Last updated: February 2, 2019
Data verified up to: January 31, 2017
The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.
ID | Month | Day | Year![]() | Country | UN | INGO | LNGO and NRCS | ICRC | IFRC | 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 | Details |
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2218 | Jan | 4 | 2017 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | P | 16.263981 | -0.027987 | One security guard working for the ICRC was shot and killed during an altercation with two men on a motorcycle in Gao. |
2219 | Jan | 4 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 33.625376 | 36.107544 | One volunteer aid worker was injured in a rapid succession double aerial bombing in Wadi Barada while assisting civilians. He died the following day. |
2367 | Jan | 4 | 2017 | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | B | R | OC | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | 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). |
2221 | Jan | 6 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | R | OC | 6.807249 | 29.678888 | 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. |
2436 | Jan | 7 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | R | P | 8.927721 | 29.788925 | 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. |
2220 | Jan | 8 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | H | 8.062476 | 29.88152 | A national staff member was shot and killed at night while visiting family members. The motive of the attack is suspected to be robbery. |
2224 | Jan | 14 | 2017 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | S | U | P | 19.309054 | -98.907978 | Two Mexican Red Cross paramedics were murdered by armed gunmen in Ixtapaluca while carrying out their humanitarian duties. |
2223 | Jan | 17 | 2017 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | AB | C | PS | 12.2701 | 14.4636 | 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. |
2230 | Jan | 25 | 2017 | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | CX | R | P | 2.035960 | 45.327206 | 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. |
2228 | Jan | 28 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 9.2735 | 29.79322 | 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. |
2229 | Feb | 6 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 34.802075 | 38.996815 | One national volunteer succumbed to his injuries after being wounded in an air strike that reportedly targeted the organization's center. |
2441 | Feb | 6 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 6.876992 | 31.306979 | 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. |
2227 | Feb | 8 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 36.6672 | 65.7536 | Six ICRC staff workers of Aghan 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. |
2232 | Feb | 8 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | AB | C | PS | 36.179124 | 43.400012 | 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. |
2231 | Feb | 9 | 2017 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | R | 4.410240 | 32.574038 | 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. |
2238 | Feb | 12 | 2017 | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AB | C | H | 13.320302 | 43.247315 | 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. |
2450 | Feb | 19 | 2017 | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 12.862807 | 30.217636 | 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. |
2234 | Feb | 23 | 2017 | Somalia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | K | R | PS | 4.742941 | 45.200936 | 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. |
2233 | Feb | 28 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 34.733389 | 36.658386 | 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. |
2492 | Mar | 11 | 2017 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | S | U | U | 16.263981 | -0.027987 | One Malian Red Cross driver was killed and one international Red Cross delegate was shot and wounded on March 11th in Gao. |
2276 | Mar | 13 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | K | R | PS | 8.062476 | 29.88152 | 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. |
2459 | Mar | 13 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AB | C | PS | 36.012602 | 36.671452 | 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. |
2460 | Mar | 13 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AB | C | PS | 35.250118 | 36.571396 | 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. |
2235 | Mar | 14 | 2017 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | U | Am | R | 7.076948 | 30.739403 | 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. |
2481 | Mar | 18 | 2017 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | BA | D | C | 32.893513 | 13.275044 | 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. |
2239 | Mar | 20 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | U | R | 32.636016 | 32.636016 | One senior staff member of an NGO was killed in Daraa when his car was hit by a missile. |
2237 | Mar | 22 | 2017 | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | P | 2.339047 | 42.288006 | 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. |
2482 | Mar | 23 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | U | U | 37.176661 | 42.13559 | 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. |
2427 | Mar | 24 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | P | 6.876992 | 31.306979 | 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. |
2236 | Mar | 25 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 5.144193 | 31.818123 | 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. |
2240 | Mar | 27 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | PS | 35.902611 | 38.523472 | A Red Crescent volunteer was killed, reportedly during an airstrike, while at a project site in the al-Tabaqa area of Raqqa. |
2451 | Mar | 29 | 2017 | Myanmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | U | P | 25.395724 | 97.399952 | 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 have been working to secure his release. |
2278 | Mar | 30 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | U | 33.526488 | 36.352518 | One national volunteer was killed during two consecutive airstrikes in Zamalka, Damascus. |
2430 | Mar | 30 | 2017 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | IA | P | 41.503471 | -5.746788 | 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. |
2270 | Mar | 31 | 2017 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RIED | IA | P | 33.5734 | 71.0099 | 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. |
2241 | Apr | 3 | 2017 | Yemen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | K | R | U | 13.972093 | 44.162534 | 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. |
2266 | Apr | 7 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 35.608987 | 36.968994 | Two male volunteers for an NGO were killed while responding during airstrikes in Jisr Al Shughur, Idleb. |
2271 | Apr | 10 | 2017 | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | P | 7.709188 | 27.983474 | 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. |
2277 | Apr | 11 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 34.802075 | 38.996815 | Two national volunteers were wounded in two consecutive airstrikes on their location while they were providing humanitarian aid. |
2275 | Apr | 13 | 2017 | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | K | U | U | 0.499012 | 29.452754 | 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. |
2287 | Apr | 17 | 2017 | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | S | Am | P | 18.564198 | -72.250978 | 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. |
2461 | Apr | 18 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AB | C | PS | 35.322546 | 36.622538 | 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. |
