians. A car with explosives was first used to breach the gate of the hotel, followed by a raid on the hotel and then a secondary blast. Reportedly, 28 people died in the attack and 43 were wounded. | Yes | Media |
2228 | Jan | 28 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.2735 | 29.79322 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four trucks contracted by an INGO were attacked by gunmen on their way to Mayom in the morning. The driver was killed and two others were wounded and required medical attention at a clinic in Bentiu. One driver was unaccounted for after he fled the area. Further details on his whereabouts were not available during follow-up with the reporting agency. | Yes | Official Report |
2441 | Feb | 6 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 6.876992 | 31.306979 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO contracted driver was kidnapped in the Ajira area in Kajo Keji. Approximately eight men approached the vehicle when it was stopped due to a flat tire. It was a private vehicle but clearly marked with the INGO's flag. Other staff members were in the vehicle as well during the attack but they were released in the Bori area with their valuables intact. The vehicle and the driver were still missing when this was reported and their whereabouts were not able to be confirmed upon verification a year later. | Yes | Official Report |
2229 | Feb | 6 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 34.802075 | 38.996815 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One national volunteer succumbed to his injuries after being wounded in an air strike that reportedly targeted the organization's center. | Yes | Media |
2227 | Feb | 8 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 36.6672 | 65.7536 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | Six ICRC staff workers of Afghan nationality have been shot and killed by gunmen in the northern province of Jawzjan. Two more staff members were abducted. The attack on the convoy occurred south of Shibergan while the aid workers were transporting relief supplies to areas affected by the recent snowstorm. The abducted aid workers were released around the 5th of September, 2017. | Yes | Media |
2232 | Feb | 8 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.179124 | 43.400012 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One Red Crescent staff member was killed and seven staff and volunteers were wounded - three of them critically, during a suspected mortar attack. Update: One Red Crescent volunteer who was wounded in the February 8th attack on a SARC distribution centre in Hamadaniya, Aleppo, died as a result of his injuries on February 11th. | Yes | Focal Point |
2231 | Feb | 9 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.41024 | 32.574038 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | A contractor for a UN agency was shot and killed by SPLA soldiers at a checkpoint in Torit. The circumstances that culminated in the shooting are unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2238 | Feb | 12 | 2017 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 13.320302 | 43.247315 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) | A staff member of an NGO was critically injured during an air strike on her home in Mokha, Yemen. Several of her family members (not counted here) were killed in the attack. | Yes | Media |
2450 | Feb | 19 | 2017 | SD | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.862807 | 30.217636 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A contracted truck for a UN agency was driving between Diffra and Gola when an armed man attempted to block the road. The driver was able to speed up and avoid the ambush but the perpetrator shot off two rounds, hitting the passenger and killing him and wounding the driver in the thigh. The driver was taken to a UN medical center for treatment. The contracted team was on-duty at the time of the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2234 | Feb | 23 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 4.742941 | 45.200936 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Three national aid workers for an INGO were reportedly abducted by suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen at Hajub, near Beledweyne. They were providing humanitarian assistance to drought-affected beneficiaries at the time of the attack. They were all released within a week. | Yes | Media |
2233 | Feb | 28 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 34.733389 | 36.658386 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One volunteer died while performing humanitarian activities in Al-Waer, Homs. Reportedly, the team he was working with in the field was targeted by aerial artillery fire and he died while rescuing civilians in the area. | Yes | Media |
2492 | Mar | 11 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 16.263981 | -0.027987 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One Malian Red Cross driver was killed and one international Red Cross delegate was shot and wounded on March 11th in Gao. | Yes | Focal Point |
2459 | Mar | 13 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.012602 | 36.671452 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | A hospital in the area of Maarat Misreen, Idlib, Syria, that was supported by an INGO, was bombed by Syrian forces and/or their allies. Although the incident has been verified, the supporting agency could not provide the number of partner staff members wounded and the number of casualties. As a default in the Aid Worker Security Database, one causality is noted even though there were likely more as a result of this attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2460 | Mar | 13 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.250118 | 36.571396 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | A hospital in the area of Mahardah, Hama, that was supported by an INGO, was bombed by Syrian forces and/or their allies. Although the incident has been verified, the supporting agency could not provide the number of partner staff members wounded and the number of casualties. As a default in the Aid Worker Security Database, one causality is noted even though the organization mentioned that there were likely more as a result of this attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2276 | Mar | 13 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 8.062476 | 29.88152 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Eight INGO national aid workers were kidnapped by armed rebels near Mayendit, South Sudan. Reports give different accounts of the incident. Most recent reports say that the aid workers were kidnapped in order to pressure the organization for aid deliveries to specific areas but in a statement, the organization said that this wasn't the case. The aid workers were released after two days. | Yes | Media |
2235 | Mar | 14 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 7.076948 | 30.739403 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One international staff member of a UN agency was wounded in Yirol East during a medical mission. Their car was ambushed along the Shambe-Karair road by unidentified men. There were two fatalities as a result of this incident and three others were wounded (not aid workers as defined by the AWSD). The injured staff member was MEDEVACed from Yirol West in order to receive medical attention for a gunshot wound. | Yes | Official Report |
2481 | Mar | 18 | 2017 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 32.893513 | 13.275044 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Airport security | Three international staff members working for an INGO were detained by Libyan airport security forces at Mitiga airport. They were taken to an off-site location and all faced significant verbal and physical assault. One of the aid workers was nearly raped. The group was questioned about their in-country presence and security-related information. Their personal property and items belonging to the INGO were stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
2239 | Mar | 20 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Unknown | Road | 32.636016 | 32.636016 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One senior staff member of an NGO was killed in Daraa when his car was hit by a missile. | Yes | Media |
2237 | Mar | 22 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 2.339047 | 42.288006 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | A Red Cross national staff member was reportedly shot and killed not far from where he lived in Bardhere town by two suspected al-Shabaab militants. Although it appears that he was targeted, it is unclear whether he was targeted because of his work for an aid organization or because of a personal dispute. | Yes | Media |
2482 | Mar | 23 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 37.176661 | 42.13559 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO national staff member was held by opposition forces in Syria for over 24 hours in Derik, Syria. He also received some minor injuries as a result of the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
2427 | Mar | 24 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 6.536944 | 21.991944 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member was struck by a stray round in the marketplace. The staff member was not on-duty at the time and the incident was most likely not the result of him working for an international non-governmental organization. | Yes | Focal Point |
2236 | Mar | 25 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.144193 | 31.818123 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Six aid workers (3 South Sudanese and 3 Kenyan nationals) were shot and killed in an ambush while they were traveling on the Juba-Pibor road at Magri (south of Mangalla) on March 25th. This includes the driver. The circumstances leading to the attack are currently under investigation and the perpetrators are unknown. The government and the SPLA-IO are blaming one another for the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2240 | Mar | 27 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.902611 | 38.523472 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | A Red Crescent volunteer was killed, reportedly during an airstrike, while at a project site in the al-Tabaqa area of Raqqa. | Yes | Focal Point |
2451 | Mar | 29 | 2017 | MM | Myanmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Public location | 25.395724 | 97.399952 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Kachin Independence Army (KIA) | One UN contracted off-duty guard was abducted by a KIA battalion that forcibly tried to recruit him into their army. This occurred in the Hparew village which is 16 kilometers west of Mytikyina. UNDSS and the local KLA liaison officer were involved in securing his release, which occurred on April 1st, 2017. | Yes | Focal Point |
2430 | Mar | 30 | 2017 | MX | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 19.983333 | -102.283333 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | The senior staff member of a local non-governmental organization was kidnapped from his hotel at 3 am and held in captivity for 30 hours before being released. The assailants extorted money (or tied to extort money) from the victim. | Yes | Focal Point |
2278 | Mar | 30 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 33.526488 | 36.352518 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One national volunteer was killed during two consecutive airstrikes in Zamalka, Damascus. | Yes | Media |
2270 | Mar | 31 | 2017 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 33.5734 | 71.0099 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An NGO vehicle drove over an IED in Saifal Darra in Orakzai Agency which exploded and wounded three aid workers. Although the wounds were not life threatening, two female staff members required medical attention. The aid workers were not the target of the attack, the IED had been intended for security forces in the area. | Yes | Official Report |
2241 | Apr | 3 | 2017 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 13.972093 | 44.162534 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Five aid workers and two contracted drivers were detained in Ibb by rebel forces that raided the hotel that the aid workers were in. They were all released on April 3rd but it is unknown how long they were held. | Yes | Media |
2266 | Apr | 7 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.608987 | 36.968994 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two male volunteers for an NGO were killed while responding during airstrikes in Jisr Al Shughur, Idleb. | Yes | Media |
2271 | Apr | 10 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 7.709188 | 27.983474 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three national porters contracted by a UN agency were killed in the violence that spread through Wau, South Sudan, during the week of April 10th. One was found shot and two died from machete wounds. They were on their way to work when the incident occurred. | Yes | Official Report |
2277 | Apr | 11 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 34.802075 | 38.996815 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two national volunteers were wounded in two consecutive airstrikes on their location while they were providing humanitarian aid. | Yes | Media |
2275 | Apr | 13 | 2017 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 0.499012 | 29.452754 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A national staff member from an INGO that was abducted on April 13th in the Grand Nord Beni Region, south of Lubero Territory, managed to escape. Having intended to target a person from a specific INGO, the perpetrators had accidentally abducted the wrong person. | Yes | Official Report |
2287 | Apr | 17 | 2017 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 18.564198 | -72.250978 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | According to a media report, one national staff member from the Haitian Red Cross (HRC) was shot by armed perpetrators. A group of HRC members were in their vehicle, steps away from the chapter, when armed gunmen started shooting at them at point-blank range. The motive for the attack is unknown. | Yes | Media |
2461 | Apr | 18 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.322546 | 36.622538 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | A hospital in the area of Al Latamnah, Hama, that was supported by an INGO, was bombed by Syrian forces and/or their allies. Although the incident has been verified, the supporting agency could not provide the number of partner staff members wounded and the number of casualties. As a default in the Aid Worker Security Database, one causality is noted even though the organization mentioned that there were likely more as a result of this attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2466 | Apr | 18 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 7.9651 | 31.9574 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | One national staff member working for an INGO was shot and killed by government troops in the course of an offensive on the community. | Yes | Focal Point |
2452 | Apr | 19 | 2017 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 1.373333 | 32.290275 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One INGO staff member was walking along the road when someone on the back of a motorbike grabbed her backpack and roughly pulled her along in an attempt to steal it. The victim sustained some injuries, predominantly to her leg and nose. | Yes | Focal Point |
2483 | Apr | 24 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 6.807249 | 29.678888 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national male INGO staff member was shot and killed in Rumbek county during an ethnically motivated incident. The aid worker was also robbed. | Yes | Focal Point |
2443 | Apr | 25 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 6.876992 | 31.306979 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | One INGO male aid worker was seriously assaulted in detention by security services in Maban. He was released shortly thereafter. | Yes | Official Report |
2425 | Apr | 27 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 7.780485 | 33.00291 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | One national staff member was killed during tribal clashes with a conflicting village. | Yes | Focal Point |
2279 | Apr | 27 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 4.94187 | 23.65574 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | The remains of an NGO aid worker were discovered in Selim. He had been abducted by gunmen with suspected associations to the LRA while travelling on a motorbike between Selim and Rafai. | Yes | Official Report |
2281 | Apr | 29 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.374018 | 36.601294 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Eight volunteers from a local NGO and one staff member of an INGO were killed during a targeted airstrike against the NGO's center in Kafr Zita, Hama. It is reported that this attack was orchestrated by the Syrian regime or its allies. Bunker busting bombs were reportedly used, which broke through to the underground shelter and killed the team. | Yes | Media |
2280 | Apr | 30 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.931027 | 36.641778 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) volunteer, a photographer, working with a field relief team was killed during an aerial attack while the team he was with carried out a humanitarian mission in Al Janudeiah village, Idlib's rural area. | Yes | Media |
2462 | May | 2 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.250118 | 36.571396 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | A hospital in the area of Mahardah, Hama, that was supported by an INGO, was bombed by Syrian forces and/or their allies. Although the incident has been verified, the supporting agency could not provide the number of partner staff members wounded and the number of casualties. As a default in the Aid Worker Security Database, one causality is noted even though the organization mentioned that there were likely more as a result of this attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2476 | May | 2 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 31.391389 | 64.299722 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | A truck contracted by a UN agency partner was transporting commodities and was stopped by armed Anti Government Elements in Khalaj. The driver was held hostage for several days and released on May 12th. | Yes | Focal Point |
2282 | May | 2 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 9.88942 | 32.718138 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO driver was shot by armed men when a UN-contracted NGO aid convoy delivering humanitarian supplies was attacked in Wulu, Rumbek. He was treated at the hospital. Another UN staff member was slightly injured in the attack (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
2288 | May | 5 | 2017 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -3.037069 | 28.315887 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Over 30 INGO and NGO staff members were abducted when militiamen ambushed and fired at a convoy of four INGO and NGO vehicles on the Mwenga-Tubimbi road. Most of the abductees were rescued during a rescue operation but six staff members (including one international) were still being held by the militia. One of the drivers was seriously wounded in the attack and taken to the hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2495 | May | 8 | 2017 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.356648 | 43.164 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | In Mosul, one national staff member was shot in the leg by a stray round. | Yes | Focal Point |
2289 | May | 14 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.42539 | 32.614117 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Armed men ambushed two contracted trucks that were returning from Kapoeta to Torit at Idolu. One the contracted truck drivers was killed and the other managed to escape. | Yes | Official Report |
2491 | May | 16 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 34.920175 | 70.764424 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national volunteer for the Red Crescent was killed due to fighting in Gosalak village in Kunar province. The circumstances of his death remain unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
2290 | May | 20 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 34.555349 | 69.207486 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One German international aid worker was killed in an INGO guest house after armed attackers ambushed the building. A Finnish aid worker was also kidnapped by the group. In addition, the attackers beheaded a guard at the compound. Details surrounding the incident and the attackers are currently unavailable. On September 14th, the Finnish government confirmed that the aid worker was released after being held captive for 118 days. In a statement, the foreign minister said that they did not pay a ransom for the release of the aid worker. | Yes | Media |
2484 | May | 31 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 34.555349 | 69.207486 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A VBIED exploded in the diplomatic quarter, close to Kabul's Zanbaq square. One INGO national staff member was slightly injured in the attack by shrapnel. | Yes | Focal Point |
2423 | Jun | 1 | 2017 | SL | Sierra Leone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Unknown | 8.460555 | -11.779889 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Youths | This was an unprovoked assault resulting from a spillover of violence from an earlier incident on a motorbike rider who was assigned to an INGO local staff member. The community youth had earlier accused the motorbike rider of assaulting an adolescent who threw an object at the motorbike. They tried to attack the motorbike rider, but he received protection in a police station. The youths decided to attack the INGO local staff member instead. | Yes | Focal Point |
2299 | Jun | 6 | 2017 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 0.086126 | 40.318966 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One Kenyan aid worker was killed when their vehicle hit a landmine not far from Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Garissa. It is reported that the mine was likely planted by Al-Shabaab. | Yes | Media |
2295 | Jun | 7 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Public location | 8.465411 | 20.577393 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | On June 14th, one NGO national staff member was injured during a robbery in Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture a short distance from Nd | Yes | Official Report |
2296 | Jun | 7 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.219651 | 30.964966 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national aid worker was injured and taken to the hospital when his vehicle was shot at by armed men, 9 miles/15 kilometres from Lainya in Central Equatorial. He was shot when he decided not to stop his car for the two men. The aid worker was taken to Juba for medical treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2298 | Jun | 7 | 2017 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 0.500805 | 29.43512 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One aid worker from the ICRC and one from the national Red Cross were kidnapped on June 7th, between Kirumba and Beni in North Kivu province. The organization did not mention who was responsible for the kidnapping, however, a number of militias are active in that region. Both aid workers were released on June 15th. | Yes | Official Report |
2477 | Jun | 15 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 33.316667 | 68.45 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One UN agency and one NGO staff member that were working together on a monitoring mission were abducted by the local Taliban group. They were taken and held in Andar district in Ghazni province. They were interviewed by the provincial council and then one of the staff members was brought back to Waghaz and released on June 17th. The other had escaped earlier that day. | Yes | Focal Point |
2300 | Jun | 17 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 33.513807 | 36.276528 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A humanitarian convoy composed of multiple agencies was fired upon by a non-state armed group close to a military checkpoint on its way back to Damascus city. As a direct result of this incident, one of the drivers lost control of his vehicle and hit another truck. The driver was injured and evacuated to a hospital in order to receive treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2480 | Jun | 18 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.342068 | 14.185827 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One NGO truck carrying food commodities was heading to Gamboru when the vehicle broke down. The driver left to arrange alternative means of transportation, leaving his assistant driver in the truck. Boko Haram insurgents came and looted the provisions and set the vehicle on fire. The assistance driver was abducted and found the following day. | Yes | Focal Point |
2297 | Jun | 18 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.513056 | 36.291944 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A staff member of the Syrian Red Crescent was injured in an attack on a humanitarian convoy near the Syrian capital of Damascus. The convoy was targeted when it approached the city and the staff member was shot and seriously wounded. The truck was part of a multi-agency convoy tasked with the mission to deliver food, medicine and supplies to 11,000 people in the town of East Harasta. | Yes | Media |
2465 | Jun | 19 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 12.616598 | -7.902098 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Qaeda (affiliated) | One aid worker was killed during a complex terrorist attack on a popular tourist retreat in Yirimandio. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb later claimed responsibility for the attack. Gunmen killed five people in the attack. Four of the assailants were killed as well and four others were arrested. According to reports, thirty-two guests were rescued. | Yes | Focal Point |
2432 | Jun | 25 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Public location | 35.931027 | 36.641778 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male aid worker was wounded in a VBIED attack that occurred in a public location in Idlib, Syria. He was not the intended target of the attack but was wounded as a result. | Yes | Focal Point |
2301 | Jun | 26 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Office/compound | 4.73357 | 22.827648 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Anti-Balaka | One male Red Cross volunteer was killed in Bangassou by an armed group while he was in the organization's compound in an area that is a base for an anti-Balaka affiliated group. There is no further information about this attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2328 | Jun | 28 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 10.147149 | 30.157471 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Youths | A number of aid workers required medical attention after their office compound was forcefully entered by local youth who physically assaulted both international and national staff. They were reportedly angered by the lack of employment opportunities available to the local community. Exactly how many staff members required medical attention and whether they were national or international staff is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2313 | Jul | 1 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 33.526488 | 36.352518 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | A volunteer was reportedly killed by a government-aligned sniper while providing humanitarian services in Zamalka, Eastern Ghouta. | Yes | Media |
2485 | Jul | 4 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Project site | 34.171831 | 70.621679 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | A number of staff members from an assessment team (and a local partner to an INGO) were parked outside of a school in the Surkroad district of Nangarhar province. An AOG fired at them, killing one of the national staff members and seriously injuring another. According to a report, there was a change of command within the AOG, which could have contributed to the attack occurring. | Yes | Focal Point |
2468 | Jul | 6 | 2017 | PK | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 30.17984 | 66.974973 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff member, on leave from work at the time, was shot dead at his home in Quetta by a 9mm handgun. A security guard watching the premises was also killed. Both were shot multiple times. | Yes | Focal Point |
2303 | Jul | 9 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 6.217554 | 33.438353 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO security guard was assaulted when a group of men forcibly entered an INGO compound. The guard was treated at the hospital and discharged. | Yes | Official Report |
2368 | Jul | 11 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 7.471389 | 30.415 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | Three contractors for a UN agency were detained by Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) upon their arrival in Pagak after fleeing heavy fighting in Mathiang on July 6th. According to some reports, they are still being held by the group. | Yes | Focal Point |
2453 | Jul | 14 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 6.800169 | 33.126717 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | On July 14th, six to ten armed men broke into an INGO's compound, injuring two staff members and threatening others. According to a report, the organization partially withdrew its team after the violent attack while they were re-evaluating the security situation. How the injured staff received their injuries is not known at this time. Although they are listed as being national staff in the AWSD, that could not be verified. Computers, phones and other office equipment were stolen. | Yes | Official Report |
2467 | Jul | 14 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 34.473946 | 67.349694 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One UN driver was abducted north of Dahwali, Afghanistan, in AGE controlled territory. He was released three days later on July 16th after the intervention of local elders. | Yes | Focal Point |
2371 | Jul | 15 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 4.577569 | 28.398784 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO national staff member was shot and killed by unknown armed perpetrators. There is no further information about this incident. | Yes | Official Report |
2304 | Jul | 16 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.539036 | 21.991001 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member of an NGO was shot dead in Bria while transporting a sick person to the local hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2307 | Jul | 16 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 2.99087 | 43.860168 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Seven humanitarian workers kidnapped by al-Shabaab on July 16th near Baidoa, southwest of the capital Mogadishu, were released after being held for 8 days. According to early local media reports, a ransom was paid although the type (monetary, resource or other) cannot be currently verified. | Pending | Media |
2306 | Jul | 18 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 6.539036 | 21.991001 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Popular Front for the Central African Renaissance | One national staff member of an INGO was killed by fighters from the Popular Front for the Central African Renaissance which is an ex-Seleka faction. There are no other details about this incident at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2305 | Jul | 20 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Unknown | Unknown | 33.572772 | 36.409376 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One national NGO volunteer was killed during an aerial bombing in Duma, Damascus. There are no other details about the incident at this time. | Yes | Media |
2473 | Jul | 27 | 2017 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.164486 | 43.864934 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | During a complex attack in Amiriyat la-Fallujah by ISIS fighters, a BBIED denoted inside a police station. A UN agency contracted truck driver, who was parked in front of the organization's warehouse, which is in the vicinity of the police station, was shot in the leg when police started firing. | Yes | Focal Point |
2458 | Jul | 30 | 2017 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 16.10524 | 43.971691 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO contracted guard was stabbed when he didn't let visitors enter the hospital outside of visiting hours. They were armed with Jambias. | Yes | Focal Point |
2308 | Aug | 3 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 5.033333 | 23.25 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Ten Red Cross volunteers were killed in Gambo, Central African Republic. According to a Red Cross media statement, the volunteers were participating in a crisis meeting at a medical center when they were attacked. | Yes | Media |
2310 | Aug | 12 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 35.9033 | 36.733459 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Seven volunteers working with an NGO were assassinated at their compound at night in Sarmeen, Idlib, while they were sleeping. They died from gunshot wounds to the head and some media reports state that the perpetrators used silencers on their firearms. The bodies of the aid workers were found when the next team arrived at the compound for the morning shift. | Yes | Media |
2311 | Aug | 14 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 34.52151 | 65.246344 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three national aid workers for an INGO were gunned down and killed in Ghor province, somewhere near the capital city of Chaghcharan. Two others (not currently counted in the AWSD because the information could not be verified) were reportedly wounded in the event. Although the motive and perpetrators of this incident are also unknown, the area reportedly has an active Taliban and ISIS presence. | Yes | Media |
2464 | Aug | 15 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 34.171831 | 70.621679 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national staff member of an INGO was shot and killed during a personal dispute in Nanghar. | Yes | Focal Point |
2429 | Aug | 16 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 5.764345 | 20.670528 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | An assailant attempted to murder a guard on the organization's compound in Bambari. He was stabbed in the back four times by one assailant. He was taken to the hospital and although he was seriously injured, he survived the attack. Although the motive for the attack is difficult to ascertain, it should be mentioned that the compound was later robbed by four individuals. | Yes | Focal Point |
2493 | Aug | 17 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 7.885906 | 32.691324 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was assaulted in al-Mabien, South Sudan. Further details are not available. | Yes | Focal Point |
2494 | Aug | 17 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 11.746996 | 11.966192 | Incidental | Staff member | Not applicable | Two staff members got into a confrontation with one another after one arrived late to the distribution point. The argument escalated to physical violence and both had to be treated at a clinic for their injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
2374 | Aug | 21 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 6.777367 | 29.71322 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One NGO staff member was killed at home in Cuei Cok in Rumbek East. This incident is not considered to be due to his work as an aid worker but to inter-communal fighting in the town. | Yes | Official Report |
2375 | Aug | 22 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 4.41024 | 32.574038 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) discovered the body of an NGO driver when they responded to the sounds of gunfire in Torit, near the UNMISS base. It is unknown whether the incident is related and a police investigation was underway during the time that this incident was reported. The NGO driver had been shot. | Yes | Official Report |
2469 | Aug | 22 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16.766589 | -3.002561 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A UN vehicle en route from the airport to the city center was targeted by small arms fire from another vehicle. One international staff member was wounded in the arm and the chest. The driver was injured in the chest. Both were transferred to the hospital with serious injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
2318 | Aug | 24 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | 14.487428 | -4.197463 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staffer was killed in his hotel room in the Mopti region of central Mali. His personal items were missing from the hotel room where he was found. The perpetrators of the attack are currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2317 | Aug | 27 | 2017 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Office/compound | 24.814844 | 67.111745 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two armed attackers forcefully entered the office of a national NGO and killed its founder. The two suspects escaped after the attack. The police believe that the killing may have been as a result of a personal dispute and not to do with the man's status as an aid worker. | Yes | Official Report |
2428 | Aug | 29 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 32.264539 | 68.524715 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Four national male staff members were kidnapped by the Taliban in Pakitika and released over the course of several weeks. An additional staff member from the same organization was also abducted with the group but released less than 24 hours (and therefore not counted here). | Yes | Focal Point |
2454 | Sep | 1 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 7.709188 | 27.983474 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female UN national staff member walking to the office in Deraja Wau town in the morning and was attacked by two men. She was grabbed by the neck and forced to the ground in an effort to control her while they attempted to steal her bag. The woman was unable to call for help because she was being choked as she the man held her down. A passerby saw the incident and intervened. The female staff member sustained injuries during the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2314 | Sep | 4 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.539036 | 21.991001 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Ex-Seleka | One INGO staff member is in critical condition after being stabbed by a person reportedly affiliated with the ex-Seleka faction, the Popular Front for the Central African Renaissance. The incident took place in front of a hospital in Bria and the motive for the attack is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2319 | Sep | 7 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Raid | Project site | 7.311512 | 18.31172 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Ex-Seleka | One INGO aid worker was killed in Bogidi when gunmen with possible associations to the ex-Seleka faction raided the organization's distribution site. The victim and two other INGO aid workers were told to follow the perpetrators to the authorities. Sometime during the transfer, they singled out the temporary worker (hired for the day) and drove away with him. He was later killed for reasons that remain unclear. The two other staff members in the car were released. | Yes | Official Report |
2320 | Sep | 7 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Public location | 4.577569 | 28.398784 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An NGO worker was found dead in Western Equatorial on September 7th after being reported missing since the weekend. His body was retrieved from the Uze River outside of Yambio Town. There are no further details available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2315 | Sep | 8 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.244754 | 30.199338 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One national ICRC staff member was killed when a convoy of nine trucks and a four-wheel-drive vehicle was shot at by unknown assailants in Kotobi. The convoy was returning from a relief operation. | Yes | Official Report |
2321 | Sep | 9 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 9.88942 | 32.718138 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | In an act of revenge, an SPLA soldier escaped from detention and opened fire at a housing complex for SPLA officers, killing one soldier and one INGO national staff member. He had been incarcerated by his commanding officer since September 8th (reasons unknown). The soldier fled after the shooting and has not been apprehended. . | Yes | Official Report |
2316 | Sep | 11 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 36.692617 | 67.117951 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One international staff member of the ICRC working in Mazar-i-Sharif, was shot and killed at the organization's rehabilitation center where she treated disabled men, women, and children. She was taken to a NATO medical facility where she succumbed to her wounds. According to early reports, the shooter was someone that she treated. | Yes | Media |
2455 | Sep | 13 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Office/compound | 12.672917 | 13.616014 | Incidental | Host State | Nigerian Armed Forces | Four members of a UN agency were seriously assaulted by soldiers that had entered their residential compound in Monguno. The soldiers were making their rounds to enforce curfew when the attack occurred, reportedly because the soldiers found that some contracted staff were in violation of the regulations. They forced the staff inside and proceeded to make their way through the house, waking other staff up and assaulting or threatening them. Three contracted drivers and one staff member were physically hurt in the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2474 | Sep | 13 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.934773 | 13.623968 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | A contracted truck driver transporting UN commodities was shot by suspected Bobo-Haram fighters along the Dikwa-Maiduguri road. Despite the injury, he managed to drive to Dikwa. | Yes | Focal Point |
2470 | Sep | 15 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 7.265136 | 5.460296 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | On September 15th, one UN national staff member and a driver were ambushed by armed robbers between Akure and Ibadan, resulting in the death of the driver and the kidnapping of the female staff member. She was released on September 18th, 2017. | Yes | Focal Point |
2372 | Sep | 16 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 5.06697 | 30.733558 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An NGO national staff member was abducted by armed men in Jambo, Mundri East County. He has not been released and the reason for his abduction is unknown. This follows earlier violence in the county that prompted the relocation of other staff. | Yes | Official Report |
2463 | Sep | 19 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.647987 | 36.679543 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One female national INGO staff member was killed during an aerial bombing on a hospital in Maarat Annuman district in Idlib, Syria. Syrian forces and/or their allies were the perpetrators of the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2478 | Sep | 20 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.316667 | 68.45 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Anti-government elements diverted one out of three UN agency contracted trucks that were heading to Barmal district to an unknown location, off-loaded the items from the truck and reportedly sold them at the market. They kidnapped the truck driver but released him on September 29th. | Yes | Focal Point |
2456 | Sep | 22 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 9.231487 | 29.800503 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN male staff member was assaulted by armed men and had his personal items (laptop and money) stolen in Bentiu POC camp. He was taken to an INGO medical clinic for treatment. | Yes | Focal Point |
2373 | Sep | 23 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 5.343688 | 30.450165 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two national staff members were assaulted during a robbery on an NGO compound in Lui, Mundri East County, and required medical attention. Valuables were stolen during the compound robbery. | Yes | Official Report |
2431 | Sep | 28 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 8.296968 | 30.153157 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Youths | A male national staff member was shot during a fight between from conflicting Padeah and Kur villages, which started at the airstrip while an ICRC distribution was taking place. It is not know if he was shot at the distribution site or somewhere else. | Yes | Focal Point |
2433 | Oct | 1 | 2017 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.577589 | 44.017799 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A Non-State Armed Actor abducted one male national INGO staff member in Taiz, Yemen. He was released nine days after negotiations on October 9th. | Yes | Focal Point |
2322 | Oct | 7 | 2017 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 13.61975 | 25.354871 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One female international aid worker was abducted from her home in El-Fasher in North Darfur by armed gunmen. Some reports say that a ransom was demanded for her release, although those reports currently cannot be corroborated. Neither can reports that allege that she was abducted by pro-government factions in protest to not having received their salaries. Some reports also state that she was working for a Swiss INGO which provides aid to children. United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Marta Ruedas, made a statement in regards to this incident calling for the release of the aid worker. Update: She was released on November, 15th, 2018. Reportedly, no ransom was paid by the host government or home government. Two members of the kidnapping team were arrested. It is possible that she ran her own charity although this has not been verified at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2324 | Oct | 8 | 2017 | PK | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 33.729388 | 73.093146 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national staff member was sitting in a park with some friends when he was attacked by three perpetrators in Islamabad that ran away after the attack. The staff member suffered multiple fractures on his left arm and required medical attention for his injuries. The reason for the attack is unknown and the attack is under investigation. | Yes | Focal Point |
2457 | Oct | 12 | 2017 | MU | Mauritius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -20.166274 | 57.502302 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A man on a motorbike grabbed the handbag of a female UN national staff member after she had left the office for the day. Having held onto the strap, she fell to the ground and was dragged behind the motorcyclist as he tried to steal it. The perpetrator let go of the bag when passers-by shouted at him. The staff member did not have any broken bones but went to the hospital to seek treatment for her cuts and bruises. | Yes | Focal Point |
2326 | Oct | 12 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 4.864586 | 31.558421 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Armed men raided the home of a UN aid worker in Gudele, Juba. The aid worker was shot and killed during the robbery along with his brother (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
2323 | Oct | 14 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Public location | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Five aid workers from that Somali Red Crescent died after a massive truck bomb exploded in Mogadishu, followed by another, smaller, bomb. An additional thirteen aid workers (3 volunteers, 7 staff members, and 3 security guards) were wounded in the attack. Over 300 hundred people are reported to have been killed with scores more still missing. Although no credit has been taken for the attack, Al-Shabaab is widely reported as being the only group with the means to execute such an attack. This was the largest terrorist attack that Somalia has experienced in its history. | Yes | Media |
2426 | Oct | 16 | 2017 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | 13.533333 | 14.316667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member was killed in a botched home invasion/robbery in Bagasola. | Yes | Focal Point |
2325 | Oct | 16 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.821201 | 31.542647 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | On 16 October in Juba, an INGO vehicle carrying refugees from Juba to Gorom was fired upon by armed men on Yei Road not far from a SPLA checkpoint. The driver was shot in the arm and one of the refugees suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. Cash and other personal items were stolen by the perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
2486 | Oct | 17 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 34.555349 | 69.207486 | Incidental | Host State | Unknown | One national female aid worker for an INGO was injured by shrapnel after the area was targeted by aerial bombing. | Yes | Focal Point |
2376 | Oct | 20 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 6.213266 | 31.565542 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | There was an armed robbery of an INGO compound on October 20th, 2017 in Bor town. A group of men robbed the compound and assaulted two INGO staff members that required medical treatment after being badly beaten. | Yes | Official Report |
2435 | Oct | 22 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 17.570692 | -3.996166 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national INGO staff members were kidnapped while they were traveling in a vehicle. No further information is available about this incident from the reporting agency, | Yes | Focal Point |
2216 | Oct | 22 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Unknown | Project site | 36.202105 | 36.202105 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One volunteer was killed during an airstrike while performing his humanitarian duties in Aleppo. | Yes | Media |
2437 | Oct | 23 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.329652 | 40.135034 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer was killed in the line of duty in Deir Ezzour on 23 October while the volunteer was giving First Aid support and was in the vicinity of mortar fire. Initial reports suggest it was a wrong place wrong time incident. At the same time, another volunteer was wounded. | Yes | Focal Point |
2471 | Oct | 28 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two UN contracted guards and one contracted driver were killed in the suicide car bombing attack on the Naasa-Hablood Hotel in Mogadishu. A UN agency staff member who as also in the car survived but was also seriously wounded. He managed to jump out of the vehicle before the explosion. The national staff member received care in the local hospital and then was MEDEVAC to Nairobi for specialized medical attention. At least twenty-three people died in the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2479 | Oct | 28 | 2017 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.307049 | 62.136421 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One UN agency contracted commercial truck carrying relief items was stopped and diverted by AGE in Shindad district of Herat province. Reportedly the truck driver and the truck was taken to the AGEs stronghold but the driver and the truck were later released on November 18th. | Yes | Focal Point |
2327 | Nov | 4 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.996436 | 19.191914 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male ICRC aid worker was shot and killed when the convoy he was driving in was attacked by armed assailants while they were on their way to deliver humanitarian aid. According to an official statement, the attack appears to have been a robbery attempt, which occurred east of Kaga Bandoro. The vehicle had been clearly marked with the ICRC emblem. | Yes | Official Report |
2487 | Nov | 5 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 10.016921 | 29.974053 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO aid worker in Ajoung Thok was assaulted by a robber armed with a machete just outside the organization's compound. His personal items were stolen from him during the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2329 | Nov | 7 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 4.41024 | 32.574038 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A UN national staff member was killed in Torit, Eastern Equatorial when armed men shot him while attempting to gain entry into his home. Robbery is the suspected motive. | Yes | Official Report |
2331 | Nov | 11 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 6.918673 | 19.186249 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A UN agency mechanic that was traveling as part of a humanitarian convoy was physically assaulted and robbed. The convoy was on its way to Kaga Bandoro from Nana-Outta village when the attack occurred. The mechanic was later treated for his injuries at Kaga Bandoro hospital. The convoy was escorted to its destination by a patrol without further incident. | Yes | Official Report |
2330 | Nov | 13 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 4.41024 | 32.574038 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member, a driver for an INGO, was shot while eating supper with his colleagues. According to media reports, armed assailants opened fire on the center where they were eating, wounding the driver. On their way to the health clinic, they were ambushed by armed men. The wounded man's colleagues ran into the bush and found their colleague dead the next morning. The details of the report are still preliminary and likely to change. | Yes | Official Report |
2335 | Nov | 13 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Public location | 5.177861 | 5.708404 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | Three aid workers working for a medical organization were released after being kidnapped in Enekorogha on October 13th, 2017. However, one aid worker, also kidnapped at the same time, was killed by the criminal gang that is reportedly responsible for their abduction. According to one reporter, this was the first time the criminal group resorted to kidnapping and killing of a foreigner. The report also states that a ransom was demanded for the release of the workers. All the aid workers were from the United Kingdom. | Yes | Media |
2332 | Nov | 14 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 5.39565 | 26.491673 | Economic | Aid recipient | Refugees | On 14 November, South Sudanese refugees attempted to loot an INGO warehouse. During food distribution, one NGO worker was assaulted by the refugees and suffered injuries that need to be treated at Obo Hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2490 | Nov | 17 | 2017 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | 36.206293 | 44.00887 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A female international staff member was jogging in the park in Erbil, Iraq. She followed by a man who physically restrained her and sexually assaulted her. The assailant ran away when the female staff member started shouting. | Yes | Focal Point |
2333 | Nov | 18 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 6.56098 | 30.502 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A male guard working for an NGO was shot and killed in Yirol, Lakes. According to reports, the incident was the result of a personal dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
2337 | Nov | 18 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.537147 | 36.385345 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three male NGO workers were killed during heavy aerial bombing in Syria's Eastern Ghouta region on November 18th, 2017. The aid workers were killed while they were helping civilians that had been injured in an earlier airstrike. Other team members were also injured in the attack but the numbers and severity of their injuries have not been reported at this time. | Yes | Media |
3463 | Nov | 22 | 2017 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 13.578889 | 44.021944 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) | A UN agency partner vehicle driver was injured after his vehicle was hit by Saudi led coalition airstrike in Taiz. | Yes | Focal Point |
2488 | Nov | 22 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 32.844941 | 36.225112 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO national staff member was abducted and held for ransom in Izra, Syria. Assailants physically assaulted the aid worker badly in captivity. The crime was economically motivated (and potentially premeditated due to certain circumstances that would make the aid worker a valuable target). Released after three days, the staff member required medical treatment for their wounds. | Yes | Focal Point |
2336 | Nov | 23 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 35.931027 | 36.641778 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO aid worker was shot and killed on the way to work in the Idlib city by an unknown assailant. | Yes | Media |
2489 | Nov | 25 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 15.919256 | 2.39243 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was brutally assaulted at the organization's compound in Menaka, Mali. Items were stolen after the attack. The staff member had to be medically evacuated for treatment and then travel outside of the country for additional medical support. | Yes | Focal Point |
2472 | Nov | 27 | 2017 | KE | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | -0.453229 | 39.646099 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | A truck contracted by a UN agency partner in Garissa county ran over an IED planted in the road. All three contracted employees sustained major injuries as a result of the attack. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the area is prone to extremist activities by Al-Shabaab. The workers were delivering food commodities at the time. | Yes | Focal Point |
2334 | Nov | 28 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Unknown | Raid | Public location | 7.477959 | 31.519872 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Six NGO workers were killed in a raid on Duk Payuel village. Reportedly, around 44 people were killed and dozens wounded when assailants launched a coordinated attack the village. Houses and huts were destroyed in the attack and around 50 women and children were abducted. An NGO warehouse was looted and around 1,000 cattle were stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
2338 | Dec | 4 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Public location | 5.652673 | 31.05127 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A demining team contracted by an INGO was attacked by 15 armed men while the team was camped in Kowari Village between Rokon and Tindalo. Three vehicles and personal property were stolen. The vehicles were later recovered after being abandoned not far from the site. Two of the staff members sustained fractures and bruises. | Yes | Official Report |
2475 | Dec | 8 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.088624 | 28.641064 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A contracted truck heading to Abyei was ambushed by unknown gunmen in Madou village, Warrap state. The driver was shot in the left pelvic area and had to be medically evacuated to Wau for further medical treatment. | Yes | Focal Point |
2339 | Dec | 8 | 2017 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 7.69493 | 18.626469 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national aid worker was killed in Kabo after gunman raided his home and shot him. His death is the latest in a week of clashes between two armed groups in the country. The aid worker, age 35, died in the hospital. According to reports, at least 10 people have been killed during the week-long clashes between armed groups. | Yes | Media |
2424 | Dec | 9 | 2017 | MG | Madagascar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Project site | -23.064754 | 43.59048 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | During a night raid, armed bandits attacked a project team of four aid workers that were spending the night at the site. The team was robbed of valuables and one of the team members was raped. | Yes | Focal Point |
2340 | Dec | 9 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.280151 | 29.780241 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A convoy of vehicles belonging to a UN-contracted demining company was ambushed at Dobor about ten miles from Rubkona. Six people were wounded in the attack, two with critical gunshot injuries (the extent of the injuries of the other four victims is unknown). | Yes | Official Report |
2215 | Dec | 11 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.57244 | 36.401956 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One volunteer was killed in Douma when the area he was performing humanitarian services in was shelled. | Yes | Media |
2434 | Dec | 12 | 2017 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.577589 | 44.017799 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A Non-State Armed Group detained one male national INGO aid worker in Taiz on December 12th. He was released after negotiations in early January. | Yes | Focal Point |
2438 | Dec | 17 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 8.461161 | 25.680587 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | Six aid workers were missing after an ambush on the road between Raga and Deim Zubier. It was reported that they may have been caught up in an attack on SPLA forces by the SPLA-IO. It was later confirmed that they (and their vehicles) were taken by opposition forces and held in Raj for approximately three days before being released. | Yes | Official Report |
2341 | Dec | 17 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.335281 | 14.188221 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | Three people, including a UN-contracted driver and assistant driver, were killed in an attack on a convoy in Borno State, 22 miles southwest of Ngala by an armed group. There's a militant presence in the region and although no reports have confirmed the perpetrator, reports have mentioned Boko Haram and their previous attacks on security convoys in 2017. | Yes | Media |
2345 | Dec | 25 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.811564 | 36.202047 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One volunteer was killed in Bdama when the area where he was helping to rescue civilians that had been victims of a shell attack was fired upon again. | Yes | Media |
2440 | Dec | 26 | 2017 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Project site | 9.231487 | 29.800503 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Internally Displaced People (IDPs) | A group of internally displaced persons (IDPs) reportedly attacked a male national truck driver that was driving aid supplies into Bentiu POC camp. He was assaulted with spears in the buffer zone for unknown reasons. It should be noted that it is unclear whether the driver was contracted by a UN agency or an INGO (noted in the ASWD database as an INGO contractor with the information currently made available). He was referred to an INGO for treatment for the wounds that he sustained. | Yes | Official Report |
2343 | Dec | 26 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.440378 | 36.65721 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | A male volunteer was killed on December 26th in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib governorate, at the organization's centre during an airstrike. | Yes | Media |
2312 | Dec | 30 | 2017 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Public location | 15.579155 | 32.564528 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female UN international staff member was walking to work in the Al Riyadh area of Khartoum when she was attacked by two men on a motorcycle. The men dragged her behind the motorcycle for a distance and then physically assaulted her, biting off her thumb in the attack. The aid worker had to be medically evacuated to Nairobi to receive treatment for extensive injuries. Robbery is the suspected motive for the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2378 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 9.231487 | 29.800503 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A UN agency national staff member was assaulted by two unknown men at his shelter inside the Protection of Civilians site at around midnight in Bentiu. The motive for the attack is unknown and the victim was treated at an INGO clinic for his injuries. | Yes | Official Report | ||
2683 | 2018 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 19.1399952 | -72.3570972 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One international INGO staff member was kidnapped and later released unharmed. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
2662 | Jan | 7 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 34.533333 | 69.166667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national male INGO driver was ambushed while travelling in Kabul and forced out of his vehicle by perpetrators with weapons. The staff member was injured after being beaten. | Yes | Focal Point |
2592 | Jan | 9 | 2018 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 32.22183 | 35.25881 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One volunteer was shot dead in Nablus in the West Bank. More than twenty bullets were shot from a passing vehicle during the drive-by unknown assailants. The volunteer was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. | Yes | Media |
2364 | Jan | 12 | 2018 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 27.036541 | 14.429024 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN agency employees and their driver have all been found after having been kidnapped on January 12th from Sabha. The driver was found on Sunday and the female UN worker was found in the northern suburbs of Sabha. The male national UN staffer (not counted here at this time until further information becomes available) was found on Saturday near Sabha city. | Yes | Media |
2669 | Jan | 14 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 35.708333 | 36.805 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national INGO staff member was seriously wounded after being hit by shrapnel as a result of airstrikes in Ma'saran, Idlib. | Yes | Focal Point |
2603 | Jan | 14 | 2018 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 27.043449 | 14.42952 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male Libyan Red Crescent volunteer was transporting a patient between two hospitals. After the transfer, the volunteer left with the ambulance and disappeared. After three days he was located in Um Aranib hospital, 52 km away from his initial location, unconscious, badly beaten, and he had a broken leg. On January 14th has was transferred to Misurata hospital but died on-route. No other information is available about this incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
2615 | Jan | 15 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -6.305744 | 28.140761 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two national staff members were ambushed on the road and kidnapped in Bendera, Tanganyika. They were released three days later and the primary motive is suspected to have been financial. | Yes | Focal Point |
2643 | Jan | 18 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -0.566667 | 28.7 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two national staff members were ambushed on the road and kidnapped. They were released after 30 hours. The motive was reported to be most likely financial in nature. | Yes | Focal Point |
2370 | Jan | 20 | 2018 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.369445 | 44.191007 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male UN agency staff member was led out of his car at gunpoint and abducted. His wife was in the car at the time of the incident as well but only the staff member was taken. The perpetrator was wearing a mask at the time of the incident. At the time of this report, the staff member's whereabouts were unknown. Reports regarding this incident are currently unconfirmed. | Yes | Media |
2552 | Jan | 20 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Ambush | Project site | 33.57175 | 36.4027 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male NGO volunteer providing aid after an attack, was killed around 11:30am in Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, by supposed Syrian Regime artillery shelling. | Yes | Media |
2346 | Jan | 21 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Public location | 10.114894 | 29.967957 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Youths | On the morning of January 21st, youths attacked a group of national NGO staff members in Ajuong Thok. Four were seriously injured and had to be taken to the hospital. Reports suggest that the motive for this attack may have been the result of grievances about the perceived lack of employment opportunities. | Yes | Official Report |
2649 | Jan | 22 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 9.31402 | 29.07999 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member was wounded when the car he was travelling in was ambushed in a road attack. The perpetrators robbed the occupants. | Yes | Focal Point |
2549 | Jan | 23 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 34.555347 | 69.207489 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male UN Agency driver and a female colleague with her son were kidnapped, after their car was stopped by unknown assailants around 6:00am in the North of the capital. The body of the driver was recovered on March 16 2018 and the female UN agency staff and her son were released by the kidnappers on May 24, 2018. | Yes | Media |
2344 | Jan | 24 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Complex attack | Raid | Office/compound | 34.419849 | 70.472943 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | Four national staff members of an INGO and one soldier (not counted here) were killed in a complex attack on the organization's office in Jalalabad. The attackers detonated a suicide car bomb and then laid siege to the building for hours. Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for the attack. Five other national INGO staff were injured in the attack and are receiving medical treatment. | Yes | media |
2670 | Jan | 25 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Youths | One male national INGO staff member was wounded when shot in the abdomen on a road in Lekuangole, Pibor district, Jonglei State. The staff member reportedly saw an 8 year old child playing with a rifle, attempted to take it away, and was shot by the child. It is unknown whether or not the weapons discharge was intentional. | Yes | Focal Point |
2348 | Jan | 25 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.489911 | 29.012146 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | A UN agency contracted driver was shot on Kuajok-Mayom road. The vehicle was part of a convoy and was reportedly stopped by SPLA soldiers between Ajakuac and Abiemnom. The soldiers demanded a lift and were refused which prompted one of the soldiers to fire his weapon and wound the driver's assistant. The soldier was later arrested and the contractor was taken to a clinic for medical treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2347 | Jan | 27 | 2018 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Economic | Staff member | Security guard | A UN agency staff member was shot dead in Mogadishu within the agency's compound. A security guard that had previously been fired and then reinstated to his post allegedly shot the employee. The motive for the attack appears to be in relation to that human resources incident. | Yes | Media |
2650 | Jan | 29 | 2018 | TN | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 36.862532 | 10.218272 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national female staff member was walking on the street when a thief walked up to her and stole her phone and tried to steal her bag. She resisted and was hurt in the struggle when he pushed her back. The aid worker fell and injured her back. She was out on medical leave for over a week. | Yes | Focal Point |
2351 | Jan | 30 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 7.471182 | 18.451663 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Mouvement Patriotique pour la Centrafrique / Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (MPC/FPRC) | A national staff member was kidnapped on January 29th in Ouhman Prefecture. Two INGO vehicles were reportedly intercepted by combatants from the Mouvement Patriotique pour la Centrafrique / Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (MPC/FPRC). An international staff member that was traveling as part of the convoy in another vehicle was also stopped but allowed to continue. The abducted staff member was found on February 2nd in critical condition after having been tortured. | Yes | Official Report | |||
2721 | Feb | 5 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.538535 | 36.366068 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Unknown | One male national NGO volunteer was killed by aerial bombardment in Arbeen (Arbin) town, Eastern Ghouta. | Yes | Focal Point |
2349 | Feb | 6 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 34.650659 | 36.854628 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One volunteer was killed while working to rescue civilians affected by Russian aerial bombing in Al Gharafa. The area was struck again shortly after the first bombing and the volunteer was killed. | Yes | Media |
2354 | Feb | 8 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.771316 | 33.592394 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO driver was assaulted when the vehicle he was travelling in was ambushed by a group of armed men between Kapoeta South and Camp 15. There were two other staff members in the vehicle for a total of two international staff members and one local staff member. They were all robbed of their valuables and money. The international staff members were robbed of their passports as well. After the attack, the group traveled to Kapoeta so that their colleague could receive medical attention at the hospital for a head injury. | Yes | Official Report |
2355 | Feb | 8 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.440378 | 36.65721 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three volunteers were killed in two airstrikes when their operational center was hit during aerial bombardments by the state. Four other volunteers were hurt but they are not counted here since that information could not be verified. | Yes | Media |
2359 | Feb | 8 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 35.647987 | 36.679543 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One volunteer for a Syrian NGO was wounded during the shelling of Maarrat Al-Numam town in Idlib governorate. | Yes | Media |
2600 | Feb | 8 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.99845 | -2.95453 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national INGO staff member was abducted by a Non-State Armed Group and released two days later after local negotiations took place. The abduction occurred while the staff member was on-route in a vehicle to his destination in the Douentza region. | Yes | Focal Point |
2352 | Feb | 10 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An NGO security guard was killed during a compound robbery of the organization's office in Juba. | Yes | Official Report |
2353 | Feb | 11 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Public location | 7.780485 | 33.00291 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One casual NGO worker was killed during an attack in Akobo, Jonglei, that was reported to be caused by a local dispute. Another NGO staff member was hurt as well (not counted here as severity of his injuries could not be verified). | Yes | Official Report |
2722 | Feb | 13 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.525278 | 36.352778 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national NGO volunteer was killed by aerial bombardment in the Damascus suburb Zamalka. | Yes | Focal Point |
2356 | Feb | 15 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35 | 38 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One volunteer was killed and one wounded (not countered at this time because the information could not be verified) during aerial airstrikes. | Yes | Media |
2369 | Feb | 17 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -1.18557 | 29.446951 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two aid workers were killed and one abducted on February 17th. The attack occurred in the village of Mushikiri located on the Nyanzal | Yes | Media |
2698 | Feb | 18 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 7.783333 | 33.05 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was injured when shot in accidental crossfire. The perpetrator is currently unknown at this time. | Yes | Focal Point |
2357 | Feb | 19 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 8.410151 | 20.648179 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC) | One INGO staff member was kidnapped and held for three days by the Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC). A ransom was demanded for the release of the staff member and it was paid, however, it is not clear whether it was a family member or another individual or entity that paid for his release. | Yes | Official Report |
2358 | Feb | 19 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.529083 | 36.527018 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three NGO staff members were killed by aerial bombing in Eastern Ghouta during the continued Syrian government-led siege. | Yes | Media |
2631 | Feb | 20 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -3.4 | 29.0824 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male UN contracted driver was shot and killed when his truck was ambushed while transporting food items in South Kivu by Uvira town. | Yes | Focal Point |
2380 | Feb | 20 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.558337 | 36.460617 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two national NGO volunteers were killed by artillery shelling while they were helping civilians that were affected by an earlier attack in Douma. | Yes | Media |
2360 | Feb | 21 | 2018 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.653899 | 38.516826 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO male staff member needed medical attention after he was shot twice by armed perpetrators who ambushed the organization's vehicle. The staff members (five in total but only one was wounded) were in the vicinity of Darer Dima and traveling from Malkadaka to Garbatulla when they were attacked. Nothing was stolen from the passengers. While it was reported that the aid workers did not appear to be targeted specifically for their affiliation to an aid organization and that there has been an increase in insecurity in greater Isiolo county, it should also be noted that the vehicle was clearly marked. | Yes | Focal Point |
2561 | Feb | 24 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 35.914759 | 36.614433 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One female NGO staff member died when her house, located in the Kafar Sgana suburb south of Idlib, was hit during a reported government airstrike targeting rebels in the area. The strike also killed members of her family staying in the house (not counted here). | Yes | Media |
2706 | Feb | 25 | 2018 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Project site | 3.767564 | 34.728647 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Administration Police (AP) | One male national INGO staff member sustained a fractured leg after reportedly being assaulted by the Administration Police of the Kalobeyei Settlement area at 11:30pm LT. | Yes | Focal Point |
2619 | Feb | 25 | 2018 | SL | Sierra Leone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 7.95639 | -11.74 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A staff member of an INGO was attacked by armed assailants during an armed burglary at his residence. The staff was severely beaten with boards, sticks and other sharp instruments. | Yes | Focal Point |
2361 | Feb | 27 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.090911 | 17.668887 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Ex-Seleka | Suspected Ex-Seleka members shot and killed six people at an illegal checkpoint south of Makounda in Ouham Prefecture. One of the victims was a national UN education consultant and five were staff members from a local non-governmental organization. The perpetrators, reportedly belonging to the MPC faction, set the vehicle on fire after the shooting. The aid workers were on their way to Makounda. | Yes | Official Report |
2362 | Feb | 27 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 9.240345 | 29.799546 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO aid worker was assaulted at home in Bentiu protection of civilian (PoC) site. His injuries required medical treatment. Three other people were also hurt in the attack but they sustained minor injuries. Nothing was taken from the household. | Yes | Official Report |
2381 | Feb | 27 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.665868 | 29.211771 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Gunmen intercepted and abducted an INGO contracted driver and his assistant along the Mweso-Kalembe road axis. The vehicle was clearly marked. No additional information about their whereabouts is available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2363 | Feb | 28 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.545997 | 36.406492 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One volunteer was killed in Rif Dimashq, Eastern Ghouta when he was caught in an air raid while helping civilians affected by earlier aerial bombardment. | Yes | Media |
2365 | Mar | 1 | 2018 | NG | Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | Complex attack | Raid | Project site | 12.270081 | 14.463596 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | Boko Haram fighters raided the north-eastern town of Rann, home to a camp housing 55,000 internally displaced persons. Armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades the insurgent group attacked the military post guarding the camp. Initial reports state that 3 aid workers contracted by the UN (from two different agencies), all Nigerian nationals, were killed in the attack. One nurse, a third party contractor to a UN agency, was kidnapped. Two midwives, both female aid workers and supported by an INGO, were also kidnapped by the militant group. Other unconfirmed reports suggest that there may have been more abductions. This incident will be updated when more information becomes available. Updates: 1. (Kidnapped/killed - Monday, September 17th, 2018) One of the kidnapped midwives was killed on or around September 17th. The Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria called the act, "cowardly, heinous and despicable." She was killed by Boko Haram while she was held captive. 2. (Kidnapped/killed) - On October 16th, 2018 the ICRC confirmed that another female healthcare worker (midwife) that had been kidnapped by Boko Haram in March was executed by the group. She was 24 years old. | Yes | Media |
2671 | Mar | 1 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 36.216667 | 37.166667 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was wounded in his home when a VBIED exploded near his house in the countryside surrounding Aleppo. Coordinates listed are for Aleppo city as exact location of the incident is unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
2726 | Mar | 1 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 32.616667 | 36.1 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One volunteer in Daraa was killed by a stray bullet. | Yes | Media |
2627 | Mar | 2 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.22902 | 31.43816 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff was assaulted by criminals after the car that he was traveling in was ambushed on the road in Mayom. Robbery was reported as the most likely motive for the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
2386 | Mar | 6 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Landmine | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.42 | 36.59 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One male national NGO volunteer died after a mine exploded in Aleppo province, Der Sawwan district. | Yes | Media |
2449 | Mar | 6 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 33.516729 | 36.954107 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two national aid workers were killed when an aerial attack by Syrian forces hit their homes in Eastern Ghouta. | Yes | Focal Point |
2385 | Mar | 7 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 33.513742 | 36.347101 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Four national male volunteers were killed during air strikes in Ein Tarma, Eastern Ghouta. | Yes | Media |
2448 | Mar | 8 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 33.516729 | 36.954107 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One national aid worker was killed when an aerial attack hit his home in Eastern Ghouta. | Yes | Focal Point |
2387 | Mar | 10 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.140888 | 36.755199 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One female national NGO volunteer was killed during air raids on Idlib while fulfilling emergency response duties. | Yes | Media |
2620 | Mar | 11 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 36.585331 | 37.056561 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A volunteer of an INGO was found shot and killed. The volunteer was on personal travel (not on official business) on his motorcycle, mistakenly traveled through an area affected by conflict and reportedly died from a suspected sniper shot. | Yes | Focal Point |
3295 | Mar | 12 | 2018 | SA | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 24.633333 | 46.716667 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | One male Red Crescent staff member was detained in Riyadh by the Security Forces for reportedly having an anti-government twitter account. He was held for 1,120 days and reportedly tortured, before being convicted on April 5, 2021. | Yes | Media |
