The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.
ID | Month Sort descending | Day | Year | ISO | Country | UN | INGO | ICRC | NRCS and IFRC | NNGO | Other | Nationals killed | Nationals wounded | Nationals kidnapped | Total national staff | Internationals killed | Internationals wounded | Internationals kidnapped | Total international staff | Total victims | Gender Male | Gender Female | Gender Unknown | Means of attack | Attack context | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Motive | Actor type | Actor name | Details | Verified | Source |
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2558 | Jan | 5 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 7.300804 | 18.288171 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male INGO staff member was shot by a group of armed men who entered the INGO compound in Batangafo by force and demanded to see the field coordinator. Once their request was denied, the group opened fire shooting the staff member. They then fired an RPG and fled. MINUSCA responded and transported the injured staff member to the hospital where he died of his injuries. Seven INGO staff members were transported out of the compound to an temporary location for security. | Yes | Official Report |
2566 | Jan | 15 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.394673 | 18.558189 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male UN international staff member was injured when shot during a carjacking incident at the 14 villas neighbourhood of Bangui. After injuring him in the leg, the two unknown assailants fled the scene with the staff members vehicle, which was later recovered by security forces in the Yasmadi neighbourhood of Bangui. The international staff member was treated at a hospital and is in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
2568 | Jan | 18 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Raid | Home | 5.767948 | 20.675651 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male humanitarian staff was killed during a violent burglary of his home in Bambari. | Yes | Media |
2569 | Jan | 1 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 35.810357 | 36.612625 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was abducted and killed during the week of January 1-6 (exact date unknown) in the Idlib region of Syria. Gender/organization/exact location unknown at this time. Information received from a public UN press briefing. | Yes | Media |
2570 | Jan | 26 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 34.44038 | 70.441856 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national staff was injured when a magnetic IED, attached to a UN implementing partner vehicle responsible for mine clearance, detonated, also killing a dependent of the staff member (not counted here) in the vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
2575 | Jan | 27 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Detention | Custody | 36.202106 | 37.134258 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One national male NGO volunteer was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators and shot and killed after being held for one week. | Yes | Media |
2588 | Jan | 7 | 2019 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 36.341584 | 43.129139 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Police | One male guard at an IDP camp south of Mosul was reportedly taken into custody after refusing entry into the camp by a group of armed local police in an armored vehicle. Information from the reports outlined this refusal was in accordance with the April 2017 government directive barring armed personnel from entering camps. After the guard left work at the camp he was arrested on allegations of ISIS affiliation, and later beaten as well as robbed at the local police station. He was reportedly released later that night after colleague intervention. | Yes | Media |
2610 | Jan | 19 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 5.767948 | 20.675651 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC) | One INGO staff member and a local teacher (not counted here) were reportedly killed amidst a barrage of gunfire on January 19, 2019, in Bambari Town. Reports indicate UCP militants and UN soldiers were present in the area and involved in the violent clash. | Pending | Media |
2611 | Jan | 28 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 2.77162 | 32.297421 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two male national INGO guards were assaulted and injured when a group of unknown assailants raided the INGO office in Gulu city on January 28, 2019 at 2:00am local time. Reports indicate organization resources estimated at millions of shilings were damaged during the incident. The two staff members were treated at the Victory Medical Center after the attack. | Yes | Media |
2642 | Jan | 28 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 15.348333 | 44.206389 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One female INGO director was reportedly summoned for questioning by Houthi rebels to their headquarters on January 28 in Sanaa, and after not returning to the organization was assumed kidnapped by the rebels. She was released on February 16, 2019 after international diplomatic pressure. | Yes | Media |
2847 | Jan | 20 | 2019 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | -4.08 | 31.01 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO security guard was injured during a break in and was admitted to the hospital for his injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