2466 | Apr | 18 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | C | U | 7.9651 | 31.9574 | One national staff member working for an INGO was shot and killed by government troops in the course of an offensive on the community. |
2452 | Apr | 19 | 2017 | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | BA | IA | P | 1.373333 | 32.290275 | 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. |
2483 | Apr | 24 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | U | U | 6.807249 | 29.678888 | Oe national male INGO staff member was shot and killed in Rumbek county during an ethnically motivated incident. The aid worker was also robbed. |
2443 | Apr | 25 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | D | C | 6.876992 | 31.306979 | One INGO male aid worker was seriously assaulted in detention by security services in Maban. He was released shortly thereafter. |
2279 | Apr | 27 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | Am | R | 4.9418700 | 23.6557400 | 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. |
2425 | Apr | 27 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | R | H | 7.780485 | 33.00291 | One national staff member was killed during tribal clashes with a conflicting village. |
2281 | Apr | 29 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | AB | C | OC | 35.374018 | 36.601294 | 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. |
2280 | Apr | 30 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 35.931027 | 36.641778 | 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. |
2282 | May | 2 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | U | U | 9.889420 | 32.718138 | 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). |
2462 | May | 2 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AB | C | PS | 35.250118 | 36.571396 | 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. |
2476 | May | 2 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 31.391389 | 64.299722 | 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. |
2288 | May | 5 | 2017 | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | K | Am | R | -3.037069 | 28.315887 | 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. |
2495 | May | 8 | 2017 | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | C | PS | 36.356648 | 43.164000 | In Mosul, one national staff member was shot in the leg by a stray round. |
2289 | May | 14 | 2017 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 4.425390 | 32.614117 | 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. |
2491 | May | 16 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | U | C | U | 34.920175 | 70.764424 | 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. |
2290 | May | 20 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | K | R | OC | 34.555349 | 69.207486 | 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. |
2484 | May | 31 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | VBIED | C | P | 34.555349 | 69.207486 | 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. |
2423 | Jun | 1 | 2017 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | MV | U | 8.460555 | -11.779889 | 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. |
2299 | Jun | 6 | 2017 | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | LM | Am | R | 0.086126 | 40.318966 | 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. |
2295 | Jun | 7 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | P | 8.465411 | 20.577393 | On June 14th, one NGO national staff member was injured during a robbery in Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture a short distance from Ndélé on Ndélé-Ngolongosso road. An unknown number of men assaulted the aid worker and took his money. The staff member received medical attention at the prefecture hospital. |
2296 | Jun | 7 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 4.219651 | 30.964966 | 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 Equatoria. 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. |
2298 | Jun | 7 | 2017 | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 0.500805 | 29.435120 | 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. |
2477 | Jun | 15 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | K | R | PS | 33.316667 | 68.45 | 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. |
2300 | Jun | 17 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | Am | R | 33.513807 | 36.276528 | 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. |
2297 | Jun | 18 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | S | IA | R | 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. | ||
2480 | Jun | 18 | 2017 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | IA | R | 12.342068 | 14.185827 | 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 he has not been recovered. |
2465 | Jun | 19 | 2017 | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | CX | R | P | 12.616598 | -7.902098 | 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. |
2432 | Jun | 25 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | VBIED | Am | P | 35.931027 | 36.641778 | 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. |
2301 | Jun | 26 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | U | IA | OC | 4.733570 | 22.827648 | 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. |
2328 | Jun | 28 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | BA | R | OC | 10.147149 | 30.157471 | 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. |
2313 | Jul | 1 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | P | 33.526488 | 36.352518 | A volunteer was reportedly killed by a government-aligned sniper while providing humanitarian services in Zamalka, Eastern Ghouta. |
2485 | Jul | 4 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | S | Am | PS | 34.171831 | 70.621679 | 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. |
2468 | Jul | 6 | 2017 | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | R | H | 30.179840 | 66.974973 | 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. |
2303 | Jul | 9 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | R | OC | 6.217554 | 33.438353 | 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. |
2368 | Jul | 11 | 2017 | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | K | C | P | 7.471389 | 30.415 | 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. |
2453 | Jul | 14 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | U | R | OC | 6.800169 | 33.126717 | 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. |
2467 | Jul | 14 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | IA | P | 34.473946 | 67.349694 | 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. |
2371 | Jul | 15 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | U | U | 4.577569 | 28.398784 | An INGO national staff member was shot and killed by unknown armed perpetrators. There is no further information about this incident. |
2304 | Jul | 16 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 6.539036 | 21.991001 | A national staff member of an NGO was shot dead in Bria while transporting a sick person to the local hospital. |
2307 | Jul | 16 | 2017 | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | K | U | U | 2.990870 | 43.860168 | 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. |
2306 | Jul | 18 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | U | U | U | 6.539036 | 21.991001 | 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. |
2305 | Jul | 20 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | U | U | 33.572772 | 36.409376 | One national NGO volunteer was killed during an aerial bombing in Duma, Damascus. There are no other details about the incident at this time. |