2377 | Mar | 14 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 9.231487 | 29.800503 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Youths | A UN agency contracted truck driver received a head injury during an assault in Bentiu on March 14th. Local youths threw stones at the truck which broke the windscreen and caused the injury. The driver was treated at an INGO clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2390 | Mar | 14 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.520918 | 36.364792 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One volunteer was killed by a secondary airstrike in Haza (Hazeh), Eastern Ghouta when he was helping civilians affected by an earlier aerial attack. The organization's service center and an ambulance were also destroyed in the incident. | Yes | Media |
2388 | Mar | 16 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.540668 | 36.43275 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national NGO volunteer was killed during air raids in Eastern Ghouta. | Yes | Media |
2382 | Mar | 17 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | -0.050221 | 29.514285 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | According to a report, on March 17th a 20-vehicle NGO convoy was attacked by armed assailants in Virunga Park. During the attack, the convoy lead was injured and needed to be taken to the hospital. Twenty-one people from the convoy were abducted by the armed group and were still being held in captivity on March 20th, 2018. Until a few details can be confirmed, the twenty-one people that have reportedly been abducted are not yet counted here. | Yes | Official Report |
2660 | Mar | 17 | 2018 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.231 | 124.240967 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A female national staff member was a victim of robbery in Iligan city (Philippines) while withdrawing cash from the ATM machine. She was hit in the face 4 times, resulting in a hematoma, and stabbed with an ice pick or screwdriver twice in the stomach. No internal organs were damaged but one of the wounds needed stiches. She was released from hospital the next day. | Yes | Focal Point |
2379 | Mar | 18 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | -0.15496 | 29.243701 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member for an INGO was killed by gunmen in Bwatsinge village, Lubero. At this time there is no further information available about this incident. | Yes | Official Report |
2389 | Mar | 21 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 33.526488 | 36.352518 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One volunteer was killed during an airstrike that hit the organization's office in Ain Trma. The organization reports that the attack was deliberate. | Yes | Media |
2391 | Mar | 21 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.572772 | 36.409376 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One volunteer died after sustaining life-threatening injuries while helping affected civilians after an attack in Douma, Eastern Ghouta. Two other volunteers were also killed in the same area by artillery shelling while supporting civilians affected by earlier attacks. | Yes | Media |
2553 | Mar | 22 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Public location | 15.296896 | -7.184023 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four NGO aid workers were abducted in Dialloube?, Mopti Region by alleged jihadist assailants. The workers were released unharmed after 21 days. | Yes | Media |
2394 | Mar | 25 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.1079 | 30.964542 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | On March 25th, seven NGO workers were abducted by SPLA-IO opposition forces outside Yei, Central Equatorial. The aid workers were part of a convoy that was delivering supplies to health centers in Kupera, Limuro, Wuji, and Koyoko. Along with their three vehicles, they were all released on April 15th and were reported to be in good health. | Yes | Official Report |
2393 | Mar | 26 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.572772 | 36.409376 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One volunteer was injured in Douma by an artillery shell during a rescue mission to evacuate wounded civilians from the area. | Yes | Media |
2383 | Mar | 28 | 2018 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Public location | 2.032194 | 45.304361 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One ICRC staff member was critically injured when an Improvised Explosive Device in a car was detonated outside of the ICRC's office. The staff member later died in the hospital as a result of his injuries. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack and mentioned via their media portal that they killed the victim because he was a member of Parliament. The victim had been working for the ICRC for five months. One other person was hurt in the attack (not counted here). | Yes | Focal Point |
2384 | Mar | 29 | 2018 | AZ | Azerbaijan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 41.071472 | 43.839254 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Three national staff members were killed and two injured when the vehicle that they were driving hit an anti-tank landmine that detonated on impact. The incident occurred in the Ghazanchi area of Nagorno Karabakh on March 29th. | Yes | Media |
2621 | Apr | 4 | 2018 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 7.43051 | 80.99084 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A male staff member of an INGO was riding his motorcycle when he was attacked by two individuals who forcibly took the staff member's bag and stabbed him. | Yes | Focal Point |
2396 | Apr | 5 | 2018 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16.945935 | 97.959286 | Unknown | Host State | Unknown | One male NGO volunteer was shot and killed in southeastern Kayin state. According to reports and a statement by the NGO, the volunteer was returning home on the back of a motorbike from a meeting to help organize humanitarian relief for displaced villagers when he was shot by a Burmese soldier. | Yes | Media |
2571 | Apr | 6 | 2018 | PG | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 5.5056 | 142.572 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A team of local aid workers with the Red Cross was robbed and assaulted by armed assailants in Tari. According to police and incident reports seen by the Guardian and confirmed by the security focal point, the group of eight people, including five PNG Red Cross staff members, was robbed by five people armed with shotguns and machetes last Friday. They had been traveling to Tari, through Hela province, an area which has seen an escalation in violence in recent weeks. The assailants who appeared agitated and would not listen to explanations of the RC reportedly assaulted them and robbed them of clothing and possessions. One staff member was hit with a machete. | Yes | Media |
2395 | Apr | 7 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.023608 | 29.675991 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO worker was shot and killed during an ambush on his vehicle by armed men when he was traveling between Nhialgiu and Bentiu. According to media reports, the aid worker was returning to base from field training. | Yes | Official Report |
2397 | Apr | 7 | 2018 | PG | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | -6.127153 | 143.420306 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | On April 7th, a UN convoy was attacked in Nipa town by a mob. One international staff member was hurt when a rock smashed the rear window of the vehicle. A bullet also punctured the vehicle's tire but they were able to reach safety. Eventually, they reached their destination, Mendi town, and the aid worker was able to receive further treatment. The convoy had been a mix of government partners, the UN and it was escorted by police and the military. | Yes | Focal Point |
2398 | Apr | 8 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 8.723687 | 30.164704 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Youths | One national NGO aid worker was killed in a crossfire incident during clashes in Mayendit between local youths. | Yes | Official Report |
2637 | Apr | 11 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Road | -4.3 | 28.944167 | Unknown | Host state | Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) | One male national UN contracted driver was injured during a reported altercation with a DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) Officer. The staff member was taken to the Baraka hospital and later transferred to Bukavu hospital the following day. | Yes | Focal Point |
2399 | Apr | 11 | 2018 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.733193 | 0.917772 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A German aid worker for an INGO was abducted while traveling close to the border with Mali. Traveling with four other national colleagues, the vehicle was surrounded by armed men on motorbikes. The Nigerian nationals were assaulted and left behind (not counted here at this time until further details can be verified) and the vehicle was set on fire before they were freed. The kidnapping occurred near Ayorou. The staff was released in December 2022. | Yes | Media |
2594 | Apr | 18 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 9.306617 | 30.029697 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | One INGO male staff member sustained a gunshot wound during clashes between government troops and SPLA opposition fighters in Nimni, Guit county. The aid worker was in the wrong place at the wrong time and was not targeted for being an aid worker. | Yes | Focal Point |
2697 | Apr | 19 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 16.083333 | -1.75 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | While travelling in Gourma Rharous District, 4 national INGO staff members (1 male, 2 female, 1 unknown) received blunt force trauma injuries when they were robbed on the highway. The staff members received medical attention for their injuries, and there is no further information available at this time regarding the criminal perpetrators. | Yes | Focal Point |
2401 | Apr | 20 | 2018 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 9.640175 | 28.434905 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Misseriya | One INGO driver was killed and three aid workers injured when they were attacked in the Taalei-Mabek area in Abyei by armed men, suspected to be Misseriya. The team was on a vaccination campaign. The injured aid workers were taken to a hospital in Abyei and then evacuated to an INGO hospital in Agok. | Yes | Official Report |
2400 | Apr | 21 | 2018 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.577589 | 44.017799 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An ICRC vehicle was ambushed on Saturday morning, April 21st while traveling on the outskirts of Taiz. One male international aid worker from Lebanon was shot and killed in the attack. Colleagues traveling with him in the vehicle were unharmed. | Yes | Media |
2402 | Apr | 21 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 2.859023 | 30.838409 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two unarmed security guards at an INGO compound were administered an unknown drug in order to incapacitate them and facilitate a break-in into three different INGO offices on the compound. The perpetrators stole vehicles and laptops. Both of the security guards required medical attention. | Yes | Official Report |
2651 | Apr | 22 | 2018 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 26.666955 | 18.030248 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO national staff member was shot in the foot by a stray bullet during crossfire between two armed actors. He was treated in a medical clinic and released the same day. The incident occurred in Sebha Al-Thanawiya. | Yes | Focal Point |
2559 | Apr | 22 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 34.555347 | 69.207489 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national UN staff member was shot in the shoulder in front of his house. He was treated in the hospital for his wounds. | Yes | Official Report |
2439 | Apr | 23 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 8.296968 | 30.153157 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Armed men attacked the ICRC's base in Leer, Unity State, prompting a halt to activities in seed and farming tool equipment distribution. Shots were fired directly into the field base, resulting in an injury to the leg of a guard who received medical attention in Leer for minor injuries. Eight staff members were temporarily evacuated to Juba after the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2403 | Apr | 24 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.6372 | 31.7153 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Armed assailants shot at a private vehicle that was travelling from Terekeka to Tali. Overtaking the vehicle in Lwoki, they fired, killing the driver and one of the passengers, who worked for an INGO and was reporting back to his duty station. | Yes | Official Report |
2593 | Apr | 24 | 2018 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 14.365716 | 22.46143 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national male aid worker was fatality stabbed outside of his residence. The perpetrator pulled out a knife and stabbed the staff member in the chest. He died in Kulbus hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2404 | Apr | 25 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.095271 | 30.677505 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Ten aid workers were abducted from a mixed-agency convoy that was travelling just outside Yei town in Central Equatorial. They were on their way to Tore to conduct a humanitarian needs assessment. Three of the aid workers are from two different UN agencies, one from a national NGO and six from three different INGOs. The team was reportedly being held in Minyori by an armed group. All ten aid workers were detained for more than five days before being released on April 30th. | Yes | Official Report |
2405 | Apr | 26 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 6.876992 | 31.306979 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO community-based volunteer, working in Gandor clinic in Southern Lietch, was killed by gunfire in Nyandong. Further details are not available but this incident has been verified. | Yes | Official Report |
2406 | Apr | 26 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 6.876992 | 31.306979 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO staff member was killed returning to the NGO clinic in Padeah after having to evacuate the town earlier in the day due to armed conflict between SPLA and armed opposition groups. He was shot on his way back to the village to check on the facility. It is not known who shot him. | Yes | Official Report |
2672 | Apr | 28 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 4.85 | 31.6 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | South Sudan National Police Service | Two national INGO staff members were detained by police after being falsely accused of trying to rob a motorcycle taxi driver in Juba. While in custody, one of the male national staff members was severely beaten. | Yes | Focal Point |
2408 | May | 1 | 2018 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One United Nations female staff member working for agency's immunization program was shot and killed by armed gunmen in Bakara market in the capital, Mogadishu. Although her duty station was in Baidoa town, she was off-duty in Mogadishu buying items for her upcoming wedding, according to a statement made by a family member. | Yes | Media |
2407 | May | 2 | 2018 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Office/compound | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Unknown | A female international staff member working for the ICRC was kidnapped from inside the organization's compound by armed men in Mogadishu on Wednesday evening. Local security authorities have called this an inside job and are investigating whether this incident involved a local private security firm that was staffing the compound. At least one guard is suspected of participating in the kidnapping. Information about any of the perpetrators cannot be confirmed at this time. The motive for the kidnapping is unknown and concern for the aid worker's safety have been expressed. Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab operates in Somalia and is active in Mogadishu. | Yes | Media |
2622 | May | 3 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.585331 | 37.056561 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A male national staff member of an INGO was kidnapped in Azaz on 03 May 2018 and released on 07 May 2019. | Yes | Focal Point |
2409 | May | 5 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 35.359532 | 70.859562 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Afghan National Police (ANP) | One NGO female aid worker in Wama district was shot and killed when an Afghan National Police officer fired his weapon at a group of NGO workers and then fled the scene. Further details about this incident and the motive are unavailable at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2578 | May | 5 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Public location | 34.533814 | 69.181595 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female national INGO staff was struck on her head by a group of armed men after exiting a bank branch. The staff member had withdrawn a large amount of money for office use, which was taken by the armed men after she was assaulted. | Yes | Focal Point |
2572 | May | 9 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 7 | 19.18333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was injured when armed men in uniform broke into the staff members home, and assaulted then robbed the individual of cash and valuables. | Yes | Official Report |
2723 | May | 12 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Landmine | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 33.5 | 37 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national NGO volunteer died after a mine exploded in Jendaires town. | Yes | Focal Point |
2410 | May | 13 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.52371 | -4.118498 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four INGO staff members traveling in an unmarked vehicle were fired upon by an armed group in the Mopti region, approximately three miles (five kilometers) east of Sambere village. Two of the aid workers were wounded and needed to be medically evacuated. | Yes | Official Report |
2411 | May | 13 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.86362 | 28.75435 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was abducted near Penemede, near the administrative border between South Kivu and Maniema, when armed men ambushed an INGO motorcycle convey composed of five workers. Two motorcycles were also taken in the attack. The whereabouts of the worker and the motive for the attack are unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2658 | May | 14 | 2018 | DZ | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 36.883333 | 3.716667 | Other | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One international female INGO consultant was raped by two individuals in their home on May 14, 2018 in Djinet town. The staff member was offered a site seeing trip by the couple, who then kidnapped her and took her to their residence where the sexual assault occurred. After an investigation charges were laid on both individuals. | Yes | Media |
2412 | May | 14 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 5.178817 | 27.956335 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Twelve NGO members went missing in Western Equatorial, near Yangiri, while en route from Tambura to Yambio in a mixed-agency marked convoy. One staff member was able to escape, ten were released on May 18th after negotiations. The last two aid workers, one national and one international, were released on, or around, May 24th. | Yes | Official Report |
2673 | May | 15 | 2018 | NI | Nicaragua | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | 12.136389 | -86.251389 | Political | Unaffiliated | Youths | One male international staff member was wounded when a piece of a cement block broke through a vehicle window and struck the staff member in the neck. The incident occurred while two staff members were travelling from the airport, when they encountered a group of youths manning a road block who threw stones and bricks at the vehicle. | Yes | Focal Point |
2560 | May | 16 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 9.255848 | 29.80355 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | On May 16 a UN mission convoy of 4 trucks arriving at the UNMISS compound were reportedly ambushed by approximately 30 men, who physically assaulted 5 UN drivers with makeshift weapons (i.e.. stones) and robbed them. The five drivers were treated for their injuries at an INGO medical clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2616 | May | 16 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Road | 36.213571 | 36.770435 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national staff member was killed in a vehicle-borne IED explosion in ad-Dana, Syria. The attack occurred close to the organization's compound. | Yes | Focal Point |
2579 | May | 17 | 2018 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 13.590597104615 | 44.0525984337325 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One female national INGO worker was shot and wounded when caught between crossfire. The staff member was travelling from Hawban to Tazi city in the early evening of May 17, 2018, when clashes broke out between the Houthis checkpoint and the first Resistance checkpoint. The staff members car was in the line of fire and she sustained one bullet wound to the leg, which was initially treated at the Revelation Hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2413 | May | 19 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Unknown | Project site | 33.223252 | 35.830723 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO volunteer was killed by artillery shelling while providing emergency rescue services in Jubata Alkashad city in Quneitra. | Yes | Media |
2692 | May | 19 | 2018 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.25 | 34.583333 | Incidental | Staff member | Not applicable | One male UN agency staff member was assaulted and killed in Gambela around 9:00pm May 19, 2018. The staff member arrived in Gambela from Pugnido at 5:00pm and reportedly met friends and colleagues at a local hotel. Reports indicate the staff members body was found at 1:00am and cause of death determined to be a large head injury resulting in blood loss. Another UN agency staff member is in custody in relation to the death. | Yes | Focal Point |
2632 | May | 22 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.224042 | 29.166706 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two male UN contracted staff members were attacked while transporting goods 40km from the town of Rupakona. During the attack the assistant driver was shot and killed, and the driver was severely injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
2415 | May | 22 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.959847 | 31.210376 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Seven INGO staff members traveling in and INGO vehicle convoy were ambushed and held by the unknown assailants in Western Equatorial between Lanyi and Gado. Reports indicate the motive was likely economic and the kidnapping was simply a result of an unplanned ambush. There is no follow-up information available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2416 | May | 22 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 1.572747 | 30.240077 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Armed assailants ambushed an INGO vehicle that was transporting cash from an airfield to the city center in Irumu territory. When the vehicle came under fire, the four aid workers onboard abandoned the vehicle and ran to hide in the bush. Although two aid workers were able to escape, the other two were found by the gunmen. They were assaulted and stabbed. | Yes | Official Report |
2422 | May | 26 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 35.990837 | 36.937984 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) | Five volunteers from a national NGO were shot and killed when armed assailants raided their compound in Al-Hader, Aleppo. The volunteers were blindfolded before being shot. Four died immediately and one died later in the hospital. Two additional volunteers were wounded (not currently counted here because the information cannot be confirmed via the agency) and two more were able to escape the attack. The assailants also stole equipment. Although the motive for the attack and perpetrators are unknown, a few reports pointed to and loosely insinuated that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham may have been involved because they currently control the area. These reports are currently unsubstantiated. On June 3rd, one volunteer that was hurt in the attack the previous week succumbed to his wounds bringing up the total amount of aid workers killed to six. | Yes | Media |
2696 | May | 26 | 2018 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 7.216667 | 48.85 | Economic | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was shot and wounded by an aid recipient at a project site. Reports indicate the perpetrator was upset with being missed during an aid distribution. | Yes | Focal Point |
2417 | May | 30 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 4.089045 | 30.681738 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A commercial vehicle carrying 15 passengers was attacked by armed men on the Yei-Kaya road about 9 miles (16 km) from Yei. Two people were killed during the ambush, one of which was a reportedly a local NGO aid worker. | Yes | Official Report |
2418 | May | 30 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 4.874661 | 31.589626 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two security guards and a driver were assaulted by robbers that broke into an NGO compound around the Tomping area in Juba. They stole personal items and computers. One of the security guards was seriously hurt and required medical attention at the local hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2591 | May | 30 | 2018 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 23.225332 | 90.950096 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A staff member of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society was poisoned/drugged by criminal perpetrators while traveling from Chattogram to Banskhali Upazila on 30th May 2018. He died in the hospital while undergoing treatment. He was carrying a Red Crescent marked bag and his personal items, including a phone, wallet, documents, ID, and official checks were stolen. The staff member was found unconscious. While it's not possible to discern whether he was specially targeted, it was likely that this was random, according to reports. | Yes | Focal Point |
2421 | Jun | 1 | 2018 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 31.416667 | 34.333333 | Political | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One female medical volunteer with an NGO was shot and killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza during a protest. According to witness reports and cellphone footage, the volunteer was moving with her hands up and identification card displayed toward a protestor who was close to the border fence and had been affected by tear gas. A preliminary IDF investigation stated that she was not specifically targeted in the attack. | Yes | Media |
2419 | Jun | 2 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 6.038206 | 31.51063 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Security guard | One UN national staff member was stabbed in the neck with a knife by a security guard that may have been inebriated. The staff member had to be medically evacuated to Juba and is reportedly recovering from the attack. The security guard has been arrested. | Yes | Official Report |
2420 | Jun | 2 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.510918 | 68.903288 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Six people, including one NGO staff member, were abducted by anti-government elements (group unknown) in Aliabad District in Kunduz Province. | Yes | Official Report |
2699 | Jun | 4 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 9.979167 | 33.75 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO guard was injured after being assaulted during an attempted robbery of the INGO office in Maban. The staff member received medical attention for a laceration on his hand. | Yes | Focal Point |
2496 | Jun | 6 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.807249 | 29.678888 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One female national NGO staff member was assaulted by two men after she had inquired whether he was a boda-boda driver available for hire. She was beaten and left unconscious on the side of the road. Some passerby assisted her and she was admitted to the hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2501 | Jun | 6 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.04497 | 36.756362 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One volunteer was killed while conducting search and rescue operations due to earlier bombing activity. The second wave of attacks by Syrian allied forced, reportedly Russia, killed him in Zardana city. | Yes | Media |
2624 | Jun | 7 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Unknown | Unknown | 32.622434 | 36.11097 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | An INGO implementing partner's staff member, his wife and daughter (the latter two not counted in the database) were killed by airstrikes. | Yes | Focal Point |
2500 | Jun | 7 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.016078 | 40.44654 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One national volunteer was killed in Umm Al Mayadin, Daraa, during aerial bombing while he was conducting search and rescue operations after an earlier bombing. | Yes | Media |
2503 | Jun | 7 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 36.046111 | 36.754444 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One volunteer was injured during aerial bombing in Idlib province, Zardana district. | Yes | Media |
2596 | Jun | 12 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | -5.946021 | 29.196717 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national male INGO staff member was wounded outside of his residence when perpetrators assaulted him with a machete. They also stole his personal belongings and it is reported that was most likely the primary motive. The incident occurred in Kalemie, Tanganyika province. | Yes | Focal Point |
2498 | Jun | 13 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 6.996037 | 19.185032 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A number of UN contracted trucks were looted on the Kaga-Bandoro axis in Ouham Prefecture. The armed men forced the vehicles to stop and physically assaulted the truck drivers. A total of four contracted drivers were assaulted with one being injured. The food items that were on the truck were stolen by the perpetrators and the injured driver was admitted into a medical facility for treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2689 | Jun | 19 | 2018 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 32.887222 | 13.191389 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Police | One national INGO staff member was shot and injured when caught in police operation crossfire on a road in Tripoli. | Yes | Focal Point |
2509 | Jun | 19 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 32.626434 | 36.103306 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national male volunteer in Nahta city was killed during search and rescue operations after the area was hit by artillery fire. | Yes | Media |
2505 | Jun | 21 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.931027 | 36.641778 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One national volunteer was killed while conducting a search and rescue mission. He was killed when the second aerial attack hit Idlib, Syria. | Yes | Media |
2623 | Jun | 25 | 2018 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.5 | 41.88333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A male staff member of an INGO was killed when the public transport bus he was riding on was shot at by armed attackers. A total of 26 people were on the bus, of which 3 were killed and others wounded. | Yes | Focal Point |
2502 | Jun | 25 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 32.751027 | 36.301039 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One national male volunteer was killed while conducting rescue operations after an artillery shelling took place on Alhrak city. Another bombing took place while the rescue operations were underway. | Yes | Media |
2504 | Jun | 26 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 32.834404 | 36.344392 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national volunteer was killed during an aerial bombing attack in Busra al Harir, Daraa. He was conducting a search and rescue mission after earlier bombardment impacted the area. | Yes | Media |
2707 | Jun | 28 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 32.628333 | 36.226111 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three national male INGO staff members were killed during an airstrike in Tiba, Sayda, rural farmland in Daraa. Two staff members where at home at the time of the strike, and one was attempting to flee. | Yes | Focal Point |
2633 | Jun | 30 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.799568 | 33.552246 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two male UN contracted drivers were attacked and shot after delivering food to a village in Maban District, Upper Nile. One staff member, the driver assistant, died from his wounds two days after the attack. The driver survived although was severely wounded. | Yes | Focal Point |
2639 | Jun | 30 | 2018 | GN | Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.883333 | -10.166667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national UN contracted driver was ambushed near Yende in Kissidougou, and serioulsy injured by the unknown armed perpetrators. | Yes | Focal Point |
2668 | Jun | 30 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Detention | Custody | 37.05 | 41.22 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One international and three national staff members were reportedly taken after a meeting with local dignitaries in Qamishli, North East Syria. The four staff members were released in December 2018. | Yes | Focal Point |
2724 | Jun | 30 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 32.616667 | 36.1 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Unknown | One male national NGO volunteer was killed during aerial bombardment of Em Almiazen town in Daraa district. | Yes | Focal Point |
2705 | Jul | 2 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 32.737778 | 36.06875 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One female national INGO staff member was killed when an airstrike hit her home in Tafas, Daraa. The aerial bombardment happened at 3:00am LT, and the staff members baby was also killed in the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2518 | Jul | 4 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.19729 | 31.76986 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One assistant driver was killed when gunmen attacked a two-truck humanitarian UN agency convoy near Mongalla town in Jubek state. | Yes | Focal Point |
2580 | Jul | 4 | 2018 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 0.347596 | 32.58252 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Police | One male national INGO staff member while on leave in Kampala, was caught amidst a riot while travelling. Police fired to disperse the crowd and the staff member was shot in the leg. | Yes | Focal Point |
2716 | Jul | 7 | 2018 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -1.292066 | 36.821945 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female national INGO staff member was injured during an armed robbery/assault and was required to stay at the hospital overnight due to the injuries. The assault occurred in Nairobi, as the woman exited a cab when it was then stolen. The taxi driver also had to spend several days in the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2581 | Jul | 9 | 2018 | GT | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.634915 | -90.506882 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO staff member was killed around 12:30 on July 9, 2018 by a group of unidentified assailants while riding his motorbike. | Yes | Focal Point |
2582 | Jul | 9 | 2018 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.464143 | 8.450353 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 5 male national INGO staff members (1 driver and 4 project officers) were kidnapped while travelling from Yola to Abuja. At 3:59pm on July 9, 2018 one staff member confirmed they had arrived in Jos; following this call contact was lost. The supervisor was alerted of the kidnapping at midnight that evening after a phone call from one of the staff. No further information is known at this time. | Yes | Focal Point |
2634 | Jul | 11 | 2018 | YE | Yemen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 13.05863 | 44.86451 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) | Two national male UN staff members were hit in a contracted truck by an airstrike at Ayrim Junction in Lahj. The driver died and the assistant was seriously injured in the SLC attack reportedly aimed at military vehicles. | Yes | Focal Point |
2507 | Jul | 12 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -6.274012 | 27.9249 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO national staff members were released on July 13th after IDPs negotiated for their release with the assailants who abducted them the previous day along the Kalemie-Nyemba-Nyunzu road near Nyemba village. A total of 6 staff members were stopped on the road, robbed, and then 4 were released leaving two with the assailants until the next day. | Yes | Official Report |
2618 | Jul | 15 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 34.97586 | 36.51221 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One national staff member was wounded by aerial bombing when her home was hit. | Yes | Focal Point |
2499 | Jul | 16 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 7.300804 | 18.288171 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national staff member was shot when armed assailants forced their way into an INGO compound and opened fire, before fleeing. The INGO was then secured by a MINUSCA patrol and the injured staff member received medical treatment for their injuries. The motive for the attack is being investigated. | Yes | Official Report |
2515 | Jul | 16 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 4.847202 | 31.595166 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO security guard was hurt when several armed men stormed the NGO's compound. The assailants initially opened fire on the team of guards, who were able to flee the gunfire. However, they caught up with the one guard and assaulted him. Although the injuries were reported to be minor, he did require medical attention. The assailants fled without taking anything from the compound. | Yes | Official Report |
2598 | Jul | 16 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 31.612181 | 65.712219 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An INGO national volunteer and his brother were physically assaulted by AOG (brother not counted in the AWSD). Reportedly, the assault occurred because the AOG was opposed to their association with the INGO. | Yes | Focal Point |
2701 | Jul | 19 | 2018 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 2.9 | 23.483333 | Political | Host State | Military | Two national INGO staff members (1 male and 1 female) were injured during a raid of the INGO office/compound. Reportedly, government military forced their way into the INGO facility and injured the staff members as an intimidation tactic. | Yes | Focal Point |
2562 | Jul | 19 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 34.875746 | 70.993766 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | 12 employees of a demining NGO were abducted by a group of armed men reportedly associated with the Islamic State. The group of deminers were working in a remote area of Kunar province at the request of tribal leaders, who are now attempting to mediate their release. As of January 2019 their status is unknown. | Pending | Media |
2597 | Jul | 20 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | -5.946021 | 29.196717 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was assaulted with a machete and wooden bats by perpetrators during a robbery of his residence. Personal belongings were taken and the primary motive for this incident was reported to be theft. The incident occurred in Kalemie, Tanganyika. | Yes | Focal Point |
2508 | Jul | 21 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -0.153679 | 29.179937 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One local NGO national staff member was kidnapped between the early hours of July 21-22 in Kasesa village, west of Lubero. | Yes | Official Report |
2661 | Jul | 27 | 2018 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Public location | 3.866667 | 11.516667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO staff member was injured in a pub in Yaounde after being attacked and beaten. Information about the perpetrators is unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
2583 | Jul | 28 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 34.44038 | 70.441856 | Unknown | State: unknown | Not applicable | 3 national INGO staff were killed and 2 wounded during an aerial bombardment of a project site at 11:15 on July 28, 2018 in Police District #03. | Yes | Focal Point |
2635 | Jul | 30 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.584522 | 29.952998 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national UN contracted driver was shot and killed by unknown assailants when his truck was ambushed between Atibab and Thon Aduel in Lakes District. | Yes | Focal Point |
2506 | Jul | 31 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Project site | 34.419849 | 70.472943 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | An attack on the Ministry of Refugees and Returnees office in Jalalabad killed at least fifteen people, including UN and INGO staff members. Another UN aid worker was wounded in the complex attack. It began when a suicide car bomb was detonated and followed by a gunfight that lastest several hours between Afghan security forces and two shooters that had taken hostages. Reportedly, as many as thirty people were wounded and no group has taken responsibility for the attack. The attack apparently took place during a meeting with NGOs working on refugee issues. | Yes | Media |
2688 | Aug | 1 | 2018 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.85 | 44.233333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Militia | One national INGO staff member was shot and injured when caught in crossfire involving a local militia in a public location in Dujail, Saladin province. | Yes | Focal Point |
2512 | Aug | 1 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 5.348133 | 30.326254 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three armed men stopped NGO staff members traveling from a field exercise in Mudri West and robbed the team. Two female staff members received minor injuries during the attack and were treated at Mudri. Personal belongings, programme related items, and cash were stolen. | Yes | Official Report |
2513 | Aug | 1 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 5.037845 | 21.209981 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A national staff member of a local NGO was found dead on the road between Alindao airfield and the city center. His motorcycle was also found charred. No further details are available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2511 | Aug | 2 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.210744 | -1.988153 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was abducted by armed gunmen while he was traveling on public transportation in the Douentza Cercle, Boni-Monodoro axis. He was released unharmed on August 4th. | Yes | Official Report |
2563 | Aug | 2 | 2018 | BD | Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 21.5019 | 91.8922 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | The body of one UN international staff member was found by a fishing boat near Sonadia Island by Cox's Bazar on August 2 at 11:30am, after being missing since July 30. Cause of death has not been released but local authorities arrested two individuals in connection with the murder as the investigation continues. | Yes | Focal Point |
2725 | Aug | 3 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 35.1333 | 36.75 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Unknown | One male national NGO volunteer was killed during aerial bombardment, that was reported as attacks on the aid worker team. | Yes | Focal Point |
2510 | Aug | 3 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.398474 | 28.814284 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Seven UN local implementing partners were abducted in North Kivu on August 2nd, 2018. The convoy of two vehicles was stopped by armed assailants East of Masisi center. The Congolese nationals were kidnapped but the two drivers and their vehicles were released. On August 3rd, two of the seven staff members were released after being seriously assaulted. They were treated for their wounds in Masisi. Reportedly a ransom has been requested for the remaining staff members. | Yes | Official Report |
2514 | Aug | 9 | 2018 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 3.111621 | 43.491606 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Armed men reportedly abducted Somali Red Crescent staff members near Baidoa town on August 9th. The staff members were on a mission to provide aid to drought-affected beneficiaries when they were abducted from the camp at gunpoint during a food distribution operation. It's unclear who kidnapped the staff members but militants have previously carried out attacks in the region. The staff members were released on 23rd August 2018. | Yes | Focal Point |
2516 | Aug | 11 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 9.53082 | 31.65955 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | One INGO national staff member was shot and wounded in Malakal on August 11th. The staff member was initially treated at an INGO clinic in Malakal before being evacuated to Juba for surgery. Allegedly, the shooter was an SPLA soldier. | Yes | Official Report |
2599 | Aug | 11 | 2018 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 2.05003 | 45.322399 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two female health workers employed by a local NGO were abducted by an AOG. Local community members negotiated for their release. The staff members were held for approximately 36 hours. | Yes | Focal Point |
2700 | Aug | 15 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 4.85 | 31.6 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two male national INGO staff members were injured when a mob situation turned riot in Juba and they were assaulted. | Yes | Focal Point |
2647 | Aug | 17 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | -3.38413 | 29.1415 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three INGO contractors were kidnapped during a raid on their project site in Uvira. The were released after several days. | Yes | Focal Point |
2555 | Aug | 19 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -6.699833 | 29.498361 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | Four members of the Red Cross were reportedly kidnapped in Katanga state, Tanganyika province, by a group of Hapa Na Pale Mayi Mayi militants. It is unkown whether the members have been released. | Pending | Media |
2556 | Aug | 20 | 2018 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 31.485479 | 34.48684 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male employee of an INGO was shot and killed by Israeli border soldiers in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for allegedly approaching the Gaza Strip/Israel border fence with a weapon. | Yes | Media |
2665 | Aug | 23 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Detention | Custody | 7.18 | 34.1 | Unknown | State: unknown | Not applicable | One national INGO staff driver was abducted when reportedly forced to transport government authorities on official business. On August 23 at 9:00LT, the staff member was requested at a local government office where his services were demanded. After his refusal was allegedly rejected, the INGO staff member transported authorities for three days where he was forced to cover his own living costs and was not allowed to contact his family. After completion of the request the staff member was released unharmed, but not compensated. | Yes | Focal Point |
2519 | Aug | 25 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 5.10223 | 20.41207 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two national staff members were reportedly killed during clashes between anti-Balaka elements and Rassemblement Patriotique pour le Renouveau de Centrafrique (RPRC) combatants in Bournou. Eleven other people were injured in the incident. It is currently unknown whether any of the injured are aid workers. | Yes | Official Report |
2520 | Aug | 29 | 2018 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 14.18412 | 43.22871 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN contracted truck driver was hit during shelling and had to be hospitalized in Al-Khawkha. He was making his way from Aden to At-Tuhayta in an area controlled by the Internationally Recognized Government of Yemen (IRG). The driver is expected to recover. | Yes | Official Report |
2522 | Aug | 31 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 8.468179 | 25.677397 | Unknown | Host State | Unknown | Three national staff members (including one male driver) were physically assaulted when their vehicle was stopped by soldiers in Raja. The soldier's said that they stopped the vehicle because they refused to stop earlier when they passed through the town. Money was also taken from them. All three required medical attention for their wounds. | Yes | Official Report |
2523 | Sep | 2 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 7.170803 | 30.109512 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national staff member was killed when an armed group ambushed their vehicle south of Limbe on the Lainya-Yei road in Central Equatorial. The driver was able to get away and alert authorities in Limbe. SPLA soldiers recovered the victim's body and the vehicle at the scene. | Yes | Official Report |
2550 | Sep | 3 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 12.35216 | -7.986576 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | On September 3 the head of a national NGO was kidnapped from in front on his home in Kalaban Koura, Bamako, by unkown perpetrators posing in uniform. After a police operation the victim was released on September 9 and treated for minor injuries. | Pending | Media |
2674 | Sep | 4 | 2018 | GT | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 14.613333 | -90.535278 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO staff member was wounded after being attacked with a knife during an argument with an unknown individual, in Guatemala City. | Yes | Focal Point |
2702 | Sep | 10 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 32.5 | 68.8 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One international INGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped by Taliban members, due to mistaken identity. The staff member was travelling in Paktika Province when the road ambush occurred. He was released two days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
2521 | Sep | 12 | 2018 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Public location | 13.177669 | 23.642486 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLA/AW) | One national INGO staff member was assaulted at Daya village in Golo area. The staff member was admitted to Golo hospital for treatment. The assailants were reportedly part of the SLA/AW. Further information about the reason behind this attack is not available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2690 | Sep | 19 | 2018 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | 36.316667 | 44 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One female national NGO staff member was sexually assaulted in Erbil, Iraq on September 19, 2018. The assault reportedly occurred in a marketplace and the perpetrator was an aggressive vendor. | Yes | Focal Point |
2525 | Sep | 19 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 7.050637 | 33.008586 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national staff member was caught between inter-communal violence in Likuangole, Pibor County. The staff member sustained a non-fatal gunshot wound in the crossfire. | Yes | Official Report |
2524 | Sep | 24 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 4.872864 | 31.551515 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An NGO staff member was reportedly killed in Juba by gunmen during the night in the Gudele area of the city. Reportedly, the staff member was not the intended target of the shooting and the death was accidental. | Yes | Official Report |
2933 | Sep | 29 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 4.45 | 20.983333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was seriously wounded when armed men attacked an NGO office in Zangba. | Pending | ACLED |
2708 | Sep | 29 | 2018 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 7.216667 | 48.85 | Political | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One male national INGO worker was seriously injured after being assaulted by a disgruntled aid recipient who was reportedly not included in an aid distribution. | Yes | Focal Point |
2527 | Oct | 2 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 0.140692 | 29.335015 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | Two members of the Red Cross were wounded when community members attacked them while they were performing safe Ebola burials in Butembo. They were treated in the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. | Yes | Media |
2629 | Oct | 3 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 36.1317 | 65.554 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four national NGO staff were abducted while conducting an assessment of a drought response project in Sayyad district, of Sar-e-pol province. Seven staff members were originally abducted in the incident, with three being released after several hours. The remaining four staff members were released 2 days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
2604 | Oct | 6 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Mob violence | Public location | 34.4823 | 66.2724 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One female national INGO staff member was hit by crossfire during a mob incident and later died in the hospital on October 6, 2018. The mob reportedly erupted as the group tried to prevent the arrest of a local commander by the military. | Yes | Focal Point |
2628 | Oct | 8 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.4127 | 64.5123 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two national staff, one employed by a LNGO and one employed by an INGO, were abducted in Sangan, Ghor province. Following extensive negotiations between the anti-government kidnapper elements and the Herat access team, the two aid workers were released after 5 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
2529 | Oct | 16 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 4.771099 | 33.58823 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One local NGO staff member in Kapoeta was shot in the abdomen when armed assailants broke into the organization's compound. The staff member was taken to the hospital, but there is no further information about his prognosis. The motive for the attack is unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2638 | Oct | 17 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 4.775 | 33.59 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two aid workers were attacked and seriously injured when they were attacked after stopping their aid convoy in a camp in Kapoeta for the night. The international staff member was evacuated to Juba and later to Nairobi for further treatment. The national UN contracted driver received medical treatment at a local hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2675 | Oct | 17 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 8.366917 | 31.136611 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was taken by an opposition group after a dispute regarding the INGO project's drilling equipment in Jiech, Jonglei state. The staff member was released after 2 weeks, but had injuries to various parts of his body. | Yes | Focal Point |
2528 | Oct | 17 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 4.771099 | 33.58823 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An international NGO staff member was shot by armed assailants in Hai Malakal, Kapoeta in Eastern Equatorial. The victim, who was at home at the time, was admitted to a hospital in Kapoeta and later evacuated to Nairobi for further medical treatment. The motive for the incident is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2652 | Oct | 18 | 2018 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 15.8281113251804 | 44.0366316881474 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Community members | One male national contractor was shot at the INGO's project site after being assaulted by individuals from the local community. The motive for the attack is unknown. The incident occurred in or close to Raydah. | Yes | Focal Point |
2625 | Oct | 23 | 2018 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -0.10309 | 34.756062 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A male staff member of an INGO was attacked by unknown assailants near his residence during the evening. The attack led to severe head injuries and a crack on his skull. | Yes | Focal Point |
2641 | Oct | 23 | 2018 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 9.5 | 42.7 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national UN contracted driver was shot and seriously wounded while distributing food in an IDP camp in Chinaksen. | Yes | Focal Point |
2595 | Oct | 23 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.967183 | 20.093937 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two national male INGO staff members were assaulted during a robbery. The theft occurred on the road while they were traveling between Chenda and Kedja village. The staff members were assaulted after valuables were taken. | Yes | Focal Point |
2535 | Oct | 24 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 9.407323 | 31.162239 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | An NGO national staff member was shot dead in the line of duty in what was a revenge killing in Fangak, Jonglei. | Yes | Official Report |
2532 | Oct | 25 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 36.603113 | 69.104049 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | The body of one INGO staff member was found in Khanabad District not far from where he was abducted from by anti-government elements on October 25th. | Yes | Official Report |
2564 | Oct | 25 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 9.53082 | 31.65955 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male security guard reportedly sustained injuries that required medical attention after a group of three males assaulted him at the PoC gate in Malakal. A UN contractor was also involved in the assault, but did not sustain injuries (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
2531 | Oct | 28 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.34307 | 31.07268 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An INGO convoy was attacked traveling on the Juba-Lainya road by several armed men at Kwerjik. One INGO national staff member was killed and ten other staff members were abducted. Seventeen staff members that were part of the convoy were able to flee and reach the South Sudan Peoples Defence Force (SSPDF) camp. All the abducted staff members were later released. | Yes | Official Report |
2932 | Oct | 31 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 7.3 | 18.3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO motorcycle driver delivered vaccines to a hospital in Batangafo. After the delivery he stopped at an IDP site at 10:00pm where he had an altercation with a group of men for unknown reasons and was hit on the head with a machete. | Yes | ACLED |
2533 | Oct | 31 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.304913 | 30.141992 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO security guard was attacked in Leer while he was off-duty and standing behind the INGO's compound. He sustained serious injuries and was taken to a medical facility for treatment. The suspects escaped. | Yes | Official Report |
2626 | Nov | 1 | 2018 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | -8.9 | 33.45 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A female security guard at an INGO office was attacked by unidentified armed assailants and suffered knife injuries to her head and face. | Yes | Focal Point |
2534 | Nov | 2 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.29502 | 29.964754 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An NGO vehicle was ambushed by armed men while travelling from Koch at the Nimni road junction. Two people were hurt in the attack, one was an NGO staff member. They were admitted to the hospital in Bentiu to have their gunshot wounds treated. | Yes | Official Report |
2663 | Nov | 4 | 2018 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 9.3 | 13.4 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two international INGO staff were assaulted and robbed of their phones. One staff member was hit by a perpetrator and required stitches on the wound. | Yes | Focal Point |
2687 | Nov | 4 | 2018 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 32.5 | 68.8 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One national INGO staff member while travelling through Paktika province, was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by his captors. Reports indicate the motive is unknown, but the perpetrators are Taliban members. | Yes | Focal Point |
2536 | Nov | 10 | 2018 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 12.0126 | 27.73993 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Near Agok Sector South, a security guard working for an INGO was shot by an unknown gunman from behind at Wunpeth town while off duty. He died at the hospital. The incident is being investigated by police with UNISFA assistance. | Yes | Official Report |
2542 | Nov | 10 | 2018 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -1.639904 | 40.312878 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One Red Cross (RC) staff member was wounded when assailants opened fire on the RC vehicle, which was traveling in Ruqa, Garissa County. The team was traveling Masalani to Ijara to conduct assessments on projects that they were implementing in the towns. The shots came from the bush. The injured staff member was evacuated to Malindi for further treatment. The rest of the team were not physically injured and received psychosocial support. | Yes | Media |
2636 | Nov | 11 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.53 | 16.32 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national UN contracted staff member was shot and killed during an ambush. He was travelling on the road between Bassangoa and Paoua when his truck carrying food items was ambushed by unknown assailants. | Yes | Focal Point |
2539 | Nov | 11 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | -1.554059 | 29.189061 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The head of a local NGO was reported missing in Goma. For the purposes of the AWSD, this incident was listed as a kidnapping, however, that has not been confirmed and, therefore, the designation is likely to change. According to reports, she is mentioned as being an activist. Whether that had something to do with her disappearance cannot be confirmed. | Yes | Official Report |
2541 | Nov | 12 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Public location | 16.28348 | -0.04271 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) | 9 international UN demining contractors were among those wounded after a vehicle-borne suicide attack by the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM), exploded in a residential area of Gao. One of the staff members was seriously hurt even though they all required medical attention. Two other UN peacekeepers were killed and 16 others (including the aid workers) were hospitalized. | Yes | Focal Point |
2538 | Nov | 15 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -5.993502 | 29.163729 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were killed in an ambush while travelling by motorcycle between Fatuma and Maendeleo village along the Kalemie-Moba road axis. The bodies were recovered and brought back to Kalemie on November 17th, 2018. The means of attack consisted of bodily assault by stabbing and shooting. It is currently unknown who the perpetrators were and what the motive was for the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2557 | Nov | 15 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.11 | 36.5 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male NGO staff was shot and killed by incidental crossfire after a weapon was fired at a wedding in Suhara town, in Western Aleppo governate. | Pending | Media |
2547 | Nov | 18 | 2018 | MX | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 18.593416 | -99.692483 | Incidental | Criminal | Unknown | One Red Cross volunteer handing out winter supplies (NFI distributions) was shot and killed when a distribution site was attacked. Nine other staff members were also injured, with two male employees and one female employee requiring medical attention for serious leg wounds. The attack on the aid station in San Juan Tener | Yes | Media |
2537 | Nov | 20 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Public location | 4.837629 | 31.548639 | Unknown | Criminal | Unknown | One national NGO contracted driver was heading home (most likely on foot) when he was attacked by a criminal gang that brandished machetes. This was a violent assault which led to the hospitalization of the driver. The incident occurred in the Hai Loklili residential area, close to Jebek Kujur in Central Equatorial. The motive for the attack is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2540 | Nov | 20 | 2018 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Public location | -3.117136 | 39.627166 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One female international staff member of an INGO was kidnapped by armed men that are suspected of being al-Shabaab militants. The attack occurred when the group raided Chakama, a coastal town in Kenya. During the attack, five other people were shot. According to reports, the militants were demanding money from the local populace and then decided to take the staff member. There is conflicting information on whether the abducted staff member was the area director of the INGO or a volunteer. | Yes | Media | |||
2630 | Nov | 23 | 2018 | SV | El Salvador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Ambush | Road | 13.48 | -89.183 | Economic | Criminal | MS-13 | One female UN Agency staff member was robbed and raped by a supposed MS-13 gang member while on her way to the organization office. The assailant threatened the staff member with a knife during the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2543 | Nov | 24 | 2018 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 7.299303 | 15.528852 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Two INGO local staff members were kidnapped in Gbama village, Haute-Kotto prefecture. Reports say that they were abducted by anti-Balaka fighters as they were providing vaccinations to children in the village. The aid workers were also tortured. They were released on 03/12. | Yes | Official Report |
2655 | Nov | 28 | 2018 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 22.366667 | 91.8 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member on security duty, was injured during a robbery attempt on a project site in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Although the assault was minor, the staff member required medical attention for his injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
2544 | Nov | 29 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 36.662982 | 39.069734 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One local driver of an NGO was wounded in a drive-by-shooting Incident in Deir Ezzor when the multi-agency convoy that he was part of was targeted by unknown armed men. Three motorcycles were driven by the assailants, who opened fire as the convoy was travelling through Thiban. The wounded driver was taken to the hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2617 | Nov | 29 | 2018 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 33.312805 | 44.361488 | Political | Host state | Unknown | An armed raid on the organization's office by a state authority resulted in one national staff member being wounded. | Yes | Focal Point |
2545 | Dec | 4 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.39465 | 36.6894 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national NGO staff member was killed in an IED explosion in Jendeires town while he was on duty. | Yes | Media |
2546 | Dec | 7 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Public location | 4.40998 | 32.574711 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A male UN agency national staff member was assaulted and robbed of his cellphone and cash by two unknown perpetrators in the street while travelling home from town at 8:30pm in Torit. The staff member suffered minor injuries and was treated locally for them. | Yes | Official Report |
2548 | Dec | 17 | 2018 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -1.360432 | 28.79195 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male UN Agency driver was shot and killed during an ambush of their 2-vehicle convoy, roughly 70km north-west of Goma at Loashi at 8:30am. The food distribution mission aimed to reached Nyabiondo, but was reportedly ambushed by three armed men in civilian clothes. | Yes | Official Report |
2567 | Dec | 17 | 2018 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 4.092673 | 30.677393 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Spouse | One male national NGO staff was assaulted and had his fingers broken by the husband of another female staff member at the husbands home in Yei. Due to a personal grievance the female staff and the male staff member where detained and reportedly tortured by the female staff members husband. The female staff member did not require medical attention, but both staff members were suspended during the investigation. | Yes | Official Report |
2640 | Dec | 21 | 2018 | UG | Uganda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 3.53 | 31.35 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Not applicable | In total 13 UN staff members were caught amongst a mob inside the Bidi Bidi Refugee settlement. 5 staff members were able to escape, and 3 were injured by crude weapons and required medical attention. Vehicles were also damaged during the mob violence. | Yes | Focal Point |
2648 | Dec | 22 | 2018 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | -3.689481 | 30.784619 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One guard was seriously assaulted at a Nduta camp by a group of individuals that ran away after the attack. The staff member had to be hospitalized for several days. The motive for the attack is not known. | Yes | Focal Point |
2551 | Dec | 26 | 2018 | PK | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 30.221951 | 67.023048 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female NGO employee working on a Polio program was shot and killed by unknown perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
2569 | Jan | 1 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 35.810357 | 36.612625 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was abducted and killed during the week of January 1-6 (exact date unknown) in the Idlib region of Syria. Gender/organization/exact location unknown at this time. Information received from a public UN press briefing. | Yes | Media |
2858 | Jan | 1 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 36.2849665 | 36.8519377 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) | One male national INGO staff was killed and two others wounded when an armed group affiliated with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stormed the INGO supported hospital and began shooting randomly. Focal Point reports indicate, clashes erupted between armed factions near Daret Izza town in Aleppo Governate, and the hospital was hit with shelling and small arms fire. Some staff were evacuated, but others were not able to leading to the injuries and death. | Yes | Focal Point |
2558 | Jan | 5 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 7.300804 | 18.288171 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male INGO staff member was shot by a group of armed men who entered the INGO compound in Batangafo by force and demanded to see the field coordinator. Once their request was denied, the group opened fire shooting the staff member. They then fired an RPG and fled. MINUSCA responded and transported the injured staff member to the hospital where he died of his injuries. Seven INGO staff members were transported out of the compound to an temporary location for security. | Yes | Official Report |
2588 | Jan | 7 | 2019 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 36.341584 | 43.129139 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Police | One male guard at an IDP camp south of Mosul was reportedly taken into custody after refusing entry into the camp by a group of armed local police in an armored vehicle. Information from the reports outlined this refusal was in accordance with the April 2017 government directive barring armed personnel from entering camps. After the guard left work at the camp he was arrested on allegations of ISIS affiliation, and later beaten as well as robbed at the local police station. He was reportedly released later that night after colleague intervention. | Yes | Media |
2979 | Jan | 8 | 2019 | GT | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.766667 | -91.183333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male staff member was injured after he was assaulted by unknown perpetrators who ambushed a bus and robbed its passengers. The bus was travelling from Solola to Chimaltenango, when 6 passengers began shooting on the bus, threatening the passengers, and disrupting the route. The staff member had his injuries checked at a medical clinic. | Yes | Focal Point |
2908 | Jan | 10 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | 15.7030403 | 43.6039301 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male INGO contracted truck driver was assaulted and injured by a mob of 50 civilians in the Kuaidenah Market. Reports indicate 50% of the truck contents were taken by the mob. | Yes | Focal Point |
2917 | Jan | 12 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.94 | 43.759167 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Tuareg tribe | Three UN agency contracted truck drivers were kidnapped by a NSAG suspected to be connected with the Tuarge tribe. They were held until January 19 and released after negotiations. | Yes | Focal Point |
2566 | Jan | 15 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.394673 | 18.558189 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male UN international staff member was injured when shot during a carjacking incident at the 14 villas neighbourhood of Bangui. After injuring him in the leg, the two unknown assailants fled the scene with the staff members vehicle, which was later recovered by security forces in the Yasmadi neighbourhood of Bangui. The international staff member was treated at a hospital and is in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
2980 | Jan | 17 | 2019 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.22 | 125.07 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members travelling by motorbike in Polomolok were shot when unknown perpetrators on separate motorbikes ambushed the staff members, killing one and seriously injuring the other. Once the injured staff regained consciousness he realized all their belongings were taken including their motorbike. | Yes | Focal Point |
2568 | Jan | 18 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Home | 5.767948 | 20.675651 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male humanitarian staff was killed during a violent burglary of his home in Bambari. | Yes | Media |
2958 | Jan | 19 | 2019 | CI | Cote D'Ivoire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Public location | 5.316667 | -4.033333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was injured during an armed robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
2610 | Jan | 19 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 5.767948 | 20.675651 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC) | One INGO staff member and a local teacher (not counted here) were reportedly killed amidst a barrage of gunfire on January 19, 2019, in Bambari Town. Reports indicate UCP militants and UN soldiers were present in the area and involved in the violent clash. | Pending | Media |
2847 | Jan | 20 | 2019 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | -4.08 | 31.01 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO security guard was injured during a break in and was admitted to the hospital for his injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
2971 | Jan | 23 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 16.2716694 | -0.04472 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO national staff member was assaulted and injured after a group of 7 people were ambushed at an illegal checkpoint in Mamadou Talatou, Gao. | Yes | Focal Point |
2875 | Jan | 24 | 2019 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 21.2237441 | 92.1057549 | Economic | Criminal | Bandits | One national male INGO staff member was injured when unknown criminal bandits raided the office compound in Ukhia area of Cox's Bazar. | Yes | Focal Point |
2570 | Jan | 26 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 34.44038 | 70.441856 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national staff was injured when a magnetic IED, attached to a UN implementing partner vehicle responsible for mine clearance, detonated, also killing a dependent of the staff member (not counted here) in the vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
2575 | Jan | 27 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Detention | Custody | 36.202106 | 37.134258 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One national male NGO volunteer was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators and shot and killed after being held for one week. | Yes | Media |
2860 | Jan | 27 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.640183 | 29.178362 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was kidnapped by a suspected criminal group on the road between Goma and Sake. The staff member was among 6 other passengers travelling in private vehicles when they were ambushed near the forest. After the kidnappers made contact with the staff members wife and requested ransom, he was released the following afternoon. | Yes | Focal Point |
2642 | Jan | 28 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 15.348333 | 44.206389 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One female INGO director was reportedly summoned for questioning by Houthi rebels to their headquarters on January 28 in Sanaa, and after not returning to the organization was assumed kidnapped by the rebels. She was released on February 16, 2019 after international diplomatic pressure. | Yes | Media |
2611 | Jan | 28 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 2.77162 | 32.297421 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two male national INGO guards were assaulted and injured when a group of unknown assailants raided the INGO office in Gulu city on January 28, 2019 at 2:00am local time. Reports indicate organization resources estimated at millions of shilings were damaged during the incident. The two staff members were treated at the Victory Medical Center after the attack. | Yes | Media |
2952 | Feb | 1 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 9.03 | 38.74 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international male INGO staff member was choked by a perpetrator on the street until he lost consciousness. He was then robbed of all belongings. | Yes | Focal Point |
2981 | Feb | 1 | 2019 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 6.7307932 | 81.1216761 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male INGO staff member was assaulted by an angry individual in Kotaweheragala while visiting the house of a client. He was admitted to the Sirigala Hospital for treatment of injuries to his face. | Yes | Focal Point |
2906 | Feb | 2 | 2019 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 22.366667 | 91.8 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO staff member was taken from her house in Chittagong by 7 masked men at 6:30pm. The unknown men forcibly covered her face and dragged her out of her house to a nearby field. The perpetrators assaulted and robbed the staff member, cut her hair, threatened her to stop working for the INGO and get married. Focal point reports also indicate the staff member explained other members of her family had been threatened and assaulted in recent months. | Yes | Focal Point |
2905 | Feb | 5 | 2019 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 21.43392 | 91.98703 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 1 INGO national staff was wounded after mob violence among unaffiliated civilians erupted on the main road to Thainghkhali, near Cox's Bazar. Focal point reports indicate, a group of civilians were stopping buses and INGO vehicles insisting ID's and documents be checked. The staff member was beaten and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, where he was released later the same day. 4 staff members of a separate INGO were also assaulted but we are uable to confirm the extent of their injuries at this time. | Yes | Focal Point |
2677 | Feb | 5 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 0.4833 | 29.45 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | One Ebola response team member was assaulted and injured when a group of local residents clashed with aid workers after the transfer of an Ebola case to Tako village in Beni Territory. The organization is listed as other due to likely World Bank funding. | Yes | Official Report |
2902 | Feb | 8 | 2019 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 12.0488796 | 24.8806896 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO staff member was shot and killed when an unknown civilian entered the INGO compound in Nyala and began shooting. | Yes | Focal Point |
2972 | Feb | 8 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.4842997 | -4.18296 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 3 male INGO national staff members were kidnapped by an armed group in the area while travelling through Mopti region. They were held for 5 days then released. | Yes | Focal Point |
2576 | Feb | 8 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.604706139658 | 44.0393591686737 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One male and one female national humanitarian workers were reportedly shot and killed by a Houthi sniper while delivering aid in the Abar area east of the city of Taiz. | Yes | Media |
2612 | Feb | 8 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 16.8986549280264 | 44.2774497763839 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) | One national male UN contracted staff was injured when his truck carrying aid was reportedly hit by an SLC airstrike in Al Hashawah district, on route to Al Akaik. All commodities in the truck were totally damaged. | Yes | Official Report |
2993 | Feb | 11 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | -10.6197026 | 26.3190398 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member was shot in the leg in his home after a group of unknown perpetrators broke into his home to steal goods and a cash wedding dowry. | Yes | Focal Point |
2890 | Feb | 14 | 2019 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 15.5517702 | 32.5324097 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was wounded when a civilian attacked him in the office compound in Khartoum. | Yes | Focal Point |
2584 | Feb | 18 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Unknown | Project site | 35.825691 | 36.682449 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national NGO volunteer was critically wounded after a VBIED exploded, while carrying out humanitarian duties in Idlib. The volunteer is reportedly in a coma due to these injuries. | Yes | Media |
2711 | Feb | 19 | 2019 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.480656 | -1.558156 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A Red Cross vehicle was ambushed on route between Kaya and Djibo. Unknown perpetrators kidnapped three Red Cross staff and their driver. One staff was released on March 23, 2019, another on April 29, 2019, and one remains in captivity as of June 2020. | Yes | ACLED |
2585 | Feb | 21 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 6.203993 | 31.558729 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Internally Displaced People (IDPs) | One INGO staff member distributing food in the morning inside the PoC site was assaulted by an IDP. The reason for the assault is unknown, and the staff member's minor injuries were treated locally. | Yes | Official Report |
2852 | Feb | 24 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | -0.1549602 | 29.2437011 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency contracted driver transporting 33 tons of food from Goma to Mangina was killed near the town of Kasegha, south of Lubero. Focal point reports indicate the driver exited the vehicle for a rest and a nearby grenade unearthed on the road by a construction worker exploded. | Yes | Focal Point |
2884 | Feb | 27 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 6.5423298 | 21.98633 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national male INGO staff member was assaulted and injured after an INGO project site was raided. | Yes | Focal Point |
2586 | Feb | 28 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 2.76956 | 42.06527 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | 6 national aid workers have reportedly been kidnapped in the Gedo region of Somalia. Initial reports indicate around 10 people were taken, but some managed to escape and alert authorities. Although no group has officially taken responsibility, Al Shabaab is being blamed. | Yes | Media |
