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ID Month Day Year 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
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 Ethiopian Defence 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 16.308528 43.403557 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 16.308528 43.403557 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 Unknown Ambush Unknown -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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 Israeli Defence 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 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 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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 15.552727 48.516388 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 16.950941 43.747774 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 16.847653 43.943679 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
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
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
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 15.662064 43.934141 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 15.349327 44.179961 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 16.118063 43.329466 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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 13.977809 44.234351 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 15.566667 49.233334 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 14.79209 44.294258 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 15.328226 45.874382 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 15.666667 43.933333 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 13.15951 44.37005 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Total 698 1794 90 259 1034 51 1163 1375 994 3532 89 155 150 394 3926 2372 335 1219