2473 | Jul | 27 | 2017 | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | C | PS | 33.164486 | 43.864934 | 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. |
2458 | Jul | 30 | 2017 | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | PS | 16.105240 | 43.971691 | One INGO contracted guard was stabbed when he didn't let visitors enter the hospital outside of visiting hours. They were armed with Jambias. |
2308 | Aug | 3 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | S | R | PS | 5.033333 | 23.25 | 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. |
2310 | Aug | 12 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | S | R | OC | 35.903300 | 36.733459 | 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. |
2311 | Aug | 14 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S | U | U | 34.521510 | 65.246344 | 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. |
2464 | Aug | 15 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | H | 34.171831 | 70.621679 | One national staff member of an INGO was shot and killed during a personal dispute in Nanghar. |
2429 | Aug | 16 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | OC | 5.764345 | 20.670528 | 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. |
2493 | Aug | 17 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | BA | U | U | 7.885906 | 32.691324 | One INGO aid worker was assaulted in al-Mabien, South Sudan. Further details are not available. |
2494 | Aug | 17 | 2017 | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | PS | 11.746996 | 11.966192 | 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 haad to be treated at a clinic for their injuries. |
2374 | Aug | 21 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | H | 6.777367 | 29.713220 | 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. |
2375 | Aug | 22 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | U | P | 4.410240 | 32.574038 | 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. |
2469 | Aug | 22 | 2017 | Mali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 16.766589 | -3.002561 | 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. |
2318 | Aug | 24 | 2017 | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | U | IA | OC | 14.487428 | -4.197463 | 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. |
2317 | Aug | 27 | 2017 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | U | IA | OC | 24.814844 | 67.111745 | 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. |
2428 | Aug | 29 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | K | U | U | 32.264539 | 68.524715 | 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). |
2454 | Sep | 1 | 2017 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | BA | IA | 7.709188 | 27.983474 | 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. | |
2314 | Sep | 4 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | BA | IA | P | 6.539036 | 21.991001 | 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. |
2319 | Sep | 7 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | KK | R | R | 7.311512 | 18.311720 | 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. |
2320 | Sep | 7 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | U | U | P | 4.577569 | 28.398784 | An NGO worker was found dead in Western Equatoria 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. |
2315 | Sep | 8 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 5.244754 | 28.299435 | 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. |
2321 | Sep | 9 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | P | 9.889420 | 32.718138 | 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. . |
2316 | Sep | 11 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | S | IA | PS | 36.692617 | 67.117951 | 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. |
2455 | Sep | 13 | 2017 | Nigeria | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | BA | R | OC | 12.672917 | 13.616014 | 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. |
2474 | Sep | 13 | 2017 | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 11.934773 | 13.623968 | 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. |
2470 | Sep | 15 | 2017 | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | K | Am | R | 7.265136 | 5.460296 | 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. |
2372 | Sep | 16 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | U | U | 5.066970 | 30.733558 | 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. |
2463 | Sep | 19 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AB | C | PS | 35.647987 | 36.679543 | 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. |
2478 | Sep | 20 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 33.316667 | 68.45 | 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. |
2456 | Sep | 22 | 2017 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | PS | 9.231487 | 29.800503 | 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. |
2373 | Sep | 23 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | BA | R | OC | 5.343688 | 30.450165 | 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. |
2431 | Sep | 28 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | C | U | 8.296968 | 30.153157 | A male national staff member was shot during a fight between from conflicting 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. |
2433 | Oct | 1 | 2017 | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 13.577589 | 44.017799 | 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. |
2322 | Oct | 7 | 2017 | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | K | R | H | 13.619750 | 25.354871 | 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. |
2324 | Oct | 8 | 2017 | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | P | 33.729388 | 73.093146 | 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. |
2326 | Oct | 12 | 2017 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | R | H | 4.864586 | 31.558421 | 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). |
2457 | Oct | 12 | 2017 | Mauritius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | BA | IA | P | -20.166274 | 57.502302 | 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. |
2323 | Oct | 14 | 2017 | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | VBIED-S | R | P | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | 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. |
2325 | Oct | 16 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 4.821201 | 31.542647 | 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. |
2426 | Oct | 16 | 2017 | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | H | 13.533333 | 14.316667 | A national staff member was killed in a botched home invasion/robbery in Bagasola. |
2486 | Oct | 17 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AB | C | OC | 34.555349 | 69.207486 | One national female aid worker for an INGO was injured by shrapnel after the area was targeted by aerial bombing. |
2376 | Oct | 20 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | BA | R | OC | 6.213266 | 31.565542 | 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. |
2216 | Oct | 22 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | U | U | 36.202105 | 36.202105 | One volunteer was killed during an airstrike while performing his humanitarian duties in Aleppo. |
2435 | Oct | 22 | 2017 | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 17.570692 | -3.996166 | 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, |
2437 | Oct | 23 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 35.329652 | 40.135034 | 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. |
2471 | Oct | 28 | 2017 | Somalia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | VBIED | Am | R | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | 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. |