2589 | Mar | 1 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 13.376944 | 44.478333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO contracted truck struck a landlmine while passing by Al-Huwaimi village on March 1, injuring two. No further details available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2607 | Mar | 1 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35 | 38 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male International staff member died while working in a medical facility in a refugee camp when the area was hit by an airstrike. Details regarding the exact date/location and administration within the camp is unknown at this time. | Yes | Media |
2874 | Mar | 3 | 2019 | JO | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 31.9054 | 36.5809 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Refugees | One national male INGO staff member was assaulted by an angry beneficiary for unknown reasons in the Azraq Refugee Camp. | Yes | Focal Point |
2914 | Mar | 4 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 1.415 | 34.515 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One INGO reception centre guard was injured when he was attacked by a group of nearby male civilians. INGO staff were attempting to instruct a woman on infant bathing safety, when she became irritable. As the group of nearby men heard the issue they approached the staff holding knives. The staff fled and the nearby guard attempted to control the mob when he was stabbed. He was taken to a health facility where he received medical attention. | Yes | Focal Point |
2916 | Mar | 7 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 14.1056708 | 38.2849463 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was seriously injured when a group of four unknown perpetrators attacked him at a mini bus stop in Shire. The staff was assaulted and robbed, suffering a fractured hip among other injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
3011 | Mar | 9 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.8142 | 36.32 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three male NGO staff members were hit during a Russian coalition airstrike of Mintar village in Idlib. One staff lost his life and the other two were seriously injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
2915 | Mar | 10 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 1.415 | 34.515 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Refugees | One male INGO guard at a refugee camp in Kyegegwa was injured when a refugee cut him with a razor blade after mob violence erupted over missing documentation. | Yes | Focal Point |
2590 | Mar | 10 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.22 | 35.41 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male NGO volunteer was killed after the organization's center in Morek, Hama was reportedly targeted by regime artillery. | Yes | Media |
2883 | Mar | 11 | 2019 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.1005099 | -1.6226538 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was kidnapped on the road in Djibo, Soum by unknown perpetrators. Focal point reports indicate the staff are now safe. | Yes | Focal Point |
2853 | Mar | 11 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.846687 | 31.852221 | Unknown | Criminal | Unknown | One UN agency contracted truck driver carrying commodities was ambushed by unknown criminal elements near Mogiri on the Juba-Terekeka road to Bor. He was kidnapped and held for three days, released on March 13. | Yes | Focal Point |
2717 | Mar | 12 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Raid | Project site | 6.514587 | 21.960187 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | The Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic (FPRC) | One male national INGO staff member died after being reportedly beaten and tortured by FPRC Fighters southwest of Bria city in Piya District. The staff member and other employees were working on a well project when the rebel fighters approached the project site at 11:00am LT and demanded information about a supposed theft of boots/flashlights and missing rangers. When the group of staff were not able to provide any useful information, the staff member was taken and killed. | Yes | ACLED |
2880 | Mar | 14 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 34.9197738 | 65.2909179 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One male NGO security guard at a healthy facility in Char Sada, was killed when clashes between the Taliban and the Afghan National Army (ANA) erupted in the area around the project site. | Yes | Focal Point |
2601 | Mar | 15 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 7.390836 | 18.392444 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO employee was shot and wounded by two armed assailants while reportedly distributing food near Bamara-Kassai (17km North of Batangafo). The staff member was evacuated to Batangafo for medical attention, and the assailants fled before a UN patrol arrived. | Yes | Official Report |
2968 | Mar | 19 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -4.325 | 15.322222 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One female INGO national staff member was robbed and beaten by criminals and left by the Congo river. | Yes | Focal Point |
2602 | Mar | 19 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 14.7909 | 42.9709 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO national employee was killed when she was hit by shrapnel while standing on the roof of her house in Hodeidah. Her sister, also on the roof, was wounded (not counted here). | Yes | Media |
2609 | Mar | 24 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 0.129899 | 29.292641 | Political | Aid recipient | Ebola victim families | One UN staff member was assaulted by a group of Butembo residents and alleged family members of an Ebola victim. A total of three UN staff were assaulted, with only one injured and treated at the local Ebola treatment center. This incident follows a trend of numerous attacks on aid workers in North Kivu throughout March 2019. | Yes | Official Report |
2982 | Mar | 25 | 2019 | BO | Bolivia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | -19.4168 | -63.183333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male guard was injured after being hit in the head with a shovel by 4 unknown perpetrators who raided the office in Gutierrez. The intruders stole motorcycles, cellphones and laptops. | Yes | Focal Point |
2608 | Mar | 26 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 17.033027 | 44.107973 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) | One health worker and one guard at the INGO supported Ritaf rural hospital were killed during an airstrike on March 26, 2019. An explosion occurred when a missile reportedly struck the gas station near the entrance to hospital, approximately 60 miles from the city of Saada in northwest Yemen, at 9:30am. Seven people died in the blast including four children and the two staff members (only staff counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
2614 | Mar | 27 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.413847 | 35.110296 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male national INGO volunteer was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli forces during a clash at the Dheisha refugee camp south of Bethlehem in the West Bank. Reports outline the volunteer paramedic was working within the camp, when others in the area throwing rocks prompted a response from Israeli soldiers. | Yes | Media |
2983 | Mar | 29 | 2019 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 8.0369211 | 80.4725346 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male INGO was assaulted by an individual after he visited a clients house to collect payments. The staff member's neck was injured and he spent 2 days in the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2613 | Mar | 30 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.513779 | 20.827387 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was injured when armed assailants reportedly began shooting at the group riding motorcycles around 1:10pm. The staff member and 3 others were travelling near the town of Pavika on the Alindao-Bangassou axis, when their group was attacked on the road. The injured staff member was admitted to a local hospital for treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2678 | Mar | 31 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 0.15 | 29.283333 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | Two Ebola response team members were assaulted and injured by a group of local residents in Butembo. The team was preforming a burial of one Ebola victim in Mwemero Cellule, Wayene Quarter, Bulengera Commune of Butembo, when they were attacked. The injured staff were taken to the Butembo Ebola sub-coordination office for first aid. Organization is listed as other due to likely World Bank funding. | Yes | Official Report |
2891 | Apr | 3 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Office/compound | 0.14164 | 29.2911701 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Three female national staff members of an INGO were wounded when civilian mob violence erupted in the office compound in Butembo. | Yes | Focal Point |
2973 | Apr | 3 | 2019 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 19.356047 | -72.583995 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | Two male INGO national staff members were injured after being shot at an illegal criminal checkpoint while travelling between Port-de-Paix and Port au Prince. | Yes | Focal Point |
2646 | Apr | 4 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.3 | 18.3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national male INGO staff member was shot and killed while travelling by Bolhom village at approximately 6:00am. The staff members motorcycle was also taken by the unknown perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
2984 | Apr | 4 | 2019 | BI | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Home | -2.718 | 30.318556 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male INGO staff member and his family were caught in a complex armed group attack in Buhinyuza. His wife was shot and the staff member was injured after grenade blasts hit the home. | Yes | Focal Point |
2892 | Apr | 6 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 0.14164 | 29.2911701 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two male national INGO staff were wounded when a civilian assaulted them at a project site in Butembo. | Yes | Focal Point |
2854 | Apr | 9 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 31.7880105 | 65.5707852 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four male NGO staff members travelling in a person vehicle in Khakrez district, Kandahar, were kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators. They were released unharmed 7 days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
2955 | Apr | 12 | 2019 | MX | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Unknown | 19.433333 | -99.133333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was assaulted by two men and robbed in a supermarket. | Yes | Focal Point |
2656 | Apr | 18 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.083333 | -2.666667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | On April 17 between the towns of Douentza and Boni in Kerena village, 2 INGO staff members and 1 local NGO (all national staff) were kidnapped by unknown armed men. The NGO staff member was released days later on April 22, and the INGO staff were released on July 31 (3.5 months later). | Yes | Official Report |
2653 | Apr | 19 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 10.312581 | 7.679319 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | On April 19 2019 at 11:40 pm LT, armed assailants entered a hotel resort in Kaduna state and began shooting, killing two individuals including one female international INGO aid worker. After firing at hotel guests the armed assailants reportedly took away three people, whose whereabouts are unknown at the time of writing. | Yes | Media |
2654 | Apr | 19 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 0.127778 | 29.2875 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | On April 19 2019, one male international UN aid worker was shot and killed, while another male national staff member was shot and wounded. The perpetrators reported to be armed militia, attacked the Ebola treatment group in Butembo with indiscriminate use of firearms. Attacks on Ebola response aid workers have recently been common in areas of the DRC affected, causing some medical INGOs to withdraw. | Yes | Media |
2693 | Apr | 19 | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Road | 4.166667 | 9.233333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national NGO driver was kidnapped near the Mermoz Hotel, 1.3km from the UN office in Buea town. The staff and the family members (not counted here) taken with him were held for 2 days by a non-state armed group active in the area. | Yes | Media |
2657 | Apr | 22 | 2019 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -2.0789 | 41.1338 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female Red Cross volunteer was attacked by unknown assailants with a large knife while closing her store, unrelated to Red Cross activities, in Mbwajumwali village at 11:00pm. Media reports indicate the volunteer was killed after suffering several large and serious lacerations. There is an ongoing police investigation | Yes | Media |
2659 | Apr | 23 | 2019 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national UN staff member was travelling from the airport in Port-Au-Prince in a private vehicle, when the car was attacked during a traffic stop. Due to traffic the car was stopped on Sans Fil road near Rue Saint- Martin, when two armed assailants demanding personnel belongings from the individuals in the vehicle shot into the car. The staff member was rushed to the hospital after being shot, but succumbed to his wounds during surgery. An investigation is ongoing. | Yes | Official Report |
2710 | Apr | 24 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.384977 | 28.092944 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 national INGO staff members were ambushed approximately 18km outside the city of Walikale on the Malikale-Masisi road, while returning from Mpofi. During the ambush the 2 staff members were kidnapped by unknown perpetrators. The staff were later released. | Yes | ACLED |
2676 | Apr | 25 | 2019 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 30.631561 | 66.736965 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One female polio vaccination team member was shot and killed, and another injured, while administering the vaccine in the remote village of Sultan Zai, 100km Northwest of Quetta, Balochistan. The team was ambushed in the village by unknown armed assailants, who began shooting at the group. There were reports of four other attacks on polio vaccination teams that week in Pakistan. | Yes | Media |
2885 | Apr | 26 | 2019 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Raid | Office/compound | 13.2143917 | 12.0289902 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO watchman was injured when his INGO base was attacked by unknown perpetrators in Maine Soroa, Diffa. Reports indicate 3 months after this incident, due to escalating violence, the INGO was forced to shut down all programming in the area. | Yes | Focal Point |
2985 | Apr | 28 | 2019 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 6.889722 | 80.598056 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male INGO staff member was assaulted and injured after he was attacked by the husband of a loan client at their house. He was treated at the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2986 | Apr | 30 | 2019 | MZ | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -14.716667 | 34.366667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO was attacked while returning from a field mission in Ndaula, 62 km from Vila Ulongue. The attack occurred 5km from the INGO office in Vila Ulongue. The staff was riding a motorcycle when a group with big sticks and machetes struck him and stole his laptop, cellphone and glasses. | Yes | Focal Point |
2974 | May | 1 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 9.231487 | 29.8005027 | Incidental | Staff member | Day labourer | One male INGO staff member was injured after a contracted day labourer assaulted him while he was distributing wages to the labourers. Reports indicate the attack was ethnically motivated as the staff member was from a different state than the labourer. | Yes | Focal Point |
2680 | May | 4 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.63 | 36.67 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One national male NGO volunteer was struck by aerial bombardment in the Idlib countryside near the village of Rayaka, while on route to respond to a civilian call. The volunteer sustained a serious head wound which he later succumbed to. Motive for the attack is unconfirmed, but considering the location and the marked vehicle it appears unlikely to be incidental. | Yes | Media |
2664 | May | 5 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 34.4 | 70.366667 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Four NGO staff members travelling in Surkh Rod district were injured when a Magnetic Improvised Explosive Device (MIED) attached to an NGO rented vehicle detonated. | Yes | Official Report |
2859 | May | 5 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 35.6990115 | 36.6053435 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national INGO staff member was killed at his home during a massive aerial bombardment campaign by the Russian and Syrian Militaries reportedly targeting Hait Tahrir al Sham (HTS) shelling locations in the area of Deir Sunbul, Idlib. | Yes | Focal Point |
2987 | May | 7 | 2019 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 19.15 | -72.016667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member was shot by two unknown armed men outside his home in Hinche. He was treated at a local hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2667 | May | 8 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Project site | 34.533333 | 69.166667 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Three male national INGO staff members were killed at their project office in Kabul after a VBIED detonated, targeting another INGOs nearby office. Reports indicate 2 others were killed and 15 injured (not counted here). One driver for another INGO was sitting in a car nearby suffered burns to his hands and glass fragments in his face and body | Yes | Official Report |
2694 | May | 11 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Public location | 11.833333 | 13.15 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One NGO national humanitarian worker was killed in an attack attributed to Boko Haram in Moranti, near Tashan Joni area of Maiduguri at 7:00pmLT. 8 bodies were recovered after the incident including the NGO worker, and four civilian bodies are still reported to be missing. | Pending | Media |
2704 | May | 11 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.401936 | 34.386018 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Palestinian paramedic with the Palestinian Red Crescent was reportedly shot in the face with a rubber bullet, while performing humanitarian activities, by the Israeli military. The military shots came from the border wall east of Khan Younis on May 11, 2019. On June 11, 2019 the RC volunteer succumbed to his wounds and died in a hospital in Gaza. | Yes | Media |
2960 | May | 14 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 4.030278 | 42.296667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two INGO national staff members were reportedly kidnapped in Geedweyne, 30km east of Doolow. The staff members were on mission in the remote village when the incident occurred. Information on their release is unavailable at this time. | Yes | Media |
2679 | May | 16 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 35.6581 | 68.0478 | Unknown | Staff member | Security guard | One female midwife at an NGO clinic located in Ruyi Dab District of Samangan province was allegedly sexually assaulted by 6 local individuals and a security guard from the NGO clinic. Reports indicate the suspects are now in custody. | Yes | Official Report |
2855 | May | 16 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -3.3728836 | 29.1448793 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One UN agency contracted truck driver was ambushed on the road 55km north of Uvira near the villages of Bwegera by unknown criminal perpetrators. The driver was kidnapped and held for ransom for two days and then released. | Yes | Focal Point |
2873 | May | 20 | 2019 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 21.2126 | 92.1634 | Economic | Aid recipient | Refugees | One national male INGO staff member was assaulted by angry beneficiaries in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. | Yes | Focal Point |
2691 | May | 21 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.775 | 33.59 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN agency staff members of a demining team were shot and seriously injured when ambushed by an armed group. The road ambush occurred after the team left Kapoeta on route to Buno minefield. The two staff members were flown to Juba for medical treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2681 | May | 22 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.814167 | 36.32 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two national male NGO volunteers were wounded due to a second attack, while responding to victims of an airstrike in Jisr ash-Shugur, Idlib. Both volunteers received medical attention for their injuries. Reports indicate one civilian was killed and seven wounded during the airstrike. | Yes | Media |
2682 | May | 23 | 2019 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 14.104039 | -1.629995 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three UN Agency partner national staff members were abducted from their project site at the Goudoubo Health Centre in the Mentao Refugee Camp, outside of Djibo. During the incident an agency vehicle was taken and two female staff members were temporarily held, but released shortly after (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
2866 | May | 23 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.8516502 | 31.5824699 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national INGO staff member was sexually assaulted by an unaffiliated male in Juba. She received medical attention after the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2685 | May | 24 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 32.1415 | 61.2096 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | International Military Forces (IMF) | During an international military airstrike targeting anti-government elements at 12:17am LT, an NGO compound in Shib Koh district was also destroyed killing two national NGO staff members. Reports indicate 8 militants were also killed during the strike. | Yes | Official Report |
2684 | May | 25 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Mob violence | Project site | 0.517895 | 29.311459 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | One member of the Ebola team for prevention and control of infections died after suffering serious injuries during an attack. Reports indicate local residents of the Mabalako health sector in Vusahiro village attacked the Ebola team. The seriously injured staff member was being transferred to a hospital when he succumbed to his wounds. Organization is listed as 'other' due to likely World Bank funding. | Yes | Media |
2686 | May | 27 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 35.64 | 64.28 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | While conducting an EPI vaccine survey, 4 NGO staff members were abducted by anti-government elements in Qaysar District of Faryab Province. The 2 female staff members were released shortly after (not counted here), but the 2 male staff members are still being held. | Yes | Official Report |
2909 | May | 29 | 2019 | JO | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 31.9054 | 36.5809 | Political | Aid recipient | Refugees | One female INGO staff member was injured when a large rock was thrown into a project site and hit her on the head. Focal point reports indicate the staff member was hosting a meal event for girls and women in the safe space inside the Azraq Refugee Camp Village 2, when another male resident threw a large rock onto the shading tent above the centre while yelling 'women should stay home.' The staff member was taken to the hospital and received a CT scan. | Yes | Focal Point |
2863 | Jun | 1 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Home | 31.0261488 | 62.4504154 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One male national INGO staff member was kidnapped and held for several days by the Taliban in Nimroz province. The staff member was on leave in his home village when he was abducted, but he was able to convince the perpetrators he was a student, not an aid worker, leading to his release. | Yes | Focal Point |
2695 | Jun | 2 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 6.2125 | 31.560833 | Political | Staff member | Not applicable | One female INGO staff member was physically assaulted by a male colleague national staff at the Bor PoC site. The assault reportedly occurred because the female staff refused demands to medically treat the male colleague's wife. UNPOL arrested the male staff member and the female staff's injuries were treated at the INGO clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2954 | Jun | 4 | 2019 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -3.366667 | 36.683333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international INGO staff member was injured when his bag was snatched on a roadway in Arusha. | Yes | Focal Point |
2738 | Jun | 5 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -0.155 | 29.24 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown militants while travelling by road in the Lubero territory of North Kivu province. Reports indicate both staff members were released on June 7. | Yes | ACLED |
2900 | Jun | 6 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -5.9474902 | 29.1947098 | Economic | Host state | DR Congo Armed Forces | One male national INGO staff member was shot and killed after being ambushed by the DR Congo Armed Forces in Kalemie. | Yes | Focal Point |
3009 | Jun | 6 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 1.55941 | 30.25224 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | One ICRC national male staff member was assaulted after community members broke out into mob violence, in a project site in Bunia, over Ebola stigma. | Yes | Focal Point |
2953 | Jun | 10 | 2019 | TN | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 36.8 | 10.17 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was assaulted and robbed on her way home from work. | Yes | Focal Point |
2703 | Jun | 10 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.76328 | 29.856159 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | While travelling from Khat to Boaw in Koch district, the NGO vehicle was shot at by unknown criminals and kept driving. Two national staff members were shot, and managed to continue moving until the Tar Jath airfield near Rier. They were transported to a medical clinic in Bentiu, and later to Juba. | Yes | Official Report |
3016 | Jun | 10 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.456667 | 36.746389 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three NGO staff members were injured in Russian Coalition airstrikes in Tamanaah. | Yes | Focal Point |
2718 | Jun | 15 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.775 | 33.59 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | Two male national NGO staff members, one team leader and a driver, were injured when beaten and dragged from their vehicles after their convoy was stopped by a group of villagers in Eastern Equatorial. The aid worker victims were part of an NGO team of enumerators, who were reportedly targeted by the villagers because of their perceived ethnicity and affiliation. After the two staff members were dragged from the convoy and beaten, some community members contacted the NGO and confirmed their positions which deescalated the situation and the NGO team vehicles were allowed to depart the area. | Yes | Official Report |
2872 | Jun | 15 | 2019 | JO | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 31.915877 | 36.589156 | Economic | Aid recipient | Refugees | One male national INGO staff member was assaulted by angry aid recipients in the Azraq Refugee Camp. | Yes | Focal Point |
2877 | Jun | 15 | 2019 | NE | Niger | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 13.31411 | 12.60934 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national male INGO staff member and a INGO contracted driver were killed by unknown armed militants while at a water treatment project site in Tcholori village, near the border with Nigeria approximately 20 miles from Diffa. One other staff member was injured in the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2709 | Jun | 16 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 9.962839 | 33.730204 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Community members | One INGO staff member was assaulted and shot twice after an altercation in Bunj town, Maban county. The altercation reportedly occurred at 20:30, after the staff member got in a verbal argument with two other men which escalated. Reports indicate one man was arrested by local police. | Yes | Official Report |
2713 | Jun | 19 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 8.082926 | 31.979923 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Community members | Two national INGO staff members were shot by a community member in Patluak village near Pulchuol. The perpetrator reportedly mistook the two aid workers for 'his enemies.' The two staff members received medical attention for non-life-threatening injuries at a clinic walking distance away, and the shooter was arrested. | Yes | Official Report |
2712 | Jun | 20 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three national NGO volunteers were killed during an airstrike, and three other volunteers were also seriously injured at 10:50am LT on June 20, 2019. Reports indicate the airstrike directly targeted the NGO ambulance while it was transporting a patient in the Maarrat Al-Numan area of Idlib province on a rural road. | Yes | Official Report |
2904 | Jun | 21 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 34.5281296 | 69.1723328 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was stabbed in the leg with a knife while walking to a neary shop, 150 meters from his home in Kabul. Four unknown men were involved in the attack, and likely intended to rob the staff member. | Yes | Focal Point |
2719 | Jun | 23 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Office/compound | 4.85 | 31.6 | Political | Staff member | Security guards | Two male national UN guards at the compound in Juba, were injured when striking employees pelted stones at them at 12:45 LT. The protests at the main gate reportedly involved 100 striking guards. The two guards injured with stones received medical attention after being escorted out of the crowd. | Yes | Official Report |
2728 | Jun | 24 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.478014 | 32.721848 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | While travelling from Torit to Kapoeta, an NGO vehicle carrying one driver and 9 NGO staff members was ambushed by unknown armed individuals. The aid workers were robbed of mobile phones and cash, assaulted and threatened. After the attack, the driver managed to transport all 9 passengers to Camp 15 where one injured worker received medical attention. Some reports indicate more aid workers were wounded, but this has not been verified at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2720 | Jun | 25 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 7.3 | 18.3 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Anti-Balaka | Three INGO staff members were assaulted and injured after anti-Balaka armed actors broke into their home. During the armed incursion, the staff were robbed of their mobile phones, cash, and other items. The staff members received medical treatment at a local hospital, and the perpetrators were handed over to MINUSCA by a local anti-Balaka leader. | Yes | Official Report |
2714 | Jun | 26 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Unknown | 7.28 | 28.68 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO employee was reportedly shot and killed along with 3 others in Akucieng, 5km from Tonj town. The inter-community violence was carried out by unknown armed men around 3:00 am LT. | Yes | Official Report |
2715 | Jun | 26 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.438889 | 36.651111 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two national NGO volunteers were killed and four others wounded, during a reported Russian double tap airstrike, while attempting to evacuate injured people in an ambulance. The airstrike occurred in Khan Sheikhoun town, of Maarrat Al-Numan district, which has seen recent extensive aerial bombardment. | Yes | Media |
2727 | Jul | 2 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 2.333333 | 42.283333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | The head of a local NGO in the Gredo region of Somalia was killed by a group of armed assailants approximately 4km from Baardheere in Bula Cadey. Three NGO staff members were also taken at the same time as the killing, and were released unharmed 5 hours later and 46km away (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
2729 | Jul | 3 | 2019 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Road | 13.177669 | 23.642486 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 5 national NGO staff members were kidnapped 4km outside of Golo in Kaironga village on July 3, 2019. All 5 staff members were released the following day after reports a ransom was paid. | Yes | Official Report |
3006 | Jul | 3 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 9.0249701 | 38.746891 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One female INGO national staff was assaulted by community members in Alek, Ethiopia. | Yes | Focal Point |
2731 | Jul | 6 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 16.6 | -4.466667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 national NGO staff members were injured when their vehicle hit a road-side IED or possible landmine between Ehabak and Zouerat Elhamar, 10 km east of Razelma Commune, Timbuktu Region. The injured staff members were evacuated to a hospital for treatment, and the vehicle was severely damaged. Information about the group linked to the explosive is unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2881 | Jul | 6 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.1 | 64.2667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One male NGO staff member was shot and killed by Taliban perpetrators on the road as he was travelling to the local health centre. | Yes | Focal Point |
2739 | Jul | 8 | 2019 | TD | Chad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 13.578103 | 21.824944 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two aid workers were killed after a group of unknown armed perpetrators raided a bar in Farchana, Ouaddai. The perpetrators stole cash and opened fire wounding two other people (not counted here). | Yes | Media |
2742 | Jul | 8 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 34.2164 | 68.2952 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Afghan National Security Forces | Reports indicate, Afghan National Security Forces raided an INGO health clinic in Tangi Saidan, Day Mirdad district of Wardak around 9:00pm LT. The security forces shot and killed an aid recipient within the clinic, bound four other individuals and took them outside for an interrogation. Information currently available highlights ANSF were seeking information regarding possible connections to the Taliban. During the interrogation two staff members were shot and killed approximately 50 meters from the facility. A third INGO staff member is missing and presumed detained by the forces. | Yes | Media |
2747 | Jul | 10 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 35.32 | 36.32 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One NGO national aid volunteer was reportedly killed in Russian-Syrian military airstrikes on the town of Maara Hrema in the Aleppo countryside. The aid volunteer was killed when in his home in a displaced persons camp with his daughter. Two other volunteer's nearby were wounded. | Yes | Media |
2893 | Jul | 11 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 0.14164 | 29.2911701 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three female and one male national staff of an INGO were all wounded in a shooting when unknown armed perpetrators raided and robbed the office compound in Butembo. | Yes | Focal Point |
2950 | Jul | 11 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -2.633333 | 26.1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO national staff were injured and one national staff member was killed during an ambush on the road. | Yes | Focal Point |
2733 | Jul | 11 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Public location | -2.536656 | 25.752575 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | One national staff member of a INGO local partner was killed by members of a Mai Mai militia in the vicinity of Lomami Park, Maniema province, near the FARDC Camp in Lakakando and the Likolongo village. Reports indicate three other NGO personnel were assaulted but the extent of their injuries is unknown. After, the perpetrators burned three NGO motorcycles and left with stolen belongings. | Yes | Official Report | |||
2732 | Jul | 12 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | -0.358056 | 42.545278 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Unknown | One male international INGO director and one UN agency manager were shot and killed after an attack by Al Shabaab militants on the Assey Hotel in Kismayo, Somalia. Media reports indicate the militants used a vehicle borne explosive device to obstruct the front entrance, where after at least 4 perpetrators entered the hotel and attacked those inside with weapons. The perpetrators were in the building for more than 14 hours and killed 25 other people. | Yes | Media |
3018 | Jul | 13 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.37425 | 36.6033 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two male NGO staff members were injured during an airstrike in Kafr Zita. | Yes | Focal Point |
2748 | Jul | 14 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | -0.566667 | 28.7 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | 2 national Ebola health aid workers were reportedly killed in their homes the night of July 14, 2019 by angry community members in North Kivu. The health ministry reported the workers suffered months of threats prior to the attack. Attacks against Ebola aid workers in North Kivu is occurring more often due to the distrust for causes and treatments for the disease among community members. Staff members are listed as 'other' due to likely World Bank funding. | Yes | Media |
2734 | Jul | 15 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 9.26 | 29.8 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Internally Displaced People (IDPs) | During a fight between two groups of IDPs at a humanitarian cafeteria in Bentiu, 3 UN contracted staff were seriously injured. Reports were only able to confirm one as UN humanitarian staff at this time (other two not counted here). The staff members received medical attention at the UNMISS level II hospital and were later discharged. | Yes | Official Report |
2736 | Jul | 16 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 9.347376 | 31.489106 | Political | Host state | South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) | Three INGO staff members and the boat driver were travelling by river from Malakal to Tongo, when they were stopped by members of the South Sudan Peoples Defense Forces (SSPDF) in Kaldak at 12h00. After a search of their boat resulted in cash being found, the SSPDF reportedly detained the staff members and boat driver after accusations of transporting money to the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO). While the staff members were being interrogated, the boat driver was severely beaten. After support from UNOCHA and state authorities, negotiations resulted in the release of all staff with the money initially under question at 19h00. The boat driver received medical attention at the UNMISS clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2735 | Jul | 17 | 2019 | UA | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 48.006667 | 37.512778 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One UN agency staff member was assaulted in the parking lot of the Krasnohorivka hospital, by a recipient of UN agency assistance. Another UN staff member intervened, stopping the assault. The assaulted staff sustained damaged teeth, bruises and a swollen face. | Yes | Official Report |
2894 | Jul | 19 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | -5.9127393 | 29.1913918 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national staff member was wounded when assaulted due to mob violence on the road in Kalemie. | Yes | Focal Point |
2737 | Jul | 19 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.105 | 12.506667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | 7 INGO staff members travelling in the border region of Borno state near the town of Damasak, were ambushed and attacked by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants. One driver was killed during the attack, and two other drivers, three health workers and an aid worker were kidnapped and were still held as of September 2019. On September 26th 2019, one of the six hostages was killed. On December 13th, 2019 four of the remaining hostages were killed. Reports indicate the remaining captive is female. On May 20th, 2023, the female aid worker was rescued during a military operation in Borno State after three years and 10 months of captivity. | Yes | Media |
2749 | Jul | 21 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.438889 | 36.651111 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national NGO aid volunteer and media activist was killed after three reported Russian-Syrian military airstrikes repeatedly hit the city of Khan Shaikhoun in Idlib governate, in the area he was working. | Yes | Media |
2740 | Jul | 22 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.0299564 | 45.3101475 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One UN national staff member was injured by the blast after a VIED reportedly rammed the main gate of the Afrik Hotel located in Mogadishu. Reports indicate the attack is being attributed to Al Shabaab as the blast accordingly also targeted a main security checkpoint near the hotel. Media reports outline 17 civilians were killed and many injured. | Yes | Official Report |
3012 | Jul | 22 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Individual attack | Project site | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male NGO staff member was killed after a regime airstrike hit a project site in Marraat Al-Numan. | Yes | Focal Point |
2750 | Jul | 22 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 31.798611 | 35.248333 | Political | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Palestinian Red Cross paramedic was wounded when shot in the stomach by Israeli forces after a reported raid of the Occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood Al-Issawiya. Reports indicate the occupying forces attacked civilians and attacked Red Cross staff with rubber bullets to prevent them from transporting civilian patients to the hospital. | Yes | Media |
2751 | Jul | 22 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national NGO volunteer was killed by reported Russian-Syrian military airstrikes, while attempting to assist those affected by previous strikes in Maraat Al-Numan. | Yes | Media |
2753 | Jul | 22 | 2019 | MX | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 17.644444 | -101.551111 | Incidental | Criminal | Unknown | One male national member of the Red Cross board of directors was shot and killed while traveling through downtown Zihuatanejo in a vehicle, by two unknown criminals on a motorcycle. The board member was also traveling with his wife who was taken to the hospital in critical condition (not counted here). Focal point reports indicate the attack motive was not linked to his status with the Red Cross. | Yes | Media |
2761 | Jul | 22 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.4733 | 37.0972 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national employee of an INGO was killed along with another civilian after a motorcycle bomb exploded in Tell Rifaat city of Aleppo governate. The motive and perpetrators are currently unknown. | Yes | Media |
2744 | Jul | 23 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 9.979167 | 33.75 | Economic | Aid recipient | Refugees | Two INGO staff members working within the Doro refugee camp in Maban district, were assaulted and injured by aid recipients after a dispute about the distribution of solar lamps. Reports indicate local and regional authorities had to intervene when a group of community members would not let 6 INGO staff leave until they all received solar lamps. A resolution was achieved with those receiving lamps later and all staff were released at 15h30. | Yes | Official Report |
2745 | Jul | 26 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.216667 | -0.3 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | An INGO vehicle travelling between Ansongo and Tessit, 25 km north of Tessit village, was ambushed by unknown armed men. The criminals stole the INGO rented SUV, robbed the passengers, and abducted the INGO driver. The driver was released the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
2746 | Jul | 26 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Community members | During a reported marital dispute between different age groups of the community in Likuangloe, Pibor, Jonglei state, the violence escalated around 18h45. Two off duty national INGO staff members were wounded and one killed during the community violence. | Yes | Official Report |
2754 | Jul | 27 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.373611 | 36.601667 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two paramedics and one ambulance driver were killed when a targeted airstrike destroyed their ambulance as it drove through the Hama countryside to Kafr Zita. The INGO supported ambulance was travelling to Kafr Zita to assist victims of an airstrike that hit the town at 2:00pmLT. | Yes | Media |
2988 | Jul | 28 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 0.5454656 | 31.7464393 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO staff member was injured after being dragged off a motorbike on her way to the office in Moyo town, near Iboa village, Palorinya Refugee Settlement. The incident occurred amidst a tribal clash between Madi and Gimara clans. | Yes | Focal Point |
2989 | Jul | 28 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.8138694 | 36.6077207 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male INGO site guard was injured during airstrikes in Ariha, Idlib. He received treatment at a local hospital. These airstrikes came during a multi-day strike campaign against Idlib and Hama. The INGO building was considerably damaged. | Yes | Focal Point |
2743 | Jul | 29 | 2019 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 20.6 | 93.2 | Incidental | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One male INGO national staff member was shot by Myanmar military officers while riding his motorcycle through Mrauk U township in Rakhine State. Army reports indicate the staff member was carrying a grenade and was charged under a counterterrorism law after being taken to the hospital to receive treatment. | Yes | Media |
2752 | Jul | 29 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.373611 | 36.601667 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national NGO volunteer was killed at a project site by Russian-Syrian military airstrikes in Kafr Zita, Hama. Reports indicate his family was also killed in the attack which appeared to target the aid workers home and family. | Yes | Media |
2990 | Jul | 30 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 10.687778 | 43.936389 | Political | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One male INGO staff member was stabbed by an angry beneficiary at a food distribution point in Lughaya because he attempted to forcefully take items. | Yes | Focal Point |
2848 | Aug | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 5.83566 | 9.88347 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 male NGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed men in in Kulabe 25 km from the town of Batibo (coordinates given for Batibo). The staff members were on humanitarian assignment in the community for sensitization and vulnerable persons programs. They were released after 3 days unharmed. | Yes | Focal Point | |
2849 | Aug | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 5.862997 | 9.768234 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 male NGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown armed men three times over the month of August culminating in over three days of captivity. The staff member was on a humanitarian assignment in Widikum throughout the month. During the final abduction he was financially extorted and beaten. | Yes | Focal Point | |
2755 | Aug | 3 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.465 | -3.306111 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members working in Sangha Commune, 35 km north-east of Bandiagara town, were reportedly kidnapped by an unknown armed group. Both were released the following day on August 04. | Yes | Official Report |
2991 | Aug | 4 | 2019 | GT | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 14.613333 | -90.535278 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO guard at an additional parking lot for the INGO in Calle Mariscal, Guatemala City was beat by unknown burglars attempting to steal from the compound. He was treated at a hospital and released after a few days. | Yes | Focal Point |
2867 | Aug | 5 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Ambush | Road | 15.9181995 | 2.4022 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One national female NGO staff member was sexually assaulted after being stopped by a criminal group on the road in Menaka. She received medical attention after the assault. | Yes | Focal Point |
2757 | Aug | 7 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Custody | 4.85 | 31.6 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Spouse/National Security Services (NSS) | The Director of a local NGO was reportedly kidnapped by her estranged husband, who is a member of the National Security Services (NSS). The abduction occurred over a family dispute, and the female staff member was assaulted prior to being released. She later received medical attention from a local clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2758 | Aug | 7 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 7.3 | 18.3 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | Two international NGO employees were injured when 6 unidentified armed criminals entered their home in Batangafo and stole a variety of valuables including money. UN security forces responded, but the perpetrators had already fled. The two injured staff were treated at the MSF hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2895 | Aug | 8 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 7.9219687 | 34.1531947 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was wounded when mob violence erupted at a project site in Gambella. | Yes | Focal Point |
2760 | Aug | 8 | 2019 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Individual attack | Road | 33.72 | 73.06 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One male national driver for a local NGO was injured when his vehicle was targeted by unknown attackers using an IED. The aid worker was travelling in the Esori area of North Waziristan, when the blast damaged the vehicle and injured him. | Yes | Official Report |
2879 | Aug | 10 | 2019 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 32.1194242 | 20.0867909 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One male UN national staff was wounded when a VBIED parked outside a supermarket in Benghazi exploded. | Yes | Focal Point |
2975 | Aug | 12 | 2019 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 11.016667 | 29.716667 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was injured after an unknown criminal robbed his home and physically assaulted him. | Yes | Focal Point |
3013 | Aug | 14 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.549167 | 36.540833 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male NGO staff member was killed after a Russian Coalition airstrike hit the town of Maar Tahroma. | Yes | Focal Point |
2759 | Aug | 14 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Individual attack | Project site | 35.63 | 36.67 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two INGO employees, a paramedic and an ambulance driver, were killed at the organizations medical centre after 6 Russian/Syrian military coalition airstrikes targeted the facility and their ambulance. The ambulance was completely destroyed in the attack. Reports indicate this is the 40th attack on healthcare facilities in northwest Syria since April 2019. | Yes | Official Report |
2762 | Aug | 16 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.7625 | 35.265833 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Palestinian Red Crescent volunteer paramedic was shot in the head by the Israeli Army with a rubber bullet. The incident reportedly occurred while the paramedic was trying to assist victims during clashes in the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem. He was transferred to the hospital for medical treatment. | Yes | Media |
2763 | Aug | 17 | 2019 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 23.00241 | 97.768314 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Northern Alliance | One male national NGO staff member was reportedly shot and killed by a sniper targeting their aid convoy. The staff member was travelling in an ambulance marked with the organisations name 13 miles from Lashio, Shan state. After the staff member was shot, an RPG hit the ambulance, which is being attributed to the Northern Alliance NSAG. Other staff members were reportedly wounded, but we are unable to confirm those details at this time. | Yes | Media |
2992 | Aug | 18 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.8516502 | 31.5824699 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | One INGO staff member was ambushed by an illegal checkpoint, which reports describe as NSS uniformed officers, on his way home from the office in Juba. The staff was pulled from his vehicle, shot in the leg and was held by the suspected security servicemen until 5:30am where he was then robbed and left on the street. | Yes | Focal Point |
3019 | Aug | 18 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two NGO staff members were injured during a Russian airstrike in Maarrat Al-Numan. | Yes | Focal Point |
2764 | Aug | 19 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Other Explosives | Unknown | Unknown | 16.953333 | -0.353889 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member of a local NGO in Bourem town, Bourem Cercle, Goa, was injured by a grenade explosion. | Yes | Official Report |
2820 | Aug | 20 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.587 | 36.356 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male NGO volunteer sustained serious injuries from reported regime bombardment in the town of Shagurit, Hama as he was attempting to assist other civilians. The volunteer was taken to medical facilities in Hama but died of his injuries. | Yes | Media |
2959 | Aug | 21 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.5756177109005 | 44.3777940439854 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was shot and wounded after his vehicle was ambushed on the road in Thi Yai village near Dhamar city. | Yes | Focal Point |
2765 | Aug | 21 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 7.3 | 18.3 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One security guard at an INGO guest house in Batangafo was severely injured, when a group of 5 unknown criminals broke in. The perpetrators stole a large sum of money, international passports, and 2 computers of staff still sleeping. MINUSCA patrol responded, but the perpetrators had already fled. The security guard was transported to the local hospital, and the INGO staff were escorted to the base. | Yes | Official Report |
2769 | Aug | 23 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.3 | 34.25 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One female volunteer paramedic was injured in the head with a plastic-coated steel bullet while trying to assist wounded during the Great March of Return protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. | Yes | Media |
2770 | Aug | 23 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.344444 | 34.303056 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male volunteer paramedic for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and one male volunteer paramedic for a local NGO were both wounded with plastic-coated steel bullets at demonstrations in Khan Younis district of the Gaza Strip. The staff members were struck on the left thigh and neck respectively. | Yes | Media |
2772 | Aug | 24 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -5.768161 | 29.051722 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national driver for a UN implementing partner was traveling around 40km on the Kalemie - Nyemba - Nyunzu axis, when his truck carrying fuel to Nyunzu was ambushed by unknown armed assailants. The perpetrators shot the driver in the arm, but he was able to speed away and arrive at a medical centre 50km away to receive medical attention. He was evacuated to Kalemie by air for treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2819 | Aug | 27 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male NGO volunteer was injured after regime air strikes struck his town of Kafr Awed, Idlib. The raid also killed 3 and injured 12 other civilians. | Yes | Media |
2766 | Aug | 28 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Home | 0.31 | 32.52 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female national NGO aid worker was abducted by unknown perpetrators outside her home in Busega, a suburb of Kampala. Exact cause of death is unknown, but her body was found the following day in Nakitutuli village in Nama sub-county, Mukono district, and reports indicate it appeared to have head trauma. The female staff member was also reportedly 6 months pregnant at the time of the attack. | Yes | Media |
2896 | Aug | 29 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 7.9219687 | 34.1531947 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Police | Two male national staff members were assaulted by police officers after being stopped and temporarily detained on the road in Gambella. | Yes | Focal Point |
2913 | Sep | 1 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 1.9530448 | 32.1391217 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO national staff member was attacked with a knife outside of his house on the street in Bweyale by unknown perpetrators. Reports indicate the staff member was lured outside by a phone call pretending to be a friend, where he was then cut twice on the head and neck. He was taken to hospital where he died the next day. | Yes | Focal Point |
2767 | Sep | 1 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 35.9917 | 36.3938 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national male staff member of an INGO and NGO in Syria, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Darkoush town located in the western suburbs of Idlib governate. He was released on September 17, 2019. | Yes | Media |
2957 | Sep | 2 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Seven INGO international staff members were injured after a large vehicle borne IED exploded outside the Green Village compound in Kabul. The Taliban took responsibility for the attack that killed 16 and wounded over 100. | Yes | Focal Point |
2771 | Sep | 4 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.85 | 31.6 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO staff members and their driver were travelling in Juba to the INGO compound when they were stopped by armed men wearing partially civilian and military clothes. Reports indicate the staff members were removed from the vehicle, robbed and the driver was assaulted and placed in the trunk of the vehicle around 2030hLT. The armed perpetrators drove the vehicle around until 2330hLT when it was abandoned. The driver was rescued and received medical attention for his injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
2768 | Sep | 5 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.308999 | 34.322233 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were ambushed and killed by unknown perpetrators as they were in transit from the Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp. The aid workers were staff in a child nutrition center within the camp. | Yes | Media |
2897 | Sep | 6 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.9219687 | 34.1531947 | Political | Host state | Ethiopian Armed Forces | Two male national INGO staff members were shot and killed after being ambushed by the Ethiopian Armed Forces on the road in Gambella. | Yes | Focal Point |
2773 | Sep | 6 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.859363 | 31.571251 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member of an INGO was assaulted by three unknown armed men and robbed of cash and a mobile phone near Rock City in Juba. The staff member received medical attention for injuries sustained during the assault, and reported the incident to the proper authorities. | Yes | Official Report |
2778 | Sep | 6 | 2019 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.983023 | 71.57162 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One female immunization aid worker was shot and killed on her way to work in Peshawar. The staff member was traveling the cities ring road near the Madina CHG Station at 9:00 am when unknown motorists opened fire. Her body was taken to the Khyber Medical College. | Yes | Media |
2774 | Sep | 8 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 4.844697 | 31.603254 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national staff member of a local NGO returning to his house from a neighbours at around 20:30LT, was attacked by 5 men in civilian clothing in the Juba suburb of Buluk. The 5 men robbed the staff member of cash and his mobile phone, and severely damaged his face. The next day he received medical treatment at the Juba Teaching Hospital, and the incident was reported to the authorities. | Yes | Official Report |
2878 | Sep | 12 | 2019 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 31.8625706 | 70.9018692 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was kidnapped in Gomal city South Waziristan district. He was later released unharmed. | Yes | Focal Point |
2775 | Sep | 14 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 2.65 | 45.05 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One male humanitarian aid worker was killed when a roadside explosion damaged a convoy carrying government representatives. The explosion reportedly occurred on Jowhar-Bal'ad road. | Yes | Media |
2776 | Sep | 14 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.374555 | 68.896679 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Five staff members of a local NGO were reportedly kidnapped by unknown non-state actors, along the Kunduz-Baghlan road in the Khal Zaey area of Baghlan province. No further information about their whereabouts is available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2949 | Sep | 15 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -4.325 | 15.322222 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was injured when robbed at gunpoint while sitting in a cab. | Yes | Focal Point |
2777 | Sep | 15 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 4.848002 | 31.613044 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One female international INGO staff member was seriously injured when two men attempted to steal her shoulder bag. The staff member was walking on the sidewalk in the Hai Cinema area of Juba, when two unknown criminals on a motorbike attempted to steal her bag which was attached to her body/shoulder. The staff member was dragged for several metres and sustained a serious shoulder injury which required surgery. | Yes | Official Report |
2948 | Sep | 17 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 0.313611 | 32.581111 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was injured after he was severely assaulted after an unknown perpetrator robbed him in front of his home in Kampala. | Yes | Focal Point |
2782 | Sep | 17 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.077148 | -2.684227 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Fulani | Three INGO staff and their driver were reportedly ambushed by suspected Fulani militants between Dansa and Dallah villages, at 25 km and 35 km east of Douentza town. The armed perpetrators kidnapped all four in the vehicle, but released everyone the following day unharmed. Information about motive is unavailable at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2779 | Sep | 19 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Home | 4.859363 | 31.571251 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Gunmen broke into the home of a national male INGO staff member in Juba and held him at gunpoint while they stole cash, mobile phones, and laptops. The staff member was then shot. Emergency surgery was performed at the local hospital. The staff member is expected to recover. | Yes | Official Report |
2822 | Sep | 22 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Custody | 11.831098 | 13.150967 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | Two male national aid workers of an INGO were kidnapped in Borno state reportedly in the Maiduguri area. Boko Haram militants then posted on September 22, 2019 a video of their execution, shared by various media outlets. Exact location or time/day of death is unknown. Coordinates given are for Maiduguri. | Yes | Media |
2976 | Sep | 23 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 13.5775886 | 44.0177989 | Other | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One male INGO volunteer was shot by an angry aid recipient while monitoring food distribution in Taiz. | Yes | Focal Point |
2780 | Sep | 26 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 7.02667 | 29.24611 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A national staff member from a local NGO was robbed and assaulted while on-route from Abiriu to Cuibet. He was travelling on a motorbike when two armed men stopped him and tried to rob him at gunpoint. When the attempt was unsuccessful, the robbers proceeded to beat him and then fled from the scene. The NGO aid worker was admitted to the hospital for his injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
2946 | Sep | 27 | 2019 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 14.63 | 121.03 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was stabbed by an individual assumed to be under the influence of drugs at a house party in Quezon city of metro Manila. The staff member was seriously injured and was evacuated. | Yes | Focal Point |
2781 | Sep | 27 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.294713 | -1.559076 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three national INGO personnel, two staff and a driver, were kidnapped along with their vehicle. Unknown armed assailants riding motorcycles ambushed the INGO vehicle near Wally village, 20 km east of Hombori town, Douentza cercle. Further information is not available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2856 | Sep | 27 | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 6.0054338 | 10.2628167 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 4 male INGO national staff members were ambushed when their truck full of food supplies broke down in Bambili, Mezam Division, North West Region. Focal Point reports indicate non-state armed actors kidnapped the 4 staff members, demanded ransom to the INGO, and held them for 3 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
2871 | Sep | 28 | 2019 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 21.4397297 | 92.009552 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Spouse | One female national INGO staff member was wounded when her angry spouse entered the project site in Cox's Bazar and assaulted her. | Yes | Focal Point |
3015 | Oct | 3 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Individual attack | Office/compound | 35.375278 | 36.687222 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male NGO staff member was killed after regime shelling hit the office compound in Morek, Hama. | Yes | Focal Point |
2783 | Oct | 4 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Public location | 4.849136 | 31.583743 | Economic | Host state | South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) | Two male national staff members of two separate INGOs were stopped at 10:00 am LT outside a UN Agency in Buluk, after leaving a nearby bank. The staff were reportedly stopped by eight armed men in military uniforms, who forcibly detained them and drove them to the John Garang Mausoleum. At the monument park, the men were assaulted, stripped naked, and severely physically abused. The perpetrators also stole large sums of money and cell phones from the staff members. | Yes | Official Report |
2790 | Oct | 7 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 8.76201 | 31.26465 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | SPLA/M-IO | 7 national staff members of an INGO, including two guards, were reportedly kidnapped by armed perpetrators, reported to be SPLA/M-IO supported by local authorities in Pagil town. 6 of the staff members were held for over 24 hours, but released after the intervention of an INGO program officer. The last staff member was released two weeks later. | Yes | Official Report |
2898 | Oct | 9 | 2019 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 32.8751907 | 13.1874599 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national staff member was assaulted by an unaffiliated civilian at a project site in Tripoli. | Yes | Focal Point |
2945 | Oct | 9 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 0.313611 | 32.581111 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international INGO staff member was injured after his phone was stolen in a shopping mall which resulted in a physical altercation. | Yes | Focal Point |
2857 | Oct | 9 | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 6.0054338 | 10.2628167 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three male NGO national staff members were kidnapped after their truck transporting food was intercepted by a non-state armed group north of Bambili. Two additional staff members from the NGO were sent to recover the food and also kidnapped. All 5 staff were released unharmed 4 days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
2882 | Oct | 10 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.1244 | 66.5288 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One male NGO staff member was shot and killed when the ambulance he was in to accompany a patient was ambushed by Taliban perpetrators near Bayencha village between Dualiana district and Chaghcharan district. | Yes | Focal Point |
2785 | Oct | 13 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Project site | 14.140653 | -5.016219 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national male staff were abducted from Sahouna village, Mopti, by a group of armed individuals. They were released on November 13, 2019. | Yes | Official Report |
2788 | Oct | 14 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 36.6975 | 38.956667 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Turkish Armed Forces | One doctor for a Kurdish NGO was reportedly killed during a Turkish airstrike near the northern Syria border town of Tell Abyad. | Yes | Media |
2868 | Oct | 14 | 2019 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Project site | -4.5766702 | 30.1025009 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national female INGO staff member was sexually assaulted by an unaffiliated male at a project site in Kasulu. | Yes | Focal Point |
2784 | Oct | 15 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.00745 | 29.235558 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was shot when the vehicle that he was traveling in along Rumbek-Cueibet road was ambushed by armed men. The INGO vehicle was stopped in Makakot in Abiriru Payam, Rumbek. Personal items were taken from the INGO vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
2944 | Oct | 20 | 2019 | SN | Senegal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 14.666667 | -17.416667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was stabbed by a criminal perpetrator until he handed over the keys to his motorcycle on a public street in Dakar. | Yes | Focal Point |
2792 | Oct | 21 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 7.30841 | 18.30154 | Unknown | Criminal | Unknown | 4 staff members of an INGO were assaulted during a robbery of the INGO base by a group of armed men in Batangafo. One security guard was stabbed, and all four received medical attention at a local hospital. Organization statements highlight repeated attacks in this area on their facilities in the last year. | Yes | Official Report |
2911 | Oct | 22 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.9806034 | 38.7577605 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | Two female INGO international staff members walking back to their hotel from an event in Addis Ababa were attacked by four unknown criminal men and strangled until they were unconcious, where they were then robbed. Once the staff members gained consciousness they walked back to the hotel and reported the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
2861 | Oct | 23 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 37.414099 | 70.1932084 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | Two INGO national staff, one female and one male, were kidnapped along with two civilians (rental car driver and staff's husband) at a project site in Aspakha village, Shahr-e-Buzurg district. Focal point reports indicate the kidnappers belong to the NSAG The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and requested ransom from one of the family members. Both staff were released unharmed after 36 hours. | Yes | Focal Point |
2807 | Oct | 24 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 34.5742 | 64.9436 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One female health worker for a national NGO was killed by Taliban militants in Shahr-e- Naw village, Yarfolad Area, of Chaghcharan district, Ghor at 2:00pm. One other female staff member was wounded, and taken to the provincial hospital of Chaghcharan where she succumbed to her injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
2805 | Oct | 25 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.563704 | 34.529523 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male volunteer paramedic with the Palestinian Red Crescent was injured after a reported direct blow of a tear gas canister to his right leg during Friday demonstrations in the North Gaza District. | Yes | Media |
2791 | Oct | 26 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.937858 | 23.810462 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) | 4 national NGO staff members were reportedly abducted by perpetrators from the non-state armed group Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC). The NGO team was transporting medical supplies from Bangassou to Djema, when they were ambushed near Barawa-Dembia, 165 km northwest of Rafai. The armed perpetrators also looted and burned the NGO vehicles. | Yes | Official Report |
2786 | Oct | 27 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 3.685336 | 30.775124 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | National Salvation Front | Three volunteers, two male and one female, were killed in a crossfire incident during clashes between armed groups in Morobo County. The volunteers were working in Ebola screening points, tracking the spread of the disease. Two volunteers were also injured and one of them is recovering from gunshot wounds. A female volunteer was abducted during the attack. Later media reports indicate she died from her injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
3014 | Oct | 31 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.9925 | 36.393056 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO staff member was killed when an unknown explosive detonated, while he was attempting to put out a fire at a warehouse in Darkoush. | Yes | Focal Point |
2818 | Oct | 31 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.9925 | 36.393056 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO volunteer was killed while inspecting repeated explosions in the city of Darkoush, Idlib. | Yes | Media |
2850 | Nov | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 5.8351175 | 9.8878507 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female and one male NGO staff member were kidnapped in Guzan, 15 km from the town of Batibo while distributing food (coordinates for Batibo). They were held for 1.5 days and released after being financially extorted. | Yes | Focal Point | |
2899 | Nov | 1 | 2019 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -1.2920659 | 36.8219462 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was wounded after being ambushed and robbed on the road in Nairobi by civilians. | Yes | Focal Point |
2793 | Nov | 1 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.247049 | 29.795661 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two male NGO contractors assigned with building a fence for a school were traveling by foot from Bentiu PoC to Bentiu town when they went missing. Reports indicate kidnapping is suspected, and nothing further about their whereabouts or the perpetrators is unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2789 | Nov | 3 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.6606 | 40.3714 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army | An INGO medical team was caught in a reported mortar attack by Turkish Armed Forces and the Free Syrian Army at a project site in the north-eastern town of Rashidiyya where they were providing medical aid. In the attack, one international staff member was killed after shrapnel hit his head and another international staff was wounded. | Yes | Media |
2795 | Nov | 3 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 0.651669 | 29.388876 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One Ebola community outreach volunteer was stabbed to death in front of his home in Lwemba in Mambasa Territory, Ituri Province. Reports outline the volunteers wife was also injured by the group of unknown perpetrators before they burned down their house. This attack comes as a new Ebola vaccine was set to be released in the area. The incident is categorized as 'other' staff due to likely World Bank funding. | Yes | Official Report |
2943 | Nov | 4 | 2019 | MW | Malawi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | -13.983333 | 33.783333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff guard was injured after armed perpetrators cut the fence surrounding a residence at 1:50am, handcuffed and beat the guard, but soon fled when the security company was alerted. | Yes | Focal Point |
3020 | Nov | 4 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.814167 | 36.32 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | Two NGO staff members were injured after being hit with shelling in Jisr-Ash-Shugur. | Yes | Focal Point |
3017 | Nov | 6 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.1 | 36.5 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two male NGO staff members were injured during Russian Coalition airstrikes in Sahara. | Yes | Focal Point |
2817 | Nov | 7 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.861961 | 36.372986 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male NGO volunteer was wounded along with his family during air raids in Marj Akhdar town in Idlib. | Yes | Media |
2910 | Nov | 10 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 16.001944 | 43.196111 | Political | Police or paramilitary | National Council of Abs District Officer | Three female INGO staff members were injured when an armed district officer entered a project site with a gun and physically assaulted the women. Reports indicate the staff members were handing out vouchers at a women's only event when one woman was refused a voucher due to documentation issues. An hour later the women returned with a group of men, including a officer of the district where they assaulted the women. | Yes | Focal Point |
2808 | Nov | 11 | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Project site | 6.68506 | 10.81517 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One male aid worker of a national NGO was kidnapped by unknown armed men in Donga Mantung Division of the Northwest Region, while completing a needs assessment for the community. Official statements indicate the staff member was subsequently killed by his kidnappers. | Yes | Official Report |
2903 | Nov | 12 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 33.5102005 | 36.2912788 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national INGO staff member was wounded when an airstrike hit his home in Damascus. | Yes | Focal Point |
2994 | Nov | 12 | 2019 | EC | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -1.17358 | -79.2218 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member stopped his motorcycle on Guapara Road, in Moraspungo Parish, and was attacked by unknown perpetrators, hit on the head with a blunt object, and robbed. | Yes | Focal Point |
3021 | Nov | 12 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.549167 | 36.540833 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three NGO staff members were injured during shelling in Maar Tahroma. | Yes | Focal Point |
2794 | Nov | 12 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.503056 | 36.258333 | Incidental | Host state | Isreali Defence Forces (IDF) | An Israeli military missile aimed at the house of a prominent Palestinian Jihad Movement leader, killed the son of the leader and injured 9 civilians, including one national UN staff member. Reports indicate the airstrike targeted the house in Western Mazzeh, a suburb of Damascus, just 500 meters from UN offices. The injured staff member was taken to Mwasat Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
2816 | Nov | 12 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | 5 male NGO volunteers were injured, and 1 killed by heavy regime artillery shelling in IMaar Tahroma, Idlib. Reports indicate as the 6 member team were carrying out search and rescue operations, they were deliberately targeted by the heavy regime artillery shelling. | Yes | Media |
2942 | Nov | 15 | 2019 | MW | Malawi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | -13.983333 | 33.783333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO guards were assaulted and injured after unknown perpetrators attempted to enter the house but fled after a shot was fired. | Yes | Focal Point |
2995 | Nov | 15 | 2019 | KH | Cambodia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 11.4475101 | 104.6114551 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member was injured after riding his motorbike in the area of Ang Sra Nge Primary School, when he struck a thin wire tied across the road. He received treatment at the local clinic. | Yes | Focal Point |
2996 | Nov | 17 | 2019 | PG | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -9.469444 | 147.199722 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member was robbed and stabbed with a screw driver multiple times outside a fast food chain in the Boroko suburb of Port Moresby. | Yes | Focal Point |
2815 | Nov | 17 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Unknown | Public location | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male NGO volunteer was injured in the city of Saraqib, Idlib, while working with service provision. | Yes | Media |
2870 | Nov | 19 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 36.6975 | 38.956667 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Police | One male national INGO staff member received injuries after being assaulting while in local police custody in Tell Abyad. | Yes | Focal Point |
2797 | Nov | 21 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Unknown | 9.0932947 | 28.4275791 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four women, part of a larger group of 33 INGO volunteers, were reportedly kidnapped by a group of 6 armed men who attacked the group of volunteers working for an INGO in Khoat. The rest of the 29 volunteers returned to Khoat, and the whereabouts of the 4 women and details on the allegedly Murle armed group are currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2798 | Nov | 22 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | -3.404897 | 29.136817 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 6 INGO staff members, including a driver and the director, were kidnapped during a raid by armed men on the organization Uvira Office on the RN5 Road in Uvira Territory. After negotiations with the armed group, four staff members were reportedly released on November 23. The remaining 2 are still being held, no further information is available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2796 | Nov | 24 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Road | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male international UN staff member was killed when a magnetic IED was reportedly placed on the rear roof of the UN vehicle during a taffic stop in the city of Kabul, in the area of 4th Macrorayan Main Road between Airport Road and Jalalabad Road. Another international staff and the driver sitting in the front seat were injured and taken for medical treatment, and three nearby civilians were wounded in the attack. Although no group has taken responsibility, similar recent attacks on aid workers and organisations in Afghanistan point to NSAGs with a political motive. | Yes | Official Report |
2799 | Nov | 26 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 9.25436 | 29.79739 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Family member | One NGO and one INGO staff members were stabbed at 18:00 by a relative in a reported family dispute in the Bentiu PoC site. Official reports indicate there was a dowry dispute, and both staff members are receiving medical attention and in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
2814 | Nov | 27 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | Four male NGO staff members were injured after being hit with a regime cluster bomb, while attempting to assist civilians in Bakfla village after being hit with shelling. | Yes | Media |
2876 | Nov | 27 | 2019 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 20.483333 | 92.75 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was physically assaulted for unknown reasons in a public location by an angry construction worker in the Rathedaung area. | Yes | Focal Point |