2858 | Jan | 1 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 36.2849665 | 36.8519377 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) | One male national INGO staff was killed and two others wounded when an armed group affiliated with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stormed the INGO supported hospital and began shooting randomly. Focal Point reports indicate, clashes erupted between armed factions near Daret Izza town in Aleppo Governate, and the hospital was hit with shelling and small arms fire. Some staff were evacuated, but others were not able to leading to the injuries and death. | Yes | Focal Point |
2860 | Jan | 27 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.640183 | 29.178362 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was kidnapped by a suspected criminal group on the road between Goma and Sake. The staff member was among 6 other passengers travelling in private vehicles when they were ambushed near the forest. After the kidnappers made contact with the staff members wife and requested ransom, he was released the following afternoon. | Yes | Focal Point |
2875 | Jan | 24 | 2019 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 21.2237441 | 92.1057549 | Economic | Criminal | Bandits | One national male INGO staff member was injured when unknown criminal bandits raided the office compound in Ukhia area of Cox's Bazar. | Yes | Focal Point |
2908 | Jan | 10 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | 15.7030403 | 43.6039301 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male INGO contracted truck driver was assaulted and injured by a mob of 50 civilians in the Kuaidenah Market. Reports indicate 50% of the truck contents were taken by the mob. | Yes | Focal Point |
2917 | Jan | 12 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.94 | 43.759167 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Tuareg tribe | Three UN agency contracted truck drivers were kidnapped by a NSAG suspected to be connected with the Tuarge tribe. They were held until January 19 and released after negotiations. | Yes | Focal Point |
2958 | Jan | 19 | 2019 | CI | Cote D'Ivoire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Public location | 5.316667 | -4.033333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was injured during an armed robbery. | Yes | Focal Point |
2971 | Jan | 23 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 16.2716694 | -0.04472 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO national staff member was assaulted and injured after a group of 7 people were ambushed at an illegal checkpoint in Mamadou Talatou, Gao. | Yes | Focal Point |
2979 | Jan | 8 | 2019 | GT | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.766667 | -91.183333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male staff member was injured after he was assaulted by unknown perpetrators who ambushed a bus and robbed its passengers. The bus was travelling from Solola to Chimaltenango, when 6 passengers began shooting on the bus, threatening the passengers, and disrupting the route. The staff member had his injuries checked at a medical clinic. | Yes | Focal Point |
2980 | Jan | 17 | 2019 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.22 | 125.07 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members travelling by motorbike in Polomolok were shot when unknown perpetrators on separate motorbikes ambushed the staff members, killing one and seriously injuring the other. Once the injured staff regained consciousness he realized all their belongings were taken including their motorbike. | Yes | Focal Point |
2576 | Feb | 8 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.79209 | 44.294258 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | One male and one female national humanitarian workers were reportedly shot and killed by a Houthi sniper while delivering aid in the Abar area east of the city of Taiz. | Yes | Media |
2584 | Feb | 18 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Unknown | Project site | 35.825691 | 36.682449 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national NGO volunteer was critically wounded after a VBIED exploded, while carrying out humanitarian duties in Idlib. The volunteer is reportedly in a coma due to these injuries. | Yes | Media |
2585 | Feb | 21 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 6.203993 | 31.558729 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Internally Displaced People (IDPs) | One INGO staff member distributing food in the morning inside the PoC site was assaulted by an IDP. The reason for the assault is unknown, and the staff member's minor injuries were treated locally. | Yes | Official Report |
2586 | Feb | 28 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 2.76956 | 42.06527 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | 6 national aid workers have reportedly been kidnapped in the Gedo region of Somalia. Initial reports indicate around 10 people were taken, but some managed to escape and alert authorities. Although no group has officially taken responsibility, Al Shabaab is being blamed. | Yes | Media |
2612 | Feb | 8 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 15.328226 | 45.874382 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) | One national male UN contracted staff was injured when his truck carrying aid was reportedly hit by an SLC airstrike in Al Hashawah district, on route to Al Akaik. All commodities in the truck were totally damaged. | Yes | Official Report |
2677 | Feb | 5 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 0.4833 | 29.45 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | One Ebola response team member was assaulted and injured when a group of local residents clashed with aid workers after the transfer of an Ebola case to Tako village in Beni Territory. The organization is listed as other due to likely World Bank funding. | Yes | Official Report |