2479 | Oct | 28 | 2017 | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 33.307049 | 62.136421 | 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. |
2327 | Nov | 4 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 6.996436 | 19.191914 | 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. |
2487 | Nov | 5 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | P | 10.016921 | 29.974053 | 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. |
2329 | Nov | 7 | 2017 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | R | H | 4.410240 | 32.574038 | A UN national staff member was killed in Torit, Eastern Equatoria when armed men shot him while attempting to gain entry into his home. Robbery is the suspected motive. |
2331 | Nov | 11 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | Am | R | 6.918673 | 19.186249 | 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. |
2330 | Nov | 13 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | R | P | 4.410240 | 32.574038 | 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. |
2335 | Nov | 13 | 2017 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | KK | U | P | 5.177861 | 5.708404 | 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. |
2332 | Nov | 14 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | R | PS | 5.395650 | 26.491673 | 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. |
2490 | Nov | 17 | 2017 | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RSA | IA | P | 36.206293 | 44.00887 | 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. |
2333 | Nov | 18 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | U | 6.560980 | 30.502 | 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. |
2337 | Nov | 18 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 33.537147 | 36.385345 | 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. |
2472 | Nov | 22 | 2017 | Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | RIED | Am | R | -0.453229 | 39.646099 | 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. |
2488 | Nov | 22 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | K | IA | U | 32.844941 | 36.225112 | 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. |
2336 | Nov | 23 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | P | 35.931027 | 36.641778 | One male NGO aid worker was shot and killed on the way to work in the Idlib city by an unknown assailant. |
2489 | Nov | 25 | 2017 | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | BA | IA | OC | 15.919256 | 2.392430 | 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. |
2334 | Nov | 28 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | U | R | P | 7.477959 | 31.519872 | 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. |
2338 | Dec | 4 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | BA | Am | P | 5.652673 | 31.05127 | 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. |
2339 | Dec | 8 | 2017 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | R | H | 7.694930 | 18.626469 | 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. |
2475 | Dec | 8 | 2017 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 8.088624 | 28.641064 | 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. |
2340 | Dec | 9 | 2017 | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 9.280151 | 29.780241 | 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). |
2424 | Dec | 9 | 2017 | Madagascar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RSA | R | PS | -23.064754 | 43.59048 | 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. |
2215 | Dec | 11 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 33.572440 | 36.401956 | One volunteer was killed in Douma when the area he was performing humanitarian services in was shelled. |
2434 | Dec | 12 | 2017 | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 13.577589 | 44.017799 | 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. |
2341 | Dec | 17 | 2017 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 12.335281 | 14.188221 | 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. |
2438 | Dec | 17 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 8.461161 | 25.680587 | 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. |
2345 | Dec | 25 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 35.811564 | 36.202047 | 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. |
2343 | Dec | 26 | 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 35.440378 | 36.65721 | A male volunteer was killed on December 26th in Khan Shaykhun, Idlib governorate, at the organization's center during an airstrike. |
2440 | Dec | 26 | 2017 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | Am | PS | 9.231487 | 29.800503 | 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. |
2312 | Dec | 30 | 2017 | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | BA | IA | P | 15.579155 | 32.564528 | 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. |
2378 | 2018 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | H | 9.231487 | 29.800503 | 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. | ||
2342 | Jan | 7 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 33.550660 | 36.395842 | One male volunteer was killed during an airstrike in Mesraba town in eastern Damascus. He was killed while helping to rescue a family from an airstrike. |
2364 | Jan | 12 | 2018 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | K | Am | R | 27.036541 | 14.429024 | 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. |
2370 | Jan | 20 | 2018 | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 15.369445 | 44.191007 | 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. |
2552 | Jan | 20 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | Am | P | 33.57175 | 36.4027 | 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. |
2346 | Jan | 21 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | BA | Am | P | 10.114894 | 29.967957 | 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. |
2549 | Jan | 22 | 2018 | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | KK | Am | R | 34.555347 | 69.207489 | One male UN Agency driver was killed and a female colleague and her son 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 in March 2018 and the female UN agency staff and her son were released by the kidnappers on May 24, 2018. |
2344 | Jan | 24 | 2018 | Afghanistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | CX | R | OC | 34.419849 | 70.472943 | Three 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. Four other INGO staff were injured in the attack and are receiving medical treatment. Currently, the affected aid workers are being listed as "nationals" in the database. This may change as more information about the incident is obtained and verified. |
2530 | Jan | 24 | 2018 | Pakistan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | CX | R | OC | 30.604799 | 74.250999 | ISIS claimed an attack on an INGO that killed three staff members and wounded four others in Jalalabad, Pakistan. This was a complex attack which initially began with a suicide car bomb outside of the organization's office and continued with rocket-propelled grenades to get inside the building. The number of wounded and casualties are likely to change. Currently, the wounded and casualties are noted as national staff, but this still has to be verified. |
2348 | Jan | 25 | 2018 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | R | 9.489911 | 29.012146 | A UN agency contracted driver was shot on Kuajok-Mayom road. The vehicle was part of a convoy and was 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. |
2347 | Jan | 27 | 2018 | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | OC | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | According to local reports, 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 has not been confirmed. |