2800 | Nov | 28 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 0.570679 | 29.324529 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | Three aid workers were killed, and one seriously injured, in a raid by reported Mai Mai militants on the UN compound approximately 35km W of Mangina and 65km W of Beni. Armed perpetrators entered the compound and starting shooting indiscriminately injuring 5 others. Official reports described the attack as "unmistakably a directed attack at the [Ebola] response." The staff members are categorized here as other due to likely world bank funding. | Yes | Official Report |
2804 | Nov | 30 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 6.806 | 29.676 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Youths | One INGO international staff member received an injury to their leg after their group of 3 INGO staff members on 2 motorbikes was ambushed by a group of unknown armed youth. The INGO group was travelling near Langchok and Boui village, 20km north of Rumbek, and managed to escape to Rumbek to alert authorities and have the wound treated. | Yes | Official Report |
2851 | Dec | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 5.9597001 | 10.1459703 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO staff member was kidnapped in Bamenda town, Mezam division on his way home from the office. He was held for 2 nights and released after being financially extorted. | Yes | Focal Point | |
2801 | Dec | 1 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Office/compound | 9.9453569 | 33.8090262 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two national female staff members of an NGO in Bunj, North Kivu, were sexually assaulted by a group of unknown heavily armed perpetrators in military uniforms. At 00:00 the armed group entered the INGO compound by overpowering three guards, robbed the office and forced staff members to lay down in the common area while the assault occurred. At 13:30 14 INGO staff members including the assault victims, were relocated to Juba by plane. Official reports indicate initial investigations point to two possible ex-casual employees as suspected perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
2977 | Dec | 3 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.8516502 | 31.5824699 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was physically assaulted and robbed while shopping in Juba. | Yes | Focal Point |
2809 | Dec | 3 | 2019 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 24.9 | 88.75 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO staff member was stabbed to death in a suspected burglary of his home in Krishnapur village in Manda upazila of Naogaon, Rajshahi Division. Media reports indicate the staff member's body was discovered at 5:00pm, and his residence was damaged with money, a camera, and a computer missing. | Pending | Media |
2802 | Dec | 4 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.434167 | 70.447778 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 4 male INGO staff members including the driver and 3 body guards, were killed immediately when their vehicle was attacked by perpetrators with small arms in Jalalabad City, Chashma-e-Khanji area, at 08:10. The head of the INGO was also in the vehicle and was critically wounded; he later died in hospital. A civilian who was also in the vehicle was killed (not counted here). Although no group has taken responsibility, reports indicate the presence of the Islamic State and the Taliban in the area makes NSAG perpetrators likely. | Yes | Official Report |
2997 | Dec | 8 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 9.5 | 35.5 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was shot and killed in his home when local an unknown NSAG began firing in his community. | Yes | Focal Point |
2886 | Dec | 12 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 3.4698023 | 31.2483291 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO staff member was assaulted and wounded during a raid by unknown perpetrators of their INGO compound in Yumbe, Northern Uganda. | Yes | Focal Point |
2803 | Dec | 12 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.806037 | 12.517494 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | 2 Red Cross staff members were reportedly kidnapped by members of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road. The armed group had barricaded the road and was stopping cars, where they abducted the 2 aid workers, 6 off duty soldiers, and 8 civilians. Official reports indicate the armed group claimed responsibility for the incident on social media. Further information about the whereabouts of the RC staff is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2810 | Dec | 12 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 6.22 | 31.55 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was assaulted near John Garang University in Bor. The attack occurred at 16:30LT, and official reports list the perpetrators and motive as unknown. The staff member sustained a deep wound and was treated at the UNMISS Level II Clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2812 | Dec | 13 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Individual attack | Office/compound | 35.41 | 36.22 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 3 male national staff members of a Syrian NGO were reportedly killed when unknown explosives detonated inside their centre in Qastoun, Hama. | Yes | Media |
2869 | Dec | 16 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 15.3683996 | -4.2628002 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four male national INGO staff members were kidnapped when unknown radical militants raided their project site in Youwarou. | Yes | Focal Point |
2998 | Dec | 21 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 35.8614715 | 36.7981073 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male INGO staff member was injured after hit by shrapnel caused by an airstrike on Saraqib city. | Yes | Focal Point |
2912 | Dec | 22 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.7701456 | 46.7913915 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national driver was shot and killed when his INGO vehicle was ambushed on his way to a project site in Saaxo. | Yes | Focal Point |
2821 | Dec | 22 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.391055 | 13.153456 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Two female national staff members and four male staff members of an INGO were kidnapped after their convoy was ambushed by Boko Haram militants on the road between Monguno and Maiduguri in Borno. Four other staff members in the convoy were reportedly killed. Three kidnapped staff members were released on January 15, 2020. | Yes | Media |
2811 | Dec | 24 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Mob violence | Unknown | 4.373333 | 18.562778 | Incidental | Criminal | You le Geant | One Red Cross national staff was killed during exchange of fire between criminal gangs and traders in Bangui. Reportedly the clashes began on December 24 when a member of the You le Geant criminal gang and a trader exchanged fire, then a gang member was killed. Media reports indicate as of December 27 over 30 individuals have been killed in the violent clashes. | Yes | Official Report |
2907 | Dec | 25 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.4377785 | 69.0277405 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO contracted truck carrying blankets to the Urgon and Barmal Districts in Paktia was kidnapped by unknown non government actors in the early hours of December 25 near Hazarkhil village, Sarkai area. After intervention of the INGO and elders in the area, the truck and driver were released unharmed the afternoon of the following day. | Yes | Focal Point |
2825 | Dec | 27 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -4.104123 | 29.094035 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | One UN international staff member was kidnapped along with 2 other private security guards (not counted here) in Baraka, South Kivu. Media reports indicate the armed perpetrators, part of a South Kivu militia, requested ransom for their release. All three individuals were released on December 30, 2019. | Yes | ACLED |
3010 | Dec | 29 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 15.348333 | 44.206389 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One ICRC male national staff member was assaulted and injured by a group of daily labourers looking for work in Sanaa. | Yes | Focal Point |
2823 | Dec | 30 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national NGO volunteer was reportedly killed in Maarat al-Numan after regime coalition helicopters dropped barrel bombs on an area the NGO was helping to evacuate. | Yes | Media |
2862 | Dec | 30 | 2019 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 13.447898 | 22.4649083 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male INGO national staff member on leave at the time, was shot in the leg during tribal clash crossfire in Ag Geneina, West Darfur. The staff member was taken to a military hospital nearby for treatment, but was evacuated to Khartoum by the government where his leg was amputated. | Yes | Focal Point |
2901 | Dec | 31 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 36.507867 | 40.7462671 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male national INGO staff member was shot and wounded when Syrian Armed Forces soldiers raided the INGO office in Al-Hasakah. | Yes | Focal Point |
2813 | Dec | 31 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | 9.052387 | 29.095359 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was reportedly killed at approximately 2050h in his home in Mankien, Mayom county. Further information is unavailable at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2831 | Jan | 2 | 2020 | KG | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 42.874622 | 74.569763 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One female national UN humanitarian agency staff member was reportedly injured when a intoxicated individual struck the staff members head near My Shisha Bar & Cafe at the intersection of Kievskaia and Togolok Moldo streets. Authorities promptly reached the incident site and escorted the staff member to the hospital where she was reported in stable condition. The attacker was arrested and charged by police. | Yes | Official Report |
2837 | Jan | 3 | 2020 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 23.541667 | 89.63 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The body of a female NGO director was found in a sugarcane field in Modhukhali Upazila, Faridpur District. Reports indicate she had severe injuries to her head and body. There is no further information about the attack available at this time, police investigations are ongoing. | Yes | Media |
3254 | Jan | 6 | 2020 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 32.887222 | 13.191389 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Civilians | One national male INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by another civilian in Tripoli. | Yes | Focal Point |
3162 | Jan | 8 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -2.5 | 28.866667 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by a group of men with machetes while walking from his home in Bukavu. | Yes | Focal Point |
3197 | Jan | 8 | 2020 | MZ | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Public location | -18.25 | 35 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was injured after being attacked by two unknown robbers outside his home. | Yes | Focal Point |
3053 | Jan | 11 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Disputed | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male national NGO staff member was wounded after the NGO centre was hit with a barrel bomb. | Yes | Official Report |
2826 | Jan | 13 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 1.510808 | 30.249844 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | Four Red Cross volunteers, part of a EVD response team, were attacked and assaulted by a group of community members in Bandibwane village, approx. 32kms east of Mambasa in Mambasa Territory. Official reports indicate the team were attempting to return a body to the family house in the village when rumors spread they had removed organs from the body. All four staff members were injured, 2 seriously, and all were taken to the Nyankunde Hospital, approx. 45kms West of Bunia. | Yes | Official Report |
2828 | Jan | 13 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 6.1266 | 31.1738 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN humanitarian agency Ugandan national truck driver was assaulted and taken to a local clinic Bunagok Payam when his convoy was attacked. The convoy of 24 trucks was travelling from Juba to Warrap through Awrerial county near Awachi village, at 11:45LT when unknown armed men ambushed the trucks. The staff member was beaten and robbed, along with other trucks in the convoy. | Yes | Official Report |
3047 | Jan | 15 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.93062 | 36.63393 | Incidental | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male national NGO staff member was killed during Syrian regime airstrikes of an industrial area in east Idlib. | Yes | Official Report |
3293 | Jan | 15 | 2020 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Office/compound | -0.083333 | 34.766667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female NGO staff member was sexually and killed with a knife after the NGO compound was raided by unknown criminals who stole computers. | Yes | Focal Point |
2827 | Jan | 15 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 4.859363 | 31.571251 | Economic | Criminal | Toronto Boys | One national INGO staff member was injured when their motorcycle was forced to crash after criminal perpetrators attempted to steal a backpack the staff member was wearing. The incident occurred near Seven Days' Roundabout by UN OCHA, and official reports indicate the perpetrators are likely associated with the Toronto Boys. The staff members minor injuries were treated at a local clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2829 | Jan | 17 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 9.1385 | 30.0665 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO staff member was seriously injured when a group of armed men attacked a clinic in Kauch, Guit County. The injured staff was evacuated to Bentiu for treatment and 8 other INGO staff in the clinic were relocated from the site. Official reports indicate the suspected motive is a revenge killing. | Yes | Official Report |
2830 | Jan | 20 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.11111 | 19.183333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO staff member was injured when reportedly shot after their NGO vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed perpetrators near Dere/Kpakaya village, 26km south of Kaga-Bandoro on the Ndomete-Mbr | Yes | Official Report |
2833 | Jan | 20 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Mob violence | Unknown | 6.806 | 29.676 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Youths | One health worker was reportedly killed, along with 3 other civilians not counted here, during a clash between youth from Meen and Wundhiot, Rumbek East, over cattle. Reports indicate the staff member was an employee of a health centre in the area, but we are unable to confirm at this time whether or not it is INGO or NNGO run. | Yes | Official Report |
2839 | Jan | 20 | 2020 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 33.333333 | 44.383333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national and three international (French) INGO staff were kidnapped in Baghdad, with no ransom demands were reported. The staff were in the capital city completing administrative tasks with authorities when the organization lost contact. All four staff were released on March 26, 2020. | Yes | Media |
3167 | Jan | 24 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 36.16 | 40.46 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national guard was injured when stabbed by an unknown person in the Areesha refugee camp in, Al-Hasakah. | Yes | Focal Point |
3320 | Jan | 24 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three NGO staff members were injured after their centre in Tallmins village was bombed by Russian Syrian coalition airstrikes. | Yes | Focal Point |
3321 | Jan | 24 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Disputed | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | Two NGO staff were injured when their centre in Maarat Al-Numan was hit with a barrel bomb by the Syrian Armed Forces. | Yes | Focal Point |
3322 | Jan | 24 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 36.22 | 37.17 | Disputed | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | Three NGO staff members were injured after their centre in Maaret Elartiq was targetted by Syrian Forces aerial bombardment. | Yes | Focal Point |
3323 | Jan | 24 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Disputed | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One NGO staff member was wounded when the Syrian Armed forces bombed their centre in Maarrat Al Numan. | Yes | Focal Point |
3324 | Jan | 24 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Disputed | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One NGO staff member was injured when the NGO centre was hit with a Syrian Armed forces barrel bomb. | Yes | Focal Point |
3255 | Jan | 26 | 2020 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 32.887222 | 13.191389 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Civilians | One male national INGO staff member was injured after being assaulted by another civilian at the INGO office in Tripoli. | Yes | Focal Point |
3048 | Jan | 27 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Ambush | Road | 35.733333 | 36.7 | Disputed | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male national NGO staff member was killed and two others wounded after their vehicle was hit by a Syrian regime missle in Moataf village in the Idlib countryside. | Yes | Official Report |
3050 | Jan | 29 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 35.82 | 36.6 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One female NGO staff member was killed in her home after 3 consecutive air strikes hit the town of Ariha. | Yes | Official Report |
2832 | Jan | 29 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.45822 | 31.535433 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member suffered a gunshot wound to the leg when their INGO transport convoy of 10 trucks was ambushed and fired upon by unknown armed perpetrators. The convoy was in Duk Poktap area, Duk County, when the incident occurred and the other staff members were able to escape on foot. The injured staff member was treated in Poktap. | Yes | Official Report |
2834 | Jan | 29 | 2020 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.116667 | 72.466667 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A polio vaccination team, consisting of two female staff working in the Parmoli area of Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were attacked and shot by unknown armed men while assisting the community. One female staff was killed immediately and the other later died in the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar due to her injuries. | Yes | Media |
2840 | Jan | 29 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.816667 | 36.6 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Official statements indicate Russian Syrian Military Coalition airstrikes completely destroyed an INGO supported hospital in Ariha town, Idlib governate. Four nurses were injured in the attack, and one female NGO employee was killed. | Yes | Official Report |
3137 | Jan | 30 | 2020 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 5.933333 | 10.166667 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 4 NGO staff members, 3 males and 1 female, were kidnapped from their organisation office by militants from an unknown armed group in Mankon, Bamenda. The perpetrators expressed political grievances behind the kidnapping, before releasing the staff the next day after negotiations. The staff were also seriously beaten while being held. | Yes | Focal Point |
3187 | Jan | 30 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.375 | -4.2625 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 6 national INGO staff members were kidnapped by an unknown militant group in Youwarou, Mopti. Information on their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
3055 | Jan | 31 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.863611 | 36.800556 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | 6 male national NGO staff members were wounded after the NGO headquarters for eastern Idlib in Saraqib was targetted and hit by the Russian coalition airstrikes. | Yes | Official Report |
3221 | Feb | 1 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.651944 | -4.069722 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO contracted driver and his assistant were kidnapped while transporting food between Kounari and Severe. They were held for 4 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
3129 | Feb | 2 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.4777935 | 31.5149689 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was shot and wounded when their aid convoy was ambushed between Panyagoor and Poktap in Jonglei. | Yes | Media |
2889 | Feb | 3 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 3.928611 | 41.876111 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Five NGO aid workers, 4 male and 1 female, were kidnapped while distributing supplies approximately 13 km outside of Belet-Hawa, Gedo. Media reports suspect Al Shabaab due to their strong prevalence in the area. All staff were released 10 days later. | Yes | ACLED |
3325 | Feb | 3 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.905833 | 36.8075 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two NGO staff members were injured helping people trapped under rubble in Afs, Idlib when a Russian coalition double-tap airstrike targetted the same location. | Yes | Focal Point |
3220 | Feb | 4 | 2020 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | 18.633333 | -74.3 | Political | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One INGO national male staff was killed after he was attacked over a programming benefits dispute in his home in Abricots. | Yes | Focal Point |
3051 | Feb | 6 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.93062 | 36.63393 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | 3 male national paramedics traveling on the eastern outskirts of Idlib were killed after a Russian coalition airstrike hit the area. | Yes | Official Report |
2835 | Feb | 6 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 6.999293 | 19.182319 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One security guard at an INGO compound was stabbed when two unknown armed perpetrators broke into the Kaga-Bandoro site at 2:50am LT. A second security guard was hit on the head by the perpetrators, but the extent of his injuries are unknown at this time (not counted here). The staff in the compound were able to reach a 'safe room' and when MINUSCA later responded the unknown perpetrators fled. | Yes | Official Report |
3058 | Feb | 11 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.699167 | 36.689167 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Guardians of Religion Organisation | One male national engineer working with an NGO in the area was reportedly kidnapped by members of the al-Qaeda affiliate Guardians of Religion Organisation while traveling on the Dana-Sarmada road. His whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3186 | Feb | 12 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | -4.301111 | 28.944167 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | Two INGO national staff were beaten and injured after security forces raided their project site accusing the staff of medically treating rebels. | Yes | Focal Point |
2836 | Feb | 12 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | 6.691224 | 32.936938 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Youths | An INGO vehicle travelling between Lawol and Gumuruk at 10:00am LT, was involved in a collision that killed one youth. In response to the incident local youths in the area attacked and killed the driver. The other three national staff in the vehicle escaped the scene on foot and reports indicate they have all been accounted for. | Yes | Official Report |
3326 | Feb | 15 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.276 | 36.8225 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One NGO staff member was injured in Russian airstrikes in Sahara, Jebel Saman. | Yes | Focal Point |
2940 | Feb | 16 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 10.294 | 22.782 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One humanitarian was killed according to official reports in Birao. No further information is available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
3198 | Feb | 17 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.282778 | 36.851944 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One guard working at an NGO hospital funded by an INGO, was injured after the hospital was hit by a Russian Syrian Coalition airtstrike in Daret Izza, Aleppo. | Yes | Focal Point |
3049 | Feb | 18 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Incidental | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male national pharmacist and director of an INGO supported health centre was killed by regime shelling in Maarrat Al-Numan. | Yes | Official Report |
2841 | Feb | 19 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 32.888889 | 36.043056 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two male national INGO staff members were killed, and 3 international staff wounded when their 3 vehicle convoy was ambushed by unknown armed perpetrators between the towns of Nawa and al-Yadudah, Daraa governate. | Yes | Media |
3228 | Feb | 20 | 2020 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.95 | 68.7 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One UN humanitarian agency national staff member was ambushed by the Tablian on the Pul-e Khumri- Kabul road while travelling to a funeral in a private vehicle. He was released after 26 hours. | Yes | Focal Point |
2920 | Feb | 21 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.075433 | 28.981833 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO staff members, one female and two males, were reportedly kidnapped while travelling to a field mission in Kafulo 20km west of Baraka. The abduction occurred at approximately 3:00pm LT, but the driver of the INGO vehicle was released. Further information about perpetrators or any ransom requests is unknown at this time. | Yes | ACLED |
2843 | Feb | 21 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 7.443507 | 28.773288 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national INGO staff were seriously injured when their organization vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed men on the Tonj-Cueibet Road, in Warrap. Reports indicate they were able to escape the attack in the vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
3219 | Feb | 22 | 2020 | MG | Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | -25.173889 | 45.06 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO male staff was shot and injured with an arrow standing outside another staff's house in Beloha. | Yes | Focal Point |
3026 | Feb | 22 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 4.85165 | 31.58247 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One UN agency staff member was injured after 4 criminals broke into his home in Juba, beat him with iron bars, and stole mobile phones and cash. He was treated at the local hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
3199 | Feb | 24 | 2020 | MX | Mexico | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 18.676111 | -96.645278 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 5 INGO staff members were beaten and injured after their aid truck was ambushed by unknown criminals in Rio Moreno, Veracruz. The perpetrators stole the truck and the goods. | Yes | Focal Point |
3059 | Feb | 24 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.699167 | 36.689167 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Guardians of Religion Organisation | One male national NGO staff member was kidnapped after leaving his house in Al-Dana, by al-Qaeda affiliate Guardians of Religion Organisation. His whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2921 | Feb | 25 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 6.78124 | 29.60896 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Community members | One male INGO clinic medical clerk was killed by a group of community members from the Pakam community, a sub-set of the Dinka Agar in a suspected revenge killing. The armed raid occurred at the INGO project site in Malek and in addition to the killing, the drug store and food items were destroyed. | Yes | Official Report |
3238 | Feb | 25 | 2020 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Road | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One female international UN staff member was kidnapped in Port au Prince and held for 2 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
2845 | Feb | 25 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.719247 | 33.580573 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | The driver of an INGO vehicle was ambushed by a group of unknown armed men while travelling on the Kapoeta-Budi Road. The staff sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and was robbed once the vehicle stopped. | Yes | Official Report |
3229 | Feb | 26 | 2020 | PE | Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | -6.483333 | -76.366667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency male national was seriously injured in Tarapoto after an unknown perpetrator entered through a window and attempted to rape the staff member's girlfriend. | Yes | Focal Point |
3056 | Feb | 27 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.816667 | 36.6 | Unknown | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | Two male NGO staff members returning from inspecting a bombing site in northwest Ariha, Kafr Najd suburb, were wounded and their van damaged from regime shelling. | Yes | Official Report |
2864 | Feb | 28 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 6.068974 | 31.605935 | Incidental | Host state | Youths | One national INGO community facilitator was injured during mob violence between a group of youth and police. Official reports indicate armed youth attempting to raid cattle near Aluakluak were met by police and three youths were killed in the clash. In retaliation, the mob of youth responded on the community killing two people including the INGO staff member, who received medical attention for his injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
3327 | Feb | 29 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.884722 | 36.290833 | Unknown | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | Two NGO staff members were injured in regime shelling. | Yes | Focal Point |
2922 | Mar | 2 | 2020 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 14.6370201 | 43.0550499 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Houti Forces | One suspected UN agency truck carrying relief supplies reportedly exploded injuring the driver when it struck an IED allegedly planted by pro-Houti Forces on the Durayhimi road, Al Hudayah. | Pending | ACLED |
2846 | Mar | 2 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 7.9 | 31.883333 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Youths | One INGO driver was injured and one local contractor killed, when the INGO vehicle carrying 1 other staff member was attacked by a group of unknown armed perpetrators thought to be youths conducting cattle raids in the area. The aid workers were travelling between Yuai to Pieri in the vicinity of Chueideng. The national staff driver was able to reach Pieri where he received medical attention. The last staff member was unharmed. | Yes | Official Report |
2937 | Mar | 7 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 8.409167 | 20.653056 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two humanitarian staff members were hit with stray bullets during clashes in Ndele at the beginning of March (exact date unknown). One staff member was killed and the other injured. More information is unavailable at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2865 | Mar | 7 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -3.39534 | 29.1377907 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO driver travelling few kilometers away from Sebele village, approx. 12km E of Baraka, was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators. Reports indicate he was travelling from Kazimia to Baraka when he was taken. The NGO vehicle was left on the road. No further information is available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
3179 | Mar | 9 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 16.089722 | -3.235278 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO national male staff members were injured after being assaulted when unknown perpetrators raided an organisation field guest house at night. | Yes | Focal Point |
3057 | Mar | 9 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 36.46744 | 36.88608 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Armed Opposition | One male national NGO staff member was kidnapped by armed opposition NSAG while working in Trinda village, Afrin. His whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2930 | Mar | 14 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 36.1389 | 36.83 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) | One male Qatar Red Crescent ambulance driver was reportedly shot and killed when Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) gunmen raided his brothers house in al Atareb city in Aleppo governate. | Yes | Official Report |
3171 | Mar | 14 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Office/compound | 6.1805 | 34.3888 | Political | Unaffiliated | Youths | One male INGO national staff member was assaulted and injured by an angry mob of youths over contracts with a measles vaccination campaign in Boma. | Yes | Focal Point |
3307 | Mar | 17 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 8.164722 | 32.053333 | Incidental | Staff member | Not applicable | One female INGO national staff was injured breaking up a fight in the medical clinic. | Yes | Focal Point |
2888 | Mar | 19 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 32.626434 | 36.1033061 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male UN national staff member was killed during an outbreak of violence in the western suburb of Jilin, Daraa. | Yes | Media |
2887 | Mar | 20 | 2020 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 12.7794399 | 45.0366707 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two Emirates Red Crescent aid workers were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators in the port city of Aden and later found dead. | Yes | Media |
2923 | Mar | 29 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 6.80619 | 29.6774197 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | The administrator of a UN supported hospital in Rumbek town was reportedly killed by an unknown gunmen in his residential compound. | Yes | Official Report |
2924 | Mar | 31 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.382258 | 31.419555 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One UN agency contracted truck was ambushed by suspected Murle Tribesman while travelling from Pajut to Bor. The driver's assistant was shot during the ambush, but the truck was able to return to Pajut where the assistant received medical attention and is in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
3263 | Mar | 31 | 2020 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 33.13 | 68.78 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national male INGO staff member was injured by a VBIED on the road in Sharana. | Yes | Focal Point |
2919 | Apr | 3 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 7.3008199 | 18.2833004 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Anti-Balaka | Two NGO guards were injured during a raid of the NGO premise in Batangafo by anti-Balaka militants. The perpetrators stole communication equipment, electronics, and cash. Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. | Yes | Focal Point |
2918 | Apr | 5 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 8.169358 | 32.105211 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO national staff was shot dead by unknown armed assailants walking on the road from Motot to Waat in the afternoon of April 5. | Yes | Official Report |
3256 | Apr | 5 | 2020 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 15.500556 | 32.56 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male national staff member was assaulted and injured after a road ambush robbery in Khartoum. | Yes | Focal Point |
3217 | Apr | 6 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 7.4 | 32.066667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was killed after the commercial bus he was traveling in was ambushed by unknown perpetrators in Jonglei state. | Yes | Focal Point |
2926 | Apr | 11 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.822778 | -3.698611 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four national staff members of a local NGO, one contracted were reportedly kidnapped in Oraya, Niafunke. They were released 2 weeks later. | Yes | Official Report |
2928 | Apr | 12 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 7.1703 | 31.40858 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was reportedly killed by a group of perpetrators stealing cattle from the Pamot cattle camp in Twic East county. Further information is unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
3040 | Apr | 16 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -3.4 | 29.15 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | 3 national INGO staff members were kidnapped after their vehicle was ambushed and stolen near Kajembwe neighbourhood in Sange rural commune. They were released on the 31st of May in Kigurwe village, Uvira territory, South-Kivu. | Yes | Focal Point |
2927 | Apr | 17 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.200656 | 29.024874 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped while travelling in two vehicles in between Fizi and Baraka in South Kivu. Their whereabouts and the perpetrators are unknown at this time. | Yes | Media |
2925 | Apr | 20 | 2020 | MM | Myanmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 20.3667 | 93.2667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN Agency driver and a non-UN passenger travelling in a marked UN vehicle from Sittwe to Yangon were ambushed by unknown perpetrators near Yar Maung Bridge, Min Bya Township, Rakhine. The victims were reportedly carrying COVID19 related items. They were both evacuated to Minbya hospital where the driver succumbed to his wounds. | Yes | Official Report |
3216 | Apr | 20 | 2020 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 6.3 | 10.4 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female NGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators and in Bambui and held for 3 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
3209 | Apr | 23 | 2020 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 4.633333 | 9.45 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 5 INGO staff, one international and four national, were abducted by an unknown NSAG after negotiations into access. They were released after 36 hours. | Yes | Focal Point |
3227 | Apr | 23 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 7 | 21 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 4 INGO staff, 3 national males and 1 international female, were assaulted and injured during an armed robbery of the INGO office and guesthouse. | Yes | Focal Point |
3201 | Apr | 24 | 2020 | MZ | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | -16.85 | 36.983333 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male INGO national staff member was attacked by a disgruntled community member with a machete. | Yes | Focal Point |
3239 | Apr | 24 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.1014349 | 28.2058768 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male UN contracted truck driver was shot dead during an ambush by an unknown perpetrator in Nahr Jur. | Yes | Focal Point |
2964 | Apr | 26 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.408056 | 32.575 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency contracted truck carrying food items in the Hokuma-Mafi area between Kapoeta and Torit was ambushed by unknown armed men, shot at and robbed. The assistant driver was shot in his stomach, but managed to reach the hospital in Kapoeta for care and is reported in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
3202 | Apr | 29 | 2020 | IN | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 22.1983 | 88.7139 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | One male INGO national staff member was assaulted and injured by a group of 4 men after the staff member and others stopped a child marriage arranged by the group the day before. | Yes | Focal Point |
2931 | Apr | 30 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.317222 | 16.378333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was injured after being physically assaulted by a group of armed young men in the central Bozoum market, for unknown reasons. The staff member was treated at the local city hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
3330 | Apr | 30 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 7 | 21 | Economic | Police or paramilitary | Not applicable | Three INGO male staff members were threatened, assaulted, and injured after the organisation office and guesthouse was raided by criminal military elements. | Yes | Focal Point |
3215 | May | 3 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 11 | 39 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was seriously injured during an armed robbery by an unknown criminal in Chiro Kebele, Legambo. | Yes | Focal Point |
2965 | May | 7 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 9.26 | 29.8 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency male national staff member was injured after an unknown perpetrator broke into his home in the Bentiu PoC site and assaulted him with a spear. The perpetrators stole 2 mobile phones and a radio that were later recovered in the PoC. The UN staff victim was treated at the UNMISS level II clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
3065 | May | 8 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -0.270477 | 42.479039 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Three NGO staff members travelling in Kismayo between Hoosingow and Dhobley town, were reportedly kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants. Further information is unavailable at this time. | Yes | Media |
2938 | May | 9 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 4.859363 | 31.571251 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO security guard was held at gunpoint at the compound in Juba by a group of unknown intruders. After cutting the fence the intruders cut cables to the AC units and demanded the security guard produce keys for another gate he did not have. The perpetrators then proceeded to drag and beat the security guard. Another guard on duty was able to alert the rapid response team and the perpetrators fled. All AC units were accounted for and the security guard was referred to the local hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2939 | May | 9 | 2020 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 11.016667 | 29.716667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN Agency staff member was reportedly shot in his shoulder, hand and stomach, as he tried to intervene in a robbery near his home in Kadguli. He was taken to the hospital where he is reported to be in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
3001 | May | 9 | 2020 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.531389 | 34.656944 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Karamojong Militia | One male INGO staff member and doctor was shot and killed in Turutuko, Napak District, by Karamojong perpetrators while on his way home. Initial reports indicate it is likely the attack was planned, but motive is unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3180 | May | 11 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 15.279167 | -5.552778 | Incidental | Host state | Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) | One INGO national male staff was injured after Malian Armed Forces fired at the humanitarian vehicle at a checkpoint in Nampalari, Niono, Segou. | Yes | Focal Point |
2961 | May | 12 | 2020 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO midwife was killed and 3 other staff injured when armed assailants raided the maternity ward of a hospital in Kabul. The attackers opened fire on the patients and staff resulting in a total of 24 deaths, including 16 mothers. Neither the Taliban nor ISIS have claimed responsibility. | Yes | Media |
2999 | May | 12 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Unknown | Home | 2.410556 | 42.976667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member was injured after an unknown perpetrator threw a grenade at his house in Waaberi area of Dinsoor. | Pending | ACLED |
3081 | May | 13 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 8.25 | 34.583333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male staff member was injured after unknown perpetrators jumped over the organization compound fence and attacked the staff with a knife causing serious damage to his hand. | Yes | Focal Point |
2941 | May | 14 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7 | 19.183333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO driver was critically shot and later died in hospital after his NGO vehicle was ambushed on the road in Yagarandji Forest, 15km south of Kaga-Bandoro by an unknown armed group. The three other passengers were unharmed. | Yes | Official Report |
2962 | May | 14 | 2020 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 12.333333 | 23.416667 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Sudan National Security Service | One INGO staff member was shot after different sections of the Sudanese security forces, engaged in fire in Central Darfur, entered the INGO hospital in Rokero while shooting. The staff member shot in the crossfire was severely injured. Reports indicate it was an accidental weapon discharge. | Yes | Official Report |
3045 | May | 14 | 2020 | TR | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Raid | Project site | 38.658333 | 43.989444 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | Two aid workers were reportedly killed while delivering aid amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Ozlap district of Van province. Media reports indicate Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants attacked the community as they received aid. | Yes | Media |
2963 | May | 17 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 8.0412978 | 32.0298672 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were injured and one killed, after intense intercommunal clashes and cattle raids broke out in Pieri, Uror country. The INGO had to temporarily suspend operations in the village. | Yes | Official Report |
2966 | May | 20 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 5.593275 | 16.336487 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Fulanis tribe | One NGO driver was reportedly ambushed and beaten at 9:00LT by seven armed Fulanis tribesmen near a village 90km east of Bouar. The perpetrators stole cash, documents and other personal items. The driver is being treated at the Bouar hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2970 | May | 24 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 6.8001687 | 33.126717 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Youths | One INGO truck driver was assaulted after he was forced to remain with a truck having mechanical problems through the night near Gumuruk Payam. During the night, 30 armed youths reportedly assaulted and robbed the driver, and the next day he was able to receive medical treatment at a clinic in Pibor. | Yes | Official Report |
3274 | May | 24 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 3.116667 | 43.65 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN male national staff member was wounded after a remote-controlled explosive device targeting a traditional dance group performing during an Eid celebration detonated. | Yes | Focal Point |
2967 | May | 25 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 7.413557 | 18.25028 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Fulanis tribe | 6 INGO national staff members, 3 women and 3 men, were reportedly kidnapped by suspected armed Fulanis tribesmen in Bokita village 3km north of Batangafo. The group were ambushed while returning from a cash work activity on the Kabo axis. MINUSCA contacted the assumed tribe leader and one female INGO staff member was released (not counted here). The rest are still being held, and all humanitarian activities in the area have been temporarily suspended. The following day the 5 staff were moved to the Mouvement Patriotique pour la Centrafrique/ Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de la Centrafrique (MPC/FPRC) base in Batangafo where negotiations for their release continue. All staff were released on May 31 following negotiations by local authorities between anti-Balaka and the Fulani community. | Yes | Official Report |
3188 | May | 27 | 2020 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 34.17359 | 68.26808 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff was kidnapped by an NSAG while on leave visiting his family in Day Mirdad. He was released along with 27 other prisoners during a prisoner exchange on June 11, 2020. | Yes | Focal Point |
2969 | May | 27 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Kidnap-killing | Raid | Office/compound | 2.22733 | 45.65257 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | 7 NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown masked perpetrators from the NGO centre in Gololey, Balcad. On May 28 the bodies of the 7 staff members, and one other civilian, were returned to the centre. Investigations into the murders are ongoing. Conflicting reports point blame to the Somalia Armed Forces for retaliation over the death of soldiers, while other officials blame the group Al Shabaab. | Yes | Official Report |
3226 | May | 27 | 2020 | CO | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4 | -72 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Civilians | One INGO national male staff was attacked and injured while walking his dog with his partner. Reports indicate he was robbed, but the civilian perpetrators also used homophobic language during the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
3002 | May | 30 | 2020 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 6.333333 | 10.5 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male humanitarian staff member was kidnapped by an separatist armed group in Northwest Cameroon. He was tied to a tree, beaten, then released the following day. | Yes | Media |
3240 | May | 30 | 2020 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.4108 | -1.0522 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A 15 truck UN contracted convoy was ambushed in Bilalogo village near Barsalogho, 2 contracted NGO drivers and a Red Cross nurse were shot and killed along with 10 other civilians. 2 aid workers were also kidnapped and have not been released as of February 2021. | Yes | Focal Point |
3112 | May | 30 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 36.8175 | 38.0111 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national male staff of an INGO contracted by a UN agency in Jarabulus city, Aleppo, was seriously injured after a vehicle he was travelling in contained an IED which exploded. The aid worker was travelling with a government official in Jarabulus city and suffered a double leg amputation after the explosion. | Yes | Official Report |
2978 | May | 31 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.80801 | 31.649172 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO vehicle with 3 staff was ambushed in Cuiecok village between Terekeka and Awerial by unknown armed perpetrators demanding money. When the staff refused, the driver was shot in the hand as they left the area. | Yes | Official Report |
3000 | Jun | 1 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Road | 36.8189943 | 38.0075815 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One director of a local NGO travelling in Jarabulus city, rural Aleppo, was injured after a VBIED on the underside of the vehicle detonated. | Yes | Official Report |
3181 | Jun | 2 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 7 | 19.183333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) | One INGO driver was assaulted and injured by a member of the UPC NSAG while working. Reports indicate the attack was for personal reasons. | Yes | Focal Point |
3182 | Jun | 3 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 7.616667 | 16.983333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national male staff member was assaulted by an unknown criminal while staying in a private home during a field visit. | Yes | Focal Point |
3165 | Jun | 8 | 2020 | CL | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -33.45 | -70.666667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff was beaten and robbed by an unknown armed individual in Santiago. | Yes | Focal Point |
3183 | Jun | 8 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 7 | 19.183333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO national male staff members were beaten when their convoy was ambushed by unknown armed men in Grivae-Pamia, Kaga-Bandoro. | Yes | Focal Point |
3003 | Jun | 8 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.224042 | 29.166706 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN Agency truck drivers transporting food to Abiemnom were ambushed and shot by unknown perpetrators after getting stuck in the mud. They managed to drive to Mayom for medical attention. | Yes | Official Report |
3004 | Jun | 8 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 12.382928 | 13.161392 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State of West Africa Province | Three NGO staff members, a security guard and a government employee (latter two not counted here at this time) were kidnapped after being ambushed by a splinter group of Boko Haram, the Islamic State of West Africa Province, while travelling from Maiduguri to Monguno. They were all killed sometime during the week of July 20th and an execution video was released on the 22nd showing that the men were all shot. | Yes | Media |
3034 | Jun | 9 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.633333 | -3.233333 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO staff members and their driver were kidnapped by unknown gunmen from an inter-community meeting on peace in Mopti, at the Maison des jeunes de Baye. Their whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3007 | Jun | 10 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.683333 | -6.016667 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped in Diabaly commune by an NSAG, due to reports a female staff was allegedly not complying with a dress code imposed by the armed group. They were released after 3 weeks. | Yes | Official Report |
3169 | Jun | 11 | 2020 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national male staff member was kidnapped after being ambushed on the road near Port au Prince. He was later able to escape. | Yes | Focal Point |
3286 | Jun | 13 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Complex attack | Raid | Office/compound | 12.683333 | 13.6 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | During an ISWA militant raid of the humanitarian hub compound in Monguno town, one UN staff sustained injuries while escaping to the bunk during the attack. The staff died several weeks later due to the trauma. | Yes | Focal Point |
3008 | Jun | 14 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.312222 | 48.954167 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | One driver of an INGO rented vehicle with INGO staff as passengers, was shot and killed when unknown perpetrators ambushed and took the vehicle in Bilcil village and heading towards Awr-bogays village. Motive is suspected as either a carjacking or revenge killing. | Yes | Official Report |
3168 | Jun | 15 | 2020 | CG | Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | -3.7275 | 14.52111 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two male INGO national staff members were injured after being attacked by an ex-NSAG militant with a machete in Makana. | Yes | Focal Point |
3066 | Jun | 16 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.1322 | 0.6795 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO vehicle driver was kidnapped in Karou village, Gao after his vehicle was ambushed by unknown gunmen. The other staff in the vehicle were left, but the driver was taken along with the NGO vehicle. | Yes | Media |
3113 | Jun | 16 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.3725 | 37.5178 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO national male staff member suffered burns and suffocation after trying to put out a fire in Mazout Market, al Bab city caused by an IED placed in a truck loaded with fuel. | Yes | Official Report |
3210 | Jun | 19 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 11.5 | 13 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | 3 INGO staff were ambushed by ISWA militants in Borno. One INGO was detained and killed and the other was injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
3230 | Jun | 20 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 10.616667 | 13.383333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency contracted truck leaving a project site in Bazza, Michika, was ambushed by unknown perpetrators. The contracted site engineer was shot and passed away 10 days later from his injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
3231 | Jun | 20 | 2020 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Unknown | 12.8 | 45.033333 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | One UN agency international staff member involved in the medical evacuation of a COVID-19 patient that deceased during the evacuation was ambushed and taken by a group of community members in military vehicles. The staff was seriously injured while in their care and was released later that day after a security/military mission to retrieve him. | Yes | Focal Point |
3025 | Jun | 20 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Public location | 7.1703 | 31.40858 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member, while gathering his cattle in Maboir village, was caught in a cattle raid and killed. The motive is not related to his status as an aid worker. | Yes | Official Report |
3046 | Jun | 20 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.068333 | -3.081389 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO national male staff were reportedly kidnapped along with two vehicles a few kilometers outside of Koro, Mopti. The perpetrators ambushed the aid convoy, released the female staff, and kidnapped the male staff with two drivers. Further information on their whereabouts or the perpetrators is unknown. | Yes | Media |
3027 | Jun | 22 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 9.238586 | 29.799701 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency male staff member was injured after being attacked by unknown individuals while walking from the market to his accommodation in the Bentiu PoC. He was sent to an INGO clinic for treatment, but later evacuated to Juba on June 23. | Yes | Official Report |
3022 | Jun | 24 | 2020 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.349 | 1.306 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 11 male NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped in the village of Bossey Bangou on a lean season targeting exercise. No group has claimed responsibility, but due to activity in the region, the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) or an Al Qaeda linked group is likely and suspected. All 11 were released on September 26, 2020. | Yes | Media |
3032 | Jun | 27 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.2125 | 31.560833 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency contracted truck driver sustained three gunshot wounds when his truck was ambushed by unknown armed men in Bor. The truck was damaged and the driver was taken to the hospital where he is in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
3028 | Jun | 28 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Project site | 7.055605 | 29.230077 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO ambulance driver was transporting a civilian with a gunshot wound from Manakol village when he was ambushed on the road by unknown armed assailants. He was shot and killed by the assailants in a suspected revenge killing. The wounded passenger escaped. | Yes | Official Report |
3029 | Jun | 28 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | -4.301111 | 28.944167 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female international INGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators in Lulimba Fizi territory, approximately 210km South of Uvira. She was released on June 30 after reported payment of ransom. | Yes | Official Report |
3203 | Jul | 2 | 2020 | IN | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 26.1225 | 85.390556 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male INGO staff member was injured after he was attacked by an intoxicated individual after an argument. | Yes | Focal Point |
3031 | Jul | 2 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Public location | 7.45822 | 31.535433 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One humanitarian staff member was reportedly killed in a cattle raid in Duk Payuel while grazing his own cattle. | Yes | Official Report |
3044 | Jul | 3 | 2020 | UG | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 0.347596 | 32.58252 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male UN national staff member was assaulted and robbed after departing public transport used from the Rwamwanja refugee settlement to Kampala. The incident occurred in the Bwaise suburb of Kampala and the staff member was treated a local hospital for an injury to his left eye. | Yes | Official Report |
3080 | Jul | 6 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.659444 | 0.501667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped in Ansongo town, Goa. They were released two days later. | Yes | Media |
3308 | Jul | 7 | 2020 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 36.191188 | 44.009189 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO national staff member was injured after being assaulted by an unknown intruder in the office. | Yes | Focal Point |
3033 | Jul | 8 | 2020 | PK | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 33.6671 | 70.9547 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Police | One UN Agency staff member, after examining a polio patient at the hospital in Orakzai District, was followed and physically assaulted by a group of policemen. He received a series of injuries, lost consciousness, and experienced blurred vision. | Yes | Official Report |
3035 | Jul | 9 | 2020 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 4.2408 | 9.2634 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Amazonia seperatists | One NGO national staff member was kidnapped in the town of Banga Bakundu, Southwest region, by suspected separatists of the self-declared Amazonia region. The staff member was later reported as dead to the organization by the perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
3041 | Jul | 10 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | -0.358056 | 42.545278 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | One UN agency contractor was injured after a suspected Al Shabaab militant threw a grenade into a restaurant in Sinnay Junction of Farjano village, Lower Juba. The contractor was treated at the local hospital for a laceration and a fragment injury. A child was also killed in the incident and 3 civilians seriously injured (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
3272 | Jul | 12 | 2020 | MZ | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | -12.35 | 40.633333 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | One male national UN staff member was assaulted by Security Forces personnel after they raided his home. | Yes | Focal Point |
3114 | Jul | 12 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.225642 | 36.70011 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two male national staff members of an NGO were killed after a large vehicle-borne IED exploded in the area of Dawaar Sejjo Idlib, 1 km from the Bab al Salama Syrian-Turkish border crossing. | Yes | Official Report |
3222 | Jul | 13 | 2020 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Mob violence | Project site | 14.205556 | 24.65 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Arab Tribesmen | One INGO senior national staff was seriously injured after he was shot twice in the Fato Borno IDP Camp by raiding Arab Tribesmen. | Yes | Focal Point |
3030 | Jul | 13 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.85165 | 31.58247 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO hired taxi driver in Juba was ambushed by three unknown men who claimed he was involved in a traffic accident the previous day. Upon denial, the perpetrators assaulted the driver with a pistol handle, robbed him, and ordered him to leave the area. The staff member was referred to a hospital for his injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
3036 | Jul | 13 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 7.44456 | 31.4121 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two NGO national staff members were shot and killed after being caught in an unknown armed groups attack on the Pajut village in Duk county. The staff were administering health and nutrition services when the indiscriminate gunfire hit the village. 4 other civilians were killed. | Yes | Official Report |
3042 | Jul | 13 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | -5.94749 | 29.19471 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency consultant was injured after three unknown men with machetes raided his home in Kalemie and assaulted him. The assailants stole a TV, laptops, and cellphones. The consultant was treated at the hospital and is in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
3166 | Jul | 15 | 2020 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 34.341944 | 62.203056 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff was stabbed after unknown males attacked him and attempted to steal his car on the driveway of his home. | Yes | Focal Point |
3225 | Jul | 16 | 2020 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Unknown | Unknown | 33 | 65 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was raped in Afghanistan. | Yes | Focal Point |
3037 | Jul | 19 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 7.9404 | 28.03041 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO national staff member was kidnapped along with 8 civilians travelling in a private vehicle near Jebel Thiik in River County. Reports indicate the perpetrators are suspected NSAG rouge elements active in the area. The staff was released on August 19 2020 following community interventions. | Yes | Official Report |
3043 | Jul | 20 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 9.25722 | 29.79833 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One UN Agency national staff member was assaulted and injured by unknown criminals in a failed robbery attempt. The staff member was walking back from the market in the Bentiu PoC site when he was attacked. He was treated at a local INGO clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
3224 | Jul | 21 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Office/compound | 8 | 38 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Police | Two INGO male national staff were assaulted and injured by the local police after they were arrested in the INGO office. Reports indicate the mistreatment was over the delay of a construction project and the payment of daily laborers. | Yes | Focal Point |
3038 | Jul | 21 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15 | -2.95 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO staff member was reportedly abducted while traveling between Boni and Douentza in Mopti. Further information on their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3039 | Jul | 22 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.538399 | 33.331256 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A UN agency convoy was ambuhsed on the Budi-Kapoeta Road near Camp 15 by unknown criminals. The staff were robbed and one humanitarian staff suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound and was evacuated to Juba. | Yes | Official Report |
3204 | Jul | 23 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.333 | -4.417 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO driver was injured by broken glass after their vehicle, travelling on the Bandiagara-Bankass road, was hit by crossfire between national forces and unknown militants. | Yes | Focal Point |
3265 | Jul | 25 | 2020 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 13.45 | 22.45 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national male staff member was shot and killed in Ag Geneina. | Yes | Focal Point |
3241 | Jul | 27 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.756984 | -4.221508 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff members were kidnapped after their boat travelling on the river between Mopti and Timbuktu carrying food was ambushed by unknown armed men. They were released 3 days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
3218 | Aug | 4 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national male staff was shot and injured after unknown attackers entered his home in Pibor. Two other family members were shot and killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
3061 | Aug | 5 | 2020 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.2418 | 9.1612 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO national staff members were shot and wounded after their aid convoy was ambushed by a NSAG after they finished delivering aid in Munyenge village. While they were in the village, the NSAG shot a beneficiary. | Yes | Official Report |
3076 | Aug | 5 | 2020 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.9107 | -1.634 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | An NGO driver and his assistant transporting supplies were ambushed and kidnapped near Gaskinde, Soum. They were released two days later on August 7. | Yes | ACLED |
3068 | Aug | 7 | 2020 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Home | 5.8358 | 9.8553 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO staff member and local pastor was reportedly taken from his home in Batibo on August 7 by unknown armed men and found murdered the following day. Motives and perpetrators are unclear at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
3067 | Aug | 8 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.35 | -3.611111 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | A convoy of NGO trucks transporting food were travelling 25 km south-west of Bandiagara, when they were ambushed by unknown armed elements near the Parou/Songobia bridge. The aid convoy was forced by the militants to drive to Diallo village. The drivers apprentice was shot and killed and the remaining 4 staff members were kidnapped and released on August 15, 2020. | Yes | Official Report |
3062 | Aug | 9 | 2020 | NE | Niger | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.3106 | 2.576 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State | 7 INGO staff members, 3 women and 4 men, 6 French international staff and1 national staff, were shot and killed in the Koure Wildlife reserve park. The INGO group were in the area to observe the popular tourist destination of West African giraffes when the group was ambushed. The perpetrators also burned their vehicles. No group has yet claimed responsibility. | Yes | Official Report |
3063 | Aug | 10 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.010921 | 30.563761 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO driver of a two vehicle aid convoy (second vehicle was an ambulance) was shot and wounded between Yei and Lasu near Abegi. Unknown perpetrators ambushed the convoy and shot at the vehicles, striking the driver. All other staff members escaped, but two civilians are missing. | Yes | Official Report |
3064 | Aug | 10 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 7.783333 | 33.05 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO compound security guard was assaulted by a group of unknown perpetrators who broke into and robbed the NGO compound. The guard was treated for his non-life-threatening injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
3257 | Aug | 11 | 2020 | JO | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 32.339939 | 36.205166 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Youths | One male national INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by a youth in Mafraq. | Yes | Focal Point |
3094 | Aug | 12 | 2020 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 34.434167 | 70.447778 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency male national staff was shot and killed in his home in Jalalabad. | Yes | Official Report |
3242 | Aug | 22 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.043 | 12.768 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One INGO staff member is still missing after his vehicle was ambushed by ISWA elements between Maiduguri and Damasak by Kaerto village. | Yes | Focal Point |
3072 | Aug | 26 | 2020 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 36.352222 | 43.379722 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN humanitarian agency female staff member was wounded when the vehicle, travelling near Bartilla, hit a roadside IED. | Yes | Official Report |
3243 | Aug | 27 | 2020 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 5.8358 | 9.8553 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Four NGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown perpetrators while distributing food in Akulabei village of Batibo. They were released after 2 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
3170 | Aug | 28 | 2020 | CI | Cote D'Ivoire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 5.766667 | -6.4 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO national staff member was injured after being ambushed by an unknown perpetrator while traveling in Trequetrequekro. She was also robbed of her belongings. | Yes | Focal Point |
3194 | Aug | 29 | 2020 | ZW | Zimbabwe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | -17.829167 | 31.052222 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO office compound guard was injured after being assaulted by an unknown intruder in Harare. | Yes | Focal Point |
3071 | Aug | 29 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.331692 | 31.065871 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO driver was shot and wounded after the NGO convoy of 5 contracted trucks were ambushed near Lainya while traveling from Juba to Kupera. The unknown armed perpetrators set fire to two trucks and looted supplies from the others. | Yes | Official Report |
3223 | Aug | 31 | 2020 | MZ | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | -19.116667 | 33.45 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO guard was seriously injured after a failed robbery attempt of the INGO office in Chimoio. | Yes | Focal Point |
3211 | Sep | 1 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Mob violence | Road | 9.10378 | 30.4457 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Community members | One INGO national staff was shot and wounded after he was ambushed on the road in Thokchak by local armed youth fighting between community groups. Reports indicate the youth dispute began at a wedding where many were under the influence of drugs and alcohol. | Yes | Focal Point |
3086 | Sep | 3 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.31401 | -2.86074 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Dan Na Ambassagou Militia | One driver with an INGO was attacked by Dan Na Ambassagou militia, preventing the aid group from conducting humanitarian activities between Douma and Petaka, Mopti. Reports indicate the driver was severely beaten. | Yes | ACLED |
3200 | Sep | 4 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 4.565 | 28.375 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | One female INGO national staff member was beaten by National Security personnel at the gate of the UNMISS compound due to an argument over who her employer was. | Yes | Focal Point |
3250 | Sep | 4 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.775 | 33.59 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN staff members were injured after their vehicle was ambushed 25km outside of Kapoeta. | Yes | Focal Point |
3258 | Sep | 6 | 2020 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 32.887222 | 13.191389 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Civilians | One male national INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by another civilian at the office in Tripoli. | Yes | Focal Point |
3070 | Sep | 9 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.69664 | 27.9863 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was shot and killed on the road next to the Bhar El Ghazal hotel in Hai Daraja, Wau. He was also robbed of his motorbike by unknown armed criminals. | Yes | Official Report |
3328 | Sep | 9 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 32.633333 | 36.641667 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | Three NGO staff members were injured after being hit by targetted regime shelling. | Yes | Focal Point |
3161 | Sep | 11 | 2020 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 3.866667 | 11.516667 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Youths | One female INGO international staff was injured after being assaulted by a group of youths trying to steal her handbag in Yaounde, Centre. | Yes | Focal Point |
3259 | Sep | 14 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 4.85 | 31.6 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was injured after being detained and in police custody in Juba. | Yes | Focal Point |
3069 | Sep | 14 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 36.3725 | 37.5178 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One Turkish Red Crescent staff member was shot and killed and another shot and wounded, when their marked RC vehicle was caught in crossfire on the road between Cobanbey and Al Bab. Perpetrator's are unknown, but official reports indicate they were dressed in militant attire. A third staff in the vehicle was unharmed. | Yes | Official Report |
3115 | Sep | 14 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.508333 | 36.869167 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two NGO staff members were killed and one was seriously injured after a vehicle-borne IED driven by an unknown suicide bomber exploded near Dawaar Kawa in the city centre of Afrin. | Yes | Official Report |
3275 | Sep | 15 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 11.2558 | 14.1524 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | 4 UN contractors on route to install solar panels were injured after their civilian/UN/military convoy was ambushed by Boko Haram near Banki, Borno. As their vehicle escaped the gunmen ambush, it hit a roadside IED. 2 staff were in critical condition and airlifted for further treatment. | Yes | Focal Point |
3078 | Sep | 15 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Mob violence | Public location | 8.663734 | 32.74684 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Clan | One NGO male staff member was reportedly seriously injured during clan clashes between Ying Payam and Nyangore on September 15 on the Sobat river near Ulang town. The staff member succumbed to his wounds the following day at the NGO clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
3087 | Sep | 15 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 35.01498 | 40.51028 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was shot and killed while travelling in his car, by unknown perpetrators passing on a motorcycle in Dahleh village, Deir ez-Zor. | Yes | ACLED |
3117 | Sep | 15 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.518997 | 12.768246 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One aid worker was reportedly kidnapped while travelling with other civilians on the Maiduguri-Damasak road by Boko Haram militants, who also seized the 3 vehicles. Further information on their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3244 | Sep | 16 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -1.19209 | 29.15049 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN contracted truck driver carrying food from Goma to Mpati near Muhanga was ambushed and assaulted with a machete by unknown criminals. | Yes | Focal Point |
3292 | Sep | 16 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 10.440419 | 32.201529 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO staff members were assaulted and injured after their compound in Melut was raided. Reports indicate the host community was unhappy with some of the INGO's policies. | Yes | Focal Point |
3077 | Sep | 16 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -0.103685 | 29.297175 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | One INGO male national staff was killed and another seriously injured, after their 2 vehicle convoy was ambushed 11km NW of Luofo on the Kasiki-Luofu road in Lubero, North Kivu, after returning from distributing humanitarian aid to IDPs. The convoy was reportedly intercepted by suspected local Mai Mai Militia. Two other staff were kidnapped, but released the following day after community support. | Yes | Official Report |
3083 | Sep | 18 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 1.566667 | 30.25 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO national staff members were abducted from their project site in Irumu territory, not far from Bunia. The site (but not staff) have previously been attacked and damaged earlier in September by a coalition of armed actors. | Yes | Official Report |
3195 | Sep | 21 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 9.527889 | 45.5345 | Economic | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One female INGO international staff member was injured after unsatisfied aid recipients at a distribution site in Burco began throwing stones at the aid workers. She was injured on her hand and leg. | Yes | Focal Point |
3082 | Sep | 21 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -3.04417 | 29.18333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A convoy with two vehicles was intercepted by unidentified armed individuals near Kigurwe village, approximately 40km northwest of Uvira. Two INGO national staff members and a contracted driver were abducted and released after 2 nights. Valuables were also stolen from the vehicle. The staff had been returning from a mission in Rusabaki. | Yes | Official Report |
3205 | Sep | 23 | 2020 | PG | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | -9.478889 | 147.149444 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Spouse | One female INGO national staff member was sexually assaulted at a bus stop after leaving work. Reports allege the perpetrator may have been the spouse's husband. | Yes | Focal Point |
3260 | Sep | 24 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 9.03 | 38.74 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Civilians | Two national male INGO staff members were assaulted and injured at the office in Addis Ababa by another civilian. | Yes | Focal Point |
3245 | Sep | 25 | 2020 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 16.4051720205875 | 45.6008985925226 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Unknown | One NGO labourer was killed when a perpetrator drove a vehicle over people sleeping beside a truck in the Al Rayyan area. | Yes | Focal Point |
3084 | Sep | 29 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 4.643509 | 32.080228 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff travelling from Liria to Juba were ambushed in Korgana on September 29th. Despite their injuries, the driver managed to navigate the team to a nearby village where the two injured INGO members could be evacuated to Juba for medical treatment. The driver was given first aid treatment by SSPDF forces at the village. | Yes | Official Report |
3233 | Sep | 30 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 2.033333 | 45.333333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national male staff was injured when stabbed during a street robbery in Mogadishu. | Yes | Focal Point |
3085 | Sep | 30 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 5.043572 | 32.456227 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male contracted security guard was shot and killed on 30th September by armed persons at a primary health care facility in Lopa/Lafon area. The staff were relocated to Torit Town. | Yes | Official Report |
3091 | Oct | 1 | 2020 | ZM | Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -14.639679 | 24.814114 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national male staff from the Maheba Refugee Settlement was injured as the marked vehicle traveled through Chilombu, 11km from Kaoma. Unknown perpetrators stoned the vehicle causing the windshield to break and the staff sustained facial injuries which were both treated at the hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
3246 | Oct | 4 | 2020 | CO | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 7.090278 | -70.761667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female UN staff member was sexually assaulted in her home. | Yes | Focal Point |
3088 | Oct | 5 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Ambush | Public location | 6.98 | 30.58 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A convoy of UN Agency aid boats in the Shambe area, on route from Bor to Malakal was ambushed by unknown perpetrators on the water. One boat completely sank and a staff member passenger drowned after being shot. Two other staff members received some injuries and were treated locally. A fourth staff member was seriously injured and evacuated to Juba. | Yes | Official Report |
3253 | Oct | 6 | 2020 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 35 | 71.2 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Two INGO staff members, one female and one male national, were kidnapped by the Taliban in Konar. | Yes | Focal Point |
3093 | Oct | 6 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 36.3725 | 37.5178 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Unknown | 3 NGO staff members travelling in Al Bab city were seriously injured, the male driver critically, after a truck bomb exploded. 18 other civilians were killed in the attack (not counted here), and no group has claimed responsibility although reports suspect the YPG/PKK. | Yes | Official Report |