2351 | Jan | 30 | 2018 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 7.471182 | 18.451663 | 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. |
2349 | Feb | 6 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 34.650659 | 36.854628 | 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. |
2350 | Feb | 6 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 34.650659 | 36.854628 | 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. |
2354 | Feb | 8 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | BA | Am | R | 4.771316 | 33.592394 | One staff member 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, they traveled to Kapoeta so that their colleague could receive medical attention at the hospital. |
2355 | Feb | 8 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | OC | 35.440378 | 36.65721 | 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. |
2359 | Feb | 8 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | U | 35.647987 | 36.679543 | One volunteer for a Syrian NGO was wounded during the shelling of Ma'arat al-Nu'man town in Idlib governorate. |
2352 | Feb | 10 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | U | R | OC | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | An NGO security guard was killed during a compound robbery of the organization's office in Juba. |
2353 | Feb | 11 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | U | U | P | 7.780485 | 33.00291 | 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 until details can be verified about the severity of the injuries). |
2356 | Feb | 15 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | One volunteer was killed and one wounded (not countered at this time because the information could not be verified) during aerial airstrikes. | ||
2369 | Feb | 17 | 2018 | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | U | U | U | -1.185570 | 29.446951 | Two aid workers were killed and one abducted on Monday, February 17th. The attack occurred in the village of Mushikiri located on the Nyanzalé-Bwalanda-Kibirizi axis, in the territory of Rutshuru, North Kivu province. Unidentified armed men carried out the attack and the subsequent abduction of the national INGO staff members. |
2357 | Feb | 19 | 2018 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | U | U | 8.410151 | 20.648179 | 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. |
2358 | Feb | 19 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | AB | C | P | 33.529083 | 36.527018 | Three INGO staff members were killed by aerial bombing in Eastern Ghouta during the continued Syrian government-led siege. |
2360 | Feb | 21 | 2018 | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 0.653899 | 38.516826 | 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. |
2380 | Feb | 21 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | PS | 33.558337 | 36.460617 | Two national NGO volunteers were killed by artillery shelling while they were helping civilians that were affected by an earlier attack in Douma. |
2361 | Feb | 27 | 2018 | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | S | Am | R | 7.090911 | 17.668887 | 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 three were staff members from a 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. |
2362 | Feb | 27 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | R | H | 9.240345 | 29.799546 | 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. |
2381 | Feb | 27 | 2018 | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | -1.665868 | 29.211771 | 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. |
2363 | Feb | 28 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 33.545997 | 36.406492 | 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. |
2561 | Mar | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AB | C | H | 35.914759 | 36.614433 | One female NGO staff member died when her house, located in the Kafar Sgana suburb south of Idlib, was hit during a reported goverment airstrike targetting rebels in the area. The strike also killed members of her family staying in the house (not counted here). | |
2365 | Mar | 1 | 2018 | Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | CX | R | PS | 12.270081 | 14.463596 | 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", which suggests that she was killed by assailants from Boko Haram while in captivity, although that has not been confirmed. 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. |
2366 | Mar | 2 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | P | 32.626434 | 36.103306 | One volunteer was killed when he was hit by a stray bullet in Daraa, Syria. |
2392 | Mar | 2 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | C | P | 32.626434 | 36.103306 | One volunteer in Daraa was killed by a stray bullet. |
2385 | Mar | 6 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | U | 33.513742 | 36.347101 | One national male volunteer was killed during air strikes in Ein Tarma, Eastern Ghouta. |
2449 | Mar | 6 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | H | 33.516729 | 36.954107 | Two national aid workers were killed when an aerial attack by Syrian forces hit their homes in Eastern Ghouta. |
2386 | Mar | 7 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | Three volunteers died during emergency response operations in Eastern Ghouta during an aerial bombing. One of the volunteers who was critically injured died the following day (March 8th) in the hospital. | ||
2387 | Mar | 8 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 35.140888 | 36.755199 | One volunteer was killed during air raids on Hama while fulfilling emergency response duties. |
2388 | Mar | 8 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 33.540668 | 36.432750 | One volunteer was killed during air raids in Eastern Ghouta. Reportedly, two additional volunteers were also killed in the attack but are not counted here because the requisite information could not be sufficiently verified at the present time. |
2448 | Mar | 8 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | H | 33.516729 | 36.954107 | One national aid worker was killed when an aerial attack hit his home in Eastern Ghouta. |
2389 | Mar | 13 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | OC | 33.526488 | 36.352518 | One volunteer was killed during an airstrike that hit the organization's office in Zamalka. The organization reports that the attack was deliberate. |
2377 | Mar | 14 | 2018 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | P | 9.231487 | 29.800503 | 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. |
2390 | Mar | 14 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 33.520918 | 36.364792 | 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. |
2382 | Mar | 17 | 2018 | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | U | Am | R | -0.050221 | 29.514285 | 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. |
2379 | Mar | 18 | 2018 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | U | U | U | -0.154960 | 29.243701 | 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. |
2391 | Mar | 21 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 33.572772 | 36.409376 | 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. |
2553 | Mar | 22 | 2018 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | K | R | H | 15.296896 | -7.184023 | Three NGO aid workers were abducted from their home in Dialloubé, Mopti Region by unknown assailants. The workers were released unharmed on April 17, 2018. |
2394 | Mar | 25 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | K | Am | U | 4.107900 | 30.964542 | On March 25th, seven NGO workers were abducted by SPLA-IO opposition forces outside Yei, Central Equatoria. 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. |
2393 | Mar | 26 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 33.572772 | 36.409376 | One volunteer was injured in Douma by an artillery shell during a rescue mission to evacuate wounded civilians from the area. |
2383 | Mar | 28 | 2018 | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | VBIED-RC | IA | P | 2.032194 | 45.304361 | One ICRC staff member was critically injured when an Improvised Explosive Device in a car was detonated outside of the ICRC's office, potentially in the organization's car park. 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 Parliment. The victim had been working for the ICRC for five months. Two other people were hurt in the attack (not counted here). |
2384 | Mar | 29 | 2018 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | LM | IA | R | 41.071472 | 43.839254 | 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. |
2396 | Apr | 5 | 2018 | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | R | 16.945935 | 97.959286 | 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. |
2571 | Apr | 6 | 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | Am | R | 5.5056 | 142.572 | One national male PNG Red Cross staff member was injured when hit with a machete after his aid group was attacked and robbed by a mob of assailants. The group included 8 aid workers, 5 being Red Cross staff, who were travelling through Tari when the incident occured. |
2395 | Apr | 7 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 9.023608 | 29.675991 | 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. |
2397 | Apr | 7 | 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | BA | MV | R | -6.127153 | 143.420306 | 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. |
2398 | Apr | 8 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | S | C | P | 8.723687 | 30.164704 | One national NGO aid worker was killed in a crossfire incident during clashes in Mayendit between local youths. |
2399 | Apr | 12 | 2018 | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 14.733193 | 0.917772 | 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 (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. |
2401 | Apr | 20 | 2018 | Sudan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | S | U | U | 9.640175 | 28.434905 | 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. |
2400 | Apr | 21 | 2018 | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 13.577589 | 44.017799 | 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 in the attack and died in the hospital. Colleagues traveling with him in the vehicle were unharmed. |
2402 | Apr | 21 | 2018 | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | BA | R | OC | 2.859023 | 30.838409 | 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. |
2559 | Apr | 22 | 2018 | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 34.555347 | 69.207489 | 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. |
2439 | Apr | 23 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | R | OC | 8.296968 | 30.153157 | 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 evacuated to Juba after the attack. |
2403 | Apr | 24 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 5.6372 | 31.7153 | 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. |
2404 | Apr | 25 | 2018 | South Sudan | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | K | Am | R | 4.095271 | 30.677505 | Ten aid workers were abducted from a mixed-agency convoy that was travelling just outside Yei town in Central Equatoria. 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 opposition forces. All ten aid workers were detained for more than five days before being released. |
2573 | Apr | 25 | 2018 | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | K | U | U | 4.092673 | 30.677393 | 3 UN staff and 7 other national aid workers were abducted by an armed group. After being detained for more than five days they were all released safely. The aid group was on an assessment mission near Yei travelling to Tore, when they were attacked. |
2405 | Apr | 26 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | U | U | 6.876992 | 31.306979 | An NGO community-based volunteer, working in Gandor clinic in Southern Lietch, was killed by gunfire in Nyandong. No further information is available at this time. |
2406 | Apr | 26 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | P | 6.876992 | 31.306979 | An NGO 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 by government forces on his way back to the village to check on the facility. |
2408 | May | 1 | 2018 | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | S | IA | P | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | 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. |
2407 | May | 2 | 2018 | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | K | IA | OC | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | 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. |
2409 | May | 5 | 2018 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | S | IA | P | 35.359532 | 70.859562 | 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. |
2572 | May | 9 | 2018 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | BA | R | H | 7 | 19.18333 | One national INGO staff member was injured when armed men in uniform broke into the staff members home, and assaulted then robbed the indiviual of cash and valuables. |
2410 | May | 13 | 2018 | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 14.52371 | -4.118498 | 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. |
2411 | May | 13 | 2018 | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | -4.86362 | 28.75435 | 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. |
2412 | May | 14 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | K | Am | R | 5.178817 | 27.956335 | Twelve NGO members went missing in Western Equatoria, 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. |
2560 | May | 16 | 2018 | South Sudan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | BA | Am | R | 9.255848 | 29.803550 | On May 16 a UN mission convoy of 4 trucks arriving at the UNMISS compound were reportedly ambushed by approximately 30 men, who physically assulated 5 UN drivers with makeshift weapons (ie. stones) and robbed them. The five drivers were treated for their injuries at an INGO medical clinic. |
2413 | May | 19 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | U | P | 33.223252 | 35.830723 | One male NGO volunteer was killed by artillery shelling while providing emergency rescue services in Jubata Alkashad city in Quneitra. |
2415 | May | 22 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | K | Am | R | 4.959847 | 31.210376 | Seven INGO staff members traveling in one INGO vehicle were ambushed and kidnapped in Western Equatoria between Lanyi and Gado. Their whereabouts are unknown and further details about this incident are unavailable at this time. |
2416 | May | 22 | 2018 | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | BA | Am | R | 1.572747 | 30.240077 | 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. |
2422 | May | 26 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | S | R | OC | 35.990837 | 36.937984 | 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) 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. |
2417 | May | 30 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | U | Am | R | 4.089045 | 30.681738 | 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. |
2418 | May | 30 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | R | OC | 4.874661 | 31.589626 | 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. |
2421 | Jun | 1 | 2018 | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | S | IA | P | 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. | ||
2419 | Jun | 2 | 2018 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | OC | 6.038206 | 31.51063 | 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. |