3164 | Oct | 8 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -2.5 | 28.866667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff was attacked and severely beaten by a mob of unknown men in Bukavu. He was left unconscious and his belongings stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
3185 | Oct | 8 | 2020 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Road | 20.866667 | 92.3 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | One female national staff member of an INGO was sexually assaulted by security forces at a road checkpoint in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar. | Yes | Focal Point |
3206 | Oct | 11 | 2020 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 2.781667 | 32.299167 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national guard was seriously beaten by a group of intruders who raided the office compound in Gulu. | Yes | Focal Point |
3090 | Oct | 11 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 5.448926 | 31.752398 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Clan | One national NGO male staff was reportedly killed after being caught in crossfire while harvesting crops from his farm. Reports indicate the gunfire is attributed to disputing clans in the area. | Yes | Official Report |
3163 | Oct | 15 | 2020 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 16.786111 | 6.933611 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO national staff members travelling in a vehicle in Amataltal, were ambushed by a mob of unknown men. One staff was injured after the mob tied up both staff, confined them to the car trunk, and drove the vehicle into the desert where the staff were left and the car was stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
3247 | Oct | 15 | 2020 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 33.577222 | 68.185556 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One NGO staff was kidnapped from his home in Jaghatu district while he was on annual leave. He was released on November 30, 2020. | Yes | Focal Point |
3261 | Oct | 15 | 2020 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 36.191188 | 44.009189 | Incidental | Staff member | Not applicable | Two male INGO national staff members were wounded by another staff member in the INGO office in Erbil. | Yes | Focal Point |
3287 | Oct | 15 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | US Coalition | 4 NGO staff members were injured and 1 female staff member was killed after a vehicle beside them on the highway was hit by a US coalition missile in Idlib. | Yes | Official Report |
3089 | Oct | 15 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.104123 | 29.094035 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff driver was reportedly kidnapped in Baraka town. He was released 48 hours later by his unknown abductors. | Yes | Official Report |
3110 | Oct | 15 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 36.133333 | 36.45 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Unknown | Two NGO staff members were injured, one critically, when their vehicle was struck with shrapnel after a drone attacked a nearby car. Due to the method of a drone attack foreign or coalition forces is the most likely perpetrator. | Yes | Official Report |
3092 | Oct | 19 | 2020 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 15.348333 | 44.206389 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male Turkish Red Crescent staff member in Yemen was wounded by an unknown armed perpetrator. He was treated in Aden. Further information is unavailable at this time. | Yes | Media |
3111 | Oct | 19 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.744444 | 11.961111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female humanitarian worker was reportedly kidnapped along Damaturu - Maiduguri road near Damaturu town, Yobe, by unknown armed perpetrators. Further information on her whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3109 | Oct | 20 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 35.613889 | 36.561111 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) | One NGO staff member was reportedly taken by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Kafranbel city, Idlib. He was released after 3 days. | Yes | Official Report |
3096 | Oct | 23 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.908848 | 29.481506 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Clan | One NGO driver was shot and killed while travelling on the Cueibet-Rumbek road in Cueibet County. Official Reports indicate the incident is due to armed intercommunal cattle clashes. | Yes | Official Report |
3132 | Oct | 24 | 2020 | BW | Botswana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | -24.866667 | 25.816667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN humanitarian agency staff member picked up two unknown individuals while driving between Ramotswa to Otse. The staff member was drugged, blacked out, and woke up on the ground in a field after being robbed. | Yes | Official Report |
3232 | Oct | 25 | 2020 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Public location | 33.038056 | 40.284444 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN contractor was kidnapped from a construction site by unknown perpetrators. He was killed on or around November 5, 2020. | Yes | Focal Point |
3264 | Oct | 27 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 9.55 | 31.65 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Civilians | One national male INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by civilians on the road in Malakal. | Yes | Focal Point |
3097 | Oct | 27 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Public location | 2.033333 | 45.333333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two NGO staff members were reportedly killed after a vehicle-borne IED exploded in the capital Mogadishu. Media reports indicate a polio vaccination campaign group consisting of health workers, humanitarian staff, and government officials was attacked by Al Shabaab militants. The militants first attacked with guns shooting and killing an official and a health worker, before fleeing and triggering the VBIED. | Yes | Media |
3212 | Oct | 28 | 2020 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 3.465 | 31.245 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Youths | 7 INGO national staff were injured after a group of intoxicated youths raided the office compound in Yumbe. The group consisting of approximately 20 perpetrators overpowered the guards, threatened and assaulted the staff, and stole computers/belongings. | Yes | Focal Point |
3098 | Oct | 29 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO staff members were ambushed by unknown perpetrators between Pibor and Tangazon, about 8 kms West of Gumuruk. One staff was reportedly shot and killed, with another being seriously injured. | Yes | Official Report |
3100 | Oct | 30 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One head of a local NGO and well-known community elder was reportedly shot and killed by Al Shabaab militants in Elasha Biyaha village, Afgooye district. | Yes | Official Report |
3102 | Oct | 30 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.06944 | 30.88417 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member in the New Fangak area was shot and killed on route for mission to Korwai by unknown perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
3105 | Oct | 30 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.779562 | 29.087343 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members returning from the Mulongwe refugee camp in Fizi county were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators. Their driver (not counted here) was released immediately and the remaining 2 staff were released 4 days later. | Yes | Media |
3101 | Oct | 31 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.53 | 42.58 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was reportedly injured after a vehicle-borne IED exploded as the staff passed by. The IED was placed on a vehicle carrying the district chief, the intended target, and killed the official along with his bodyguard. | Yes | Official Report |
3118 | Nov | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 13.575 | 39.0875 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Media reports indicate 4 staff members of 2 separate INGOs have been killed in a Tigray region refugee/IDP camp during the month of November. Exact details and dates of the incidents are unknown at this time. | Yes | Media | |
3266 | Nov | 3 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Mob violence | Project site | 9.55 | 31.65 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Tribes | One INGO national male staff member was shot and killed during Tribal clashes in Malakal. | Yes | Focal Point |
3103 | Nov | 3 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 8.595958 | 29.991989 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two male NGO staff members residing in an NGO compound were injured after three unknown perpetrators raided the compound in Kuachlual Payam, Koch County. The staff were robbed and beaten and later received medical attention at the clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
3120 | Nov | 3 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.301111 | 28.944167 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mayi-Mayi Biloze Bishambuke | Three INGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped while travelling in Abonyoni village, 3 km from Fizi town. Reports indicate the perpetrators were Mayi-Mayi Biolze Bishambuke militants and demanded ransom for the staff members. They were released several days later. | Yes | Official Report |
3288 | Nov | 4 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.816667 | 36.6 | Incidental | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | Two NGO workers were killed in Ariha by Syrian Armed Forces shelling. | Yes | Official Report |
3108 | Nov | 4 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.816667 | 36.36 | Disputed | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | Two INGO national male staff members were reportedly killed after Syrian regime artillery shelling hit the car they were travelling in in Ariha city, Idlib. | Yes | Official Report |
3196 | Nov | 6 | 2020 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.511667 | 2.125278 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international male staff member was robbed and injured travelling on his motorcycle in Niamey, while transporting another staff to the airport. | Yes | Focal Point |
3104 | Nov | 6 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Public location | 8.470605 | 30.051132 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An off-duty INGO driver walking with a group of people from Leer to Koch at 4:00am was ambushed by a group of unknown armed individuals. The staff member was shot and killed by the group for unknown reasons. | Yes | Official Report |
3107 | Nov | 6 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 14.222222 | -4.493333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two national NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped while travelling by boat on the Niger river near Kouakourou, approximately 35 km north of Djenne town, Kewa commune, Djenne cercle, Mopti region. Reports assign unknown extremist militants as likely perpetrators. Further information on their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3106 | Nov | 8 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 7.3 | 18.3 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Anti-Balaka | One INGO national staff member was stabbed in the hand during an attempted kidnapping at his home in Batangafo. Reports indicate Anti-Balaka militants broke into the aid worker's home and tried to abduct him, but were unsuccessful. He was treated at the local hospital and is in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
3248 | Nov | 11 | 2020 | CM | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.2548 | 9.6341 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN contracted driver was assaulted by unknown perpetrators after his truck was ambushed. | Yes | Focal Point |
3184 | Nov | 14 | 2020 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 7.24114 | 30.28192 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff was injured after they were shot in a local market during a retaliation attack. Further information on the motive and perpetrator is unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
3234 | Nov | 14 | 2020 | FJ | Fiji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | -18 | 179 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN female staff member was sexually assaulted in a home in Fiji. | Yes | Focal Point |
3116 | Nov | 15 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | -1.4 | 28.818056 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO staff member was reportedly shot and killed in Masisi town centre, North Kivy by unknown perpetrators. Further information is unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
3396 | Nov | 21 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 14.26666 | 39.45 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Ethiopian Red Cross board member was shot and killed on the street in Adigrat, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3121 | Nov | 21 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 36.3755 | 41.1485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO guard, working in the Al-Hawl (Hole) Refugee Camp in rural Al-Hasakah, was reportedly shot and killed by unknown gunmen. | Yes | ACLED |
3393 | Nov | 22 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.166667 | 38.9 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Ethiopian Red Cross staff member was shot and killed in Adwa, central Tigray while transporting a pregnant woman to the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
3122 | Nov | 23 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.838014 | 0.302793 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Several aid workers from an INGO were kidnapped by unknown perpetrators while travelling between Ansongo and Gao. They were all released the same day (not counted here) except one national staff which was held until the following day. | Yes | ACLED |
3397 | Nov | 25 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 13.983333 | 39.433333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Ethiopian Red Cross volunteer was shot and killed in his home in Hawzen, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3398 | Nov | 25 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 14.333333 | 37.833333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Ethiopian Red Cross driver was shot and killed in his home in Tahtay Adyabo. | Yes | Focal Point |
3123 | Nov | 26 | 2020 | MZ | Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -19.975 | 33.396111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO staff members were shot and wounded by unknown gunmen who attacked their vehicle travelling in Seventine village near Dombe. | Yes | ACLED |
3140 | Nov | 26 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 13.575 | 39.0875 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was reportedly killed in the Hitsats Refugee Camp. (date is not exact) | Yes | Official Report |
3124 | Nov | 27 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -1.187265 | 29.446004 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national staff from an INGO was attacked by an unknown militia and had his arm mutilated and amputated in Bwalanda village, Rutshuru. | Yes | ACLED |
3395 | Nov | 28 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 14.120833 | 38.727778 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three Ethiopian Red Cross volunteers were shot and killed on the street in Aksum, central Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3214 | Nov | 29 | 2020 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.683056 | 69.163611 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One INGO national staff member and one contracted rental car driver were abducted by Taliban militants on Khuja Pista, Kundoz. They were held for 24 hours and then released. | Yes | Focal Point |
3119 | Nov | 30 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.8060846 | 12.4923053 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One humanitarian aid worker along with two government officials returning from Mobbar town were reportedly kidnapped near Wakilti. Further information on their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Media |
3213 | Dec | 1 | 2020 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | -6.05 | 26.916667 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One INGO national staff was shot and injured after criminal perpetrators raided a hotel in Kabalo, shot the staff, and robbed the hotel. | Yes | Focal Point |
3291 | Dec | 2 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 35.95 | 39.0167 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) | A male NGO doctor was beaten by Syrian Democratic Forces militants after he refused to treat one of their fighters in Ar-Raqqah. | Yes | Focal Point |
3289 | Dec | 4 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 36.508333 | 36.869167 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two NGO staff, and husband and wife, were injured after their motorbike hit an IED in Afrin. | Yes | Official Report |
3133 | Dec | 5 | 2020 | CO | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 2.958056 | -76.271389 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One international INGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown armed men in Toribio, Cauca, at an illegal checkpoint and released 2 days later. | Yes | ACLED |
3249 | Dec | 7 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 9.072264 | 7.491302 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female UN staff member was assaulted after her vehicle was ambushed and robbed. | Yes | Focal Point |
3262 | Dec | 8 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 13.516667 | 37.183056 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Civilians | One male national INGO staff member was injured after being assaulted by another civilian in Dansha, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3125 | Dec | 9 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.774982 | 12.338431 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One national staff of an INGO was reportedly kidnapped while travelling near Jakana on the Damaturu-Maiduguri road in Borno. His whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | Media |
3131 | Dec | 12 | 2020 | UY | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -34.883611 | -56.181944 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN humanitarian agency staff member was driving her vehicle in the capital Montevideo when stopped at a red light an unknown perpetrator smashed the window, stole the staff member's purse, and injured her hand. The victim required minor surgery on her hand. | Yes | Official Report |
3172 | Dec | 12 | 2020 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.6 | 66.3 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Two male INGO national staff members were kidnapped by the Taliban in Sar-e Pol. They were held for 28 hours and then released. | Yes | Focal Point |
3127 | Dec | 13 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 36.508333 | 36.869167 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO male staff member was briefly abducted by unknown gunmen and severely beaten in Afrin city. | Yes | Official Report |
3290 | Dec | 21 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 35.816667 | 36.6 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male dentist working for an NGO in Ariha suburbs was shot in the leg after his car was attacked by unknown gunmen. | Yes | Focal Point |
3394 | Dec | 23 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 14.333333 | 39.166667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Ethiopian Red Cross driver was shot and killed in Enticho, central Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3138 | Dec | 25 | 2020 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 16.066667 | 25.466667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was injured after the aid group he was travelling with, in Al Fasher North Darfur, was ambushed and attacked by unknown gunmen. The armoured NGO/UN vehicle they were travelling in was taken. | Yes | Media |
3126 | Dec | 28 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 5.95 | 15.6 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One ICRC guard was shot and wounded when unknown militants raided, robbed, and damaged the office in Bouar. | Yes | Official Report |
3134 | Dec | 28 | 2020 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national UN agency staff member was shot in his vehicle on his way home from completing banking transactions in Port au Prince. He was rushed to the hospital and is in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
3139 | Dec | 28 | 2020 | CF | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.716667 | 20.05 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One off-duty UN staff member was shot and injured after the public transport was ambushed by unknown gunmen in Grimari city. | Yes | Media |
3399 | Dec | 29 | 2020 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.333333 | 38.25 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Ethiopian Red Cross guard was shot and killed in a road ambush in Adidaero, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3130 | Dec | 30 | 2020 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 12.82438837 | 45.02394157 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three ICRC staff members and 1 NGO staff were killed, with 2 other ICRC staff wounded in the bombing of the Aden airport. Reports indicate the airport was targetted by NSAG's as the new government arrived in the city. | Yes | Official Report |
3273 | Dec | 30 | 2020 | BI | Burundi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -3.488611 | 29.534444 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national UN staff member was injured after his private vehicle was ambushed by unknown perpetrators in Majombe, Bujumbura. | Yes | Focal Point |
3136 | Jan | 2 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.813158 | 12.564924 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One male humanitarian NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram while traveling from Damaturu to Maiduguri, near Matari village. He was released on June 14. | Yes | Media |
3148 | Jan | 5 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.778889 | -3.258889 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One marked INGO ambulance transporting patients near Deh village in Mopti, was attacked by a group of unknown armed men. After the ambulance was stopped, the 3 staff on board and the 3 patients were assaulted and detained in the hot sun for several hours before being allowed to continue. During the detention, one patient succumbed to his wounds. | Yes | Official Report |
3532 | Jan | 7 | 2021 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.039167 | 45.341944 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One UN contacted security guard was killed when he was walking beside a road and a vehicle hit an IED in Mogadishu. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility. | Yes | Focal Point |
3533 | Jan | 8 | 2021 | CM | Cameroon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 6.0771 | 10.3594 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN contracted staff transporting goods in Mezam, NW Camerooon were shot and killed after being caught in crossfire at a checkpoint between NSAG fighters and security forces. | Yes | Focal Point |
3149 | Jan | 9 | 2021 | NA | Namibia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -22.57 | 17.083611 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female UN humanitarian staff member was attacked and robbed by unknown men while withdrawing money in the Shoprite Shopping Complex in the capital Windhoek. | Yes | Official Report |
3534 | Jan | 9 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN staff member was shot after his car was attacked near his house in Kabul by suspected robbers. He was treated at the hospital and survived. | Yes | Focal Point |
3147 | Jan | 16 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 7.7 | 28 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member was taken from his home in Wau town by unknown armed perpetrators and held until January 18, 2021. Official reports indicate the perpetrators accused the staff member of adultery, deprived him of food, and assaulted him. He was released as the accusations were found to be false. | Yes | Official Report |
3527 | Jan | 18 | 2021 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One UN male national staff member was shot and killed by unknown criminals as he exited a bank in Port au Prince. | Yes | Focal Point |
3142 | Jan | 19 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 7.783333 | 33.05 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO guard was shot and killed by an unknown armed perpetrator while walking near an INGO warehouse in Akobo town. Reports indicate the incident was a revenge killing and not an attack on the INGO. | Yes | Official Report |
3141 | Jan | 20 | 2021 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 12.883333 | 22.966667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 3 humanitarian staff working in West Darfur were reportedly killed in inter-communal violence according to official statements. Further information is unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
3508 | Jan | 20 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 9.26 | 29.8 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff was injured after being attacked by an unknown armed group at a project site in Bentiu. | Yes | Focal Point |
3357 | Jan | 21 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Road | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Taxi driver | One female NGO staff member was abducted by a Taxi driver and sexually assaulted. She received medical support following the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
3387 | Jan | 22 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.879696 | 38.864333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two NGO male staff members were shot and killed during an ambush while traveling through central Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3145 | Jan | 25 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.525528 | 32.061528 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was reportedly shot and injured after being caught in crossfire while travelling from Banyjur in Paltruk Payam towards Lankien. | Yes | Official Report |
3146 | Jan | 25 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Youths | One INGO staff member assaulted, robbed and injured by youths while walking in Hai Ngarwalem in Pibor town. The injuries were treated locally. | Yes | Official Report |
3175 | Jan | 25 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 33.549167 | 68.423333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two Red Crescent workers were reportedly wounded at the edge of Ghazni province. Further information is unavailable at this time. | Yes | ACLED |
3150 | Jan | 29 | 2021 | SL | Sierra Leone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.484444 | -13.234444 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One UN national humanitarian staff member was assaulted and injured during a dispute with a housing tenant. | Yes | Official Report |
3176 | Jan | 29 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.760031 | 12.644600 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One NNGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped while travelling between Gubio and Damasak in Borno. Further information on his whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3384 | Jan | 30 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 14.288951 | 39.554804 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during an armed incursion into the organisation office in Kilteawlaielo, Eastern Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3144 | Jan | 30 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.255637 | 29.804046 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An NGO vehicle traveling between Kuerguini and Bentiu bridge was attacked by unknown armed youths. One NGO staff member was killed and another was injured in the leg and received treatment at Bentiu Hospital. The motive for the attack is unverified. | Yes | Official Report |
3158 | Jan | 30 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.935237 | 31.693021 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male UN humanitarian agency national staff was shot and injured after the private vehicle he was travelling in was ambushed on the road near the border between Jonglei and Central Equatoria. Reports indicate 10 unknown armed perpetrators ambushed the vehicle near Malithor village, and injured 2 other civilians as well. | Yes | Official Report |
3177 | Jan | 31 | 2021 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.033333 | 45.333333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff were killed in a complex attack on a hotel in Mogadishu. | Yes | Official Report |
3178 | Jan | 31 | 2021 | SV | El Salvador | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.7 | -89.116667 | Unknown | Criminal | Unknown | Two INGO national staff members, a doctor and a nurse working in an ambulance, were ambushed by an unknown criminal gang in Reparto Las Canas, Ilpango. After being assaulted and threatened by the gang they were able to escape and their injuries treated. The INGO suspended activities in the area until an investigation behind the attack is completed. | Yes | Official Report |
3383 | Feb | 1 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.496944 | 39.476944 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO male staff member was shot and killed while travelling in Mekelle, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3506 | Feb | 1 | 2021 | GW | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 11.85 | -15.566667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One international UN female staff member was sexually assaulted by an unknown intruder in her home in the capital Bissau. | Yes | Focal Point |
3143 | Feb | 2 | 2021 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.0299564 | 45.3101475 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One INGO staff member was killed during a complex attack on the Afrik Hotel in Mogadishu. Official statements report Al Shabaab militants exploded a car bomb outside the hotel and then stormed the building with guns. 4 other civilians were killed and 10 injured (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
3154 | Feb | 2 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 6.592888 | 30.532461 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two NGO contracted staff members working at a drilling project site in Kuarabiei village, 6km from Yirol town, were attacked and injured by an unknown perpetrator. Both staff members suffered serious injuries to their heads and arms and were treated at the hospital. Initial reports indicate the perpetrator may have been under the influence of alcohol. | Yes | Official Report |
3577 | Feb | 2 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 6 | 21 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff was murdered in Ouaka by unknown perpetrators. | Yes | Focal Point |
3152 | Feb | 4 | 2021 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.721667 | 9.640833 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One marked INGO ambulance was ambushed and shot at while traveling in Muyuka, Southwest region, by unknown armed men injuring a nurse onboard. | Yes | Media |
3153 | Feb | 4 | 2021 | LR | Liberia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 6.313333 | -10.801389 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national male UN humanitarian agency staff member was injured after an unknown criminal broke into his house in the capital, Monrovia. The staff member was able to fight off the intruder, but suffered dislocated fingers and wrist. | Yes | Official Report |
3501 | Feb | 5 | 2021 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -1.286389 | 36.817222 | Unknown | Staff member | Not applicable | One female INGO staff member was sexually assaulted by two colleagues (later dismissed) outside of work in Nairobi. | Yes | Focal Point |
3528 | Feb | 9 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.455027 | 3.384082 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male UN staff member was assaulted with a knife by unknown criminals who robbed him on his way to work in Lagos. | Yes | Focal Point |
3151 | Feb | 14 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.016665 | 29.692526 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A vehicle convoy contracted by an NGO for a polio vaccination campaign was ambushed by unknown armed men on the Maper Road in Rumbek Centre between Apek and Alacok. 4 NGO contractors were shot and killed and 4 others were seriously wounded. | Yes | Official Report |
3208 | Feb | 15 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.1155 | 38.4756 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NNGO staff was reportedly shot and killed by an unknown armed group in Hawzen, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3535 | Feb | 16 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 34.3 | 62.25 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | 2 INGO male national staff were kidnapped while conducting a program related survey in Chahak village in Herat by the Taliban. They were released after 16 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
3364 | Feb | 16 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Road | 36.3725 | 37.5178 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was killed when a VIEB attached to an organisation vehicle exploded in Al Bab city. | Yes | Official Report |
3157 | Feb | 18 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 8.595958 | 29.991989 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO contracted driver was shot and injured in the Koch town market by unknown perpetrators. Reports indicate the attack is not likely related to his NGO affiliation. | Yes | Official Report |
3536 | Feb | 18 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 34.434167 | 70.447778 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | One UN male staff member was injured by a roadside IED while walking to work in Jalalabad. The Islamic State is the suspected perpetrator. | Yes | Focal Point |
3156 | Feb | 20 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 9.979167 | 33.75 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) affiliated youth | One male NGO staff member was seriously beaten by a group of youths reportedly affiliated with the SPLA-IO. Reports indicate he was near Leka village, 3km from Bunj town retrieving his cows from a grazing area. | Yes | Official Report |
3155 | Feb | 22 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -1.469050 | 29.345562 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A UN aid convoy of 2 vehicles traveling from Goma to Rutshuru approximately 25 km northeast of Goma was ambushed by unknown armed gunmen. The UN driver of one vehicle was killed along with a non UN security personnel and an international diplomat (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
3160 | Feb | 22 | 2021 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 32.97 | 70.27 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Taliban | 4 female NGO workers were shot and killed and a male NGO driver was shot and wounded in the town of Mir Ali, North Waziristan. Media reports indicate the aid workers were ambushed on the road while delivering services for women in the area. Although no group has claimed responsibility, reports point to the Pakistani Taliban as the area was once a stronghold and the group has carried out similar attacks before. | Yes | Media |
3174 | Feb | 23 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | -6.15 | 23.6 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One humanitarian staff member was reportedly killed in the city of Mbuji-Mayi. Further information is unavailable at this time. | Pending | ACLED |
3173 | Feb | 24 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Home | 36.3755 | 41.1485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was killed at home with his family in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp while off duty. | Yes | Media |
3192 | Feb | 24 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.495833 | -4.198611 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four INGO male staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed men in Central Mali. Their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Pending | Media |
3193 | Feb | 24 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.68971 | 66.55116 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three NGO staff members were reportedly wounded while travelling between Nili to Khadir in Daykondi province, after being shot at by unknown gunmen. | Yes | ACLED |
3537 | Feb | 25 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 32.626667 | 65.873333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One NGO staff member, who used to be employed in the National Army, was kidnapped by Taliban elements in Uruzgan and held for 12 days while being interrogated. | Yes | Focal Point |
3503 | Feb | 27 | 2021 | CM | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 5.766667 | 9.283333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN humanitarian agency staff member was ambushed and kidnapped while travelling between Bamenda and Kumba near Mamfe. Unknown armed elements held the staff for 3 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
3267 | Mar | 2 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.1675 | -4.431111 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped while carrying out humanitarian duties in Dogo town, Mopti, by JNIM militia who accused them of not obtaining authority. The were released 3 days later. | Yes | Media |
3588 | Mar | 2 | 2021 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 11.276667 | 25.141667 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Tribesmen | One INGO staff member was hit by stray bullet during intercommunal fighting in Gereida. | Yes | Focal Point |
3382 | Mar | 3 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 13.983333 | 39.433333 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO male staff member was shot and killed after an armed incursion into the organisation office in Hawzen, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3268 | Mar | 3 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 16.816667 | 96.1 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Myanmar Armed Forces | Three NGO aid workers in an NGO ambulance were reportedly detained and beaten by the Myanmar military because they were providing medical assistance to injured protestors in North Okkalapa, Yangon. | Yes | Media |
3269 | Mar | 5 | 2021 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 6.148109 | 46.39727 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Marehan-Wagardhac militia | One NGO staff was reportedly kidnapped by Mare-Wagardhac sub-clan militia members in Dhabad village, Galgaduud. | Yes | ACLED |
3366 | Mar | 5 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.3725 | 37.5178 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One NGO firefighter staff was killed and two others were wounded trying to put out a fire at a fuel centre near Al Bab city after it was targetted by Russian military shelling. | Yes | Official Report |
3392 | Mar | 7 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 13.183333 | 39.2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Red Cross male Ethiopian driver was shot and killed in Samre, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3592 | Mar | 9 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.307425 | 29.181959 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national nutrition worker was shot and killed in a roadside ambush in Tonj North. | Yes | Focal Point |
3190 | Mar | 14 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 7.41 | 30.47 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One NGO staff member was shot and wounded by an unaffiliated individual over a personal dispute in Thonoum Payam, Unity. | Yes | Official Report |
3191 | Mar | 14 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.64364 | 32.82364 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male NGO staff member was shot and injured after his commercial vehicle was ambushed by unknown gunmen on the road in the vicinity of Gumuruk, while returning to his duty station. | Yes | Official Report |
3270 | Mar | 14 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 13.10 | 12.506667 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One humanitarian staff member was reportedly killed by a stray bullet during a clash between ISWA militants and the Nigerian Armed Forces. | Yes | Media |
3189 | Mar | 18 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 7.699444 | 18.629167 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Coalition des Patriotes pour le Changement/Mouvement Patriotique pour la Centrafrique (CPC/MPC) | One INGO staff was reportedly shot and injured by a CPC/MPC militant in Kabo, 58 kms north of Batangafo. | Yes | Official Report |
3385 | Mar | 19 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 14.1 | 38.283333 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during an armed incursion of the organisation office in Shire, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3271 | Mar | 20 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 36.3725 | 37.5178 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two NGO warehouse staff were injured when a bomb exploded near the warehouse in Al Bab. | Yes | Media |
3530 | Mar | 20 | 2021 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One INGO driver stuck in traffic in a high risk area was ambushed and kidnapped by an unknown criminal gang. | Yes | Focal Point |
3237 | Mar | 21 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.1389 | 36.83 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | The INGO supported Al-Atareb Hospital was hit by artillery shelling resulting in 6 patient fatalities and extensive damages. 4 staff were seriously injured and evacuated to Turkey for treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
3294 | Mar | 22 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 21.933333 | 96.083333 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | One male NGO aid worker was shot and killed by Myanmar Security Forces as he assisted injured protestors in Chamyathazi township. | Yes | Media |
3207 | Mar | 23 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.962139 | 39.595403 | Political | Host state | Ethiopian Armed Forces | One INGO male national driver was beaten by Ethiopian Armed Forces after his INGO car was ambushed on the road between Mekelle and Adigrat. Official statements report the driver of the INGO car, earlier in the journey, witnessed the extrajudicial killing of 4 men aboard a minibus, and the later ambush by State Forces was related to being a witness to the killings. | Yes | Official Report |
3251 | Mar | 23 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 9.26 | 29.8 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Joint Force | One female NGO staff on her way home from duty in the Bentiu PoC site, was stopped by two joint force personnel. The security personnel directed the staff member to remove her trousers due to an alleged dress code for women in the camp. The staff member was assaulted when she refused as the perpetrators attempted to physically remove her trousers with a knife, before bystanders intervened. | Yes | Official Report |
3349 | Mar | 23 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.737425 | 22.819462 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three INGO national staff members, two males and 1 female, were injured after their convoy was ambushed and their vehicles were stolen by an unknown armed group. | Yes | Focal Point |
3236 | Mar | 24 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9 | 35.25 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national driver was shot and killed after being ambushed by unknown gunmen in West Wellega. | Yes | Media |
4021 | Mar | 26 | 2021 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.529201600837 | -72.3274016204959 | Unknown | Criminal | Criminal | One INGO aid worker was kidnapped in Port au Prince. | Yes | Official Report |
3512 | Mar | 27 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.409167 | 20.653056 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC) | One UN national staff member was assaulted and injured by an armed group in N'dele. | Yes | Focal Point |
3235 | Mar | 29 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 34.434167 | 70.447778 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Three female UN-funded polio vaccination workers were shot and killed in Jalalabad at the same time as an explosive attack on the health department building. | Yes | Media |
3252 | Apr | 3 | 2021 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Other Explosives | Raid | Office/compound | 13.696667 | 44.730833 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were injured in Al Dhale city after unknown perpetrators threw a grenade at the INGO office. | Yes | Official Report |
3285 | Apr | 4 | 2021 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Other Explosives | Raid | Office/compound | 13.696667 | 44.730833 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were wounded after an unknown armed group threw a grenade at the organisation headquarters in Al Qushaa neighbourhood of Ad Dali city. | Yes | ACLED |
4020 | Apr | 4 | 2021 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.574539866386 | -72.2932084434433 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was kidnapped in Boulevard Toussaint, Port au Prince. | Yes | Official Report |
3284 | Apr | 6 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.714722 | -0.258611 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO vehicle driver was ambushed and kidnapped in Taboye, Goa. His whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3504 | Apr | 7 | 2021 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 14.15413 | 22.96238 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN humanitarian staff was shot in the leg by an unknown gunmen. He was medically evacuated and treated in Khartoum. | Yes | Focal Point |
3591 | Apr | 9 | 2021 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Road | 3.866667 | 11.516667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO female staff member was raped by two men in a taxi she took home from work in Yaounde. | Yes | Focal Point |
3310 | Apr | 10 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 5.033234 | 32.469063 | Unknown | Unknown | Two NGO staff members were assaulted and wounded between Lonyoro and Longiro, Lafon County, after their vehicle was ambushed by unknown perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report | |
3584 | Apr | 11 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.758056 | 66.898056 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One INGO staff was shot and injured and another staff was kidnapped for ransom for 11 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
3279 | Apr | 17 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 35.333333 | 40.15 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two NGO staff members were shot and killed in rural Deir ez-Zor while returning from a humanitarian assistance mission. | Yes | Official Report |
3278 | Apr | 24 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was injured after he was assaulted during a robbery in Pibor. He was treated locally. | Yes | Official Report |
3538 | Apr | 24 | 2021 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.766667 | 9.283333 | Incidental | Host state | Cameroon Armed Forces | Two NGO staff were shot and injured after their vehicle was mistakingly shot at in a checkpoint in Mamfe. | Yes | Focal Point |
3296 | Apr | 24 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 10.104167 | 30.090278 | Political | Unaffiliated | Youths | Four INGO staff were assaulted and injured after a group of 15-20 youths raided the compound in the Jam Jang humanitarian hub. 1 Staff was airlifted for treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
3277 | Apr | 25 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 7.810579 | 31.331563 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member travelling with his family in a commercial minibus along the Waat-Bor road, was kidnapped and killed when the vehicle was ambushed by unknown perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
3283 | Apr | 28 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 13.666667 | 38.916667 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was shot and killed at the conclusion of a food distribution event in Kola Tembien. Reports indicate the shooting motivation was the alleged food distribution "to the Junta". | Yes | Official Report |
3362 | Apr | 28 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 4.408056 | 32.575 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | One UN staff member was seriously injured after he was assaulted by a mob of community members that raided a project site in Torit. Reports indicated the assault and intrusion occurred following a protest regarding UN/INGO employment bias in the community. | Yes | Official Report |
3595 | Apr | 29 | 2021 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 6.316667 | 81 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One INGO staff member went to the home of an aid recipient and was beaten with a stick. His injuries required hospitalization. Motive is unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
3276 | May | 3 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 6.572198 | 29.971282 | Unknown | Host state | South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) | One INGO medical staff was seriously injured after their mobile medical team was ambushed and assaulted by intoxicated soldiers in Karic, on route to Amongpiny. | Yes | Official Report |
3281 | May | 3 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 7.14 | 31.71 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | Two NGO contracted drivers in an aid convoy were seriously injured after they were ambushed and beaten by Murle perpetrators near Gadiang. | Yes | Official Report |
3375 | May | 4 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 36.5422 | 37.3247 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was injured when unknown gunmen ran over the staff member with a vehicle in Turkman Bareh, Aleppo. | Yes | Focal Point |
3390 | May | 5 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 13.666667 | 38.916667 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during an armed incursion into the organisation office in Kola Tembien, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3587 | May | 6 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 6.63492 | 32.9094 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff guard was shot and killed after an unknown armed group raided Gumuruk, Jonglei. | Yes | Focal Point |
3388 | May | 7 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.119854 | 39.445606 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was shot and killed in a road ambush in Eastern Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3280 | May | 10 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.845691 | 31.615181 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Civilian | One female INGO staff was injured near the Landmark Hotel in Juba when an unknown man threw a rock at her, knocking her down. She was treated at a local clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
3311 | May | 10 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 11.744936 | 32.813685 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was injured during a violent compound raid by unknown perpetrators in Renk town. | Yes | Official Report |
3282 | May | 12 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.519751 | 33.322583 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO Ugandan staff member was reportedly shot and killed after his vehicle was ambushed in the vicinity of Camp 15, Budi. | Yes | Official Report |
3297 | May | 13 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 9.1385 | 30.066524 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO community worker was one of 7 civilians killed in a cattle raid in Guech, Kuach Payam. | Yes | Official Report |
3539 | May | 14 | 2021 | CO | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.75 | -75.883333 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One UN staff member was attacked and robbed in Monteria, Cordoba by unknown criminals. He was treated at a nearby hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
3350 | May | 14 | 2021 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 13.312107 | 24.448803 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | One INGO nurse was shot and wounded when opposing security forces raided the INGO health facility in Rokero, Central Darfur. | Yes | Official Report |
3298 | May | 16 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Road | 34.31 | 70.71 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN agency staff member was seriously injured after an IED attached to his private vehicle detonated on the Jalalabad-Torkham highway near Barikaw. His wife travelling with him was killed. | Yes | Official Report |
3299 | May | 16 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | -4.106949 | 28.729977 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Twigwaneho Militia | Three INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped in Fizi Hauts Plateaux during a food distribution project for children. They were released after 3 days due to family negotiations. | Yes | Official Report |
3300 | May | 19 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -3.334856 | 29.086427 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Buhirwa Militia | Two NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped 107km northwest of Uvira. One staff was released on May 22 after ransom was paid, and the other staff died while being held on May 20 due to lack of medical treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
3314 | May | 19 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 5.325448 | 25.991872 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) | One UN agency contracted staff member was killed after their aid convoy was ambushed by UPC militants 8km outside of Mboki. | Yes | ACLED |
3303 | May | 20 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 7.28 | 28.68 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Malual Mouk Clan | One UN agency contracted driver was stabbed in the hand after his convoy was ambushed and robbed by suspected Malual Mouk criminals. | Yes | Official Report |
3304 | May | 20 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | 4.858492 | 31.598018 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One INGO driver and a motorcycle were in a collision on Airport road, Juba. A crowd gathered due to the incident and the driver was assaulted by the mob. | Yes | Official Report |
3305 | May | 21 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 7.24114 | 30.28192 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO doctor was killed in the medical clinic in Ganyiel, Unity. | Yes | Official Report |
3540 | May | 22 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Custody | 38.443056 | 70.805556 | Other | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two medical INGO male staff members were ambushed, kidnapped and held for 3 days, as they were forced to do a surgical operation on an NSAG militant. | Yes | Focal Point |
3302 | May | 24 | 2021 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.34 | 44.51 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were shot when their convoy including a military commander was ambushed at a checkpoint near Al-Habilayn. Reports indicate the gunfire was an assassination attempt against the military commander. One of the INGO staff shot later died in hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
3315 | May | 25 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 24.783333 | 96.366667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male aid worker was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Sa Paut village, Mohnyin district. | Yes | ACLED |
3391 | May | 26 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 14.411493 | 39.464761 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during a raid of the office in Gulomekheda, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3589 | May | 29 | 2021 | CM | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Road | 5.15 | 10.183333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female UN national staff took a taxi to a burial ceremony near Bafang village, when the driver kidnapped her and took her to an unknown location where ransom was requested. She was released on May 31 after a police operation. | Yes | Focal Point |
3301 | May | 31 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 14.266667 | 39.45 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One male aid worker, head of an INGO office in Adigrat, died after being shot in crossfire. | Yes | Media |
3306 | May | 31 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | 4.408056 | 32.575 | Political | Unaffiliated | Monyumiji Youth | One UN driver was assaulted and injured, when a large group of Monyumiji youth, protesting humanitarian organisation presence in the community, attacked his vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
3316 | May | 31 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.946667 | -3.893333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | 3 NGO staff were kidnapped near Konna town by JNIM militia. | Yes | ACLED |
3317 | Jun | 2 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 7.437085 | 18.235277 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Coalition des Patriotes pour le Changement/Mouvement Patriotique pour la Centrafrique (CPC/MPC) | One INGO staff member was wounded after being assaulted and robbed by CPC militants. | Yes | Official Report |
3338 | Jun | 3 | 2021 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 30.755556 | 20.225278 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | The head of the Red Crescent regional office in Ajdabiya was kidnapped. He was released on February 4, 2022. | Yes | Media |
3348 | Jun | 6 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 35.333333 | 40.15 | Political | Aid recipient | Not applicable | Two INGO male staff members were injured after mob violence erupted at a soap dispensing event in Sbeikhan. | Yes | Focal Point |
3309 | Jun | 7 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.426515 | 30.618244 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were killed when their convoy travelling on the Mapourdit-Aluakluak road was ambushed by unknown armed perpetrators. The perpetrators fired on one vehicle, killing both staff, and occupants of the other vehicle were unharmed. | Yes | Official Report |
3337 | Jun | 7 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 16.266667 | -0.05 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Eight INGO staff, including 3 females, were reportedly abducted in Hourara village from the INGO health centre, Gao. | Yes | Official Report |
3312 | Jun | 8 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 36.33 | 68.62 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State | 10 staff members of a demining INGO were killed and 16 others seriously wounded when Islamic State perpetrators raided the organisation base camp in Shikh Jalal village. The 16 injured were all treated at the Pul-l-Kumri hospital, with 4 critical injuries evacuated to Kabul. It is unknown at this time whether any international staff are included in the 26, therefore all are marked as national until further information is available. | Yes | Official Report |
3319 | Jun | 12 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.508333 | 36.869167 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO-supported hospital staff and two ambulance drivers were killed, while a midwife and 3 other NGO staff were injured after 3 missiles destroyed the hospital in Afrin city. | Yes | Official Report |
3335 | Jun | 13 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 4.256111 | 33.456111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was shot and killed walking home in Chukudum, Budi. | Yes | Official Report |
3593 | Jun | 14 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.5225 | 65.251667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO national staff member was shot and killed in a roadside ambush while he was headed to work. | Yes | Focal Point |
3318 | Jun | 15 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.25 | 70.5 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Unknown | One polio vaccinator was killed in Jalalabad and another was injured. No group has claimed responsibility and ongoing vaccination campaigns in the province have been suspended. | Yes | Official Report |
3580 | Jun | 15 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.2292 | 70.1932 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One polio vaccinator was killed in an attack in Khogyani that targeted many locations in the same day. | Yes | Focal Point |
3581 | Jun | 15 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.2292 | 70.1932 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two polio vaccinators were injured in a widespread attack in different locations in Khogyani on the same day. | Yes | Focal Point |
3582 | Jun | 15 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.2292 | 70.1932 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One polio vaccinator was killed in a widespread attack in Khogyani targeting different locations in the same day. | Yes | Focal Point |
3583 | Jun | 15 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.2292 | 70.1932 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One polio vaccinator was killed in a widespread attack targeting 4 different locations in Khogyani on the same day. | Yes | Focal Point |
3334 | Jun | 15 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 7.75 | 30.266667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot and killed by an unknown attacker at the office compound in Nyal. | Yes | Official Report |
3344 | Jun | 18 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 22.616667 | 97.3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Nar Ma Hkaw, Hsipaw township. | Yes | ACLED |
3345 | Jun | 19 | 2021 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.9 | 23.483333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were shot and injured in a failed kidnapping turned carjacking incident in Zalingi, Central Darfur. | Yes | ACLED |
3346 | Jun | 19 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 21.833333 | 95.416667 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: National | People's Defense Force (PDF) | Three NGO staff members were reportedly killed by gunmen from the People's Defense Force. Reports indicate the gunmen claimed the staff members were members of an underground defiance militia. | Yes | ACLED |
3351 | Jun | 19 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.684722 | 36.39111 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | 1 NGO staff member was killed and 5 were injured after their centre in Qastoun village, Hama was hit by Russian and Syrian coalition shelling. | Yes | Media |
3329 | Jun | 20 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 4.506750 | 33.692934 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One guard at a humanitarian organisation run primary school was shot and killed when unknown perpetrators raided the school and stole food items and school kits in Machi, Kapoeta South. | Yes | Official Report |
3333 | Jun | 21 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.455556 | -4.918056 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | At least 3 NGO staff members (exact number unknown) were abducted after being ambushed traveling in Toguere Coumbe commune, Mopti, by JNIM militants. Their whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3509 | Jun | 23 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 14.1 | 38.283333 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | One UN national staff was harassed and assaulted by security forces in his home in Shire town, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3332 | Jun | 24 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.575 | 39.0875 | Unknown | Host state | Ethiopian Armed Forces | Three INGO staff members, two national males and one international female, were killed by unknown assailants while travelling in Tigray. | Yes | Official Report |
3336 | Jun | 24 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.35 | -3.25 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO male staff members in a COVID vaccine team were kidnapped by unknown extremists in Kirchamba village in Dire circle. | Yes | Official Report |
3347 | Jun | 24 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.30082 | 18.2833 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was shot and injured during an ambush by armed elements. The staff member was transporting a patient on a motorcycle when the attack happened. The female patient passenger was killed. | Yes | Official Report |
3409 | Jun | 25 | 2021 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 6.333333 | 10.5 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Ambazonian Defense Forces (ADF) | Three humanitarian workers were kidnapped in Northwest Cameroon while completely a food delivery. They were released 2 days later. | Yes | Media |
3541 | Jun | 25 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | -4.325 | 15.322222 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Police | One female international UN staff member was injured by a police officer after she was arrested with a group of people in a restaurant accused of breaking COVID restrictions. They were released 1 hour later. | Yes | Focal Point |
3352 | Jun | 25 | 2021 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 32 | 35.25 | Political | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Red Crescent paramedic was injured by the glass from a broken windshield after Israel Defense Forces shot at the clearly marked ambulance in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. | Yes | Media |
3342 | Jun | 27 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.432946 | -4.449935 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was kidnapped travelling 56km NE of Tenekou, Mopti. His whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3331 | Jun | 28 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Other Explosives | Ambush | Road | 34.434167 | 70.447778 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Two female NGO staff members travelling in an organisation mini-bus were injured when they were attacked by an unknown assailant on a rickshaw with an IED. The perpetrator threw the remote-controlled IED at the mini-bus, but missed and it exploded on the ground. | Yes | Official Report |
3376 | Jun | 29 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.9925 | 36.393056 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was injured after leftover munitions exploded in Darkoush, Idlib. | Yes | Focal Point |
3341 | Jun | 29 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 7.783333 | 33.05 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Civilians | One NGO staff member was wounded and later died from his injuries in the hospital after being assaulted by a group of individuals in Akobo town. Reports suggest it was over a personal issue. | Yes | Official Report |
3546 | Jul | 1 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 34.434167 | 70.447778 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator on his way to work in Jalalabad. | Yes | Focal Point |
3547 | Jul | 2 | 2021 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.5832 | 9.3024 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO staff were kidnapped in Kumba district. They were released after 2 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
3356 | Jul | 2 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.56 | 30.51 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN Congolese staff member transporting livelihood kits to Yirol East county was ambushed and shot by unknown armed perpetrators. He managed to drive to Yirol town for medical attention. | Yes | Official Report |
3374 | Jul | 3 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.885512 | -3.585389 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Three national NGO workers were reportedly kidnapped by JNIM militia while traveling between Diallassagou and Bankass. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3377 | Jul | 3 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 35.699651 | 36.504135 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One NGO staff member was injured after regime shelling, accompanied by Russian reconnaissance aircraft, targetted a residential area in Balyoun, Idlib. | Yes | Focal Point |
3378 | Jul | 3 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 36.20764 | 36.51919 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | 5 NGO staff members were injured after their centre was hit by Russian coalition airstrikes. | Yes | Focal Point |
3365 | Jul | 3 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 35.733333 | 36.7 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One NGO staff member was killed along with his family, when his home was hit by a Russian military shell in Ebleen village of Jabal al-Zawiya, Idlib. | Yes | Official Report |
3339 | Jul | 4 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 7.003396 | 19.217641 | Incidental | Host state | Central African Armed Forces (FACA) | One NGO staff member contracted by a UN agency was shot and wounded by FACA armed forces in Abakar, Kaga-Bandoro for allegedly not compiling with instructions at the checkpoint. | Yes | Official Report |
3386 | Jul | 6 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.496944 | 39.476944 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO male staff member was shot and killed while travelling in Mekelle. | Yes | Focal Point |
3513 | Jul | 6 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 4.373333 | 18.562778 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One UN national staff was shot and killed by burglars in his home in Bangui. | Yes | Focal Point |
3340 | Jul | 6 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.691253 | 31.704516 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two staff members, one female staff from an INGO and one male from a partner NGO, were injured after their group was ambushed and assaulted near Nestiu town, Juba County. | Yes | Official Report |
3343 | Jul | 6 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 7.02667 | 29.24611 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Youths | One NGO community health worker was shot and injured by a group of unknown youths between Ngop payam and Cueibet town. | Yes | Official Report |
3389 | Jul | 8 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.576581 | 39.418475 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was shot and killed in a road ambush after leaving the capital Mekelle. | Yes | Focal Point |
3373 | Jul | 8 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.917 | -4.459 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | 3 national staff of an INGO were reportedly kidnapped by JNIM militia near Kera town Tenenkou, Mopti. Their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3353 | Jul | 13 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.041944 | -6.061667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 4 INGO staff members were kidnapped by an unknown NSAG travelling 34 km south of Niono near Heremakono in Segou region. They were released with their vehicles the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
3406 | Jul | 14 | 2021 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.086435 | 0.804714 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One INGO staff member was kidnapped along with a teacher and a government official (not counted here) by JNIM Militia while travelling between Matiakoali and Fada Ngourma. | Yes | Media |
3407 | Jul | 17 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Individual attack | Project site | 35.5814 | 36.9256 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One NGO staff member was killed and 2 others injured after a Russian Syrian coalition double-tap airstrike targeted the staff members providing aid to those hit by a previous strike in Sarja. | Yes | Media |
3367 | Jul | 17 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.5814 | 36.9256 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One NGO staff member reporting on a previous shelling strike, was killed after a second strike by Russian forces targeted the same area and 3 others were wounded. | Yes | Official Report |
3368 | Jul | 17 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 35.733333 | 36.7 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One nurse working at an NGO hospital was killed after Russian forces shelling hit her home in Ihsem town, Jabal al-Zawiya. | Yes | Official Report |
3408 | Jul | 18 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 7.96667 | 8.76667 | Unknown | Criminal | Herders | Three aid workers with an HIV testing and counseling program in Benue state were kidnapped and killed by a suspected criminal herder gang in Tomanyi village. | Yes | Media |
3372 | Jul | 18 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.3533 | 0.7607 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One Togolese Christian INGO aid worker was kidnapped with two other civilians in the town o Benta, Ansongo, by presumed ISWAP militants. Their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3355 | Jul | 19 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.588408 | 29.268264 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff were ambushed and kidnapped by unknown gunmen while travelling near Kanyamahoro, 10km north of Goma on the Goma-Kibumba road. Information on their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3359 | Jul | 23 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 9.975211 | 33.578400 | Political | Aid recipient | Refugees | Two UN staff members and one INGO staff were injured after a group of refugees temporarily took them hostage at a food distribution project in Yusuf Batil and assaulted them. They received minor medical care. | Yes | Official Report |
3371 | Jul | 27 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 22.316667 | 96.8 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | People's Militia Force | One NGO health worker was assaulted by a People's Militia Force perpetrator with a rifle butt. Reports indicate the aid worker was providing COVID-19 assistance. | Yes | ACLED |
3542 | Jul | 29 | 2021 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 5.982170 | 9.820940 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two NNGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped in Momo, NW, by an unknown armed group over suspicion they were collecting information for the military. They were released after 6 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
3358 | Aug | 1 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.362353 | 31.984465 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One driver was shot and killed in an INGO contracted convoy after it was attacked by unknown gunmen near Aru junction on the Juba-Nimule road. | Yes | Official Report |
3361 | Aug | 3 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 5.265506 | 27.822440 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was assaulted after he was stopped on his motorcycle and robbed in Ezo county on the Yambio-Tambura road. He was able to reach a nearby medical centre after the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
3482 | Aug | 5 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Individual attack | Project site | 36.4097 | 37.4036 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: Regional | Kurdish Self-management forces | One NGO staff member was injured after their ambulance was targeting by shelling while they were providing assistance to victims of a previous shelling attack in Hazwan village, Aleppo. | Yes | Focal Point |
3360 | Aug | 6 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 9.403215 | 31.150343 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO compound guard was seriously beaten when unknown perpetrators raided the compound in New Fangak. Another guard was able to activate the alarm and nothing was taken before they fled. | Yes | Official Report |
3369 | Aug | 9 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Home | 34.55635 | 68.95628 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | The director of an NGO all-girls school in Khoja Lakan, Paghman district was abducted by Taliban militants from his home. He was held for 2 days and tortured in regards to the NGO and his work with the organisation. He was released on August 11. Women's and girl's programs have been suspended indefinitely. | Yes | Focal Point |
3404 | Aug | 11 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 9.26 | 29.8 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency contracted compound guard was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Bentiu. | Yes | Official Report |
3410 | Aug | 13 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.851944 | -2.786111 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO driver was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the village of Bambara Maoude, Tombouctou. | Yes | ACLED |
3411 | Aug | 16 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -1.5473 | 29.2553 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO staff member was kidnapped during an armed group attack in Nyiragongo that killed 4 civilians and led to 7 other civilian abductions (not counted here). The whereabouts of the staff is presently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3514 | Aug | 21 | 2021 | TD | Chad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 12.11 | 15.05 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One UN national staff member on a motorbike was injured after he was assaulted during a road robbery in N'djamena. | Yes | Focal Point |
4013 | Aug | 21 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Road | 12.911323 | 7.596911 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national partners of an INGO were abducted by unknown actors from a public bus in Batagarawa, Katsina. Their whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | Official Report |
3412 | Aug | 22 | 2021 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 5.933333 | 10.166667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One international ICRC staff was killed in an attack in Bamenda, Northwest. | Yes | Official Report |
3543 | Aug | 22 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 9.6 | 41.866667 | Incidental | Criminal | Unknown | One UN staff member was badly beaten on his way home from work after running into a gang fight in Dire town. | Yes | Focal Point |
3370 | Aug | 22 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 3.948833 | 30.427800 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | At least two NGO health workers were reportedly abducted from the Lasu Refugee Camp after an unknown armed group raided the camp, stole items from the facility, damaged an ambulance, and abducted other residents. | Yes | Official Report |
3414 | Aug | 27 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Custody | 21.9374 | 94.7536 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Myanmar Armed Forces | One NGO male staff member was beaten in the head after being arrested by the military for political Facebook posts in Min Taing Pin. | Yes | ACLED |
3510 | Aug | 27 | 2021 | UG | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 0.31628 | 32.58219 | Unknown | Criminal | Unknown | One national UN staff was assaulted and injured by unknown criminals in Kampala. | Yes | Focal Point |
3575 | Aug | 27 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Complex attack | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | One female INGO staff member was shot and killed by a stray bullet while in her car on the road during the Kabul Airport complex IS terrorist attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
3381 | Aug | 29 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Individual attack | Home | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | United States Armed Forces | One INGO national male staff member was killed in a United States military drone strike in Kabul, when the aerial bombardment targetted his home. Media reports indicate the staff member's vehicle was targeted as it arrived home on the suspicion the water containers it was carrying were explosives. 9 other civilians were killed, including 7 children. | Yes | Media |
3379 | Aug | 30 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 12.2701 | 14.4636 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One INGO national aid worker was killed during a Boko Haram raid into the military compound in Rann, Borno. 16 other civilians were killed (not counted here). | Yes | Media |
3415 | Aug | 31 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Home | 21.4533 | 95.4201 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Pyu Saw Htee militia | One NGO chairman was shot and killed after members of the pro-military Pyu Saw Htee militia fired shots at his home in Chaung Daung village. | Yes | Media |
3597 | Aug | 31 | 2021 | SZ | Swaziland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | -27.116667 | 31.2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was attacked and stabbed by unknown perpetrators outside his home in Nhlangano. | Yes | Focal Point |
3596 | Sep | 1 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 16.69 | 96.29 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member's throat was cut by an unknown intruder in his home at night. The staff member survived. | Yes | Focal Point |
3483 | Sep | 4 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 35.735278 | 36.611667 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) | One NGO staff member was kidnapped from his home in Shnan, Idlib by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. He was held and tortured until November 20, 2021. | Yes | Official Report |
3380 | Sep | 6 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 5.59 | 27.47 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was reportedly killed in crossfire during community clashes in Tombura town. | Yes | Official Report |
3422 | Sep | 6 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 13.683333 | 98.433333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four NGO staff members providing COVID-19 medical support in Thayetchaung town, Tanintharyi, were kidnapped by an unknown armed group. Their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3403 | Sep | 9 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 7.298062 | 15.848875 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Retour, Reclamation et Rehabilitation (3R) | An INGO vehicle on route from Paoua to Bocaranga hit an IED near Koupala, killing the driver and wounding 2 other staff members. Reports indicate the IED was planted by the Retour, Reclamation et Rehabilitation (3R) armed group. | Yes | Official Report |
3402 | Sep | 10 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 13.812763 | -3.635591 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was kidnapped from the INGO health clinic 38km SW of Bankass by unknown armed elements, for allegedly not informing the group of their presence in the area. The staff was released 5 days later. | Yes | Official Report |
3431 | Sep | 11 | 2021 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.05 | 0.366667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped travelling between Fada Ngourma and Kikideni. They were released on September 18 2021. | Yes | ACLED |
3594 | Sep | 11 | 2021 | LS | Lesotho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Home | -29.31 | 27.48 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff manager was shot and killed outside his home in the capital. | Yes | Focal Point |
3423 | Sep | 14 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Detention | Custody | 16.733333 | 95.966667 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Myanmar Armed Forces | An aid worker was killed after being reportedly arrested and detained by the military and police, with another civilian (not counted here), in Twantay township, Yangon. | Yes | ACLED |
3440 | Sep | 15 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Public location | 6.2125 | 31.560833 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN contracted male daily worker was injured after being assaulted by 6 unknown armed men on his way to work in Bor town. | Yes | Official Report |
3400 | Sep | 16 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -1.5164271 | 29.3308425 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three staff members from a UN agency NGO implementing partner were shot and wounded after their aid convoy was ambushed by unknown gunmen near Buhumba village, Nyiragongo. | Yes | Official Report |
3424 | Sep | 16 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 22.539167 | 97.028333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was shot and injured by an unknown armed group after he was returning from bringing a landmine victim to the nearby hospital. | Yes | ACLED |
3401 | Sep | 17 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 3.875803 | 30.745472 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A UN agency NGO implementing partner aid convoy was ambushed 30km from Yei on the Yei-Kaya road near Ligi, by an unknown armed group. The driver was killed, one staff was injured, and the other 3 were kidnapped. Their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3432 | Sep | 17 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.35 | -3.611111 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO staff member was shot and killed during an ambush and motorcycle theft by JNIM militia members in Tila, Bandiagara. | Yes | ACLED |
3467 | Sep | 21 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 34.341944 | 62.203056 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency male staff member was kidnapped and interrogated by unknown armed men in Herat city. He was released the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
3507 | Sep | 24 | 2021 | LR | Liberia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 6.313333 | -10.801389 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN female staff member was injured after an unknown criminal tried to steal her purse while she was riding a motorbike. | Yes | Focal Point |
3441 | Sep | 30 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 9.55 | 31.65 | Economic | Staff member | Contractor | One international UN staff member was injured after being assaulted by a UN contractor over payment issues in Malakal. | Yes | Official Report |