2420 | Jun | 2 | 2018 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | U | U | 36.510918 | 68.903288 | Six people, including one NGO staff member, were abducted by anti-government elements (group unknown) in Aliabad District in Kunduz Province. |
2497 | Jun | 2 | 2018 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | U | 6.038206 | 31.510630 | One national UN agency staff member was stabbed in the neck with a knife by a security guard that may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the attack. The wounded aid worker had to be medically evacuated to Juba and was in stable condition. |
2496 | Jun | 6 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | BA | IA | P | 6.807249 | 29.678888 | 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. |
2500 | Jun | 6 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 35.016078 | 40.446540 | 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. |
2501 | Jun | 6 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 36.044970 | 36.756362 | 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. |
2554 | Jun | 9 | 2018 | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | S | R | PS | 8.581931 | 48.067413 | Two female INGO staff members were reportedly injured when shot during a raid of an IDP camp. A group of armed men entered the IDP camp run by ICRC and an INGO near the town of Garac Lagu Dhal in Sool on June 9, and fled after shooting the two staff members. |
2498 | Jun | 13 | 2018 | Central African Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | BA | Am | R | 6.996037 | 19.185032 | 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. (The exact number of truck drivers that were assaulted is currently being verified.) The food items that were on the truck were stolen by the perpetrators and the injured drivers were admitted into a medical facility for treatment. |
2509 | Jun | 19 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 32.626434 | 36.103306 | One national male volunteer in Nahta city was killed during search and rescue operations after the area was hit by artillery fire. |
2505 | Jun | 21 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 35.931027 | 36.641778 | One national volunteer was killed while conducting a search and rescue mission. He was killed when the second aerial attack hit Idlib, Syria. |
2503 | Jun | 22 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | U | 35.931027 | 641778 | One volunteer was injured during aerial bombing in Idlib. |
2502 | Jun | 25 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 32.751027 | 36.301039 | 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. |
2504 | Jun | 26 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | P | 32.834404 | 36.344392 | 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. |
2518 | Jul | 4 | 2018 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 5.197290 | 31.769860 | One assistant driver was killed when gunmen attacked a two-truck humanitarian UN agency convoy near Mongalla town in Jubek state. |
2517 | Jul | 9 | 2018 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | S | R | OC | 7.308410 | 18.301540 | One INGO staff member was shot during a raid on the organization's compound. Details on the assailants and what their motive was is not known at this time. |
2507 | Jul | 12 | 2018 | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | K | Am | R | -6.274012 | 27.924900 | 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 Kashege village. |
2499 | Jul | 16 | 2018 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | R | OC | 7.300804 | 18.288171 | 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. |
2515 | Jul | 16 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | R | OC | 4.847202 | 31.595166 | 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. |
2562 | Jul | 19 | 2018 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | K | R | PS | 34.875746 | 70.993766 | 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. |
2508 | Jul | 21 | 2018 | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | U | U | -0.153679 | 29.179937 | One local NGO national staff member was kidnapped between the early hours of July 21-22 in Kasesa village, west of Lubero. |
2506 | Jul | 31 | 2018 | Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | CX | R | PS | 34.419849 | 70.472943 | 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. |
2512 | Aug | 1 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | BA | Am | R | 5.348133 | 30.326254 | 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. |
2513 | Aug | 1 | 2018 | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | U | Am | R | 5.037845 | 21.209981 | 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. |
2511 | Aug | 2 | 2018 | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 15.210744 | -1.988153 | 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. |
2563 | Aug | 2 | 2018 | Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | U | U | U | 21.5019 | 91.8922 | 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. |
2510 | Aug | 3 | 2018 | DR Congo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | -1.398474 | 28.814284 | 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. |
2514 | Aug | 9 | 2018 | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | K | Am | R | 3.111621 | 43.491606 | 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. |
2516 | Aug | 11 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | S | U | U | 9.530820 | 31.659550 | 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. |
2555 | Aug | 19 | 2018 | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | K | U | U | -6.699833 | 29.498361 | 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. |
2556 | Aug | 20 | 2018 | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | MV | P | 31.485479 | 34.486840 | One male employee of an INGO was shot and killed by Isreali border soldiers in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for allegedly approaching the Gaza Strip/Israel border fence with a grenade and a firearm. |
2519 | Aug | 25 | 2018 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | S | U | U | 5.102230 | 20.412070 | 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. |
2520 | Aug | 29 | 2018 | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AB | C | R | 14.184120 | 43.228710 | 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. |
2522 | Aug | 31 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | BA | Am | R | 8.468179 | 25.677397 | 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. |
2523 | Sep | 2 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | U | Am | R | 7.170803 | 30.109512 | One national staff member was killed when an armed group ambushed their vehicle south of Limbe on the Lainya-Yei road in Central Equatoria. 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. |
2550 | Sep | 3 | 2018 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 12.35216 | -7.986576 | 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. |
2521 | Sep | 12 | 2018 | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | BA | U | P | 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. | ||
2525 | Sep | 19 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | C | P | 7.050637 | 33.008586 | 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. |
2524 | Sep | 24 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.872864 | 31.551515 | 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. | |||
2526 | Oct | 1 | 2018 | Chad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | K | Am | R | 13.313830 | 15.193868 | A truck carrying UN provisions from N'Djamena to Baga Sola was attacked by unknown individuals near Maou village. Although the truck and cargo were recovered, the driver and his assistant are missing. The attackers were pursued by authorities into the Lake Chad region, but there is no further information about this incident at this time. |
2527 | Oct | 2 | 2018 | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | BA | MV | PS | 0.140692 | 29.335015 | Two members of the Red Cross were seriously wounded when community members attacked them while they were performing safe Ebola burials in Butembo. |
2529 | Oct | 16 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | OC | 4.771099 | 33.588230 | 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. |
2528 | Oct | 17 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | S | IA | H | 4.771099 | 33.588230 | An international NGO staff member was shot by armed assailants in Hai Malakal, Kapoeta in Eastern Equatoria. 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. |
2535 | Oct | 24 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | U | 9.407323 | 31.162239 | An NGO national staff member was shot dead in the line of duty in what was a revenge killing in Fangak, Jonglei. |
2532 | Oct | 25 | 2018 | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | KK | U | U | 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. | ||
2564 | Oct | 25 | 2018 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | OC | 9.530820 | 31.659550 | 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 assualt, but did not sustain injuries (not counted here). |
2531 | Oct | 28 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | K | Am | R | 4.343070 | 31.07268 | An INGO convoy was attacked travelling on the Juba-Lainya road by several armed men at Kwerjik. One INGO staff member was killed and nine other staff members were abducted. Seventeen staff members that were part of the convoy were able to flee and reach the South Sudan People’s Defence Force (SSPDF) camp. All the abducted staff members were later released. |
2533 | Oct | 31 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | P | 8.304913 | 30.141992 | 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. |
2534 | Nov | 2 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 9.295020 | 29.964754 | 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. |
2536 | Nov | 10 | 2018 | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | IA | P | 12.012600 | 27.739930 | 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. |
2542 | Nov | 10 | 2018 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | -1.639904 | 40.312878 | One Red Cross (RC) staff member was wounded when assailants opened fire on the RC vehicle, which was travelling in Ruqa, Garissa County. The team was travelling from Ijara from Masalani to conduct assessments on projects that they were implementing in the towns. The shots came from the bush. |
2539 | Nov | 11 | 2018 | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | U | U | U | -1.554059 | 29.189061 | 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. |
2565 | Nov | 11 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K | U | U | 35.927831 | 36.635302 | One male international aid worker was kidnapped in November 2018 (exact date unknown) by a group of militants. The independent aid worker was believed to be held in the countryside outside of Idlib, while his captures demanded a ransom of 3 million GBP. He was freed on January 11, 2019 after a reported offensive of the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group. |
2541 | Nov | 12 | 2018 | Mali | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | VBIED-S | R | P | 16.283480 | -0.042710 | Four international UN staff members 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. |
2538 | Nov | 15 | 2018 | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | U | Am | R | -5.993502 | 29.163729 | 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. It is currently unknown who the perpetrators were and what the motive was for the attack. The method of the attack is also unknown. |
2557 | Nov | 15 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | C | P | 36.11 | 36.50 | 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. |
2547 | Nov | 18 | 2018 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | S | R | PS | 18.593416 | -99.692483 | One Red Cross volunteer handing out winter supplies was shot and killed when a distribution site was attacked. 9 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 Tenería, Guerrero was carried out by a large armed group posing as military officers, who are thought to have gang connections. |
2537 | Nov | 20 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | IA | P | 4.837629 | 31.548639 | 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 Equatoria. The motive for the attack is unknown. |
2540 | Nov | 20 | 2018 | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | K | R | P | -3.117136 | 39.627166 | 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. |
2543 | Nov | 24 | 2018 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | K | R | PS | 7.299303 | 15.528852 | 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. |
2544 | Nov | 29 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | 36.662982 | 39.069734 | 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. |
2545 | Dec | 4 | 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | RIED | C | P | 36.394650, 36.689400 | 36.394650, 36.689400 | One male national NGO staff member was killed in an IED explosion in Jendeires town while he was on duty. |
2546 | Dec | 7 | 2018 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | Am | R | 4.409980 | 32.574711 | 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. |
2548 | Dec | 17 | 2018 | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | S | Am | R | -1.360432 | 28.791950 | One male UN Agency driver was shot and killed during an ambush of their 2-vehicle convoy, roughly 70km north-west of Goma at 8:30am. The food distribution mission aimed to reached Nyabiondo. |
2567 | Dec | 17 | 2018 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BA | R | H | 4.092673 | 30.677393 | 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 greivance 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. |
2551 | Dec | 26 | 2018 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | S | U | U | 30.221951 | 67.023048 | One female NGO employee working on a Polio program was shot and killed by unknown perpetrators. |
Total | 101 | 196 | 281 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 226 | 169 | 168 | 563 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 609 | 335 | 41 | 231 |
Note: 2013 figures are not yet complete and verified.
Key for means of attack
- AB: Aerial bombardment/missile/mortar/RPG/lobbed grenade
- BA: Bodily assault/beating/stabbing with non-fire weapons or no weapons
- B: Bombing (set explosives with a stationary target: building, facility, home)
- BBIED: Body-borne IED
- CX: Complex attack (explosives in conjunction with small arms)
- RIED: Roadside IED
- VBIED: Vehicle-born IED (unknown whether remote control or suicide)
- VBIED-RC: Vehicle-borne IED (remote control detonation)
- VBIED-S : Vehicle-borne IED (suicide)
- K: Kidnapping (not killed)
- KK: Kidnap-killing
- RSA: Rape or serious sexual assault
- LM: Landmine or UXO detonation
- S: Shooting (small arms / light weapons, e.g. pistols, rifles, machine guns)
- U: Unknown
Key for attack context
- Am: Ambush/attack on road
- C: Combat (or police operations) / Crossfire
- IA: Individual attack or assassination
- MV: Mob violence, rioting
- R: Raid (armed incursion by group on home, office, or project site)
- D: Detention (by official government forces or police, where abuse takes place)
- U: Unknown
Key for location
- H: Home (private home, not compound)
- OC: Office or organization compound/residence
- PS: Project site (village, camp, distribution point, hospital, etc.)
- P: Other public location (street, market, restaurant, etc.)
- R: Road (in transit)
- C: Custody (official forces/police)
- U: Unknown