3502 | Oct | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 9.133333 | 26.966667 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One INGO security guard was injured after he was assaulted during a criminal raid on a health facility project site in Nyamlel, Aweil West. There was a temporary program suspension. | Yes | Focal Point | |
3433 | Oct | 2 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Detention | Custody | 16.907222 | 96.133333 | Political | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One aid worker was reportedly arrested on October 2 by the military and died in custody on October 3. Further information is unknown at this time. | Yes | ACLED |
3442 | Oct | 2 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.933333 | 33 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One international and one national UN contractor was shot and wounded when their UN contracted barge came under fire from unknown gunmen when travelling between Gakdon and Dengjok in Akobo. The barge had just delivered food and was returning from the contracted mission. | Yes | Official Report |
3466 | Oct | 2 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 9.244110 | 31.522360 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | An INGO national staff in Pigi county was shot and killed after being caught in fighting between SPLA IO factions. | Yes | Official Report |
3416 | Oct | 4 | 2021 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.993123 | 44.915714 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was killed after he was ambushed on the road linking Aden and Lahj while travelling for personal business. Their belongings were also stolen. | Yes | Official Report |
3434 | Oct | 4 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Detention | Custody | 17.095278 | 96.221111 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Junta Forces | One NGO staff member was reportedly arrested by Junta Forces in central Yangon, Hlegu township, seriously tortured, then shot and killed. | Yes | Media |
3421 | Oct | 5 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.029454 | 29.091870 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | Three INGO staff members were kidnapped by suspected Mai Mai militia members while travelling 119km south of Uvira, Fizi district for ransom. They were freed on October 9. | Yes | Official Report |
3425 | Oct | 5 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 6.5 | 18.283333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two humanitarian staff members were kidnapped in Bouca, Ouham for 2 days. | Yes | Official Report |
3420 | Oct | 7 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.533333 | -4.1 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot and killed in an armed robbery where his motorcycle was stolen in Sevare, Mopti. | Yes | Official Report |
3435 | Oct | 7 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.5219444444444 | 29.249444444444 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four NGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped in Kingarame, North Kivu. | Yes | ACLED |
3436 | Oct | 7 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.580754 | -6.047603 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped with their vehicle in Niono, Segou. | Yes | ACLED |
3443 | Oct | 7 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.079978 | 31.960351 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national staff member was reportedly ambushed by unknown gunmen along the Juba-Nimule road in Maqwi county. Some reports indicate the staff member managed to escape the attack, but no communication has been received from the staff member. | Yes | Official Report |
3468 | Oct | 8 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 22.944444 | 95.373611 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A charity worker with an oxygen cylinder business was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Taze town. | Yes | ACLED |
3437 | Oct | 9 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 10.725907 | 12.362799 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped in Borno and reports indicate ISWA has taken responsibility. | Yes | Media |
3419 | Oct | 11 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | 4.1 | 30.67 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male staff was killed in his home in Yei town. Further information is unavailable at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
3418 | Oct | 13 | 2021 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.138439 | -0.060946 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO driver was injured in the thigh and arm after unknown criminals fired shots at the organisation's vehicle leaving the Goudebo refugee camp, 14km outside of Dori. | Yes | Official Report |
3417 | Oct | 16 | 2021 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 18.576111 | -72.226944 | Economic | Criminal | 400 Mawozo | 12 (5 men, 7 women) international staff members of a Christian INGO were kidnapped by the criminal group 400 Mawozo in Croix des Bouquets, 13 km northeast of Port au Prince, while on route from an orphanage visit. They were all released by December 20, 2021. | Yes | Media |
3426 | Oct | 19 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 1.566667 | 30.25 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was shot and killed in Bunia for unknown reasons. | Yes | Official Report |
3427 | Oct | 19 | 2021 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Landmine | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 13.5839 | 44.04 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male national staff member was killed when his car hit a landmine in the Al-Qasar roundabout in Salah, Taiz. | Yes | Official Report |
3438 | Oct | 21 | 2021 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 3.4 | 45.583333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Hawadle Clan militia | One NGO staff member was shot and killed by a militia member after refusing a food ration card the perpetrator was not entitled to. | Yes | ACLED |
3444 | Oct | 21 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 10.099549 | 33.587109 | Economic | Aid recipient | Refugees | Two INGO staff contracted to operate a cash distribution site in Kaya Refugee Camp were assaulted and injured by refugees upset with the speed of the distribution. | Yes | Official Report |
3428 | Oct | 25 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 3.948833 | 30.4278 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Civilian | One INGO staff member was shot and injured after an intoxicated man entered a public market area in Lasu refugee camp, begun demanding money and then opened fire. One other civilian (not counted here) was killed. | Yes | Media |
3469 | Oct | 26 | 2021 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 32.184167 | 35.249722 | Political | Unaffiliated | Israeli Settlers | Two ICRC staff were reportedly peppered sprayed by Israeli settlers in Burin, Nablus, during a joint field visit with Palestinian farmers and IDF officials. The staff received medical attention at the military base. | Yes | Official Report |
3430 | Oct | 28 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 2.982419 | 30.330561 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were shot and wounded when their organisation vehicle was ambushed while travelling between Kobu and Bambu, Ituri, by unknown armed individuals for unknown reasons. | Yes | Media |
3429 | Nov | 2 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 7.933333 | 33 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was one of 10 civilians killed in community clashes in Gakdong, Akobo county. | Yes | Official Report |
3500 | Nov | 3 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Landmine | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 36.6477 | 36.731539 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO staff members were injured after a landmine on the road in Lower Dhak, Kolyan exploded. | Yes | Focal Point |
4008 | Nov | 9 | 2021 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 18.535291 | -72.290092 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One INGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown actors while waiting for a colleague to do carpooling. The aid worker was released after a ransom was paid. | Yes | Official Report |
3449 | Nov | 15 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 20.666667 | 97 | Political | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One aid worker, helping residents of the IDP camp, was reportedly arrested my military personnel in the camp in Pekon township, Shan. Reports indicate he later died in military custody due to injuries consistent with torture. | Yes | ACLED |
3579 | Nov | 15 | 2021 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.25 | -0.75 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Dawlatoun | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped by armed group members while travelling in the Sahel region. They were released on December 19, 2021. | Yes | Focal Point |
3447 | Nov | 16 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 7.6765489 | 27.972248 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | One NGO driver was detained for one day after his vehicle was stopped at an SPLO-IO checkpoint in Bagari Payam. The vehicle was not released until November 21. | Yes | Official Report |
3445 | Nov | 17 | 2021 | BD | Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Office/compound | 22.335 | 92.016667 | Political | Unaffiliated | Labour Union | One UN agency staff member was assaulted and injured by a group from a labour union who came to the UN warehouse in Cox's Bazar and threatened to stop activities. | Yes | Official Report |
3446 | Nov | 17 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Raid | Office/compound | 8.492154 | 27.993158 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff and a guard were injured after unknown armed men raided the organisation compound and stole money at gunpoint. | Yes | Official Report |
3470 | Nov | 17 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 35.333333 | 40.15 | Unknown | Host state | Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) | One NGO male staff member was seriously beaten at a checkpoint in Sosa town by SDF forces. | Yes | ACLED |
3450 | Nov | 18 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 16.795 | 96.164 | Political | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | Three INGO national staff members were injured by the Armed Forces during the raid of a private residence in Yangon. | Yes | Focal Point |
3578 | Nov | 19 | 2021 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 11.4612 | 26.1311 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One guard was injured by unknown armed men who raided the organisation compound and stole a vehicle in Ed Daien. | Yes | Focal Point |
3511 | Nov | 20 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -5.94749 | 29.19471 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | One UN national staff was shot and wounded by Mai Mai militia in Lambo Katenga, Kalemie. | Yes | Focal Point |
3471 | Nov | 21 | 2021 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 13.35653040 | -1.05861350 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was injured after the organisation supported health centre in Foube, Sanmatenga was burned down by unknown armed perpetrators. Official reports indicate it was likely collateral damage after the initial attack targeted a nearby police station. | Yes | Official Report |
3545 | Nov | 27 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 8.541389 | 39.268889 | Economic | Police or paramilitary | Unknown | One INGO male staff was shot and injured by a man in a military uniform who robbed him in Adama city. | Yes | Focal Point |
3451 | Nov | 30 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -1.4 | 28.8 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two ICRC staff, one national and one international, were kidnapped in Masisi on November 30 by unknown gunmen and released on December 11. | Yes | Official Report |
3529 | Nov | 30 | 2021 | UG | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 0.05 | 32.46 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One UN female staff was robbed and stabbed on the hand by an unknown criminal as she was walking to work in Entebbe. | Yes | Focal Point |
3472 | Dec | 1 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -4.301111 | 28.944167 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two private truck staff contracted to deliver humanitarian supplies to Bibokoboko, Fizi, were shot and killed when their truck was ambushed by unknown armed men. 2 other civilian passengers were also killed (not counted here). | Yes | Media |
3473 | Dec | 1 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 8.297855 | 30.147525 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Community members | One INGO national staff member was killed after being caught in community violence between armed youths and others in Leer. | Yes | Official Report |
3455 | Dec | 2 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.15 | 12.75 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Humanitarian staff were reportedly kidnapped along with 6 civil servants and other civilians after departing Damboa, Borno. The exact number of humanitarian staff kidnapped is unknown at this time (coded as two). | Yes | Media |
3474 | Dec | 2 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.35 | -3.611111 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO staff member was killed after his vehicle was ambushed in Tile village, Mopti. | Yes | ACLED |
3475 | Dec | 2 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 21.933333 | 96.083333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The head of an NGO offering ambulance services in Chanmyathazi, Mandalay was shot in a tea shop by unknown perpetrators. He later recovered in hospital. | Yes | Media |
3590 | Dec | 4 | 2021 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.13167 | 4.07318 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO driver was kidnapped along with his vehicle, he was released after several days but the unknown armed group kept the vehicle. | Yes | Focal Point |
3453 | Dec | 7 | 2021 | MG | Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -24.6 | 46.466667 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One NGO staff member was shot and killed and another was wounded by unknown armed criminals after their motorcycle was ambushed in Tranamaro commune. | Yes | Official Report |
3531 | Dec | 7 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 36.8175 | 38.0111 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff was kidnapped by unknown armed men in a public location in Jarabulus, Aleppo. He was held for 2 days. Reports indicate he had previously received threats about recruitment issues. | Yes | Focal Point |
3452 | Dec | 8 | 2021 | CD | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -0.182693 | 29.269289 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | Three UN agency staff members were wounded after their convoy came under armed attack by suspected Mai Mai militia members while travelling 17km south of Lubero. | Yes | Official Report |
3456 | Dec | 15 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 8.78 | 27.4 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Family member | One NGO staff member was killed by a family member in an interpersonal dispute in Aweil town. | Yes | Official Report |
3457 | Dec | 16 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 6.821741 | 16.317295 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN Agency contracted truck staff was injured when the vehicle hit an IED 78km southwest of Paoua near Ngoutere. | Yes | Official Report |
3459 | Dec | 18 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Mob violence | Public location | 7.43333 | 33.2333 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Youths | One NGO staff member was killed in a clash between opposing youths in Kong Kong Payam, Jonglei on his way home from work. | Yes | Official Report |
3614 | Dec | 18 | 2021 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 12.416667 | 39.55 | Incidental | Host state | Ethiopian Armed Forces | One UN agency national staff member was killed in an airstrike in Tigray while off-duty and driving to visit his family. | Yes | Media |
3458 | Dec | 19 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.632958 | 31.428276 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN agency staff was killed and another injured after their convoy was ambushed by unknown armed men between Duk Padiet and Tindiir, Jonglei. | Yes | Official Report |
3505 | Dec | 19 | 2021 | BO | Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -16.5 | -68.15 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was stabbed by an unknown perpetrator in La Paz outside of his house. | Yes | Focal Point |
3544 | Dec | 21 | 2021 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 13.333333 | 45.083333 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | One INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by a community member after he was not picked to be on a committee in Darherate Albakri, Radfan. | Yes | Focal Point |
3460 | Dec | 22 | 2021 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 7.3 | 18.3 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three NGO contracted truck staff were reported missing on December 19 and found dead the following day in a forest outside Batangafo. Perpetrators and cause of death is unknown at this time, but their trucks were looted. | Yes | Official Report |
3454 | Dec | 24 | 2021 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Public location | 19.049444 | 97.125556 | Political | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | Two INGO national staff members were among the dead in a military massacre in Mo So village, Kayah state. The staff members were returning from an aid mission in a marked INGO vehicle when they were ambushed in the village by Myanmar Armed Forces. Media and official reports indicate at least 35 burned bodies were found in the village, including the two aid workers. | Yes | Official Report |
3576 | Dec | 25 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 35.6 | 66.3 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male staff was stabbed during a robbery in Jawzjan. | Yes | Focal Point |
3461 | Dec | 28 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 15.659444 | 0.501667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international staff member was kidnapped from his home in Ansongo, Goa. They were released several days later. | Yes | Official Report |
3476 | Dec | 29 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.659444 | 0.501667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators and later released on January 3, 2022. | Yes | ACLED |
3515 | Dec | 29 | 2021 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male UN national staff was kidnapped by a criminal gang and released after 1 day. | Yes | Focal Point |
3462 | Dec | 30 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Youths | One INGO national staff member was assaulted and injured by a group of community youths over an age set dispute. The staff was evacuated to Juba for medical treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
3548 | Dec | 30 | 2021 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Home | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Incidental | Staff member | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was beaten by other employees at his home in Pibor for not adhering to age set customs. | Yes | Focal Point |
3882 | Jan | 1 | 2022 | PL | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 52.23 | 21.011111 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknwon | One INGO aid worker was racially attacked by unknown people in Warsaw. | Yes | Focal Point |
3883 | Jan | 1 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 48.2142908 | 25.8863072 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One INGO staff was forcibly taken, detained and beaten by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, being accused of espionage. | Yes | Focal Point |
3884 | Jan | 1 | 2022 | LB | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 33.8892114 | 35.4629967 | Political | Criminal | Not applicable | One INGO staff was injured by gang members in need of medical treatment in Beirut. | Yes | Focal Point |
3885 | Jan | 1 | 2022 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 6.5711087 | 13.6378333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff was assaulted by unknown men in Mbere, Adamawa. | Yes | Focal Point |
3802 | Jan | 1 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 18.25 | 96 | Disputed | Police or paramilitary | Myanmar Armed Forces | One volunteer health worker was arrested by SAC forces and later died in detention. | Yes | Official Report |
3464 | Jan | 3 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 8.595958 | 29.991989 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One female NGO staff was shot and injured in an attempted robbery on her house by unknown criminals in Guolpiny village, Koch. | Yes | Official Report |
3465 | Jan | 7 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.423139 | 29.019500 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | Three INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators on the Goma-Kitchanga road in Masisi territory. They were released on January 12. | Yes | Media |
3734 | Jan | 9 | 2022 | HN | Honduras | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff was kidnapped, robbed and sexually assaulted in Honduras. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
3477 | Jan | 11 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 36.3755 | 41.1485 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | One NGO staff member was shot and killed inside the organisation medical centre in Al-Hawl refugee camp, by suspected Islamic State gunmen. | Yes | Official Report |
3480 | Jan | 11 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.916667 | 2.4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male staff member was kidnapped in Menaka Gao on January 11, and escaped his captors on January 13. | Yes | Official Report |
3478 | Jan | 12 | 2022 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 2.033333 | 45.333333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN humanitarian agency staff member driving a vehicle in Mogadishu was injured after a VBIED targeting a nearby convoy exploded. | Yes | Official Report |
3479 | Jan | 12 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 36.3755 | 41.1485 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One international INGO doctor was stabbed in an ICRC hospital in the Al-Hawl refugee camp, by an unknown perpetrator. | Yes | Official Report |
3747 | Jan | 12 | 2022 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Road | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national female UN aid worker was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver while commuting to work in Kabul. | Yes | Focal Point |
3481 | Jan | 13 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.931506 | 7.431720 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Unknown | The president of an NGO was kidnapped while travelling from Abuja to Kaduna near between the villages Akilbu and Rijana. He was reportedly kidnapped and tortured due to his work with some politicians, and released the following week. | Yes | Media |
3487 | Jan | 13 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.683333 | -0.466667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | 5 NGO staff members working bear Oursi town, were kidnapped by ISWA militants. 4 were released later that day (not counted here) and 1 continued to be held. Their whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3492 | Jan | 16 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 19.5383 | 97.1588 | Disputed | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | Two youth NGO assistants in a camp for IDPs were killed in a military airstrike that hit the camp in Nan Mei Khon town Kayah state. | Yes | ACLED |
3751 | Jan | 16 | 2022 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Ambush | Road | 2.039167 | 45.341944 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Not applicable | One national male INGO worker was injured by a hand grenade attack in Mogadishu. | Yes | Focal Point |
3600 | Jan | 16 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 36.3755 | 41.1485 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | One male humanitarian working to set up tents in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp was shot and killed by suspected Islamic State militants active in the camp. | Yes | ACLED |
3840 | Jan | 17 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.85 | 31.6 | Other | Unaffiliated | Civilian | One female INGO aid worker was sexually harassed by a civilian in Juba. | Yes | Focal Point |
3484 | Jan | 18 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | 1.652694 | 30.347194 | Political | Unaffiliated | Commercial motorcyclists | One INGO staff member was injured when a group of angry commercial motorcyclists threw stones at the INGO vehicle in Katoto centre, Ituri. | Yes | Official Report |
3491 | Jan | 24 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.104123 | 29.094035 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three INGO staff members were kidnapped near Nchowe village, Fizi. Their whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Media |
3490 | Jan | 25 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.083333 | -0.5 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One male NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped by JNIM militia on the road between Fada NGourma and Pama, Gourma. | Yes | ACLED |
3794 | Jan | 25 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 18.583333 | -72.266667 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | Two national male UN aid workers were abducted by unknown armed men in Tabarre 43, close to Port au Prince. The aid workers were released on February 10th. | Yes | Focal Point |
3841 | Jan | 26 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 15.916667 | 2.4 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Civilian | One male INGO national staff was beaten and injured in the street by a civilian in Menaka, Gao. | Yes | Focal Point |
3485 | Jan | 27 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 8.15933 | 32.239799 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Clan | One off-duty NGO guard was shot and killed in a suspected revenge killing incident between clans as he was repairing his home in Walgak, Akobo. | Yes | Official Report |
3486 | Jan | 28 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.456027 | -3.850029 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed extremists while travelling between Bandiagara and Sevare, Mopti. There whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3601 | Jan | 28 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was killed while extinguishing a fire in Idlib. | Yes | Media |
3518 | Feb | 2 | 2022 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 20.866667 | 92.3 | Political | Unaffiliated | Union Parishad | 6 NGO staff members (4 male and 2 female) operating a women's program, were attacked by radical Union Parishad supporters who demanded the staff stop all humanitarian programs in the area. All 6 staff members were transported to the hospital and received medical care. | Yes | Official Report |
3489 | Feb | 7 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.858613 | 31.572997 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One NGO staff member was reportedly stabbed by suspected gang members in Hai Joppa, Juba city. | Yes | Official Report |
3735 | Feb | 8 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four male and one female INGO national staff were kidnapped for several days by an unknown armed group in Mali. | Yes | Focal point | ||
3488 | Feb | 10 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 9.595 | 28.436 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO nurse was killed and two other NGO staff injured in inter-communal fighting in Agok, Rumamer county, Abyei. | Yes | Official Report |
3493 | Feb | 10 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 8.47001805 | 30.100841783905 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff was killed in crossfire during inter-communal fighting in Mir Mir, Unity. | Yes | Media |
3519 | Feb | 12 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 8.47001805 | 30.100841783905 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three NGO staff members were injured after they were attacked by unknown gunmen on the road near MirMir. | Yes | ACLED |
3854 | Feb | 12 | 2022 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.333333 | 45.383333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Qaeda (affiliated) | One international and four national UN aid workers were abducted by al-Qaeda militants in Abyan, Southern Yemen. The five aid workers were released and walked free on August 11th, 2023. | Yes | Media |
3886 | Feb | 15 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 8.297855 | 30.147525 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was killed during by crossfire in Leer, Unity. | Yes | Focal Point |
3634 | Feb | 18 | 2022 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -1.286389 | 36.817222 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international UN agency male staff member was killed in a violent robbery in Nairobi. | Yes | Media |
3494 | Feb | 18 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 8.595958 | 29.991989 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff driver was reportedly shot and killed on his way to the office by unknown perpetrators, some reports indicate it may be related to a personal dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
3795 | Feb | 18 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 18.512778 | -72.286389 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One national man UN staff member was abducted by unknown armed men in Vivy Mitchell, Port au Prince. The aid worker managed to escape on February 23rd. | Yes | Focal Point |
3561 | Feb | 19 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 6.720441 | 31.550969 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One UN contracted truck driver was ambushed and assaulted by suspected Murle Tribesmen who robbed him, on the Bor-Gadiang road. | Yes | Official Report |
3842 | Feb | 19 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 16.266667 | -0.05 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | Two INGO national aid workers were injured during a robbery by criminals in their home in Gao. | Yes | Focal Point |
3615 | Feb | 21 | 2022 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 37.1175 | 70.579722 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One UN agency staff member was shot and injured during a failed robbery of his home in Fayzabad. He was transferred to Kabul and recovered. | Yes | Official Report |
3745 | Feb | 22 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.455556 | -4.918056 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two national male INGO aid workers were kidnapped by unknown armed men who asked them what were they doing in the zone and who gave them permission to enter. The aid workers were released on February 26. | Yes | Focal Point |
3498 | Feb | 23 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | -3.4 | 29.15 | Unknown | Criminal | Not applicable | One male NGO staff member was robbed and killed in Uvira at a transfer shop, some reports indicate the staff may have been in debt to the shop but the motive is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3495 | Feb | 24 | 2022 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 36.728611 | 68.868056 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 4 polio vaccinators were killed in Kundoz city by an unknown armed group. | Yes | Official Report |
3496 | Feb | 24 | 2022 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 37.184444 | 68.914444 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three female polio vaccinators were shot and killed in Imam Sahib by unknown armed individuals. | Yes | Official Report |
3497 | Feb | 24 | 2022 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 36.716667 | 69.516667 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male polio vaccinator was shot and killed in Taloqan, Takhar by unknown gunmen. | Yes | Official Report |
3499 | Feb | 24 | 2022 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 12.366667 | 14.233333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | Five INGO staff members were kidnapped from the organisation residence in Fotokol town, Far North region. | Yes | Media |
3521 | Feb | 24 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 19.706109 | 97.108575 | Disputed | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One INGO staff member was killed and two others injured after airstrikes hit the town of Thar Yat while the aid workers were assisting to evacuate residents. | Yes | Official Report |
3834 | Feb | 24 | 2022 | IR | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 35.689167 | 51.388889 | Disputed | Host state | Islamic Republic of Iran | One male international INGO aid worker was mistreated and injured while being detained by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran due to an accusation of espionage. The aid worker was released on May 26th of 2023. | Yes | Media |
3803 | Feb | 26 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff was kidnapped for 24h and beaten by an unidentified armed group in Port au Prince. | Yes | Official Report |
3843 | Feb | 27 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 36.2 | 36.516667 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Beneficiary | One national INGO staff was injured by a beneficiary in Deir Hassan, Idlib. The team had to suspend the program for two days. | Yes | Focal Point |
3557 | Mar | 2 | 2022 | CF | Central African Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 6.670447 | 16.004976 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A UN contracted truck hit an IED between Bocaranga and Bozoum injuring one staff and killing another. | Yes | Official Report |
3516 | Mar | 5 | 2022 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.133333 | 47.233333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO international staff were kidnapped when their vehicle was ambushed near Khoshm Alain, Al Abr district. They were released on September 13, 2022. | Yes | Official Report |
3562 | Mar | 5 | 2022 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 11.0331 | 29.7557 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Rizeigat Militia | One off-duty aid worker was killed along with 10 other civilians in the Seleia area of West Darfur by the armed Rizeigat Militia. | Yes | ACLED |
3517 | Mar | 6 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.702841 | 33.786364 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO national staff driver was shot in the leg after his vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed men 15km east of Kapoeta. | Yes | Official Report |
3835 | Mar | 8 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 19.674167 | 97.209167 | Disputed | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One INGO staff member was killed and one other injured after mortar strikes hit Sung Du La village while the aid workers were assisting in the evacuation of residents. | Yes | Focal Point |
3633 | Mar | 9 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 50.45 | 30.523333 | Incidental | Host state | Russian Armed Forces | One NGO female staff member was shot and killed in her vehicle as her and her family attempted to evacuate from Kiev. | Yes | Media |
4015 | Mar | 10 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Project site | 12.679828 | 13.616058 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO-funded security guards were abducted by unknown actors in Kumalia, Borno state. One of them died in custody, while the other managed to escape on July 27, 2022. | Yes | Official Report |
3791 | Mar | 12 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Public location | -5.11477 | 28.6592 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | Six national male UN-contracted aid workers were abducted by Mai Mai militants around 4 kilometers from Lambo Katenga-Kasongo Mukuli road, where they were conducting a project. | Yes | Focal Point |
3763 | Mar | 13 | 2022 | CM | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 6.0771 | 10.3594 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknwon | One national UN-contracted truck driver was kidnapped during an ambush in Mezam. The food items were distributed to the local population by NSAGs while the driver was released the day after. | Yes | Focal Point |
3522 | Mar | 13 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | -4.044548 | 29.088888 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | Four male nurses and an NGO driver were kidnapped by suspected Mai Mai militia members from a health centre in Katalukulu, Fizi. There whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3524 | Mar | 15 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 4.491667 | 32.798969 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One off duty NGO staff was reportedly shot and killed in Hiyala, Torit for unknown reasons. | Yes | Official Report |
3525 | Mar | 15 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 12.683333 | 13.6 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO staff member and two guards were kidnapped during a raid on their compound. The three aid workers were released on August 31. | Yes | Media |
3790 | Mar | 15 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 9.55 | 31.65 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Beneficiary | One national male UN-contracted aid worker was beaten and injured by an unknown aid recipient in POC Camp, Malakal. | Yes | Focal Point |
3550 | Mar | 15 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 47.095833 | 37.549444 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | Two INGO staff members were killed when a Russian tank shelled a building in the centre of Mariupol housing the INGO office. | Yes | Official Report |
3632 | Mar | 16 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 47.095833 | 37.549444 | Political | Host state | Russian Armed Forces | One female paramedic aid worker was kidnapped by Russian forces in Donbas. The aid worker was released on June 17, 2022. | Yes | ACLED |
3758 | Mar | 16 | 2022 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.45 | 22.45 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN-contracted driver assistant was shot dead during an ambush on food commodities traveling from Ag Geneina to Mukjar, West Darfur. | Yes | Focal Point |
3759 | Mar | 16 | 2022 | MZ | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -25.92444 | 32.57833 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One national male UN worker was physically assaulted and injured while exercising in a public venue in Mavalane, Maputo. Some personal belongings were stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
3696 | Mar | 17 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 48.4991295 | 38.8755305 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One female INGO aid worker was kidnapped by the Russian Armed Forces in Orlovskoe, Luhansk. Her whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | Media |
3523 | Mar | 19 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.164722 | 32.053333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A truck contracted by an NGO to transport materials to Lankien was ambushed by unknown gunmen and one of the foreign national staff was shot and killed. | Yes | Official Report |
3563 | Mar | 20 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Detention | Custody | 15.246667 | 97.855556 | Political | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | An aid worker was shot and arrested during a military operation, and later died in custody. | Yes | ACLED |
3564 | Mar | 20 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 16.5 | 96.166667 | Political | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | The head of a local NGO was shot and killed when the military raided their office inside a monastery in Myo Kone village, Yangon. | Yes | ACLED |
3526 | Mar | 22 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 47.095833 | 37.549444 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | 11 aid truck drivers and 4 other aid workers were reportedly ambushed by Russian Armed Forces as they approached the besieged city of Mariupol, halting the aid convoy. Government reports explain the 15 aid workers were kidnapped by the invading forces and their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Media |
3760 | Mar | 23 | 2022 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Body-borne IED | Unknown | Unknown | 4.735833 | 45.203611 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | One male national UN staff sustained major injuries during an explosion in the Lamagalay administration area in Beledweyne, targeting government and security personnel. Another UN staff, 20 security forces personnel, 14 civilians, and one AMISOM soldier also sustained injuries (not counted). | Yes | Focal Point |
3761 | Mar | 24 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.333333 | -1.533333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Not applicable | One UN male driver and his assistant were kidnapped by unknown armed elements when transporting food items along the Kongoussi-Bourzanga axis in Bam. Both workers were released 14 days after, whereas the truck was used by armed men to conduct an attack on a police checkpoint near Kongoussi. | Yes | Focal Point |
3554 | Mar | 24 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.164722 | 32.053333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN agency contracted staff were killed and another staff was injured after their aid convoy of 17 trucks was ambushed by unknown armed perpetrators between Gadiang and Yuai in Uror county. Two other passengers who were onboard the trucks were killed too (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
3697 | Mar | 25 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Shelling | Unknown | Project site | 49.9925 | 36.231111 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | Four aid workers were killed, and three more were injured in a Russian shelling of a clinic that was acting as a centre for humanitarian aid in Kharkiv. During the attack, multiple rockets hit the civil infrastructure. | Pending | Media |
3631 | Mar | 30 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Shelling | Ambush | Road | 51.493889 | 31.294722 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | A large aid vehicle convoy was hit by Russian shelling in Chernihiv, killing a female aid worker and injuring 4 other volunteer aid workers. | Yes | Media |
3804 | Mar | 30 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 19.25 | 97.333333 | Disputed | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One INGO health worker was shot and injured when the Myanmar Armed Forces fired at the ambulance they were traveling in. | Yes | Official Report |
3805 | Mar | 30 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 9 | 29.7 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO security guard was beaten by six unidentified persons armed with AK-47 rifles who broke into an INGO compound and robbed three mobile phones, money, food, and medical supplies. | Yes | Official Report |
3762 | Mar | 31 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -5.038611 | 18.818056 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Kuluna gang | One national UN-contracted driver was injured with knives by a gang-armed group between Kinshasa and Kikwit. | Yes | Focal Point |
3836 | Apr | 4 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 17 | 97.75 | Unknown | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One male national INGO staff member was injured by a government mortar, captured, and then tortured to death. | Yes | Focal Point |
3560 | Apr | 6 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 46.755556 | 36.788889 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | Three aid workers from a humanitarian centre in Berdiansk were kidnapped by Russian Armed Forces after an hours long blockade of the centre. Further information is unknown at this time. | Yes | ACLED |
3555 | Apr | 7 | 2022 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 5.359879 | 21.023230 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) | An INGO convoy was ambushed between Alindao and Bambari by the UPC armed group. The staff members were robbed and 5 were injured (1 critically). | Yes | Official Report |
3553 | Apr | 9 | 2022 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.343872 | 21.034779 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two NGO staff members were injured after their convoy was attacked and robbed travelling between Alindao and Bambari, by unknown gunmen. | Yes | Official Report |
3764 | Apr | 10 | 2022 | EG | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 30.044444 | 31.235833 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male international UN staff was injured when unknown armed men entered his house and threatened him while asking for another person. The perpetrators took the staff's personal belongings. | Yes | Focal Point |
3549 | Apr | 10 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 47.172984 | 37.394931 | Political | Host state | Russian Armed Forces | 9 NGO minibus drivers attempting to enter the city of Mairupol for evacuations, were reportedly kidnapped and taken by Russian Armed Forces for refusing to facilitate evacuation into Russia. | Yes | Media |
3552 | Apr | 10 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 8.350440 | 30.195320 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was killed in suspected intercommunal violence that took place in Leer country during April 8-11. | Yes | Official Report |
3837 | Apr | 14 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 19.25 | 97.333333 | Disputed | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One male national INGO staff member was killed by a government artillery round in Kayah. | Yes | Focal Point |
3765 | Apr | 15 | 2022 | CM | Cameroon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 5.835660 | 9.883470 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Four national male UN-contracted personnel were abducted after returning from a food distribution by unknown armed men in Batibo, Momo division, Northwest. The personnel was released two days later, but the vehicle was kept by NSAG elements. After a high-level negotiation, the vehicle was released on May 12. | Yes | Focal Point |
3559 | Apr | 15 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Unknown | Unknown | 48.916667 | 38.4 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One humanitarian worker was killed and another injured by Russian shelling in Lysychansk, Luhansk. | Yes | ACLED |
3551 | Apr | 17 | 2022 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.833333 | 44 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Not applicable | One INGO driver was kidnapped along with his vehicle by unknown gunmen in Al Madaribah Wa Al Arah district, Al Hajar village. | Yes | Official Report |
3746 | Apr | 18 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Unknown | Road | 36.8175 | 38.0111 | Unknown | Host state | Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) | Three national NGO workers were injured by shelling while searching for a missing person in Jarabulus, Aleppo. | Yes | Focal Point |
3556 | Apr | 21 | 2022 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 7.280255 | 18.551640 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three INGO staff were injured after their vehicle was ambushed and robbed on the Batangafo-Ouandago axis. | Yes | Official Report |
3799 | Apr | 25 | 2022 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 14.865920 | 32.368880 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two health workers were shot and killed in an INGO-supported hospital by unknown armed elements who raided the health centre in Kereneik. | Yes | Official Report |
3800 | Apr | 25 | 2022 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 13.472140 | 22.570356 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Sudanese Red Crescent Society volunteer was killed while on duty in Kereneik camp (80 Km eastern to Al Geneina) during clashes in West Darfur. | Yes | Focal Point |
3558 | Apr | 28 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.3930 | 32.51234 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN agency truck driver assistant was beaten with a rifle after his truck was ambushed between Lohutok and Ibahure, Lafon county. | Yes | Official Report |
3630 | May | 2 | 2022 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 12.837750 | 23.266560 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Arab Tribesmen | Four NGO staff members were killed during an attack by Arab Tribesmen in Kereneik town. Reports indicate a hospital, nutrition centre, and other infasturcture was looted, as well as other civilians killed. | Yes | Official Report |
3806 | May | 6 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Project site | 14.25 | -0.75 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two aid workers were kidnapped by gunmen from a compound. One was freed the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
3733 | May | 8 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.512778 | -72.286389 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff was kidnapped in Petionville, Port au Prince by unknown perpetrators and held for 2 weeks. | Yes | Focal Point |
3602 | May | 9 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 36.3755 | 41.1485 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | One INGO aid worker was kidnapped, along with their laptops, from their office in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp by Islamic State militants. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3572 | May | 11 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.53991 | 29.05381 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped and another staff member was injured by unknown armed elements while traveling in Kimoka village (2km north of Sake). The two staff were released on the 19 of May. | Yes | Official Report |
3844 | May | 11 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 36.5861 | 37.0447 | Political | Aid recipient | Beneficiary | One INGO national staff was injured after being hit by a stone from an aid recipient in Al Resala IDP Camp, Aleppo. The incident caused a temporary suspension of the program. | Yes | Focal Point |
3646 | May | 12 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 15.3682 | -5.3663 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 9 INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed elements in Kolima, Segou. They were released after 31 hours. | Yes | Focal Point |
3603 | May | 16 | 2022 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 14.55 | 1.33333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One Red Cross staff member was killed with other civilians by suspected Islamic State militants in the Gadobo-Sangara axis, Tillaberi. The aid worker was not wearing a Red Cross jacket, so the killing was allegedly incidental. | Yes | ACLED |
3571 | May | 19 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.3294 | -2.479 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped with their vehicle while travelling in Omo village, 15km NE of Koro. They were released twelve days later. Six other aid workers were also abducted and released on the same day (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
3807 | May | 20 | 2022 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 7 | 18 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three aid workers were kidnapped when the NGO vehicle they were traveling in was ambushed and robbed by armed perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
3808 | May | 20 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 8.733333 | 26.9 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One off-duty INGO national aid worker on a motorcycle was attacked by stones thrown by three individuals in an attempted robbery. The victim later died in hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
3570 | May | 21 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.133889 | -3.748611 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff were kidnapped 7km from Tonka town by unknown armed individuals. The passenger was released after one day and the driver remained in captivity. | Yes | Official Report |
3809 | May | 23 | 2022 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 15.422778 | 45.3375 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknwon | One INGO driver was shot by gunmen in a vehicle ambush in Ma'rib. | Yes | Official Report |
3810 | May | 25 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national aid worker died from a bullet injury during crossfire as he drove his personal vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
3568 | May | 28 | 2022 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 8.216667 | 18.7 | Unknown | Host state | Central African Armed Forces (FACA) | One INGO national staff member was shot and killed in his home by a member of the armed forces in Moyenne-Sido, Ouham. | Yes | Official Report |
3569 | May | 28 | 2022 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 7.2940 | 18.2813 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO staff member was robbed and injured after him and his colleague were ambushed by unknown armed individuals near Kakobo village, Ouham. | Yes | Official Report |
3845 | May | 29 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 36.8175 | 38.0111 | Political | Aid recipient | Beneficiary | One INGO national staff was injured after being hitten by an aid recipient in Ilaf 2 IDP Camp, Aleppo. | Yes | Focal Point |
3567 | Jun | 1 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.45 | -11.433333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two Red Cross staff members (Malian and Dutch Societies) were shot and killed in an ambush by an unknown armed group near Kayes. The aid workers were travelling in a clearly marked humanitarian organisation vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
3738 | Jun | 2 | 2022 | CI | Cote D'Ivoire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO partner staff was murdered in CĂ´te d'Ivoire. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
3574 | Jun | 4 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Unknown | 7.29265452 | 31.30502452 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was reportedly killed in a suspected revenge attack in Duk Pagaak. | Yes | Official Report |
4007 | Jun | 7 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 18.54087649 | -72.2805228 | Unknown | Criminal | Criminal | One national INGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown actors in Delmas, West region. A family member of the aid worker were also kidnapped (not counted). Their whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3611 | Jun | 8 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16.484722 | 97.625833 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male UN national staff was shot and killed while riding his motorcycle to work in Mawlamyine, Mon state. Perpetrators are unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
3846 | Jun | 9 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 36.511667 | 40.742222 | Other | Aid recipient | Beneficiary | One national INGO contracted female worker was injured when a complaint from a beneficiary escalated into physical aggression in WOK camp, Al-Hasakah. | Yes | Focal Point |
3616 | Jun | 9 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 17.3 | 97.026944 | Unknown | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One NGO emergency vehicle was reportedly shot at by intoxicated military officers in Ga Po village, Kyaikto township. The driver was killed and another volunteer wounded. | Yes | ACLED |
3617 | Jun | 12 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 36.3755 | 41.1485 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One Kurdistan Red Crescent staff member was kidnapped by unknown armed individuals in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp. Their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3997 | Jun | 13 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 18.541828 | -72.286549 | Incidental | Host state | Haitian National Police | One INGO aid worker was shot and wounded by the Haitian National Police after refusing to stop at an unmarked checkpoint. The aid worker thought it was a kidnapping attempt. | Yes | Official Report |
3585 | Jun | 15 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 36.3725 | 37.5178 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One senior UN national staff member was killed by an IED on his way to work in Al Bab. | Yes | Official Report |
3811 | Jun | 16 | 2022 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.802222 | 42.951111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO aid workers were kidnapped by armed individuals in a vehicle ambush in the Al Hodeidah governorate. | Yes | Official Report |
3586 | Jun | 18 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 12.838533 | 13.552319 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Three humanitarian workers were reportedly kidnapped from an organisation compound in Gana Ari, Monguno. ISWA militants raided the village and killed 16 civilians in the community (not counted here) before kidnapping the staff. | Yes | Media |
3612 | Jun | 22 | 2022 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 5.4 | 26.5 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Unite pour la Paix en Centrafique (UPC) | Three INGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped 65 km west of Obo by UPC militants. Ransom was requested and they were released the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
3610 | Jun | 27 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 9.166667 | 36.333333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group and interrogated about the operations of the INGO. He was released the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
3629 | Jun | 28 | 2022 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 21.2126 | 92.1634 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Youth | One NGO female staff member working at a school in the refugee camp was reportedly seriously injured by an intoxicated perpetrator who stabbed her. | Yes | Media |
3656 | Jun | 28 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 5.344047 | 30.320442 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Police | One NGO staff member was injured at a checkpoint when an official held up a rope that got tangled in the staff members motorcycle. He was also allegedly assaulted. | Yes | Official Report |
3618 | Jun | 29 | 2022 | DO | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Public location | 18.466667 | -69.95 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female UN staff member was injured after an unknown man on a motorbike sprayed a liquid on her face while she was walking home from work. The staff suffered burning eyes, headache and nausea from the liquid. Reports suggest it was likely a failed robbery or sexual assault. | Yes | Official Report |
3838 | Jul | 4 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 17 | 97.75 | Disputed | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One INGO staff member was killed and another injured after airstrikes hit a clinic, rice house, and a classroom in Mutraw, Kayin. | Yes | Focal Point |
3812 | Jul | 5 | 2022 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Roadside IED | Unknown | Road | 36 | 42.466667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Seven members of a demining team were injured when an IED detonated under the vehicle they were traveling in. | Yes | Official Report |
3813 | Jul | 5 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | -11.666667 | 27.483333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An aid worker was injured with a machete by armed individuals who broke into his home and stole mobile phones, three televisions, and money. | Yes | Official Report |
3619 | Jul | 5 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 5.721938 | 30.574941 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two NGO staff members were kidnapped in Minga payam by an unknown group. They were released on July 25, 2022. | Yes | Media |
3609 | Jul | 7 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 18.438889 | 1.408333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot and injured after his civilian vehicle was caught in an armed attack as it left Kidal town. | Yes | Official Report |
3839 | Jul | 8 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 19.25 | 97.333333 | Disputed | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One male INGO staff member was killed in a mortar shelling while providing medical treatment to wounded casualties in Kayah. | Yes | Focal Point |
3814 | Jul | 10 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Project site | 36.3755 | 41.1485 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The body of an aid worker was found in Al-Hawl camp. | Yes | Official Report |
4010 | Jul | 11 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 18.575355 | -72.230106 | Economic | Criminal | 400 Mawozo | One INGO aid worker was kidnapped by members of the 400 Mawozo while using a car in Croix des Bouquets, West. The family of the staff member were negotiating the ransom. | Yes | Official Report |
3847 | Jul | 11 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 13.4108 | -1.0522 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO bodyguard died of a heart attack occasionated by the impact of the attack of an unknown group in Barsalogho. During the attack, five civilians were killed and eight militaries were injured. Military equipment was stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
3766 | Jul | 14 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Mob violence | Public location | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One female national UN aid worker was hit by a rubber bullet while waiting at the stop for public transportation. | Yes | Focal Point |
4011 | Jul | 14 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 18.537768212406 | -72.31902631914 | Economic | Unknown | Unkown | One national INGO aid worker was ambushed and kidnapped when going from home to work. The whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3604 | Jul | 14 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 5.721938 | 30.574941 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two male NGO staff members were kidnapped by an unknown armed group while carrying out a humanitarian assessment 240km NE of Yambio in Mundri East county. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3607 | Jul | 14 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Girlfriend | One INGO national staff was reportedly shot and injured by his girlfriend in Pibor. | Yes | Official Report |
3605 | Jul | 16 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.870258 | 36.532118 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group while travelling in East Wellega. His whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3606 | Jul | 17 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 4.078333 | 33.108889 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Prison services | One NGO staff was injured in an incident after a regular forces staff member was shot and killed in a community in Ikotos county. Prison forces responded to the incident and killed 2 people in the community and injured the NGO staff. | Yes | Official Report |
3608 | Jul | 17 | 2022 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 24.6775096 | 91.9375648 | Unknown | Staff member | Not applicable | One NGO male staff member was stabbed to death in his office by another man working in the office. Motive is unknown at this time. | Yes | Media |
3767 | Jul | 23 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 7.618442 | 34.689331 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national male UN aid worker was assaulted and injured by a group of suspected bandits in Gambella town on his way home. Personal belongings were stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
3998 | Jul | 24 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 18.530249 | -72.352475 | Other | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO aid workers were injured at their home by unknown actors due to personal matters in the West Region. | Yes | Official Report |
3750 | Jul | 25 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | -10.65 | 24.45 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Body guard of administrative authority | One INGO staff was severely beaten by a bodyguard of the administrative authority in Mutshasha. | Yes | Focal Point |
4012 | Jul | 26 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 18.565074824968153 | -72.28863078482611 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | Two INGO aid workers were ambushed by around five armed men on their way to Port au Prince airport. One of the aid workers was released on August 8, and the other on August 11 after ransoms were paid. | Yes | Official Report |
3613 | Jul | 26 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 47.172984 | 37.394931 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | 10 INGO local volunteers were kidnapped by the Russian military while evacuating civilians from Mariupol and held for one week before being released. Reports indicate they were also physically abused during detention. | Yes | Media |
3815 | Jul | 27 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Unknown | Criminal | Not applicable | An INGO driver was kidnapped by criminals while he had stopped on the side of the road to take a call in West department. | Yes | Official Report |
3644 | Jul | 30 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 15.502222 | 97.834167 | Disputed | Police or paramilitary | Police | One NGO staff member was shot and killed by the police because he was approaching the police station at night in Lamaing town. | Yes | Media |
3645 | Jul | 30 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 25.612778 | 96.311389 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Kachin Independence Army | One male Red Cross staff member was reportedly kidnapped by a vehicle with the Kachin Independence Army logo on it in Hpakan town. His whereabouts are unknown. | Pending | Media |
3816 | Jul | 31 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.75 | 33.183333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One driver and one driver assistant were shot and wounded by unknown armed men in Eastern Equatoria. | Yes | Official Report |
3627 | Aug | 2022 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One INGO staff member was stabbed to death in Kabul in August (exact date unknown). Reports indicate a week before his death he received threatening phone calls related to his work with foreign organisations. | Yes | Media | |
3698 | Aug | 3 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 13.610953 | 13.610953 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One INGO health worker was kidnapped by the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in Abadam LGA. On the 31st of December 2022, the aid worker and three other captives escaped during fighting between ISWA and Boko Haram militants. | Yes | Media |
3752 | Aug | 6 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 35.333333 | 40.15 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO off-duty aid worker was beaten and injured at a checkpoint by unknown actors in Deir ez-Zor. | Yes | Focal Point |
3817 | Aug | 6 | 2022 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.316667 | 12.616667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | An NGO convoy was shot at by suspected ISWA militants, injuring one aid worker in Diffa. | Yes | Official Report |
3620 | Aug | 9 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 3.938947 | 33.156867 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO national staff members were killed after their vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed individuals while travelling between Ikotos and Tsertenya. | Yes | Official Report |
3768 | Aug | 10 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.25 | -1.083333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national male UN-contracted personnel were ambushed by unknown armed men while transporting food to Dori, in Centre North. The NSAG elements said that the type of food in the truck is unavailable in the market. Both aid workers were released two days after. | Yes | Focal Point |
3628 | Aug | 18 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 8.506231 | 30.162836 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Kitgwang Militia | Five humanitarian health workers were reportedly detained for more than 24 hours by a Kitgwang armed faction in Ngony, Koch. The exact release information is unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
4014 | Aug | 18 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 5.099437 | 8.015486 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was abducted by unknown actors in Mbiakong village, Uruan, Akwa Ibom state. The aid worker was released on August 30. | Yes | Official Report |
3643 | Aug | 19 | 2022 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.735 | 0.92 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Five NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped along with their vehicle by IS militants near Waliabon village, Ayerou. They were released December 2022. | Yes | ACLED |
3653 | Aug | 22 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 24.216667 | 96.133333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Not applicable | Four male NGO staff members were shot and killed while travelling between Indaw and Katha towns. They initially went missing on August 22, and their bodies were found on September 14. A local defence force has claimed responsibility citing accusations they were military informants. | Yes | Media |
3740 | Aug | 22 | 2022 | TN | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 36.806389 | 10.181667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international UN staff was injured when an unknown man entered his house and robbed his personal belongings at night in Tunis, Tunisia. | Yes | Focal Point |
3654 | Aug | 27 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.25 | 98.2 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Unknown | One NGO ambulance driver was shot and killed by two unknown armed men in Pu Gaw Zun village. | Pending | Media |
3701 | Aug | 27 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 36.369317 | 37.521952 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Armed Opposition | One national NGO volunteer was arrested by members of the Military Police, which is affiliated with the Syrian National Army’s Chiefs of Staff, at his place of work at the NGO center in Al-Bab city center, Aleppo governorate. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3642 | Aug | 28 | 2022 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.491959 | 25.298168 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Al Fasher Militia | One UN truck driver was shot and wounded in the hand on the Zamzam-Nyala road, close to the Zamzam IDP camp while transporting aid. | Yes | ACLED |
3638 | Sep | 2 | 2022 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 29.833333 | 70.5 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Tribesmen | At least 2 drivers from an NGO were beaten by 14 Tribemens in the Koh Sulaiman area of Dera Ghazi Khan district. The aid workers were transporting aid for flood affected people, when they were attacked for not stopping the trucks. Reports also indicate some of the relief items were stolen. | Yes | ACLED |
3625 | Sep | 3 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 7.255295 | 27.950116 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member, after withdrawing a large amount of cash, was attacked in his home by unknown men. He was robbed and later thrown in a nearby well. | Yes | Official Report |
3699 | Sep | 3 | 2022 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.419871 | 45.753025 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | 14 aid workers were killed in an aid convoy of 7 trucks carrying food, by Al Shabaab militants, on the road between Mahas and Beledweyne districts, Hiraan region. All the trucks were burned. | Yes | Media |
3636 | Sep | 6 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Public location | 0.971534 | 29.116032 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | The body of one Red Cross staff member was found in the Mekima forest a 1 hour walk south of Bango village, Mambasa. Reports indicate he was beheaded by the ADF rebel group. | Yes | Media |
3637 | Sep | 8 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 15.966667 | 97.733333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO ambulance driver and his assistant were injured after their vehicle hit a mine in Thambyuzayat, Mon state, while transporting a passenger. | Yes | ACLED |
3624 | Sep | 9 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Public location | 7.1646 | 33.9258 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One NGO staff member was shot and killed walking between work locations by suspected Murle Tribesman. Motive is unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
3736 | Sep | 9 | 2022 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rohingya extremists | One national contracted bodyguard was assaulted and injured by a non-state armed group in Bangladesh. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
3798 | Sep | 9 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.083333 | -1.083333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Four national male UN-contracted were abducted by armed men when transporting food from Kaya to Dori, Sanmatenga. The two drivers and their assistants were stopped at an illegal checkpoint and taken to an unknown location and the food items were offloaded from the trucks. The personnel were released four days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
4016 | Sep | 10 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Office/compound | 12.167638 | 6.675481 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was abducted and tortured by unknown actors when entering the compound he lives in in Gusau, Zamfara state. The perpetrators asked for a ransom to liberate the aid worker. | Yes | Official Report |
3741 | Sep | 11 | 2022 | MZ | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -12.966667 | 40.55 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female national UN staff was assaulted and injured in her face when a man with a machete robbed her personal belongings when coming home at night in Pemba, Cabo Delgado. | Yes | Focal Point |
3622 | Sep | 19 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 9.26 | 29.8 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN agency staff administering polio vaccines was shot and killed in a camp near Bentiu town as he conducted visits to the health sites. Reports indicate the shooting was due to a territorial revenge dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
3623 | Sep | 25 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 8.686524 | 29.927893 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was killed after being shot in crossfire during intercommunal fighting between Chieng Koul and Chieng Yaar communities. | Yes | Official Report |
3626 | Sep | 25 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 14 | 38.416667 | Disputed | Host state | Ethiopian Armed Forces | One UN contracted driver delivering aid was injured after his truck was hit with debris following an airstrike in Zana, Tigray. | Yes | Official Report |
3769 | Sep | 25 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 9.247 | 30.0565 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Chieng Kuol and Chieng Yaar communities | One male national UN bodyguard was killed at the warehouse during an intercommunal fight between Chieng Kuol and Chieng Yaar communities. Five other people were also killed (not counted). | Yes | Focal Point |
3753 | Sep | 29 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Office/compound | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national INGO aid worker was robbed and beaten outside the office gate in Port au Prince. | Yes | Focal Point |
3849 | Sep | 29 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 50.45 | 30.52361 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One national INGO female aid worker was seriously injured during a bombardment by the Russian Armed Forces in Kiev. | Yes | Focal Point |
3658 | Oct | 1 | 2022 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Other Explosives | Raid | Project site | 3.100104 | 43.733038 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | One NGO staff member was injured in an RPG attack while completing project activities in Geldheere village, near Baidoa town, Bay. | Yes | ACLED |
4000 | Oct | 1 | 2022 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Road | 3.007161 | 34.103424 | Disputed | Host state | Uganda People's Defence Force | One national INGO aid worker was shot and killed by the Uganda People's Defence Force while riding a motorcycle in Kotido. | Yes | Official Report |
3669 | Oct | 2 | 2022 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 32.222222 | 35.261111 | Unknown | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Palestinian Red Crescent health worker in a marked ambulance was injured after being hit with a rifle by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Beit Farouk locality, South of Nablus (Nablus governorate). Another health worker was also injured (injury extent unknown). | Yes | Official Report |
3756 | Oct | 6 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Road | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national INGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown men in Port au Prince. The kidnappers have contacted the family to ask for money to release the aid worker. | Yes | Focal Point |
3818 | Oct | 9 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Unknown | 7.989062 | 39.38118 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff were kidnapped by unknown actors in Oromia. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3670 | Oct | 10 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.414577 | 33.337749 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One driver from an INGO was injured when the vehicle was ambushed by unknown actors close to Ngarere village, along the Camp 15 - Chukudum road, Eastern Equatoria. | Yes | Media |
3640 | Oct | 11 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.245416 | -5.542464 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were shot and injured during a road ambush by unknown extremists 20km south-west of Koutiala town. | Yes | Official Report |
3641 | Oct | 13 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.256111 | 33.456111 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member, travelling from Camp 15, was shot and injured after their vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed elements in Chukudum payam, Budi. | Yes | Official Report |
3749 | Oct | 13 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 32.737778 | 36.06875 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One senior male health worker from an INGO-supported hospital was shot dead by unknown armed men on the road connecting al-Mzayreeb town and Tafas city in Daraa. | Yes | Focal Point |
3639 | Oct | 14 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 14.1 | 38.283333 | Disputed | Host state | Ethiopian Armed Forces | One INGO staff member was killed and another injured by a government airstrike in Shire, Tigray. Reports indicate the aid workers were a nutrition team delivering aid to women and children during the airstrike. Other civilians were also killed (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
3999 | Oct | 14 | 2022 | CO | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 7.882782 | -76.633469 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO driver was killed by unknown armed people in Antioquia. | Yes | Official Report |
3770 | Oct | 14 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.231559 | -0.742572 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two male national UN-contracted drivers were kidnapped by unknown armed men between Kaya and Tougouri, Sanmatenga. Both drivers were released without the food trucks two days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
3801 | Oct | 14 | 2022 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 11.396012 | 29.133487 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male volunteer of the Sudanese Red Crescent was killed when unknown people attacked him with knives while on duty in Lagawa, West Kordofan. | Yes | Focal Point |
3711 | Oct | 17 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 15.0696183 | 0.3750455 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Two INGO aid workers were abducted by militants of the Islamic State in Western Africa in the village of Hourara, Ansongo, Gao. A health worker was also abducted during the incident (not counted). | Yes | ACLED |
3649 | Oct | 18 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.297664 | 28.956380 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were reportedly ambushed and kidnapped by unknown armed men outside of Lukongo village on the Baraka-Fizi axis. Their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3647 | Oct | 21 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 8.7236871 | 30.1647036 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One local staff member was taken from their compound by armed youths and seriously assaulted. The victim received treatment for their injuries at a medical facility in Leer town. This incident occurred in Mayendit County. | Yes | Official Report |
3771 | Oct | 21 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 11.833333 | 41 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national UN worker was attacked with sticks in his neck by two unknown men while buying groceries with a colleague in Dubti, Afar. | Yes | Focal Point |
4022 | Oct | 23 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 6.699305 | 7.515628 | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was kidnapped along with the family in Enugu State by unknown actors. The family was released the next day, while the aid worker was released on November 7th. | Yes | Official Report | |
3742 | Oct | 26 | 2022 | IR | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 35.689167 | 51.388889 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national UN moto messenger was injured by a paintball shot when crossing through the city center of Tehran during a protest surrounded by police officers. | Yes | Focal Point |
3754 | Oct | 26 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | -1.4 | 28.818056 | Unknown | Criminal | Not applicable | One national male INGO aid worker was arrested and beaten by fellow inmates in Masisi, North Kivu. | Yes | Focal Point |
3648 | Oct | 28 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.111064 | 38.614531 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) | One Red Cross ambulance driver transporting injured individuals from Adwa, Tigray to Amhara was killed after the marked vehicle was attacked by the military. The patients were also killed. | Yes | Media |
3793 | Oct | 28 | 2022 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One national male UN aid worker was abducted by unknown armed men in Port au Prince. The aid worker was released on the 9th of November. | Yes | Focal Point |
3659 | Oct | 29 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 4.078333 | 33.108889 | Other | Staff member | Not applicable | One male NGO staff member was shot and injured by a colleague over a beneficiary dispute in a residential area of Ikotos. | Yes | Official Report |
3737 | Oct | 29 | 2022 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rohingya extremists | One INGO national contracted bodyguard was shot by Rohingya extremists in Bangladesh. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
3755 | Oct | 30 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 9.26 | 29.8 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One male national INGO aid worker was robbed and injured in his home in Bentiu, Unity. | Yes | Focal Point |
3660 | Oct | 31 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 0.04022 | 29.26246 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male aid worker was beheaded during a riot in his village by unknown violent rioters who mistook the organisation for another group. | Yes | ACLED |
3677 | Nov | 3 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 14.101111 | -1.627160 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN aid worker was kidnapped and killed by suspected soldiers or volunteer fighters (VDP) in Djibo, Soum province. The body was found on the 4th of November near Bougel Sawa. | Yes | Official Report |
3739 | Nov | 3 | 2022 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Public location | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO staff was injured when a vehicle-born IED targeting the Taliban Rural Rehabilitation and Development Ministry exploded in Afghanistan. | Yes | Focal Point | ||
3671 | Nov | 4 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | -1.4 | 28.818056 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | Two national INGO aid workers were shot and killed by unknown actors in a street in Mwenso, North Kivu. The second INGO worker was killed while assisting an administrative servant previously shot. Both of the shootings were done by the same actors. | Yes | Media |
3792 | Nov | 5 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 19.5 | 94 | Incidental | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One national male UN worker died from a missile from the Myanmar Armed Forces targeting the Arakan Army in Thayetkin Matu village, Rakhine. | Yes | Focal Point |
3650 | Nov | 7 | 2022 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.3 | 44.433333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Saraya Ahl al-Khaf | One male international INGO staff was shot and killed in a reported failed kidnapping on the road outside his home in the Karrada district of Baghdad. | Yes | Media |
3672 | Nov | 8 | 2022 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Individual attack | Road | 23.269132 | 95.514587 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO wealth worker was injured in a landmine explosion while going to meet a patient near Kyar Ta Kan village, Kanbalu district, Sagaing region. | Yes | Media |
3668 | Nov | 16 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.194491 | -3.593977 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One INGO national health worker was kidnapped by JNIM militants between Bandiagara and Bakass, Mopti region. A driver and another health worker were also kidnapped and released later (not counted). | Yes | ACLED |
3743 | Nov | 16 | 2022 | PG | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Road | -6.273049 | 143.586538 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female national UN consultant and one female national INGO worker were sexually assaulted when armed men tried to steal their personal belongings between Mendi and Nipa, Papua New Guinea. | Yes | Focal Point |
3651 | Nov | 17 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 11.15 | 12.75 | Unknown | Host state | Nigerian Armed Forces | One UN agency pilot and an INGO staff were attacked and killed by a rouge member of the Nigerian Armed Forces inside the military base in Damboa. | Yes | Official Report |
3655 | Nov | 18 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 8.637912 | 33.803438 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | One NGO staff was shot and killed, one injured and a third was kidnapped for 2 days after an armed group raided a nutrition site in Biyien village. | Yes | Official Report |
3772 | Nov | 18 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.5 | 35.5 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) | Eight national UN drivers were kidnapped during a carjacking of a convoy of 24 trucks near Nedjo town, West Wellega. The eight drivers and the trucks were released one day later without the cargo. Four other trucks were looted. | Yes | Focal Point |
3661 | Nov | 20 | 2022 | MZ | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -10.798242 | 40.408598 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State (affiliated) | One male INGO national staff was killed during an ambush on his way to Palma, in Cabo Delgado province. A total of five civilians were killed (not counted here). | Yes | Media |
3662 | Nov | 21 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 8.404042 | 28.022297 | Disputed | Host state | South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) | One UN food supplier contracted truck driver was injured by a soldier at the Tharkueng checkpoint on his way to Kuajok. | Yes | Official Report |
3848 | Nov | 22 | 2022 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.6 | 21.766667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO female staff was severely injured during an armed robbery in Kembé, Basse-Kotto. | Yes | Focal Point |
3744 | Nov | 26 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 12.639167 | -8.002778 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international UN worker was robbed and injured while riding a moto-taxi at night in Bamako. | Yes | Focal Point |
3664 | Nov | 29 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.694682 | 31.816111 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One driver of the Logistics Cluster was robbed and injured by unidentified individuals while transporting supplies along the Juba-Torit Road in Lirya Payam, Juba County. The driver's personal belongings, cash, and cartons of food items were taken. | Yes | Official Report |
3682 | Nov | 30 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.0872 | -1.2639 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two volunteer aid workers were abducted by JNIM Militia between Adiora and Gossi, Gourma-Rharous, Tombouctou. The workers were released on the 1 of December. | Yes | ACLED |
3665 | Dec | 1 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.966191 | 32.093049 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Tribes | One INGO national staff was shot during an ambush by armed Nuer youths while travelling near Auya-wangeny village to Kodok Town using a canoe. The whereabouts of his family remain unclear. (Not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
3819 | Dec | 1 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 11.6608 | 37.9578 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international staff member was abducted by unknown actors in Amhara. | Yes | Official Report |
3673 | Dec | 6 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.017772 | -10.143067 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Four NGO staff were kidnapped by suspected JNIM militants between Kotouba and Nafadji villages, Kita commune, Kayes region. No release information is available. | Yes | ACLED |
3663 | Dec | 8 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 14.533333 | -4.1 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO security guard was abducted in Sevare, Mopti, by unidentified armed men driving an ambulance. His whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3820 | Dec | 8 | 2022 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 13.575 | 39.0875 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One INGO staff was threatened, robbed, stabbed and injured while in transit by a criminal group in Tigray. | Yes | Official Report |
3666 | Dec | 9 | 2022 | CO | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 4.648847 | -74.082276 | Unknown | Criminal | Not applicable | One UN national official was drugged with scopolamine and robbed in a taxicab in BogotĂ¡. A laptop and other valuable belongings were stolen. | Yes | Focal point |
3789 | Dec | 9 | 2022 | MZ | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -15.116667 | 39.266667 | Incidental | Criminal | Not applicable | One national UN-contracted female aid worker was injured during an individual attack by unknown armed people in Nampula. | Yes | Focal Point |
3700 | Dec | 10 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Individual attack | Road | 14.801016 | -6.018967 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO health worker was killed due to an IED mine explosion detonated by motorcycles on the main road in Dogofry, Niono, Segou. Two civilians were injured in the blast. | Yes | Official Report |
3683 | Dec | 12 | 2022 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1.3601 | 29.0354 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | One aid worker was killed by an unidentified Mai Mai militia in Bapwakina, Mambasa, Ituri. Another civilian was also killed in the same attack. | Pending | ACLED |
3748 | Dec | 13 | 2022 | VE | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Road | 8.13793 | -63.548266 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national male UN aid worker was injured when a rock was thrown at the vehicle by unknown actors in Ciudad BolĂvar, BolĂvar. As stopping was unsafe, the staff received first aid in the car while they continued to a hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
3757 | Dec | 13 | 2022 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | -6.173056 | 35.741944 | Political | Aid recipient | Beneficiary | One national INGO aid worker was physically attacked by a client while in the field for the loan in arrears collection. | Yes | Focal Point |
3773 | Dec | 13 | 2022 | CM | Cameroon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 5.835689 | 9.928176 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Ambazonian Defense Forces (ADF) | Two national UN partner aid workers were kidnapped by the Ambazonian Defense Forces (ADF) during a food distribution in Guzan, Momo. The NSAG men alleged that the Partner staff had failed to follow through on their premises to do food distribution in Ashong FDP. The aid workers were released three days after. | Yes | Focal Point |
3676 | Dec | 15 | 2022 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Shelling | Unknown | Project site | 46.650452 | 32.608181 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One female paramedic of the Ukrainian Red Cross was killed, and two other aid workers were injured by a shelling attack in an aid distribution center in Kherson. A male civilian also died in the attack. | Yes | Media |
3675 | Dec | 19 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 16.281698 | -0.039104 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One logistician of an INGO was kidnapped at the compound of the organization by armed men in Gao city. The worker was released on the 23rd of December. | Yes | Official Report |
3679 | Dec | 23 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 9.254360 | 29.797390 | Disputed | Police or paramilitary | South Sudan National Police Service | Three local UN contractors were stopped and harassed for several hours by the police on the demand of the Guit County Commissioner in Bentiu Town, Rubkotne Payam, Rubkona County. The driver sustained injuries, and the phones of the aid workers were confiscated. | Yes | Official Report |
3680 | Dec | 26 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.803330 | 29.677521 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency contracted senior guard was physically assaulted by an unidentified actor in Rumbek Town, Matangai Payam, Rumbek Center County. | Yes | Official Report |
3678 | Dec | 27 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 7.7584 | 31.6883 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | Two NGO national workers were ambushed and killed by alleged Murle youth when moving from Pajut to Tiam, Duk County, Jonglei. | Yes | Official Report |
3684 | Dec | 29 | 2022 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 6.952 | 15.4532 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Six INGO aid workers were injured when unidentified actors attacked and looted them of their belongings in Koui, Ouham-Pende. The INGO suspended its activities for two weeks. | Yes | ACLED |
3685 | Jan | 2 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 9.5656372 | 28.452586 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two local bodyguards of a national NGO were killed during an armed clash in Rumamer village, Abyei, Warrap. The NGO is an implementing partner of a UN agency. A total of 14 people, including women and children, died in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
3681 | Jan | 3 | 2023 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 5.07818 | 18.61842 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO aid workers were injured when unidentified armed men attacked their convoy in Bourouba village, Ombella-M’Poko. They received medical attention in Bangui. | Yes | Official Report |
3690 | Jan | 3 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.406469 | -3.758317 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two INGO national aid workers were kidnapped by suspected JNIM militants near Kori Village, Mopti region. They were released 3 days later. | Yes | Media |
4117 | Jan | 5 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | -1.679444 | 29.233611 | Incidental | Criminal | Not applicable | One UN staff member was shot and killed by burglars on the street near his home after the staff tried to respond to calls his neighbours were being robbed. | Yes | Focal Point |
3691 | Jan | 5 | 2023 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 13.209806 | 12.425638 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Karam | One NNGO driver was killed in a vehicle provided by a UN agency during a suspected car-jacking by Boko Haram militants in Chetuimari town, Diffa region. | Yes | Media |
3686 | Jan | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 16.264757 | -0.030315 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff of an INGO was injured in a machete attack when resisting an armed robbery in Gao City. | Yes | Official Report |
3687 | Jan | 7 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 7.747521 | 31.397913 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One NNGO contracted guard was attacked and killed by armed Murle tribesmen in Duk. An unknown quantity of food was stolen from the NGO facility. | Yes | Official Report |
3692 | Jan | 7 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.227466 | 32.159973 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One national NGO aid worker was injured by a gunshot from armed Murle youth along the Lankien-Waat Road in Waat area, Nyirol County. | Yes | Official Report |
3688 | Jan | 8 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Raid | Public location | 8.176352 | 32.198841 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One national NGO staff was killed and another was injured while assisting the victims of a raid conducted by Murle youths in Walgat town, Nyirol, Jonglei. Both staff were off-duty at the time of the incident and were assisting community members as civilians. | Yes | Official Report |
3689 | Jan | 10 | 2023 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 48.586577 | 37.999020 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One international male aid worker and one international female aid worker (Polish) were injured when a mortar bomb exploded next to them while unloading humanitarian aid from their vehicle in the Bakhmut front, Donetsk Oblast. Both of them were transported to their country of origin, and the woman suffered an amputation. | Yes | Media |
3693 | Jan | 10 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 8.162849 | 32.041078 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One national INGO security guard was injured by a stray bullet from a clash between Murle tribesman and local youth of the Mwot Tot area in Uror County. | Yes | Official Report |
3694 | Jan | 10 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Raid | Public location | 15.961187 | 2.421273 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | One national INGO was injured during an attack by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) in Inagam village, in Menaka, Gao region. | Yes | Official Report |
3724 | Jan | 11 | 2023 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 10.518647 | 7.488791 | Unknown | Criminal | Bandits | One national NGO aid worker was killed at his house during a wider attack by bandits in Ungawar Mai Awo village, Kaduna. His nephew was also killed. | Yes | Media |
3892 | Jan | 12 | 2023 | RW | Rwanda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | -1.943889 | 30.059444 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One UN staff aid worker was injured when four criminal actors attempted to rob his personal cellphone using knives at his house in Kigali. | Yes | Official Report |
4195 | Jan | 15 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.964786 | 23.719387 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO contractor was shot and killed by unknown armed actors while travelling in Central Darfur. | Yes | Media |
3695 | Jan | 18 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO worker was injured when unknown armed men raided the organisation compound in Pibor, Jonglei. The attackers targeted the NGO looking for cash and other assets to be stolen. | Yes | Official Report |
4184 | Jan | 21 | 2023 | CO | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 1.788978 | -78.799775 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO aid worker was injured after stepping on an anti-personnel mine in Tumaco, Nariño. | Yes | Official Report |
3702 | Jan | 23 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Road | 15.926541 | 2.340131 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency doctor was kidnapped by unknown armed actors in Menaka, Gao. The doctor was released on February 2. | Yes | Official Report |
3703 | Jan | 24 | 2023 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 50.113541 | 36.413318 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | Two personnel from an INGO were wounded during a strike from the Russian Federation forces while traveling from Kharkiv to Lyptsi village. Allegedly the strike was targeting a checkpoint near the Russian border. | Yes | Official Report |
3719 | Jan | 26 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 6.789800 | 33.121383 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two national NGO workers were injured when unknown armed actors raided their compound and stole a mobile phone. | Yes | Official Report |
3704 | Jan | 27 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.585588 | 33.759961 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North | One national NGO contractor was killed and another staff injured by unidentified gunmen in the Giessan area, Blue Nile region. According to the government, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North were responsible. | Yes | Media |
3866 | Feb | 1 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 4.1079 | 30.964542 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One security guard at an NGO-supported health centre was killed by three unknown men using bladed weapons in Lummuri village, Kupera Payam, Lainya County. | Yes | Official Report |
3705 | Feb | 2 | 2023 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Shelling | Ambush | Road | 48.617000 | 37.997003 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One international country director of an INGO was killed, two national and two international INGO aid workers were injured when a missile hit an ambulance they were evacuating in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast. | Yes | Media |
3707 | Feb | 2 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 3.846228 | 31.657426 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Dinka Bor | Four national off-duty Red Cross Society aid workers were killed during an attack from suspected armed Dinka Bor on the host communities of Mogiri, Lekamerrok, Kudaz of Lire Payam in Kajo Keji. Official reports indicate the aid workers were targeted due to their ethnicity, unrelated to their work with the Red Cross. | Yes | Official Report |
3706 | Feb | 4 | 2023 | MZ | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -12.819563 | 40.408444 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO driver was shot and killed by a non-state armed group while going to visit his family by public transportation on his day off in Pemba, Cabo Delgado. | Yes | Media |
4107 | Feb | 5 | 2023 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Office/compound | 21.2126 | 92.1634 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff guard was shot and killed outside the INGO office in Kutupalong Refugee Camp (2w). Reasons unknown at this time. | Yes | Focal Point |
3708 | Feb | 8 | 2023 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 12.418610 | -3.363698 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Two INGO aid workers were killed when unknown gunmen fired their vehicle between Dedougou and Tougan, Boucle du Mouhoun region. Two other aid workers managed to escape. The INGO suspended activities in the region. | Yes | Official Report |
4187 | Feb | 9 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 7.989062 | 39.38118 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One INGO aid worker was injured when a group of criminals attacked and robbed him at a public bus stop in Oromiya. | Yes | Media |
4053 | Feb | 9 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 14.1 | 38.283333 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One INGO aid worker was injured by four criminals who took his personal belongings in Shire, Tigray. | Yes | Focal Point |
3709 | Feb | 11 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 8.476 | 47.357 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male first aid instructor volunteer from the Somali Red Crescent was killed by a stray bullet in Lasanod, Sool, Somaliland. | Yes | Media |
3710 | Feb | 11 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One local INGO male worked was injured during an assault by unidentified men on the way to Boma hospital. Another female national aid worker was also assaulted but did not suffer injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
3712 | Feb | 12 | 2023 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 22.207046 | 96.150516 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO driver was injured when his ambulance was shot at while returning from the hospital in Mandalay town to Let Pan Hla village. | Yes | Media |
3867 | Feb | 13 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 7.4 | 32.066667 | Incidental | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One community health worker from an INGO-supported health facility was assaulted and injured by a patient over a dispute regarding the expiration date of a Covid-19 vaccine in Maat village, Alam Payam, Pigi County. | Yes | Official Report |
3713 | Feb | 14 | 2023 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 46.667762 | 32.589183 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One national NGO worked was injured when an airstrike hit the organisation's warehouse in Kherson city. | Yes | Media |
3714 | Feb | 21 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 4.451930 | 31.501216 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was murdered and five other aid workers are missing after an attack by unknown actors on an INGO-contracted boat transporting humanitarian supplies from Juba County to Panyijiar County, close to Nyori village. | Yes | Official Report |
3725 | Feb | 22 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 11.282146 | 49.176987 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO driver was shot and killed at a teashop by unknown armed men in Xiniinyo Warsangeli area, Bari region. | Yes | Media |
4138 | Feb | 23 | 2023 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One UN national staff was stabbed during a robbery while he was walking to catch a taxi in Kabul. | Yes | Focal Point |
3715 | Feb | 25 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Custody | 6.805266 | 33.127692 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Lango age-set group | One female INGO national staff was assaulted and taken to an isolated area in Pibor town by an alleged Lango age-set group where she was injured. The woman managed to escape and was medically evacuated. | Yes | Official Report |
3716 | Feb | 25 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Project site | 7.688753 | 31.408588 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One national INGO worker was killed by Murle Tribesman near a nutrition project site, in Duk Pagaak, Duk County. | Yes | Official Report |
3717 | Mar | 1 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.511746 | 31.494561 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO-contracted driver and his assistant were injured when their vehicle carrying commodities was ambushed and shot by unknown armed people along Gadiang - Yuai road, in Payuel Payam, Duk County. | Yes | Official Report |
4139 | Mar | 2 | 2023 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 20.15 | 94.95 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One NNGO director was kidnapped by an unknown group in Magway while travelling. He was held for 20 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
3718 | Mar | 4 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 17.4297279 | -0.220513 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two ICRC aid workers were kidnapped by unknown actors between Gao and Kidal, Gao region. The aid workers were released on the 19th of March. | Yes | Official Report |
3727 | Mar | 5 | 2023 | GW | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 11.856488 | -15.589345 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO aid worker was injured by unknown armed actors during a violent robbery near the Meteorology Station in Bissau when returning home after a night out. Three UN mission staff were also robbed (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
4105 | Mar | 9 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 2.410556 | 42.976667 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot in the leg while standing in front of the office building in Dinsoor, Bay region. He was taken for medical treatment and has since almost fully recovered. | Yes | Focal Point |
3728 | Mar | 11 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.263904 | 8.928985 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO aid workers were ambushed and kidnapped by unknown actors when returning from a food distribution in Kikonde, Fizi, South Kivu. | Yes | ACLED |
3729 | Mar | 12 | 2023 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Home | 18.561775 | -72.315963 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national UN aid worker was kidnapped at his house by unknown actors in Port Au Prince for economic purposes. The aid worker was released on March 14th. | Yes | Official Report |
3721 | Mar | 16 | 2023 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 48.594722 | 38.000833 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One international volunteer and one national were wounded when a Russian rocket hit a minibus carrying humanitarian aid travelling from Bakhmut to the city of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast. The international staff died from their injuries on March 27. | Yes | Media |
3730 | Mar | 17 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.269611 | 31.585169 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | Two UN-contracted drivers were hit by gunshots when five trucks were left behind from a big convoy and later ambushed by armed Murle Tribesmen in the Thiam area, Duk county. One contracted was killed and the other seriously injured. | Yes | Official Report |
3732 | Mar | 20 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 6.875480 | 33.078342 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One aid worker was killed, one wounded, and two drivers are missing when four commercial UN-contracted trucks were attacked by armed Murle Tribesmen when returning from the Greater Pibor Area to Bor Town, Jonglei. | Yes | Official Report |
3774 | Mar | 20 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One international contracted UN truck driver was shot dead when reportedly Murle Tribesmen ambushed a convoy of 6 trucks who had delivered food in Gumuruk county. | Yes | ACLED | ||
4063 | Mar | 22 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 4.4132917 | 32.5538204 | Unknown | Criminal | Not applicable | One national UN aid worker was assaulted and injured by criminals in his home in Torit, Eastern Equatoria. | Yes | Focal Point |
4050 | Mar | 24 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 9.261301 | 29.820412 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One off-duty national INGO aid worker was injured during a robbery by unknown criminals at the compound in Bentiu IDP camp. | Yes | Focal Point |
3775 | Mar | 25 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 9.55 | 31.65 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One national UN aid worker was injured when a group of IDPs allegedly pelted him with stones while on duty in Malakal, Upper Nile. | Yes | Official Report |
4115 | Mar | 27 | 2023 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 35.95 | 39.01 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One INGO driver was injured after a physical altercation with an unknown individual in Raqqa. | Yes | Focal Point |
3776 | Mar | 27 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 6.2125 | 31.560833 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN contractor driver was shot and wounded and another UN-contracted driver went missing when their vehicles were reportedly ambushed by unknown armed men along the Yuai-Gadinag in Payuel Payam, Duk County. The convoy reportedly left behind an escort from the UN Force Protection that was to escort the vehicles back to Bor. | Yes | Official Report |
3777 | Mar | 27 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 6.806 | 29.676 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Agaar Dinka community members | One UN agency local contractor was reportedly, ambushed, assaulted, and robbed of personal belongings by suspected men from Panyuon section of the Agaar Dinka community, along the Puornengdit-Rumbek Road in Toch Area, Amongpiny Payam, Rumbek Centre County. | Yes | Official Report |
3778 | Mar | 28 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Custody | 9.766667 | 32.733333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | One male locally recruited NGO staff member was abducted and tortured to death by a group of armed youth in Malual Gahoth Boma of Malual Payam. | Yes | Official Report |
4067 | Mar | 28 | 2023 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 18.577778 | -72.331944 | Incidental | Criminal | Not applicable | One male national INGO aid worker was injured by a stray bullet during crossfire in Cite Soleil, Port au Prince. | Yes | Focal Point |
4005 | Mar | 29 | 2023 | GT | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 14.818185 | -89.394045 | Other | Aid recipient | Husband of aid receipient | One national INGO contractor was injured by the intoxicated partner of an aid recipient with a machete while doing home visits in Jocotan, Chiquimula. | Yes | Official Report |
3864 | Apr | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 15.6 | 2.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was killed in the conflict sometime between April to June in Khartoum, Sudan. | Yes | Focal Point | |
3779 | Apr | 5 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 31.77617 | 35.23583 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One national Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid worker was seriously injured when the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) attacked his ambulance and an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) stationed at the Bab Al-Asbat area, near Al-Aqsa Mosque. In addition, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) shot a sound bomb at the ambulance, breaking the mirror on the driver's side. | Yes | Media |
3868 | Apr | 6 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.7068899 | 31.3929942 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three drivers in UN-contracted vehicles were ambushed and injured by unknown actors while moving in a convoy from Yuai to Bor along the Gadiang-Bor Road in Payuel Payam, Duk County. | Yes | Official Report |
3781 | Apr | 7 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 2.039167 | 45.341944 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One national female UN polio vaccination worker was shot dead by unknown actors in Mogadishu while going house to house informing about the polio vaccination campaign. | Yes | Media |
4188 | Apr | 9 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.442237 | 37.998155 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One ambulance driver and one mid-wife from the Ethiopian Red Cross were shot and injured when unknown armed men attacked their ambulance in Abscia, Amhara region. | Yes | Media |
3782 | Apr | 9 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 13.496944 | 39.476944 | Incidental | Host state | Ethiopian Armed Forces | Two INGO national staff members were shot and killed in a crossfire between the Ethiopian Federal Defence Forces (ENDF) and Amhara Regional Special Forces in Kobo, Amhara region. The driver and the security officer were traveling from Mekelle to Kombolcha. | Yes | Media |
3780 | Apr | 10 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Public location | -0.566667 | 28.7 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national female INGO worker was killed in North Kivu. The aid worker was off duty, on her way to a voting registration centre. | Yes | ACLED |
3783 | Apr | 10 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.775 | 33.59 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff was shot dead when unknown men attacked a commercial vehicle carrying goats along Kapoeta-Camp 15 Road. The body of the aid worker was found naked nearby. Two other civilians sustained gunshot wounds. | Yes | Official Report |
4106 | Apr | 13 | 2023 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 36.296389 | 36.725278 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One INGO staff member sustained serious injuries during a multi family dispute. | Yes | Focal Point |
3784 | Apr | 15 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 15.6 | 32.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One donor government official was shot and wounded during clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum. | Yes | Media |
3785 | Apr | 15 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 16.066667 | 25.466667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | Three UN employees were killed and three injured in clashes between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Kabkabiya, North Darfur. The incident caused the temporary suspension of operations of the organization. | Yes | Media |
3796 | Apr | 16 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 13.6238 | 25.3556 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national male INGO worker was killed in the ongoing clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur. | Yes | Official Report |
3797 | Apr | 17 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 15.6 | 32.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was reportedly sexually assaulted by unidentified perpetrators in Khartoum. | Yes | Media |
3893 | Apr | 18 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 15.65 | 32.483333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One UN national staff was shot and injured when Rapid Support Forces entered his house and looted it in Amarat, Khartoum. The RSP fired other gunshots and stole mobile phones. | Yes | Official Report |
3894 | Apr | 18 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 12.9 | 23.483333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN male national staff was injured due to a projectile explosion during clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in Zalingi, Central Darfur. | Yes | Official Report |
4060 | Apr | 18 | 2023 | SL | Sierra Leone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 7.956389 | -11.74 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One off-duty national UN aid worker was injured when criminals entered his family house, threatened him and asked for his money in Bo, Southern. | Yes | Focal Point |
4140 | Apr | 20 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 13.183333 | 30.216667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was injured by shrapnel after his house was hit by shelling in El Obied. | Yes | Focal Point |
3786 | Apr | 21 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 13.183333 | 30.216667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One male national UN staff was killed when the vehicle he was traveling with his family was caught in a crossfire between confronted parties in El Obeid, North Kordofan. | Yes | Media |
3787 | Apr | 21 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 4.09426 | 30.67226 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknwon | One male national INGO aid worker was assaulted and injured when unknown individuals entered his home and attacked him while he was sleeping. The reason for the attack was reportedly revenge motivated. | Yes | Official Report |
4066 | Apr | 21 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.5936 | 32.5809 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One male UN aid worker was kidnapped by the Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum. The aid worker was released 21 days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
4061 | Apr | 24 | 2023 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 11.811256 | 12.493714 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national UN guard was kidnapped by unknown armed actors during a raid on the agency's facilities in Benisheik, Borno State. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
4141 | Apr | 25 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8 | 38.666667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | Two UN contracted drivers, one on duty and one off duty, were attacked by gunmen travelling in Oromia and injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
3788 | Apr | 26 | 2023 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 11.5 | 13 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Three national INGO aid workers were abducted at their guest house by a group of militants of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in Ngala, Borno State. On May 4th, two of the three aid workers were found unharmed by the Nigerian Armed Forces. | Yes | Official Report |
3870 | Apr | 29 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.398385 | 28.82334 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | One UN agency contracted driver was killed during a road ambush by unidentified armed individuals on the Ajakkuac-Abiemnhom road at the Ariel Zain Tower, Abiemnhom County. Two other drivers were robbed but not harmed. | Yes | Official Report |
3871 | Apr | 29 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 9.979167 | 33.75 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One on-duty NGO security guard was assaulted, injured, and locked up in a room inside the NGO facility compound by three unknown armed men who gained illegal access in the Gendrassa area, Boung Payam, Maban County. | Yes | Official Report |
4142 | Apr | 29 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Ambush | Road | 1.933 | 30.483 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | CODECO | Two NNGO contracted drivers were attacked by an armed group who lit their vehicle on fire. One driver was killed and the other was seriously injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
3821 | Apr | 30 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 13.45 | 22.45 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One local male INGO staff was killed while off-duty by unidentified perpetrators in Ag Geneina city, West Darfur state. | Yes | Media |
3863 | May | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 13.45 | 22.45 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two aid workers were killed in Ag Geneina by unknown actors at the end of May. | Yes | Official Report | |
3822 | May | 3 | 2023 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 11.744444 | 11.961111 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Unknown | One INGO staff member sustained a head injury from a physical attack by an unknown man in Damaturu town. | Yes | Official Report |
4245 | May | 5 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Project site | 9.55 | 31.65 | Incidental | Staff member | Not applicable | One female national INGO staff was sexually assaulted by another staff member at a project site in Malakal. | Yes | Focal Point |
4110 | May | 8 | 2023 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 36.23632099894336 | 36.767185026482885 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) | One INGO staff member was killed when his private vehicle came under fire during an violent operation between two different NSAGs. | Yes | Focal Point |
3895 | May | 9 | 2023 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 15.460556 | 45.326111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN contracted driver was injured, taken to an unknown location, and later dropped off in a remote area when unknown armed men intercepted the vehicle in Al Sumayah IDP camp, Ma'rib governorate. | Yes | Official Report |
4068 | May | 9 | 2023 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 18.53582 | -72.34696 | Incidental | Criminal | Not applicable | One male national INGO aid worker was injured by a stray bullet during a crossfire in Portail Leogane, Port au Prince. | Yes | Focal Point |
4155 | May | 10 | 2023 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.735136672797876 | 15.362576809592571 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | PMC Wagner | One female staff was injured during an attempted rape at a hotel in Koui by PMC Wagner Group soliders. | Yes | Focal Point |
3824 | May | 11 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 7.4 | 32.066667 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Youths | Two INGO aid workers were injured when a group of unknown youths attacked their ambulance in Burato area, Jonglei. One former health minister from the Greater Pibor Area was also injured during the attack (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
4196 | May | 12 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 13.498667 | 22.663117 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was injured at home due to nearby explosives. | Yes | Media |
3825 | May | 13 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 9.766667 | 32.733333 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Youths | One national INGO aid worker was killed in his home by three armed youths in Ulang, Upper Nile. Allegedly, the motive was related to a revenge killing. | Yes | Official Report |
4052 | May | 20 | 2023 | LS | Lesotho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -29.31 | 27.48 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female national UN aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men in Masemu. Another civilian (non-UN driver) was also killed during the shooting (not counted). | Yes | Focal Point |
3826 | May | 20 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 12.9 | 23.483333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO aid worker was killed by unknown armed actors in Zalingi, Central Darfur. | Yes | Official Report |
3827 | May | 20 | 2023 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 6.984431 | 15.640831 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The body of a national NGO staff member was found with stab wounds near Yadé village. | Yes | Official Report |
4069 | May | 20 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 4.766667 | 33.583333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One female international INGO aid worker was sexually assaulted in her home in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria. | Yes | Focal Point |
3865 | May | 20 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 11.516667 | 25.033333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was killed in Nyala, South Darfur. | Yes | Focal Point |
4004 | May | 24 | 2023 | MZ | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Office/compound | -11.668764 | 39.55344 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO aid worker was injured by a stray bullet at the organisation's compound in Mueda. | Yes | Official Report |
3828 | May | 24 | 2023 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 10.294 | 22.782 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO driver was killed by unidentified perpetrators during an ambush in Birao, Vakaga region. Two other INGO workers managed to escape, and the vehicle was taken to an unknown location, but was later found. | Yes | Official Report |
3829 | May | 26 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | One national INGO aid worker was shot and killed, and two national INGO aid workers were injured with sticks when 10 Murle Tribesman of the Kurenen age-set ambushed them between Pibor Town and Tenet Village. | Yes | Official Report |
3830 | Jun | 1 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 4.133333 | 32.3 | Political | Host state | South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) | Two national UN staff were physically assaulted by the South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) after being detained in Pageri Payam, Magwi County. The aid workers were released the same day. | Yes | Official Report |
3855 | Jun | 1 | 2023 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Unknown | 13.105 | 12.506667 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State of West Africa Province | One NGO worker was killed by Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) members in Damasak, Borno State. | Yes | Media |
3831 | Jun | 2 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 12.905720 | 23.480571 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One national UN male aid worker was beaten and injured with electric shocks by a group of armed personnel wearing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) uniform, after intruding into the UN worker's residence in Zalingi, and started questioning the identity of the staff member. Later the perpetrators started searching and damaging the house and looted unspecified items. One civilian who was present in the house was also injured (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
4160 | Jun | 4 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 15.526975 | 32.514714 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One male national Sudanese Red Crescent aid worker was killed due to a shelling attack that hit his house in Gabra, in south Khartoum. | Yes | Focal Point |
3832 | Jun | 4 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.408056 | 32.575 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Three INGO national staff members were injured by suspected armed individuals from Ikotos County while traveling to deliver seeds to farmers in Chukudum, in Komori Payam, Budi County. | Yes | Official Report |
3856 | Jun | 4 | 2023 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 36.508333 | 36.869167 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO bulldozer driver was injured when a landmine exploded while working in Afrin, Aleppo. | Yes | ACLED |
3872 | Jun | 6 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.783333 | 45.45 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | Five NGO staff members were kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants on the road between Farlibah village and Beledweyne, around Morodiile, Hiraan. They were all released over a week later after a ransom demand. | Yes | ACLED |
4051 | Jun | 7 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 15.683517 | 32.462887 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One national INGO aid worker was seriously injured during an incursion to his home by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Omdurman, Khartoum. | Yes | Focal Point |
3852 | Jun | 7 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 13.3694218 | 22.1724203 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national male INGO aid worker was killed by unknown armed men while off duty in Ag Geneina. | Yes | Official Report |
3987 | Jun | 8 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 11.83 | 32.8 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO aid worker was stabbed to death by unknown actors in Renk, Upper Nile. | Yes | Official Report |
4049 | Jun | 8 | 2023 | SL | Sierra Leone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 8.9088919 | -12.0872461 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One national male INGO aid worker was injured during a robbery by unknown criminals on the Magburaka highway, Nothern province. | Yes | Focal Point |
3850 | Jun | 9 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 11.83 | 32.8 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One nationally recruited INGO aid worker was stabbed to death by unknown armed actors in Renk town, Upper Nile. | Yes | Official Report |
3857 | Jun | 9 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.65 | -1.78333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One national NGO worker was abducted by suspected JNIM militia men in Niangassagou village, Mopti. | Yes | ACLED |
3833 | Jun | 10 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.0426027 | 45.3596617 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | One UN female aid worker was killed during a siege by Al Shabaab members in Lido Beach, Mogadishu. Eight other people were killed, and 10 were injured, including members of the Somali security forces and civilians. | Yes | Media |
3853 | Jun | 10 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 13.4468625 | 22.3088684 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | The founder of an NNGO was killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Janjaweed militias in Ag Geneina, West Darfur. | Yes | Media |
3858 | Jun | 13 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.301111 | 28.944167 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | The head of a NNGO was kidnapped by unknown armed men while travelling by motorbike to Lusenda, Fizi territory. Allegedly, the kidnapping occurred following a disagreement on a road project and the perpetrators asked for a ransom. His travel companion was also kidnapped and tortured but released a few hours later (not counted). The aid worker was released on June 17th after the ransom was paid. | Yes | ACLED |
3859 | Jun | 16 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 12.333333 | 23.416667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was killed in Central Darfur. | Yes | Official Report |
4143 | Jun | 17 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.078333 | 33.108889 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | One NNGO contracted driver was shot and killed by unknown armed men as he was trying to get his truck unstuck from a river near Charokol village, Ikotos. | Yes | Focal Point |
3873 | Jun | 20 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.2125 | 31.560833 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male UN agency local national staff member and one female local national aid worker were physically assaulted by a local person in Marol Market, Makuach Payam, Bor South County. | Yes | Official Report |
3860 | Jun | 21 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 11.83 | 32.8 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO security guard was killed at his home, along with his family by a shelling attack in Khartoum. | Yes | Media |
4144 | Jun | 22 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 13.460251235443362 | 22.235769538689677 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was killed as him and his family were evacuating near the Chad border. | Yes | Focal Point |
4054 | Jun | 22 | 2023 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | -4.216667 | 35.75 | Political | Aid recipient | Aid recipient | One aid worker and one driver from an INGO were injured when an aid recipient threw stones and broke the doors of the car they were in, in Babati, Manyara. | Yes | Focal Point |
3874 | Jun | 24 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 3.074444 | 43.835278 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | Two national NGO contractors and the driver were kidnapped by Al Shabaab near Bansoole village, Buur Hakaba, Bay due to their NGO affiliation. | Yes | ACLED |
4111 | Jun | 24 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 2.3063766085401123 | 30.97672465680944 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | An INGO female national staff was injured after an unknown person threw a stone at their vehicle breaking the glass in Mahagi. | Yes | Focal Point |
4003 | Jun | 25 | 2023 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 23.919442 | 90.360547 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Workers | One INGO aid worker was killed by angry workers when trying to mediate over a wage dispute in Gazipur, Dhaka. | Yes | Official Report |
4055 | Jun | 28 | 2023 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -6.686161 | 39.139496 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One female INGO aid worker was injured by two criminals on a motorcycle who robbed her personal belongings in Madale village, Kinondoni, Dar Es Salaam. | Yes | Focal Point |
4062 | Jun | 28 | 2023 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 8.0555711 | 9.1811754 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female national UN worker was kidnapped by unknown actors in Taraba. Her whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
3877 | Jun | 30 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 0.5 | 29.466667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO aid worker was killed by unidentified armed men in Beni city, North Kivu province. | Yes | ACLED |
3891 | Jun | 30 | 2023 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 48.055556 | 37.961111 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One female NGO aid worker was reportedly injured during Russian shelling near Makiivka. | Yes | ACLED |
3861 | Jul | 2 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 5.316667 | 28.4 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One national UN aid worker was injured during a criminal robbery of his residence in Mvolo Payam. | Yes | Official Report |
4036 | Jul | 4 | 2023 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 19.480212 | -72.659922 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One national UN aid worker was kidnapped while off-duty by criminal actors on the road between Fort Liberte and Montruis, in Les GonaĂ¯ves, Artibonite. The aid worker was released on July 6th. | Yes | Focal Point |
3878 | Jul | 5 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.4417 | -3.4355 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO consultant was kidnapped by JNIM militants along with a vehicle in Bintagoungou village, Tombouctou region. | Yes | ACLED |
4018 | Jul | 7 | 2023 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 18.536737 | -72.316983 | Unknown | Criminal | Criminal | One INGO driver was kidnapped by criminal actors in Delmas. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
4137 | Jul | 8 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 8.476 | 47.357 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | 5 healthcare staff supported by an INGO, at the Las Anod General Hospital were injured due to shelling. | Yes | Focal Point |
3862 | Jul | 11 | 2023 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 36.1389 | 36.83 | Disputed | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One national NGO aid worker was killed by shelling from the Syrian Armed Forces in Atareb, Aleppo. | Yes | Media |
3875 | Jul | 14 | 2023 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 7 | 19.183333 | Unknown | Host state | Central African Armed Forces (FACA) | One INGO national staff member was assaulted and injured for unknown reasons by a FACA soldier in Kaga-Bandoro. The perpetrator later harassed the family of the victim. | Yes | Official Report |
4103 | Jul | 18 | 2023 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 18.233333 | -72.066667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO contractor driver was kidnapped while driving from Port-au-Prince to Gonaive in a rental vehicle. His whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
3876 | Jul | 18 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 7.7 | 28 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Community member | One UN agency international staff member was injured when a local juvenile reportedly attempted to steal a UN jacket in Wau Town, Wau South Payam, Wau County. They received medical attention at a UNMISS hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
4189 | Jul | 18 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 8.575042 | 39.327807 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One INGO aid worker was stabbed and injured by criminal actors on his way home in Oromiya. His personal belongings were stolen during the incident. | Yes | Media |
3899 | Jul | 19 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 11.816667 | 41.416667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national NGO aid workers were killed by unknown actors in the Afar region. | Yes | ACLED |
3900 | Jul | 19 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 11.6608 | 37.9578 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO aid worker was killed by unknown actors in Amhara. | Yes | ACLED |
3881 | Jul | 20 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 15.6 | 32.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 18 INGO aid workers were physically beaten and whipped by unknown armed men in southern Khartoum while attempting to bring supplies to a hospital. The armed men also threaten the life of the driver and stole a vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
3880 | Jul | 21 | 2023 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 13.212778 | 44.124167 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One international UN aid worker was shot and killed while leaving a restaurant in Turbah, Aden, by unknown armed men on a motorcycle. | Yes | Official Report |
3897 | Jul | 21 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.515556 | 42.073333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO driver was injured when unknown armed men opened fire on the vehicle he was driving near Dhobley town, Afmadow, Lower Juba. | Yes | ACLED |
4065 | Jul | 21 | 2023 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One national male UN aid worker was kidnapped for economic purposes by unknown criminals in Port au Prince. The aid worker was released on September 2nd. | Yes | Focal Point |
3890 | Jul | 22 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 4.85 | 31.6 | Unknown | Criminal | One Heart gang | One UN IDP staff member was stabbed by a member of the 'One Heart' gang in IDP Camp 3 near the UN House compound. | Yes | Official Report |
3887 | Jul | 24 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 6.768133 | 33.084812 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO aid worker was beaten during an ambush on their vehicle traveling from Gumuruk to Pibor, Jonglei. | Yes | Official Report |
3889 | Jul | 24 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 32.219864 | 35.297436 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Palestinian Red Crescent Society medical staff was shot and injured by the Israel Defence Forces while on duty in Askar Camp. | Yes | Official Report |
3888 | Jul | 27 | 2023 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One female international NNGO aid worker was kidnapped with her child at the project site of the organization in Port au Prince. The nurse and her child were released on the 9th of August. | Yes | Media |
4104 | Jul | 31 | 2023 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 21.2126 | 92.1634 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was kidnapped in the hospital area of 'Camp 3', Cox's Bazar, by an unknown armed group. He was asked to join the group, and was beaten when refused. He was reportedly released after a ransom payment was made. | Yes | Focal Point |
3907 | Jul | 31 | 2023 | LB | Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.543833 | 35.378194 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Jund al-Sham | One UN staff member was injured during the clashes between Jund al-Sham, Shabab al Muslim and Fatah in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp. The confrontations killed at least 13 people and injured around 40 (not counted). The UN agency temporarily suspended its activities in the camp. | Yes | Media |
3906 | Aug | 2 | 2023 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 46.6425 | 32.625 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One doctor was killed and five medical staff were wounded when an INGO-supported hospital was shelled two times by the Russian Armed Forces in Kherson city, Kherson Oblast. | Yes | Official Report |
4246 | Aug | 4 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Home | 12.05 | 24.883333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO staff was kidnapped from his home in Nyala and later killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
3914 | Aug | 5 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.733333 | -3.733333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One national NNGO contractor was abducted by JNIM militiamen along with a vehicle in Bintagoungou, Goundam, Tombouctou. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3915 | Aug | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.931111 | -3.99 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One national NGO staff was kidnapped along with two vehicles by JNIM Militia in Niafounke, Tombouctou. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
4056 | Aug | 6 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 3.127168 | 43.663831 | Political | Host state | Somali Armed Forces | One male INGO aid worker was physically assaulted by soldiers from the Somali Armed Forces after refusing to add them to the list of beneficiaries at the Jakaton IDP camp, in Baidoa. The program was temporarily suspended due to the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
4113 | Aug | 7 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 1.933 | 30.483 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One INGO male national staff member was injured when an unknown person threw a stone at their vehicle breaking the glass in Djugu. | Yes | Focal Point |
3916 | Aug | 7 | 2023 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 14.03 | -0.03 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national aid worker was shot and wounded by unknown armed men in Dori, Sahel region. | Yes | ACLED |
4197 | Aug | 8 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 8.904088 | 47.430049 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Dhulbahante clan | Three NGO aid workers were injured when their ambulance was hit by mortar rounds during a combat between the Dhulbahante clan and the Somaliland security forces. | Yes | Media |
3896 | Aug | 9 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 8.664230 | 45.844277 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Dulmi-diid clan militia | One national NGO driver was abducted when the Dulmi-diid clan militia entered Daba Goryaale village and carjacked two NGO-owned vehicles in the Togdheer region. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3917 | Aug | 11 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -3.4044 | 29.1379 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO aid workers were abducted by unknown armed men in Mushegereza, Uvira, South Kivu. The victims were released on August 14th. | Yes | ACLED |
4154 | Aug | 12 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 15.6 | 32.5 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One INGO staff member was kidnapped by RSF forces and forced to work in a RSF military medical facility in Khartoum. | Yes | Focal Point |
3908 | Aug | 12 | 2023 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 22.03455 | 96.458747 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male president of an LNGO was shot dead by unknown armed men while sitting in front of his office in Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay. | Yes | ACLED |
3918 | Aug | 12 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Home | 4.735833 | 45.203611 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member, off-duty and at home, was kidnapped by unknown armed for ransom in Beledweyne, Hiraan. He was held for more than 24 hours, but released unharmed. | Yes | ACLED |
3919 | Aug | 14 | 2023 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 13.8065 | 43.2484 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Tariq Saleh's forces | One UN aid worker was wounded by Tariq Saleh's forces in an aid distribution centre in Al Khawkhah, Al Hodeidah. The attack occurred because of the organisation's refusal to include the names of some people of the armed factions. | Yes | ACLED |
3901 | Aug | 16 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 9.55 | 31.65 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One INGO contracted security guard was injured while on duty when four unknown armed men entered the INGO nutrition site and looted food supplies in Malakal, Upper Nile. | Yes | Official Report |
3902 | Aug | 17 | 2023 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 5.033333 | 25.133333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) | Two national NGO aid workers were kidnapped by Unite pour la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC) members on the Zemio-Mboki axis, Haut-Mbomou region. Both aid workers were released on August 20th. | Yes | Official Report |
3904 | Aug | 18 | 2023 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 48.588442 | 37.835883 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One local NGO aid worker was wounded by shelling from the Russian Armed Forces in a residential area of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast. | Yes | Official Report |
3903 | Aug | 19 | 2023 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 51.493889 | 31.294722 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One local NGO aid worker was killed, and one local NGO aid worker was injured when a missile from the Russian Armed Forces hit the centre of Chernihiv city. | Yes | Official Report |
3905 | Aug | 19 | 2023 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 11.2575 | -0.303889 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO aid worker was kidnapped and later killed by unknown actors in Bittou, Centre East region. | Yes | Official Report |
3909 | Aug | 22 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 6.806 | 29.676 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national UN staff member was injured by an unknown armed individual in Rumbek town, Lakes State. | Yes | Official Report |
4181 | Aug | 23 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 12.9 | 23.483333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One INGO aid worker was killed along with two other civilians by allegedly the Rapid Support Forces in Zalingi, Central Darfur. | Yes | ACLED |
4017 | Aug | 23 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.403446 | 35.631232 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO driver was abducted by an unknown armed group when driving between Nedjo and Nekemte, Oromiya region. The occupants of other three vehicles were also abducted in the same attack (not counted here). The driver was released three days later. | Yes | Official Report |
3911 | Aug | 28 | 2023 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.460556 | 45.326111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two international aid workers were abducted by unknown armed men in Ma'rib province. Their whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Media |
4175 | Sep | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | -5.918541 | 29.188183 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One NGO aid worker was injured with a machete by criminal actors who robbed the house in Kalemie, Tanganyika. | Yes | Official Report | |
3913 | Sep | 2 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.133333 | 29.883333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One national INGO aid worker was kidnapped and beaten by the Rapid Support Forces in North Kordofan. The aid worker was released days later in West Darfur. | Yes | Focal Point |
4002 | Sep | 2 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16.7535444457296 | -3.02944909315556 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two national INGO aid workers suffered injuries during a shooting to the public boat they were onboard in Toumbouctou. | Yes | Official Report |
4114 | Sep | 3 | 2023 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.7589 | 40.7692 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One INGO staff member was injured after being hit by a stray bullet in Markada. | Yes | Focal Point |
3924 | Sep | 4 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -1.183333 | 29.45 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four INGO national aid workers were abducted by unknown men in May-Safi village, Rutshuru territory, North Kivu. They were released several days later after random was paid. | Yes | Media |
4057 | Sep | 4 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.028530 | 0.125613 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO aid worker, driver, and NNGO staff were kidnapped during an ambush of their vehicle by unknown armed men between Gao and Ansongo. The kidnappers asked for a ransom for their release. | Yes | Focal Point |
4108 | Sep | 7 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16.949444 | -1.748056 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One female INGO staff member was killed when her civilian transportation boat came under fire between Gao and Tombouctou, by the NSAG JNIM. 63 other civilians were killed (not counted here). | Yes | Focal Point |
3925 | Sep | 7 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.04839 | 0.11128 | Unknown | Criminal | Unknown | One NNGO aid worker was abducted by unknown armed people on the road between Kobé and Bara, Gao region. He was released on September 12. | Yes | Official Report |
3912 | Sep | 9 | 2023 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 48.594722 | 38.000833 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One international female director of an NGO and one international staff of the same organisation were killed by a Russian missile when entering Bakhmut in a vehicle to evacuate civilians. Two other international male staff members of the NGO were also injured. | Yes | Media |
3920 | Sep | 9 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.85 | 31.6 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One UN aid worker was injured during an attempted robbery by three criminal men in the residential area of Tomping, Juba, Central Equatoria. | Yes | Official Report |
4190 | Sep | 9 | 2023 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 15.344806 | 44.194482 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Houti Forces | One INGO aid worker was kidnapped by Houti Forces and killed around 45 days later, in Amanat Al Asimah, Sana'a. The INGO suspended operations in the region after the incident. | Yes | Media |
4192 | Sep | 11 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 15.531257 | 32.535497 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One NNGO aid worker was abducted from his home by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in his home. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Media |
3921 | Sep | 12 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 6.8 | 29.683333 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Local Agar Dinka members | One male UN staff was wounded in his house by Local Agar Dinka community members over a personal dispute in Rumbek, Lakes state. | Yes | Official Report |
3923 | Sep | 13 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 15.6 | 32.5 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | Two emergency room staff were kidnapped by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) members in Khartoum city from a hospital, along with four other civilians (not counted). They were released 2 days later. | Yes | ACLED |
4001 | Sep | 14 | 2023 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 27.680854 | 68.845221 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO driver was injured due to a crossfire close to the Main Canal of Sukkur, Sindh. | Yes | Official Report |
3945 | Sep | 16 | 2023 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 14.083333 | 98.2 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Dawei Defense Team (PaKaPha) | One national male NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by the Dawei Defense Team (PaKaPha) and the Dawei guerrilla in Launglon, Dawei district, allegedly due to his association with the military forces. The aid worker was released on September 26th. | Yes | ACLED |
3926 | Sep | 18 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 7.28 | 28.68 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two NNGO aid workers were killed by unknown people reportedly due to a personal dispute in Ananatak Payam, Tonj East, Warrap state. | Yes | Official Report |
3927 | Sep | 18 | 2023 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 25.383333 | 97.4 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Kachin Independence Army (KIA) | At least two female off-duty nurses and two male off-duty volunteers of the Red Cross were abducted by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) while going between Sinbo town and Myitkyina town on a ferry boat. Official reports indicate two were later killed. | Yes | Media |
3946 | Sep | 18 | 2023 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 21.245833 | 96.866667 | Disputed | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One national LNGO aid worker was detained and tortured in interrogation by the Myanmar Armed Forces, allegedly due to his connections with the local resistance forces, in Lawksawk township, Taunggyi district, Shan state. | Yes | Media |
3928 | Sep | 22 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 7.974583 | 28.838861 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Unaffiliated | One national NGO aid worker was shot and seriously injured by an unknown armed individual over a personal dispute in Wunlit town, Wunliit Payam, Tonj East County. | Yes | Official Report |
4193 | Sep | 22 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -0.062699 | 29.230660 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | March 23 Movement (M23) | One off-duty male INGO aid worker was kidnapped by M23 militants in North Kivu along with another civilian (not counted). Both individuals were released on September 26. | Yes | Media |
3929 | Sep | 23 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.2319596 | 30.6156806 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two international UN-contracted drivers were killed and one international UN-contracted driver was injured when their convoy was ambushed by unknown armed men on the Yei-Juba Road, Lainya, Central Equatoria. Two trucks of the convoy were burnt. | Yes | Official Report |
3932 | Sep | 24 | 2023 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 22.566667 | 95.7 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Local resistance forces | One male president of a local NGO was abducted by unknown resistance forces in Shwebo, Sagaing. An ambulance was seized during the attack. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Media |
3937 | Oct | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 22 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 92 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.410433 | 34.2235374 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | 70 UN aid workers have been killed and 22 have been injured during the clashes between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas in the Gaza Strip between October 7 and October 31, 2023. Reports indicate most fatalities are due to aerial attacks. Exact dates and locations of those killed and the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report | |
4182 | Oct | 2 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | 15.5611981185 | 32.5841617133 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One female LNGO aid worker was shot and killed in her house by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Another woman was raped during the attack (not counted). | Yes | Media |
3934 | Oct | 2 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.256111 | 33.456111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO driver was shot and injured during an ambush by unknown armed actors at the Tohubac area, between Camp 15 and Lobira, Budi County, Eastern Equatoria. Another aid worker managed to escape (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
3935 | Oct | 3 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.408056 | 32.575 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Youths | One national NGO driver was injured during an ambush by youths in the Inkas area, Torit, Eastern Equatoria. | Yes | Official Report |
4118 | Oct | 6 | 2023 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Incidental | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male NGO volunteer was killed in a Syrian Armed Forces rocket attack on Idlib city on October 6, 2023. The rockets struck a public street location where the aid worker was standing. | Yes | Focal Point |
3936 | Oct | 6 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 8.6 | 33.066667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national UN implementing partner was killed by unknown armed men in Roam Payan, Nasir County. | Yes | Official Report |
4044 | Oct | 6 | 2023 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.282778 | 36.851944 | Incidental | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One national NGO aid worker was injured when a shelling hit a public location in Daret Izza, Aleppo. Two other civilians were injured and one civilian was killed in the same incident (not counted). | Yes | Focal Point |
4147 | Oct | 7 | 2023 | IL | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.423648 | 34.4857959 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two male National Red Cross Society (Magen David Adom) aid workers were killed while on duty during the attack on Kibbutz's on October 7. | Yes | Media |
3940 | Oct | 7 | 2023 | IL | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.3085695 | 34.6048209 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Hamas | One IFRC National Society (Magen David Adom) ambulance driver was shot and killed by Hamas when driving an ambulance in Ofakim, Israel. | Yes | Official Report |
3941 | Oct | 7 | 2023 | IL | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.423648 | 34.4857959 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Hamas | One female NGO aid worker was killed by Hamas during the attack on the Be'eri kibbutz. | Yes | Media |
3942 | Oct | 7 | 2023 | IL | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.423648 | 34.4857959 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Hamas | One IFRC National Society (Magen David Adom) senior volunteer was shot and killed by Hamas in his home during the attack on the Be'eri kibbutz. | Yes | Media |
3943 | Oct | 7 | 2023 | IL | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.423648 | 34.4857959 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Hamas | One IFRC National Society (Magen David Adom) female paramedic was shot and killed by Hamas while providing health assistance to the people attacked in the Be'eri kibbutz. | Yes | Official Report |
3947 | Oct | 7 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 8.6 | 33.066667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One LNGO contractor was stabbed to death by unknown actors in Nasir, Upper Nile. | Yes | Official Report |
3948 | Oct | 7 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -3.4 | 29.15 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group in Luberivi, Uvira, South Kivu after a 2 vehicle UN convoy was ambushed travelling the Uvira-Sange road. The staff was released on October 12th. | Yes | ACLED |
4096 | Oct | 7 | 2023 | IL | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Raid | Project site | 31.310278 | 34.402222 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Hamas | One IFRC national society staff was reportedly kidnapped from a Kibbutz in Southern Israel while providing medical assistance and later died in Gaza. | Yes | Focal Point |
4045 | Oct | 8 | 2023 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Incidental | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | During a city-wide Syrian Armed forces rocket and artillery strike on Idlib city, 2 NGO staff members were injured and 2 others were killed from three different organisations. | Yes | Focal Point |
3931 | Oct | 9 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 15.65 | 32.483333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two health workers from an INGO-supported hospital were killed in a shelling in Omdurman, Khartoum. Five patients were also injured in the attack and needed to be transferred to other facilities (not counted here). | Yes | Offiicial Report |
3949 | Oct | 9 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.3484078 | -2.8084585 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two NGO health workers were kidnapped by JNIM militants between Gourma-Rharous and Tombouctou, Tombouctou region, during an ambush. Another civilian was also kidnapped (not counted). | Yes | ACLED |
3938 | Oct | 11 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.5119669 | 34.4438821 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Four Palestinian Red Crescent Society paramedics were killed when the ambulances they were in were hit by an aerial attack in the Gaza Strip. | Yes | Official Report |
3939 | Oct | 11 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 31.474722 | 34.473611 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic was shot and killed at the Karni crossing in eastern Gaza. | Yes | Official Report |
3950 | Oct | 11 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 7.699800 | 27.987561 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Luo youth | One local UN staff was kidnapped by Luo youths who demanded the government release their leader in exchange for the release of the UN staff in Wau, Western Bahr el-Ghazal. | Yes | Official Report |
4116 | Oct | 12 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 7.092192647384255 | 37.408370346749855 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) | Two INGO national staff members were kidnapped by OLA armed men on October 12 when travelling from Negelle to Hawasa. Following interventions by authorities and local elders they were released 2 days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
4243 | Oct | 14 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 12.9 | 3.483333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO staff was shot and killed at a project site in Zalingi, Darfur. | Yes | Focal Point |
4112 | Oct | 16 | 2023 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 35.183333 | 67.708056 | Political | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was injured after a man, not chosen as an aid recipient, attacked him in Saighan. | Yes | Focal Point |
4058 | Oct | 16 | 2023 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 7.6882389 | 80.3072691 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Aid recipient | One male INGO aid worker was assaulted and injured by a member of the community in Watawala. | Yes | Focal Point |
4244 | Oct | 17 | 2023 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Public location | 35.96 | 64.28 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff was killed in Almar, Faryab. | Yes | Focal Point |
3959 | Oct | 18 | 2023 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Detention | Custody | 12.0953 | 98.99441 | Political | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One national male NNGO driver ambulance died in custody after being arrested at the Za Wea Village checkpoint on the 30th of September and held in a compound in Auk Kin Village, Tanintharyi region. Allegedly, the aid worker died of the injuries sustained from torture. | Yes | ACLED |
3944 | Oct | 19 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.5033228 | 34.459722 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | One female national INGO aid worker was killed by a rocket strike on the Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza. | Yes | Media |
3951 | Oct | 25 | 2023 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Detention | Custody | 15.35 | 44.2 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Houti Forces | One male INGO aid worker was killed during captivity by the Houti Forces in Sana'a. The aid worker was in the custody of the armed group since the 9th of September. The INGO suspended operations in the north of Yemen due to this killing. | Yes | Official Report |
4006 | Oct | 25 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 11.550331 | 38.219766 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO aid worker was shot and killed in his house by unknown armed people in Gondar, Amhara region. | Yes | Official Report |
4191 | Oct | 26 | 2023 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 22.335 | 91.8325 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO guard was abducted and beaten by unknown armed actors on her way to the duty station in Chittagong. She was released the following evening and taken to the hospital for severe physical assault. | Yes | Media |
3952 | Oct | 26 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 9.533333 | 31.65 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | One male INGO aid worker and resident of the POC camp was kidnapped by members of the Agwelek forces - Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) in Eastern Malakal Payam, Malakal County. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3953 | Oct | 28 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.344444 | 34.303056 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | A senior UN aid agency staff was injured due to shelling from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | Yes | Official Report |
4186 | Oct | 31 | 2023 | CO | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 4.156416 | -73.607298 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by a non-identified NSAG in Colombia. The aid worker was released the next day due to community pressure. The NGO suspended activities after the incident. | Yes | Official Report |
3954 | Nov | 3 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.5243369 | 33.8330841 | Political | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid worker was injured when his ambulance was targeted by an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) strike at the entrance of Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza Strip. The ambulance was the second one targeted during the same attack. Other civilians were also injured (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
4109 | Nov | 4 | 2023 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 37.104167 | 40.93 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Unknown | One INGO staff member, travelling in a civilian SUV near the town of Amuda, was hit by a drone strike and killed. | Yes | Focal Point |
3979 | Nov | 5 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.516667 | 34.45 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One international organisation contractor was killed along with his family during an airstrike in Gaza. | Yes | Media |
4034 | Nov | 5 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.516667 | 34.45 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One national INGO aid worker was killed along with his family in his house during an airstrike in Gaza City. | Yes | Focal Point |
3967 | Nov | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 15.882298 | 0.242321 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was shot and killed when unknown armed men attacked a humanitarian vehicle on the road between Ansongo and Gao. | Yes | Official Report |
3971 | Nov | 6 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.1805 | 34.3888 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men while travelling by foot between Nyaka and Jebel Bumaat, Pibor, Jonglei after his vehicle got stuck. | Yes | ACLED |
3981 | Nov | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 15.93013 | 0.21518 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO aid worker was killed and another was wounded when unknown armed men attacked their vehicle in Gargouna town, Gao. | Yes | ACLED |
4093 | Nov | 6 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.532197 | 34.445394 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male INGO staff member was killed after his home in Al Shati refugee camp was bombed. | Yes | Official Report |
3955 | Nov | 7 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 31.514722 | 34.454167 | Unknown | Host state | Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) | According to media reports 20 Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid workers were injured on duty between the 7th of October and the 7th of November in the Gaza Strip. Eight emergency vehicles have also been put out of service due to the damage caused by airstrikes. | Yes | Media |
3960 | Nov | 7 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 6.3852554 | 32.6951453 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO aid worker was stabbed to death on the road to Nyaat town, Jebel Boma county, Jonglei region. The perpetrator and the reasons are unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
4059 | Nov | 9 | 2023 | IN | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 22.0865335 | 82.1598408 | Other | Unaffiliated | Spouse of a beneficiary | One male INGO aid worker was injured by a drunk relative of a beneficiary in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. | Yes | Focal Point |
3961 | Nov | 10 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 6.1805 | 34.3888 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO aid worker responding to a measles outbreak was killed by unknown actors after a community field visit in Boma, Pibor, Jonglei. | Yes | Media |
3962 | Nov | 11 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.088660 | 28.007110 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO aid worker was shot dead by unknown armed men between Wau and Kuajok, Jur River County, Western Bahr el Ghazal. Allegedly, the aid worker was killed due to his birthplace. | Yes | Official Report |
3988 | Nov | 11 | 2023 | KE | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | -1.286389 | 36.817222 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One UN aid worker was injured by a gunshot when two criminals on a motorcycle robbed the staff member's personal belongings. | Yes | Official Report |
3964 | Nov | 12 | 2023 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 20.167 | 92.785 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO director was kidnapped by an unknown armed group in Sittwe, Rakhine. The whereabouts of the director remain unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3968 | Nov | 12 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.533522 | 34.483676 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Two national INGO aid workers were killed due to a missile strike of the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. | Yes | Official Report |
3972 | Nov | 12 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 8.390160 | 28.268016 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Rek Dinka and the Marial Bai/Wun Bai community | One NNGO aid worker was killed during armed clashes between the Rek Dinka and the Marial Bai/Wun Bai community in Pathuon West, Gogrial East county, Warrap State. Nine other civilians were also killed (not counted here). | Yes | ACLED |
3982 | Nov | 13 | 2023 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -4.301111 | 28.944167 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two NGO aid workers were abducted when unknown armed men ambushed the convoy they were travelling in. Three vehicles were burnt during the incident. | Yes | Official Report |
3965 | Nov | 15 | 2023 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 51.997222 | 33.266667 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One female aid worker transporting food and supplies was injured due to shelling from the Russian Armed Forces in Novgorod-Siversky, Chernihiv. | Yes | ACLED |
4070 | Nov | 18 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 31.4326616 | 34.4059053 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male national INGO aid worker was killed when a convoy of marked vehicles with authorization to evacuate in Al Wahida, Gaza came under Israeli fire. One other civilian was also killed during the incident (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
4145 | Nov | 19 | 2023 | ZA | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | -26.204444 | 28.045556 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One UN staff member was stabbed by an acquaintance at her residence in Johannesburg. | Yes | Focal Point |
3963 | Nov | 21 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.4524079 | 34.3863319 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Two male INGO doctors were killed by an airstrike on the Al-Awda hospital in Gaza. A third doctor employed by the state hospital was also killed (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
3969 | Nov | 21 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.297864 | 34.271754 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One female UN aid worker was killed along with her family during a shelling in Southern Gaza. | Yes | Official Report |
4198 | Nov | 24 | 2023 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 36.508149 | 40.755990 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was killed by allegedly a drone attack on a vehicle in Al-Hasaka governorate. Two other civilians were injured during the attack (not counted). | Yes | Media |
3958 | Nov | 24 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.55 | 34.5 | Incidental | Host state | Isreali Defence Forces (IDF) | One off-duty male ICRC driver was killed in Northern Gaza along with other members of his family (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
3973 | Nov | 28 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.437285 | -4.890678 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Four NGO aid workers were abducted by JNIM militiamen between Tenenkou and Ke-Macina, Mopti region. Two vehicles were sized during the incident. | Yes | ACLED |
3974 | Nov | 29 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.59268 | -3.447089 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO aid worker was kidnapped by allegedly JNIM militants between Goudam and Tombouctou. The aid worker was released the next day. | Yes | ACLED |
3977 | Nov | 30 | 2023 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 23.979167 | 97.904722 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national LNGO aid worker was injured when unknown actors shot a vehicle transporting injured people between Muse and Mandalay, Shan state. Two aid recipients and a civilian were also injured (not counted). Due to the incident, the NGO suspended activities. | Yes | Media |
3978 | Nov | 30 | 2023 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 48.391667 | 37.873333 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One NNGO aid worker was injured by mortar shelling by Russian Forces during an attack on a food distribution centre in Toretsk city, Donetsk Oblast. | Yes | Media |
4047 | Nov | 30 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 46 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.410433 | 34.2235374 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | 41 UN aid workers have been killed and 5 have been injured during the clashes between the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and Hamas in the Gaza Strip between November 1 and November 30, 2023. Reports indicate most fatalities are due to aerial attacks. Exact dates and locations of those killed and the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
4071 | Dec | 1 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Home | 31.3461996 | 34.2936774 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One female national INGO aid worker was killed along with her family in Khan Younis at some point in December 2023. | Yes | Official Report |
3970 | Dec | 4 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.1818644 | 34.3808386 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men between Nawaporuru village and Boma town for unknown reasons. | Yes | Official Report |
3966 | Dec | 10 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 15.5407114 | 32.4876668 | Disputed | Host state | Sudanese Armed Forces | Three International ICRC aid workers were injured when a convoy of clearly marked vehicles was fired while evacuating civilians from Khartoum to Wad Medani. During the incident, two non-ICRC people were killed, and four people were also injured (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
3983 | Dec | 10 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.285409 | 31.6032473 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO aid worker was wounded when unknown armed men ambushed a private vehicle on the road between Juba and Bor. Two other civilians were also injured (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
3975 | Dec | 11 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.4524078 | 34.3840412 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One INGO health worker was injured by a shot fired from outside in Al-Awda Hospital, in Gaza. | Yes | Official Report |
3976 | Dec | 12 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.487254 | 34.4240813 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male INGO aid worker was killed along with his family by an airstrike in Gaza. | Yes | Official Report |
4146 | Dec | 14 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 5.333333 | 39.583333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four UN contracted commercial drivers were kidnapped from an 11 truck convoy travelling in Liban Woreda near Negelle town. Ransom was requested, but after negotiations they were released after 2 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
4092 | Dec | 16 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.447656 | 34.392875 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO staff member was killed along with her four children when their home was hit by an explosion in the Nuseirat area, Central Gaza. | Yes | Official Report |
3984 | Dec | 19 | 2023 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.3203879 | 21.1753963 | Incidental | Host state | Central African Armed Forces (FACA) | One national NGO aid worker was beaten and injured by the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) after accidentally hitting a child when riding his motorbike. | Yes | Official Report |
4185 | Dec | 20 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 12.032126 | 37.722346 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown actors who demanded a ransom to release the aid worker in the Amhara region. | Yes | Official Report |
3985 | Dec | 22 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 4.565 | 28.375 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Ex-wife | One male national aid worker was shot and wounded by his ex-wife for unknown reasons in Nzara, Western Equatoria. | Yes | Official Report |
3986 | Dec | 22 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.5016942 | 34.4565447 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN national aid worker was killed with his family during an aerial bombardment in Gaza City. | Yes | Official Report |
4194 | Dec | 24 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.941436 | 43.865745 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO aid worker was injured and later died after an IED exploded at a police checkpoint in Bay. | Yes | Media |
4064 | Dec | 30 | 2023 | ET | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 14.0958622 | 38.2445839 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Police | One male UN aid worker was assaulted and injured by thee police in Shire, Tigray region. | Yes | Focal Point |
4183 | Dec | 31 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.395793 | 34.303604 | Unknown | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One aid worker was killed by an Israeli naval ship strike on the Gaza Strip. | Yes | Media |
4048 | Dec | 31 | 2023 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.410433 | 34.2235374 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | 31 UN aid workers have been killed during the clashes between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas in the Gaza Strip between December 1 and December 31, 2023. Reports indicate most fatalities are due to aerial attacks. Exact dates and locations of those killed and the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
3989 | Jan | 1 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 9.55 | 31.65 | Unknown | Staff member | UN national staff | One national INGO aid worker was injured by another aid worker over a disagreement in Malakal, Upper Nile. | Pending | Official Report |
3990 | Jan | 2 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.433333 | 1.4 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | PMC Wagner | One aid worker from the National Red Cross was kidnapped by alleged members of the PMC Wagner Group in Kidal. | Pending | Official Report |
4037 | Jan | 3 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 13.266667 | 34.141667 | Unknown | Host state | Sudanese Armed Forces | An unknown number of aid workers from the Emergency Monitoring Room were beaten and tortured by the Sudanese Armed Forces in Dindar, Sennar state. (Defaulted to two). | Pending | ACLED |
3991 | Jan | 5 | 2024 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 13.696667 | 44.730833 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed actors in Al Dhale, Dhale governorate. | Pending | Media |
4009 | Jan | 5 | 2024 | MZ | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | -11.3534471 | 40.3426765 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One off-duty INGO driver was killed by unknown armed actors during an attack in Chibanga Village, Mocimboa da Praia. Three other civilians were also killed (not counted). | Pending | Official Report |
3992 | Jan | 8 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 4.408056 | 32.575 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | One UN national staff was injured while passing by the Inca Road, Torit, where two local gangs were clashing. | Pending | Official Report | |
3993 | Jan | 9 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 4.256111 | 33.456111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO security guard was stabbed to death by unknown actors while on duty at the organisation's health facility in Lotukei Payam, Budi County, Eastern Equatoria. | Pending | Official Report |
3994 | Jan | 10 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.516667 | 34.45 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Four national Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid workers were killed when their ambulance was hit by a shell in Gaza. Two other injured civilians were also killed (not counted). | Pending | Official Report |
3995 | Jan | 10 | 2024 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 13.575 | 39.0875 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national Ethiopian Red Cross ambulance driver was shot and killed by unknown actors while on duty in the Central Zone of the Tigray Region. | Pending | ACLED |
3996 | Jan | 11 | 2024 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Project site | 10.8654 | 13.8775 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three national INGO aid workers were kidnapped by unknown actors while deployed on a project visit in the village of Yeme, Kossa area, North region. | Pending | ACLED |
4024 | Jan | 15 | 2024 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Road | 34.8325 | 40.661944 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national head of NGO was severely injured by two unknown armed actors in Ago Hamam town, Deir ez-Zor governorate. | Pending | Media |
4038 | Jan | 15 | 2024 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 11.792222 | 41.008611 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was killed by unknown armed men in Semera, Afar region. | Pending | ACLED |
4039 | Jan | 15 | 2024 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 11.585 | 37.39 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two aid workers were killed by unknown armed men in the Amhara region. | Pending | ACLED |
4040 | Jan | 15 | 2024 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 7.618442 | 34.689331 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was killed by unknown armed actors in the Gambella region. | Pending | ACLED |
4025 | Jan | 18 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 4.160525 | 42.078457 | Unknown | Host state | Somali Armed Forces | One national LNGO aid worker was injured when a government soldier shot the vehicle the aid worker was in Qansaley IDP camp, Dolow. | Pending | ACLED |
4019 | Jan | 20 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 12.6125616 | -7.9741559 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN driver was injured by unknown armed men on motorcycles who robbed his personal belongings in Magnambougou Fasso Kanu, Bamako. | Pending | Official Report |
4026 | Jan | 20 | 2024 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Road | 11.08 | 36.89 | Unknown | Host state | Ethiopian Armed Forces | One INGO aid worker was injured when the Ethiopian Armed Forces allegedly opened fire into the air in Addis Kidam town, Amhara region. | Pending | Official Report |
4035 | Jan | 27 | 2024 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 35.58 | 39.3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three national aid workers were shot and killed by unknown armed men in Sahlat al Banat camp, Raqqa. | Pending | Media |
4041 | Jan | 27 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.1886 | 6.48944 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Zamfara Militia | One male INGO aid worker was kidnapped in Bundugu, Zamfara, by the Zamfara militia while going to visit his family. The armed group demanded a ransom to free the aid worker. The aid worker was released on February 19. | Pending | ACLED |
4027 | Jan | 31 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 31.347336 | 34.297132 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Two male national aid workers of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society were shot and killed close to Al Amal Hospital in Khan Younis. | Pending | Official Report |
4028 | Jan | 31 | 2024 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Shelling | Individual attack | Project site | 46.833333 | 33.416667 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | Two international INGO aid workers were killed, and another four international INGO aid workers were injured when allegedly Loitering Munitions from the Russian Armed Forces hit them in Beryslav, Kherson Oblast. | Pending | Official Report |
4033 | Jan | 31 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.410433 | 34.2235374 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | 10 UN aid workers have been killed and 1 UN aid worker has been injured during the clashes between the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and Hamas in the Gaza Strip between the 1 and the 31 of January, 2024. Reports indicate most fatalities are due to aerial attacks. Exact dates and locations of those killed and the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. | Pending | Official Report |
4121 | Feb | 1 | 2024 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.633333 | -3.716667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two national NNGO aid workers and one driver were kidnapped by JNIM militants in Bourasso, Kossi. The three personnel were released on February 4th. | Pending | ACLED |
4122 | Feb | 1 | 2024 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 46.833333 | 33.416667 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | Two international INGO aid workers were killed, three international aid workers were injured, and one national aid worker was injured during a drone attack in Beryslav, Kherson Oblast. | Pending | Official Report |
4030 | Feb | 2 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 31.343889 | 34.3025 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One female Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid worker was shot and killed by a sniper in Khan Younis. | Pending | Official Report |
4169 | Feb | 4 | 2024 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.202832 | 37.222524 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national contractor of an INGO was injured when a landmine exploded while installing a water line in Um Rjem village, Aleppo. | Pending | Focal Point |
4042 | Feb | 5 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 9.344206 | 28.585714 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national INGO aid workers were killed in Abyei, Warrap. | Pending | Official Report |
4123 | Feb | 6 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Home | 8.963873 | 7.378364 | Unknown | Unknown | Unkown | One INGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown armed actors from the residence in Lugbe, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. Another civilian was kidnapped too (not counted). The aid worker was released on February 13. | Pending | ACLED |
4031 | Feb | 7 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 31.348249 | 34.298072 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid worker was shot and killed while evacuating wounded people in Gaza. | Pending | Official Report |
4073 | Feb | 7 | 2024 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Unknown | Unknown | -1.563426 | 29.059267 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | March 23 Movement (M23) | One NGO aid worker was killed during a bombing attack by the March 23 Movement (M23) in Sake, Masisi, North Kivu. | Pending | Media |
4043 | Feb | 9 | 2024 | TD | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 9.233075 | 16.921971 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female international INGO doctor was kidnapped by unknown actors who pretended to be patients at the Saint-Michel hospital in Dono Manga. Her whereabouts remain unknown. One other foreign doctor was also kidnapped but escaped during the incident. | Pending | Official Report |
4032 | Feb | 10 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.504215 | 34.434714 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Two national Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid workers were killed when the ambulance they were in was hit in Gaza. | Pending | Official Report |
4081 | Feb | 12 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.093175 | -3.079219 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Six aid workers were kidnapped along with their partners by JNIM militants between Koro and Yoro, Mopti. Their whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4124 | Feb | 14 | 2024 | LB | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Raid | Unknown | 33.233333 | 35.4 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Isreali Defence Forces (IDF) | One NRCS paramedic was injured during a raid to Kfar Dounine, Nabatieh. | Pending | Media |
4074 | Feb | 16 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.239726 | 29.741979 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One male INGO aid worker was kidnapped by alleged members of the Rapid Support Forces on the road between Dilling and El Obeid, South Kordofan. The aid worker was released on March 5th. | Pending | Official Report |
4082 | Feb | 17 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 11.506812 | 13.687842 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One INGO aid worker was attacked and injured by alleged members of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in Bama, Borno. | Pending | ACLED |
4236 | Feb | 18 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Complex attack | Raid | Unknown | 12.199382 | 29.735735 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces | At least one aid worker was killed during an attack by the Rapid Support Forces on five different villages in South Kordofan. The exact number of victims is unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4199 | Feb | 19 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 13.361095 | 5.242661 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN focal point was shot and injured by an unidentified Sokoto militia in Gwadabawa, Sokoto. | Pending | Official Report |
4239 | Feb | 20 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 5.712508 | 6.416986 | Unknown | Criminal | Not applicable | One male INGO aid worker was killed with a machete at his home by criminals who robbed his personal belongings in Ndokwa West, Delta. | Pending | Official Report |
4094 | Feb | 22 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.418889 | 34.351667 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male UN agency staff member was killed in Deir Al Balah after his home was hit by an airstrike. Several members of his family were also killed. | Pending | Official Report |
4075 | Feb | 26 | 2024 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 33.297230 | 44.338035 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men close to his home in Baghdad. | Pending | Media |
4076 | Feb | 28 | 2024 | PK | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 28.65 | 70.68 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national contractor for the Polio Eradication Programme was kidnapped by unknown armed actors in Khanpur. | Pending | Official Report |
4046 | Feb | 29 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.410433 | 34.2235374 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | 8 UN aid workers have been killed during the clashes between the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and Hamas in the Gaza Strip between the 1st and the 29th of February, 2024. Reports indicate most fatalities are due to aerial attacks. Exact dates and locations of those killed and the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. | Pending | Official Report |
4077 | Feb | 29 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 9.338028 | 29.040147 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted driver was shot and injured during an ambush of a convoy of trucks between Abiemnmhom and Mayom, Unity. | Pending | Official Report |
4125 | Mar | 2024 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 12.344229 | -1.535609 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One national NGO bodyguard was stabbed to death during a robbery of the NGO office by criminals in Ouagadougou. | Pending | Media | |
4078 | Mar | 3 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.285174 | 34.271157 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male national INGO aid worker was killed along with his family during an aerial strike in Khirbat al 'Adas, Gaza. | Pending | Official Report |
4079 | Mar | 4 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 7.665629 | 31.608374 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted driver was injured during an ambush by unknown armed men on the road between Bor and Yuai, Jonglei. | Pending | Official Report |
4080 | Mar | 7 | 2024 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Office/compound | 10.278875 | 22.796583 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One bodyguard was injured, and one bodyguard was kidnapped during an armed incursion to an. INGO base in Birao, Vakanga. | Pending | Official Report |
4091 | Mar | 8 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.418889 | 34.351667 | Disputed | Host state | Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) | One INGO staff member was killed when the place he and his family were sheltering was hit by an Israeli airstrike. Reports indicate the coordinates of the shelter in Deir Al Balah had been shared with parties to the conflict. | Pending | Official Report |
4083 | Mar | 9 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 7.552603 | 31.510713 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Youths | One UN-contracted international driver was killed during an ambush by an unidentified group of youth in Payuel Payam, Jonglei. | Pending | Official Report |
4072 | Mar | 14 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.410433 | 34.2235374 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | 5 UN aid workers have been killed during the clashes between the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and Hamas in the Gaza Strip between the 1st and the 14th of March, 2024. Reports indicate most fatalities are due to aerial attacks. Exact dates and locations of those killed and the extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. | Pending | Official Report |
4084 | Mar | 14 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 31.298370 | 34.241829 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN aid worker was killed, and 22 UN aid workers were injured during a drone attack on a UN distribution centre in Rafah, Gaza. | Pending | Official Report |
4085 | Mar | 14 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 9.533310 | 31.666909 | Other | Aid recipient | IDP | One UN-contracted security guard was injured by an IDP who forcibly attempted to enter the Malakal POC compound in Malakal, Upper Nile. | Pending | Official Report |
4158 | Mar | 16 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 4.850678 | 31.562167 | Economic | Criminal | One national INGO aid worker was injured by criminals who entered the home of the aid worker and stole valuable items in Munuki, Central Equatoria. | Pending | Official Report | |
4174 | Mar | 18 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 11.15 | 12.75 | Unknown | Staff member | Colleague | Three INGO aid workers were stabbed and injured by one of their colleagues in Damboa, Borno. | Pending | Official Report |
4200 | Mar | 19 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.531724 | 34.496467 | Unknown | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Two aid workers were killed during a bombardment of the aid warehouse in Mukhayyam Jabalya refugee camp, Gaza Strip. | Pending | ACLED |
4240 | Mar | 19 | 2024 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 35.311930 | 40.160324 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defence Forces (IDF) | One UN aid worker was killed during an airstrike in Deir ez-Zor. | Pending | Media |
4201 | Mar | 24 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.432716 | 33.175445 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | An unknown number of aid workers were kidnapped by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sharg An Neel, Khartoum. While some were later released, there are other aid workers whose whereabouts remain unknown. (Defaulted to two). | Pending | ACLED |
4088 | Mar | 24 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Project site | 31.344444 | 34.303056 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Two male staff members of the Palestinian Red Crescent were killed during the evacuation of the Al Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis. | Pending | Official Report |
4176 | Mar | 25 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 12.683333 | 13.6 | Unknown | Aid recipient | IDPs | Two INGO volunteers were injured during an IDP protest at an aid distribution in Monguno, Borno State. Two other civilians were also injured (not counted). | Pending | Official Report |
4126 | Mar | 26 | 2024 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 35.328395 | 40.134974 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national UN aid worker was killed during an airstrike that hit his home in Deir ez-Zor. | Pending | Media |
4202 | Mar | 27 | 2024 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Ambush | Road | 16.921235 | 97.373971 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One LNGO ambulance was injured when an unidentified armed group attacked the vehicle in Ka Mar Saing, Thaton, Mon state. | Pending | ACLED |
4087 | Mar | 29 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.514722 | 34.454167 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, 11 off-duty staff members have been killed in the Gaza Strip from collateral violence since October 7, 2023. Further details on the individual incidents is not available at this time. | Pending | Official Report |
4170 | Mar | 30 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 6.529565 | 32.658730 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Murle Tribesman | Three national NNGO aid workers were kidnapped by allegedly Murle Tribesman between Bor and Gumuruk, Jonglei. Their whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | Focal Point |
4127 | Mar | 31 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 9.380147 | 31.124970 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO aid worker was shot and killed in his home by an unknown armed actor in Phom, Fangak, Jonglei. | Pending | Official Report |
4203 | Mar | 31 | 2024 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Road | -1.6637385 | 29.2287125 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One ICRC driver was killed by unknown armed men in Goma, North Kivu. | Pending | ACLED |
4090 | Apr | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.514722 | 34.454167 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | According to UN agency reports, an additional 16 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between March 15 and April 28, 2024. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. | Pending | Official Report | |
4204 | Apr | 1 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Road | 12.5253187 | 6.1769736 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Zamfara Militia | One NNGO aid worker was shot and killed by the Zamfara militia in Maradun, Zamfara. | Pending | ACLED |
4086 | Apr | 1 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.435639 | 34.386136 | Incidental | Host state | Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) | 7 INGO staff members, including 1 national and 6 international staff, were killed in an Israeli Defence Forces strike in Central Gaza, as their aid convoy left a warehouse. One additional national INGO staff was injured. According to official statements, the vehicles were all clearly marked and information on their movements had been shared with parties to the conflict. Israel has taken responsibility for the attack, calling it "unintentional." The INGO has suspended all operations in the area. | Pending | Official Report |
4089 | Apr | 1 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.418889 | 34.351667 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One INGO staff member was seriously injured after an airstrike hit his home in Central Gaza, Deir al-Balah. | Pending | Media |
4128 | Apr | 4 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 2.095567 | 45.366741 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One international INGO aid worker and one national INGO aid worker were killed by Al Shabaab militants when on their way to deliver food assistance in Mogadishu. | Pending | Media |
4205 | Apr | 4 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 13.079110 | 22.844780 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One INGO manager was kidnapped by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Kereneik, West Darfur, who demanded a ransom for his release. The aid worker was on April 9. | Pending | ACLED |
4206 | Apr | 5 | 2024 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.202870 | 12.421025 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One NNGO driver was killed by ISWAP along the Maine Soroa road, Diffa. | Pending | ACLED |
4159 | Apr | 8 | 2024 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Road | 1.372558 | 28.996508 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | One national NRCS aid worker was kidnapped in Mambasa by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) for unknown reasons. The body of the aid worker was found on April 22 in the forest of Kindiasa village, Ituri. | Pending | Media |
4161 | Apr | 16 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.4697 | 34.4316 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male UN aid worker was killed in the Netzarim corridor, Gaza. | Pending | Media |
4095 | Apr | 20 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 32.084722 | 35.257778 | Political | Unaffiliated | Israeli Settlers | One male Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic was shot and killed, and one driver of the PRCS was injured while providing medical assistance to victims in Al Sawiya, West Bank. | Pending | Official Report |
4207 | Apr | 26 | 2024 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 50.432922 | 35.907593 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | Three aid workers were injured while delivering aid due to a drone strike in Sotnytskyi Kozachok, Kharkiv. | Pending | Media |
4208 | Apr | 27 | 2024 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 12.791663 | 45.024945 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Southern Transitional Council (STC) | One aid worker was kidnapped from an NGO bakery by the Southern Transitional Council in Aden. | Pending | Media |
4209 | Apr | 27 | 2024 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.500512 | 40.741993 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | QSD militia | An unknown number of Red Cross aid workers were kidnapped over allegations of smuggling an international civilian by QSD militants in Al-Hasakah. Number of aid workers defaulted to two. | Pending | ACLED |
4102 | May | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.514722 | 34.454167 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | According to UN agency reports, an additional 7 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between April 30 and May 31, 2024. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. | Pending | Official Report | |
4252 | May | 2024 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 0.939374 | 34.844348 | Economic | Criminal | Non applicable | One NNGO contracted security guard was injured when a group of criminals attacked and robbed a relief distribution centre in Saboti, Trans Nzoia. | Pending | Official Report | |
4253 | May | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Roadside IED | Unknown | Road | 4.165968 | 42.075375 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | Two NGO staff were injured when an Al Shabaab IED exploded in the Dolow-Beled Xaawo road, Dolow. | Pending | Official Report | |
4254 | May | 2024 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Roadside IED | Unknown | Road | 12.933741 | -3.911625 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO aid worker was killed when an IED exploded in Kossi, Boucle du Mouhoun. Five other civilians died in the incident. | Pending | Official Report | |
4255 | May | 2024 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Raid | Project site | 13.426002 | -2.044889 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO aid worker was killed during a JNIM attack on an IDP camp in Goubré, Yatenga. At least 71 other people were killed during the attack. (not counted here). | Pending | Official Report | |
4256 | May | 2024 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 34.440663 | 69.117909 | Other | Unaffiliated | Fellow staff member | One NGO staff was shot and injured by a staff colleague over an altercation at their office. | Pending | Official Report | |
4097 | May | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.514722 | 34.454167 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | According to UN reports, 6 UN staff members have been killed in the Gaza Strip between April 28 and May 7. Further information is unavailable at this time. | Pending | Official Report | |
4129 | May | 2 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 12.867868 | 24.743731 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two ICRC drivers were killed and three ICRC aid workers were injured by unknown armed men in Sharg Aj Jabal, South Darfur. | Pending | Official Report |
4101 | May | 2 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | One INGO staff member was killed during intercommunal clashes in Pibor town. Humanitarian programs were temporarily suspended. | Pending | Official Report |
4131 | May | 6 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Public location | 6.883416 | 33.067952 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO aid worker was found dead in a public space in Wunkok, Greater Pibor Area. The aid worker left his duty station five days before to go to Pibor. | Pending | Official Report |
4099 | May | 7 | 2024 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Haitian National Police | One UN contracted security guard was shot and killed when the public transport bus he was travelling in came under fire from the police. Four other civilians were killed and numerous injured (not counted here). | Pending | Official Report |
4132 | May | 11 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 14.478262 | 33.515644 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NRCS aid worker was shot and killed and one national NRCS was injured by unknown armed men when collecting data for humanitarian assistance in Abu Haraz, Al Jazirah. | Pending | Official Report |
4272 | May | 11 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 13.608814 | 25.361638 | Disputed | Host state | Sudanese Armed Forces | One aid worker was killed when the roof of an INGO-supported hospital collapsed due to an aerial attack of allegedly the Sudanese Armed Forces in Al Fasher, North Darfur. Two other civilians died during the incident (not counted). | Pending | Media |
4119 | May | 13 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.288611 | 34.251944 | Disputed | Host state | Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) | One UN-contracted national driver was killed and one UN international aid worker was injured in an aerial attack in the east of Rafah, Gaza. | Pending | Official Report |
4157 | May | 13 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Road | 9.487987 | 31.049532 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) | One boat driver from an INGO was injured by the SPLA-IO along the Tonga - Atar corridor, Panyikang County, Upper Nile. The INGO suspended movements through the corridor after the incident. | Pending | Official Report |
4098 | May | 13 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.2725 | 34.258611 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One international staff member of a UN agency that supports humanitarian programming was killed and another international was injured when their marked UN vehicle was hit by gunshots in Rafah on route to a hospital. | Pending | Official Report |
4100 | May | 14 | 2024 | LB | Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 33.898056 | 35.505833 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency staff member was hit by a stray bullet in Beirut near his home. He was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. | Pending | Official Report |
4210 | May | 15 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.311944 | 33.557575 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Janoub Al Hizam, Khartoum. His/her whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4133 | May | 19 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 9.528041 | 31.670600 | Other | Unaffiliated | Family member | One female national INGO aid worker was beaten and injured by a family member for unknown reasons in Malakal POC camp. | Pending | Official Report |
4148 | May | 19 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Office/compound | 12.920599 | 23.499944 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One INGO director was taken from the organisation's office by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for unknown reasons in Zalingi, Central Darfur. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | Media |
4149 | May | 20 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.034276 | 24.947332 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One UN driver was taken to an unknown location by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) at the Jabal stop in Nyala, South Darfur. He was released several days later. | Yes | Media |
4177 | May | 21 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 8.030645 | 3.477587 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three UN aid workers were kidnapped during an ambush along the Okeho-Iseyin road, Oyo state. The three aid workers were released on the 24 of May after the payment of a ransom. | Pending | Official Report |
4211 | May | 22 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 15.437800 | 33.119489 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One National Red Crescent Society aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men in , Sharg An NeelKhartoum. | Pending | ACLED |
4150 | May | 23 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) | One male national PRCS aid worker was killed in his home during an aerial bombardment in Rafah, Gaza Strip. | Pending | Media | ||
4134 | May | 24 | 2024 | ET | Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 12.6075 | 37.459167 | Host state | Ethiopian Armed Forces | One aid worker was killed and at least one other aid worker was injured in Gondar, Amhara region. | Pending | Media | |
4212 | May | 24 | 2024 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 23.993204 | 97.903310 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) | One LNGO vice-chairman was kidnapped by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in Muse city, Shan. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4135 | May | 25 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 13.618643 | 25.353579 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO aid worker was killed when a shell hit his home in Al Fasher, North Darfur. | Pending | Official Report |
4257 | May | 25 | 2024 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 49.982554 | 36.309157 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two NGO aid workers were injured during a missile strike in Kharviv City. | Pending | Official Report |
4213 | May | 26 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 12.720096 | 30.643063 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NRCS aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men in Er Rahad, North Kordofan. | Pending | ACLED |
4153 | May | 27 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.288124 | 34.251335 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) | Two aid workers were killed and one aid worker was injured in an aerial bombardment at the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip. The hospital ceased operations following the attack. | Pending | Media |
4136 | May | 28 | 2024 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.123300 | 16.923575 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO aid workers were injured when unknown armed men shot at their vehicle between Boguila and Bomissi village, in Ouham. | Pending | Official Report |
4214 | May | 28 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.308817 | 34.241153 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | At least three Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid workers were killed during an aerial attack on Al as Sultan, Rafah, Gaza. | Pending | ACLED |
4120 | May | 29 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.3092731 | 34.2311362 | Disputed | Host state | Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) | Two Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics were killed during an aerial attack on their ambulance in the area of Tel Sultan, Rafah, in Gaza. | Pending | Official Report |
4178 | May | 29 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.685275 | 13.570482 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State of West Africa Province | One NGO aid worker was kidnapped at a checkpoint by allegedly ISWAP militants in the Monguno-Gajiram road, Borno state. two other civilians were also kidnapped and another civilian was injured (not counted). | Pending | Official Report |
4237 | Jun | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.514722 | 34.454167 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | According to UN agency reports, one additional UN agency staff member was killed in the Gaza Strip between the 2nd and the 30th of June, 2024. Further information on the exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. | Pending | Official Report | |
4258 | Jun | 2024 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Project site | 5.673682 | 9.230019 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO aid worker was kidnapped by an unknown OAG in the South-West region. The aid worker was released a week later. | Pending | Official Report | |
4259 | Jun | 2024 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 32.444873 | 62.094311 | Other | Unknown | Uknown | One female NGO aid worker was shot and wounded by armed men allegedly over a familiar dispute in Farah. Another civilian was also injured (not counted here). | Pending | Official Report | |
4260 | Jun | 2024 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 48.393867 | 37.851982 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One aid worker was killed due to a Russian aerial attack in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast. | Pending | Official Report | |
4288 | Jun | 2024 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Office/compound | -8.470207 | 28.901263 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female NGO aid worker was killed by unknown armed men at her hotel while on duty in Pweto, Haut-Katanga. | Pending | Official Report | |
4289 | Jun | 2024 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.110053 | 29.294252 | Political | Unaffiliated | Armed demonstrators | Two INGO aid workers were killed when a group of armed demonstrators opened fire on a convoy of 15 aid workers who were trying to reach Butembo, North Kivu. The demonstrators confined and physically assaulted the aid workers, but the rest of the group managed to escape (not counted). | Pending | Official Report | |
4290 | Jun | 2024 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | -1.298163 | 36.772933 | Political | Unaffiliated | Protesters | Two INGO aid workers were injured when protesters threw stones at the ambulance they were in while responding to casualties from the protest. | Pending | Official Report | |
4317 | Jun | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Project site | 15.65 | 32.545833 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO was injured by unknown armed men who were asking for the funding of the project in Bahri, Khartoum. | Pending | Media | |
4215 | Jun | 1 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 15.470841 | 33.150905 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One NNGO was shot and killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sharg An Neel, Khartoum. | Pending | ACLED |
4216 | Jun | 1 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Unknown | Office/compound | 3.107049 | 43.641429 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | One LNGO bodyguard was injured by an IED planted by Al Shabaab at the entrance of the office in Baidoa, Baydhaba, Bay. | Pending | ACLED |
4162 | Jun | 5 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 7.346017 | 31.407813 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted individual was injured during an ambush by unknown individuals between Mabiourand Wernyol village, Duk county. | Pending | Official Report |
4179 | Jun | 6 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | 9.099313 | 7.408902 | Economic | Criminal | Criminal | One INGO aid worker was injured during an armed robbery of a compound of aid workers' apartments in Gwarinpa, Abuja. | Pending | Official Report |
4220 | Jun | 6 | 2024 | YE | Yemen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 14.811592 | 42.968426 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Houti Forces | At least two UN aid workers and one INGO aid worker were abducted by Houthi Forces in Al Hodeidah due to accusations of espionage. Abductions have been documented in at least 5 different locations in the country. The exact number of aid workers abducted is unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4221 | Jun | 6 | 2024 | YE | Yemen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 15.326167 | 44.210776 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Houthi Forces | At least two UN aid workers and one INGO aid worker were abducted by Houthi Forces in Sana'a due to accusations of espionage. Abductions have been documented in at least 5 different locations in the country. The exact number of aid workers abducted is unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4222 | Jun | 6 | 2024 | YE | Yemen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 15.658231 | 43.934240 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Houthi Forces | At least two UN aid workers and one INGO aid worker were abducted by Houthi Forces in Amran due to accusations of espionage. Abductions have been documented in at least 5 different locations in the country. The exact number of aid workers abducted is unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4223 | Jun | 6 | 2024 | YE | Yemen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 15.695 | 43.5975 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Houthi Forces | At least two UN aid workers and one INGO aid worker were abducted by Houthi Forces in Hajjah due to accusations of espionage. Abductions have been documented in at least 5 different locations in the country. The exact number of aid workers abducted is unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4224 | Jun | 6 | 2024 | YE | Yemen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 16.956399 | 43.741383 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Houthi Forces | At least two UN aid workers and one INGO aid worker were abducted by Houthi Forces in Sa'dah due to accusations of espionage. Abductions have been documented in at least 5 different locations in the country. The exact number of aid workers abducted is unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4152 | Jun | 8 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.417908 | 34.350060 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) | One female INGO aid worker was killed with her family during an aerial bombardment of her home in Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. | Pending | Official report |
4217 | Jun | 8 | 2024 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.311274 | 44.214385 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Houti Forces | One UN aid worker was kidnapped by Houthi forces in Sana'a along with other individuals from international organisations and diplomatic bodies (not counted here). Houthis have kidnapped an unknown number of people over claims of Western espionage. | Pending | ACLED |
4163 | Jun | 12 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.603973 | 33.000440 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One female national INGO aid worker was injured in a commercial vehicle by unknown armed actors along the Kapoeta-Torit road, Eastern Equatoria. | Pending | Official Report |
4164 | Jun | 13 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Home | 4.578178 | 28.404636 | Unknown | Criminal | Criminals | One national INGO aid worker was injured when criminal actors entered his house in Yambio Town, Western Equatoria. | Pending | Official Report |
4165 | Jun | 13 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 32.463776 | 35.290289 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) | One Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic was injured while transporting a patient in an ambulance in Jenin, West Bank. | Pending | Media |
4167 | Jun | 14 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 9.247366 | 29.795307 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national UN-contracted bodyguard was stabbed and injured by unknown actors when on his way to Bentiu IDP camp, Unity. | Pending | Official Report |
4166 | Jun | 16 | 2024 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Road | 50.926810 | 34.753783 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO driver was injured when the bus he was driving for humanitarian purposes was attacked in Sumy, Sumy Oblast. Three other civilians were also injured. (not counted here) | Pending | Media |
4168 | Jun | 16 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 3.959378 | 33.288955 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national aid worker was injured with a knife by unknown actors when going to pay salaries to polio vaccination staff in Losite Payam, Ikotos County. The perpetrators robbed the money. | Pending | Official Report |
4171 | Jun | 18 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 13.661798 | 25.451591 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One female NNGO aid worker was killed by an artillery bombardment in the Abu Shouk Camp, El Fasher, North Darfur. | Pending | Media |
4151 | Jun | 19 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 15.642792 | 32.490947 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was killed in a shelling of the Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, Khartoum. Two other civilians were killed and 27 injured during the attack (not counted). | Pending | Official Report |
4218 | Jun | 21 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 4.732688 | 45.202346 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | One NRCS aid worker was kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants near Luuqjelow, Beledweyne, Hiraan. The aid worker was released the next day after a ransom was paid. | Pending | ACLED |
4172 | Jun | 22 | 2024 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 21.458951 | 95.388104 | Unknown | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One LNGO ambulance driver was shot and injured by allegedly Myanmar military men when transporting an ill person from Myingyan town to Sa Kha Ma village, Mandalay region. The patient was also shot and killed (not counted). | Pending | Media |
4219 | Jun | 23 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.430943 | 32.510099 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One NNGO aid worker was abducted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Jebel Awlia, Khartoum. The aid worker's whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4156 | Jun | 25 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.516667 | 34.45 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was killed in an attack along with 5 other civilians as he cycled to work in Gaza City. | Pending | Official Report |
4225 | Jun | 25 | 2024 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Unknown | 15.378215 | 44.171233 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Houthi Forces | One INGO aid worker was kidnapped by Houthi Forces in Sana'a over accusations of espionage. The whereabouts of the aid worker remain unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4226 | Jun | 25 | 2024 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Ambush | Road | 22.921490 | 96.505791 | Unknown | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | Three male LNGO aid workers were shot and disappeared from the ambulance in which they were transporting a patient in Mogoke, Mandalay. The ambulance was found damaged, while the whereabouts of the aid workers remain unknown. | Pending | Media |
4180 | Jun | 29 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Body-borne IED | Individual attack | Public location | 11.077570 | 13.694712 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Civilian | Two off-duty INGO aid workers were killed, and one NNGO volunteer was injured during a suicide bomb at a wedding in Gwonza, Borno State. | Pending | Official Report |
4173 | Jun | 30 | 2024 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 0.083213 | 29.282507 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national INGO aid workers were killed and two national INGO aid workers were kidnapped in an ambush to a convoy in Butembo, North Kivu. The whereabouts of the kidnapped staff remain unknown. | Pending | Media |
4238 | Jul | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.514722 | 34.454167 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | According to UN agency reports, an additional 10 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between July 1st and 31st, 2024. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. | Pending | Official Report | |
4227 | Jul | 5 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Project site | 13.567945 | 33.562202 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One on-duty NRCS aid worker was killed while in Sennar. | Pending | Official Report |
4318 | Jul | 6 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 3.698056 | 42.597222 | Incidental | Unknown | Two aid workers were killed when the escalation of clans conflict led to the torch of an IDPs' settlement in Luuq, Gedo. | Pending | Media | |
4261 | Jul | 11 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 3.331356 | 42.219429 | Other | Host state | Somali Armed Forces | One aid worker was shot and injured by a government soldier in Garbahaarey, Gedo. | Pending | ACLED |
4228 | Jul | 12 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Project site | 13.567945 | 33.562202 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One on-duty NRCS aid worker was killed by unknown armed men in Sennar. | Pending | Official Report |
4229 | Jul | 12 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.500487 | 34.466029 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One INGO aid worker and three other aid workers were killed during an aerial bombardment on a warehouse in Gaza. | Pending | Media |
4230 | Jul | 12 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 16.711967 | -0.259123 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO aid workers were killed by unknown armed men in Taboye town, Gao. | Pending | Media |
4231 | Jul | 13 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.495181 | 34.470707 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Two aid workers from an INGO implementing partner were killed due to a drone attack in Gaza. | Pending | Official Report |
4232 | Jul | 14 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.449527 | 34.393638 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Two INGO contractors were injured due to a strike on a project site in Nuseirat Camp, Gaza. | Pending | Official Report |
4273 | Jul | 16 | 2024 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 46.639865 | 32.614996 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One aid volunteer was injured during an allegedly Russian drone attack in Kherson. One other civilian was also injured during the attack (not counted). | Pending | Media |
4262 | Jul | 22 | 2024 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Custody | 11.437302 | 38.890519 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male NNGO aid worker was kidnapped and later killed by unknown actors who demanded a ransom in Dawunt Woreda, North Wello Zone, Amhara. | Pending | Media |
4241 | Jul | 24 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.345723 | 34.303698 | Unknown | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One INGO driver was injured when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) opened fire at the truck of the organisation containing food baskets in Khan Younis, Gaza. | Pending | ACLED |
4233 | Jul | 25 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.345100 | 34.305715 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One INGO aid worker was injured due to a gunfire attack in Khan Younis, Gaza. | Pending | Media |
4234 | Jul | 25 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 3.704676 | 30.798046 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker and one driver were kidnapped by unknown armed men on the road between Moro and Yei, Central Equatoria. Both aid workers were released unharmed on July 29. | Pending | Official Report |
4242 | Jul | 25 | 2024 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 22.946011 | 97.759423 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male LNGO aid worker was shot and injured while on duty by an unknown actor in Lashio, Shan North. | Pending | ACLED |
4274 | Jul | 25 | 2024 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 46.676870 | 32.688620 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One aid worker was injured when a drone struck the car in which aid was being delivered in Antonivka, Kherson. | Pending | ACLED |
4275 | Jul | 26 | 2024 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 22.952334 | 97.742428 | Unknown | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One aid worker was killed and one aid worker was tortured by allegedly the Myanmar Armed Forces after being arrested during a food distribution in Lashio, Shan. The injured aid worker was freed on August 3rd. | Pending | ACLED |
4248 | Jul | 27 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 32.207017 | 35.285627 | Unknown | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One PRCS aid worker died due to shrapnel wounds in the Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus, West Bank. Two other civilians also died in the incident (not counted). | Pending | Official Report |
4263 | Jul | 27 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 15.838450 | 33.895220 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The founder of an NGO was shot and killed by unknown armed men in Soba East town, Sharg An Neel, Khartoum. | Pending | ACLED |
4235 | Jul | 30 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.284276 | 30.338825 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two aid workers were kidnapped by unknown armed men when transporting medical supplies in two motorbikes along the Yei-Maridi road, Central Equatoria. Their whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | Official Report |
4268 | Aug | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.514722 | 34.454167 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | According to UN agency reports, an additional 10 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between August 1st and 31st, 2024. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. | Pending | Official Report | |
4264 | Aug | 1 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 13.597101 | 25.352438 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | Three aid workers from an INGO-supported hospital were killed during a shelling from the Rapid Support Forces in Al Fasher, North Darfur. | Pending | Media |
4249 | Aug | 2 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 4.827377 | 31.567621 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national UN aid worker was shot and injured by unknown armed actors in Munuki Payam, Juba. | Pending | Official Report |
4277 | Aug | 5 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 15.671437 | 32.545871 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male aid worker was killed by a stray bullet while trying to restore power lines in Khartoum North. | Pending | ACLED |
4250 | Aug | 6 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 6.172138 | 29.682129 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | One INGO aid worker was shot and injured and three other INGO aid workers were critically beaten and injured during an armed robbery in Wulu, Lakes state. | Pending | Media |
4247 | Aug | 7 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.417358 | 34.349858 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One off-duty male national INGO aid worker was killed close to Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip. | Pending | Media |
4265 | Aug | 8 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Complex attack | Raid | Unknown | 12.268477 | 14.464371 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | Three aid workers were killed and at least three aid workers were abducted during a Boko Haram attack in Rann, Born State. At least 11 people were killed during the attack. | Pending | Media |
4251 | Aug | 9 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Office/compound | 7.735121 | 8.528260 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NNGO director was shot and killed by unknown armed actors in Makurdi, Benue. | Pending | Media |
4266 | Aug | 12 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.439622 | 1.401357 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Wagner | One INGO health worker was kidnapped by allegedly Wagner members in Kidal. The aid worker was released on August 14. | Pending | Media |
4267 | Aug | 15 | 2024 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 46.629742 | 32.608808 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | Two INGO aid workers were injured and later died during a drone attack on a water tank by allegedly the Russian Armed Forces in Kherson. | Pending | Official Report |
4279 | Aug | 16 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 15.660778 | 32.532017 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | An unknown number of aid workers were injured during a shooting by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a communal kitchen in Shambat, North Khartoum. (Defaulted to two aid workers). The kitchen was looted. | Pending | Media |
4269 | Aug | 18 | 2024 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Unknown | Office/compound | 35.924535 | 36.641920 | Unknown | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One NGO aid worker was injured due to an artillery strike on a humanitarian facility by allegedly the Syrian Armed Forces in Idlib. | Pending | Media |
4280 | Aug | 20 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 1.786619 | 44.530304 | Other | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Digil-Jiido clan militia | One LNGO aid worker was shot and killed by armed men from the Digil-Jiido clan militia in Qoryooley, Lower Shabelle. | Pending | ACLED |
4278 | Aug | 23 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnap-killing | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 15.575141 | 32.579236 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | Two aid workers were abducted by the Rapid Support Forces during an attack on the project site in Al Jarif West, Khartoum. One of the aid workers was killed during captivity, while the whereabouts of the second remains unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4270 | Aug | 26 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Project site | 11.463842 | 26.126182 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NRCS aid worker working at the local hospital was killed while on duty in El-Daein, East Darfur. | Pending | Official Report |
4284 | Aug | 27 | 2024 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | -2.330856 | 28.746967 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An unspecified number of humanitarian workers were ambushed and injured by unknown armed men along National Road 3, Kalonge town, Kabare territory, South Kivu. (Defaulted to two aid workers). | Pending | Media |
4281 | Aug | 28 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 32.456379 | 35.303587 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One PRCS doctor was injured when allegedly the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) opened fire on an ambulance in Jenin, West Bank. | Pending | Media |
4282 | Aug | 30 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 32.463901 | 35.290224 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Three PRCS aid workers were injured when a shrapnel opened fire on an ambulance in Jenin, West Bank. | Pending | Media |
4311 | Sep | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 15.545811 | 32.542365 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO aid worker was killed by unknown actors in Khartoum. | Pending | Media | |
4335 | Sep | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.5040855 | 34.4563331 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | According to UN agency reports, an additional 12 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between September 1st and 30th, 2024. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. (Additional six killings added separately). | Pending | Official Report | |
4291 | Sep | 2 | 2024 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 14.087702 | -1.631223 | Disputed | Host state | Burkina Faso Armed Forces | One INGO health driver was killed by allegedly collaborating with JNIM militants in Djibo, Soum. Three other civilians were also killed during the incident (not counted here). | Pending | Media |
4285 | Sep | 4 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Public location | 4.148262 | 30.531149 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | National Salvation Front | Two NGO aid workers were kidnapped by allegedly the National Salvation Forces and a third NGO aid worker was later abducted as well when negotiating the release of the first two in Yei, Juba. Their whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | Official Report |
4286 | Sep | 4 | 2024 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 49.831331 | 24.000559 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | One NNGO from a UN implementing partner was killed during a missile attack on Lviv city, Lviv region. Seven other civilians were killed and 64 injured during the attack (not counted). | Pending | Official Report |
4287 | Sep | 7 | 2024 | TD | Chad | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 13.581995 | 13.933245 | Unknown | Unknown | Uknown | One INGO aid worker was killed and two INGO aid workers were kidnapped by an unknown armed group in the Lake region. The whereabouts of the missing aid workers are unknown. | Pending | Media |
4292 | Sep | 10 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 32.312600 | 35.035555 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One NRCS aid worker was shot and injured while providing first aid to a civilian in Turkarm Camp, West Bank. | Pending | Official Report |
4271 | Sep | 11 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.449688 | 34.392876 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Six UN aid workers were killed during an aerial bombardment on a school in Nuseirat Camp, Gaza Strip. Twelve other civilians also died during the incident (not counted). | Pending | Media |
4300 | Sep | 11 | 2024 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 16.939259 | 43.761899 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: National | Houthi Forces | One INGO project manager was abducted by allegedly the Houthi Forces in Sa'dah. The whereabouts of the aid worker remain unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4301 | Sep | 11 | 2024 | BF | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.021551 | -0.022134 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One UN driver was injured when members of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) shot at the vehicle he was driving in Dori, Seno, Sahel. | Pending | ACLED |
4276 | Sep | 12 | 2024 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 48.606962 | 37.716789 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three ICRC aid workers were killed, and two were wounded due to a shelling attack that hit an aid distribution site in Virolyubivka, Donetsk. | Pending | Official Report |
4283 | Sep | 12 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.894657 | 35.207306 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN aid worker was shot and killed on the roof of his home in the West Bank. | Pending | Media |
4302 | Sep | 14 | 2024 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.334114 | 44.191551 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: National | Houthi Forces | One UN aid worker was abducted by allegedly the Houthi Forces in Sana'a. The whereabouts of the aid worker remain unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
4295 | Sep | 19 | 2024 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -2.3174164 | 28.7865982 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO director was shot and killed by members of an unknown armed group who demanded the payment of a toll on a roadblock in Cholobero, Kalonge. | Pending | Media |
4303 | Sep | 20 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.091077 | 30.687920 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | National Salvation Front | One INGO aid worker and one NNGO aid worker were kidnapped by alleged members of the National Salvation Front in Yei, Central Equatoria. The perpetrators also stole the belongings of the personnel. Both aid workers were released the following day. The INGO suspended operations in Yei following the incident. | Pending | ACLED |
4304 | Sep | 22 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 15.525302 | 32.538245 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One NNGO aid worker was killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum. | Pending | Media |
4293 | Sep | 23 | 2024 | LB | Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 33.833333 | 35.916667 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One female UN aid worker was killed by a missile that hit her home in Beqaar, eastern Lebanon. One of her children was also killed during the incident (not counted). | Pending | Official Report |
4294 | Sep | 23 | 2024 | LB | Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 33.270833 | 35.196111 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One male UN aid worker was killed during the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) airstrikes in Tyre, South governorate. | Pending | Official Report |
4296 | Sep | 23 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 4.535587 | 32.859197 | Unknown | Unknown | Uknown | One INGO-contracted security guard was killed by an unknown armed individual at the entrance of a medical facility in Hiyala, Torit, Eastern Equatoria. | Pending | Official Report |
4305 | Sep | 25 | 2024 | UA | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 48.739167 | 37.583889 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Armed Forces | Three NRCS aid workers were injured while on duty during an airstrike in Kramatorsk, Donestk. | Pending | Official Report |
4310 | Sep | 25 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 15.518025 | 32.519019 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO volunteer was killed during a shelling from unknown actors in Khartoum. | Pending | Media |
4319 | Sep | 25 | 2024 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 21.883333 | 95.683333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO chairman was shot and killed by unidentified armed men in Ngazun, Myingyan, Mandalay. | Pending | Media |
4306 | Sep | 26 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 31.340995 | 34.301681 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Hamas | One female NNGO aid worker was shot and killed by Hamas militants in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | Pending | Media |
4320 | Sep | 26 | 2024 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 21.883333 | 95.683333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three NNGO aid workers were killed by unknown armed men in Ngazun, Myingyan, Mandalay. | Pending | Media |
4307 | Sep | 29 | 2024 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Road | 11.299086 | 37.480982 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men while moving on public transportation in Yilmana Densa, West Gojam, Amhara Region. Two other civilians were killed during the same incident. | Pending | ACLED |
4298 | Sep | 30 | 2024 | LB | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 33.267672 | 35.204501 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces | One male INGO aid worker was killed along with his family due to an airstrike in Tyre, South region. | Pending | Official Report |
4308 | Sep | 30 | 2024 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 13.440141 | 44.615442 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Houthi Forces | An unknown number of aid workers were attacked and injured by Houthi Forces snipers while assisting displaced people in Wadi Ahamah, Al Musaymir, Lahj. (Defaulted to two injured aid workers). | Pending | ACLED |
4325 | Oct | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.5040852 | 34.4563331 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | According to UN agency reports, an additional 12 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between October 1st and 31st, 2024. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. | Pending | Media | |
4309 | Oct | 1 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Shooting | Individual attack | Project site | 32.206864 | 35.285842 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Six NRCS aid workers were shot and injured when their ambulance was prevented from providing emergency care to the wounded in Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus, West Bank. | Pending | Official Report |
4321 | Oct | 2 | 2024 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | -0.155 | 29.24 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | An unknown number of NRCS aid workers were killed by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Bapere district, Lubero territory, North Kivu. | Pending | ACLED |
4323 | Oct | 3 | 2024 | LB | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 33.276389 | 35.520556 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Five NRCS were injured by shelling in Taybeh, Marjayoun, Nabatieh governorate. | Pending | Media |
4314 | Oct | 4 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 15.677495 | 32.480189 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One female NNGO aid worker was killed on her way to a project site by shelling from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Omduman, Khartoum. | Pending | Media |
4297 | Oct | 5 | 2024 | LB | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 34.0081518 | 36.1765693 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One female NRCS aid worker was killed during a bombardment in Baalbek. | Pending | Media |
4322 | Oct | 5 | 2024 | LB | Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 33.665697 | 35.426794 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN aid worker was injured during an airstrike in Jiye, Mount Lebanon. | Pending | Official Report |
4324 | Oct | 6 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.528056 | 34.483056 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One UN aid worker was killed during a drone attack in Jabalia camp, Gaza Strip. | Pending | Official Report |
4339 | Oct | 6 | 2024 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 34.410833 | 36.758611 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Three NGO aid workers were injured during a drone attack when transporting aid from Iraq to Lebanon in Hasyaa, Homs. | Pending | ACLED |
4316 | Oct | 8 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 13.596365 | 25.350940 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO aid worker was shot and wounded by an unknown armed actor in Al Fasher, North Darfur. | Pending | ACLED |
4326 | Oct | 9 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 31.343889 | 34.3025 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | At least three aid workers were killed and one aid worker injured when a vehicle was hit by an airstrike in Khan Younis. Defaulted to three aid workers killed and one injured. | Pending | Media |
4312 | Oct | 10 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.530473 | 34.496436 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO aid worker was killed due to shrapnel shots in Jabalia, Northern Gaza. | Pending | Official Report |
4315 | Oct | 10 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 15.584479 | 32.525321 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One NNGO aid worker was kidnapped and tortured by allegedly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in an unclear location. The aid worker later died. | Pending | ACLED |
4313 | Oct | 12 | 2024 | LB | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 33.153159 | 35.357508 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | NRCS aid workers were injured during a strike in Sirbine, Southern Lebanon. (Defaulted to two). | Pending | Media |
4328 | Oct | 13 | 2024 | LB | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.153889 | 35.358889 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Four NRCS aid workers were injured in an airstrike in Srobbin, Nabatieh governorate. | Pending | Official Report |
4340 | Oct | 14 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 15.279167 | -5.552778 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An unknown number of INGO aid workers were injured during an attack from unknown armed men in Nampalari, Niono, Segou. Some goods were stolen during the attack. The INGO suspended programs in the area after the incident. (Defaulted to two aid workers) | Pending | ACLED |
4341 | Oct | 15 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.296407 | 34.242755 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Five NNGO security guards were injured during an aerial attack in Al Mashro, East Rafah, Gaza Strip. | Pending | ACLED |
4329 | Oct | 16 | 2024 | LB | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 33.233333 | 35.333333 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Two NRCS aid workers were shot and injured during a rescue mission in Jouaiya, Tyre, South governorate. | Pending | Official Report |
4330 | Oct | 17 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 31.343889 | 34.3025 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO driver was beaten by unknown armed men in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | Pending | Official Report |
4331 | Oct | 18 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.383335 | 34.338866 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One female INGO aid worker was killed during an airstrike in Gaza. | Pending | Media |
4332 | Oct | 19 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 31.306180 | 34.360097 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Four NNGO aid workers were killed in an airstrike when on a marked vehicle in Khuza'a, Gaza Strip. | Pending | Official Report |
4327 | Oct | 23 | 2024 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 4.133333 | 32.3 | Unknown | Unknown | Uknown | One INGO aid worker was shot and injured by unknown armed men along the road Torit-Magwi, Torit, Eastern Equatoria. | Pending | Official Report |
4333 | Oct | 24 | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.345503 | 34.304514 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One INGO aid worker was killed during a military operation in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. At least 33 people were killed in the same incident (not counted). | Pending | Official Report |
4342 | Oct | 24 | 2024 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 18.360448 | -72.143279 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN aid worker was injured when an unknown gang attacked a UN helicopter in Grande Ravine, West. | Pending | ACLED |
4334 | Oct | 26 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Unknown | 14.496312 | 33.520787 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | One NNGO aid worker was killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Abu Jalfa, Al Jazirah. | Pending | Media |
4337 | Oct | 26 | 2024 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Unknown | 14.921416 | 33.413887 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Rapid Support Forces (RSF) | An unknown number of NNGO aid workers were shot and injured during a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) raid in Tambool, Al Jazirah. (Defaulted to two) | Pending | Media |
4338 | Oct | 29 | 2024 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | -1.154409 | 29.429141 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | March 23 Movement (M23) | One INGO aid worker was injured by a stray bullet during a confrontation between M23 and another armed group in Kiwanja, Rutshuru, North Kivu. | Pending | Official Report |
4336 | Nov | 2024 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 31.5040852 | 34.4563331 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | According to UN agency reports, an additional 6 UN agency staff members were killed in the Gaza Strip between November 1st and 11th, 2024. Between November 12 and November 18 an additional 4 staff were killed. Further information on their exact whereabouts or the means of attack is unknown at this time. | Pending | Official Report | |
4343 | Nov | 11 | 2024 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 18.589250 | -72.312937 | Disputed | Police or paramilitary | Haitian Police | Two INGO aid workers were assaulted and teargassed inside their vehicle when Haitian Police stopped and surrounded their INGO ambulance. The police forced the ambulance to another location, executed the two patients and held the 2 staff members for several hours before being released. | Pending | Official Report |
Total | 1590 | 3256 | 151 | 484 | 1871 | 102 | 2488 | 2549 | 1674 | 6711 | 200 | 269 | 273 | 742 | 7453 | 3621 | 565 | 3266 |