2711 | Feb | 19 | 2019 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.480656 | -1.558156 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A Red Cross vehicle was ambushed on route between Kaya and Djibo. Unknown perpetrators kidnapped three Red Cross staff and their driver. One staff was released on March 23, 2019, another on April 29, 2019, and one remains in captivity as of June 2020. | Yes | ACLED |
2852 | Feb | 24 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | -0.1549602 | 29.2437011 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency contracted driver transporting 33 tons of food from Goma to Mangina was killed near the town of Kasegha, south of Lubero. Focal point reports indicate the driver exited the vehicle for a rest and a nearby grenade unearthed on the road by a construction worker exploded. | Yes | Focal Point |
2884 | Feb | 27 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 6.5423298 | 21.98633 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national male INGO staff member was assaulted and injured after an INGO project site was raided. | Yes | Focal Point |
2890 | Feb | 14 | 2019 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 15.5517702 | 32.5324097 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was wounded when a civilian attacked him in the office compound in Khartoum. | Yes | Focal Point |
2902 | Feb | 8 | 2019 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 12.0488796 | 24.8806896 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO staff member was shot and killed when an unknown civilian entered the INGO compound in Nyala and began shooting. | Yes | Focal Point |
2906 | Feb | 2 | 2019 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 22.366667 | 91.8 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO staff member was taken from her house in Chittagong by 7 masked men at 6:30pm. The unknown men forcibly covered her face and dragged her out of her house to a nearby field. The perpetrators assaulted and robbed the staff member, cut her hair, threatened her to stop working for the INGO and get married. Focal point reports also indicate the staff member explained other members of her family had been threatened and assaulted in recent months. | Yes | Focal Point |
2905 | Feb | 5 | 2019 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 21.43392 | 91.98703 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 1 INGO national staff was wounded after mob violence among unaffiliated civilians erupted on the main road to Thainghkhali, near Cox's Bazar. Focal point reports indicate, a group of civilians were stopping buses and INGO vehicles insisting ID's and documents be checked. The staff member was beaten and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, where he was released later the same day. 4 staff members of a separate INGO were also assaulted but we are uable to confirm the extent of their injuries at this time. | Yes | Focal Point |
2952 | Feb | 1 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 9.03 | 38.74 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international male INGO staff member was choked by a perpetrator on the street until he lost consciousness. He was then robbed of all belongings. | Yes | Focal Point |
2972 | Feb | 8 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.4842997 | -4.18296 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 3 male INGO national staff members were kidnapped by an armed group in the area while travelling through Mopti region. They were held for 5 days then released. | Yes | Focal Point |
2981 | Feb | 1 | 2019 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 6.7307932 | 81.1216761 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male INGO staff member was assaulted by an angry individual in Kotaweheragala while visiting the house of a client. He was admitted to the Sirigala Hospital for treatment of injuries to his face. | Yes | Focal Point |
2993 | Feb | 11 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Home | -10.6197026 | 26.3190398 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member was shot in the leg in his home after a group of unknown perpetrators broke into his home to steal goods and a cash wedding dowry. | Yes | Focal Point |
2589 | Mar | 1 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Landmine | Ambush | Road | 13.376944 | 44.478333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO contracted truck struck a landlmine while passing by Al-Huwaimi village on March 1, injuring two. No further details available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2590 | Mar | 10 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.22 | 35.41 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male NGO volunteer was killed after the organization's center in Morek, Hama was reportedly targeted by regime artillery. | Yes | Media |
2601 | Mar | 15 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 7.390836 | 18.392444 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO employee was shot and wounded by two armed assailants while reportedly distributing food near Bamara-Kassai (17km North of Batangafo). The staff member was evacuated to Batangafo for medical attention, and the assailants fled before a UN patrol arrived. | Yes | Official Report |
2602 | Mar | 19 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 14.7909 | 42.9709 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO national employee was killed when she was hit by shrapnel while standing on the roof of her house in Hodeidah. Her sister, also on the roof, was wounded (not counted here). | Yes | Media |
2607 | Mar | 1 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35 | 38 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male International staff member died while working in a medical facility in a refugee camp when the area was hit by an airstrike. Details regarding the exact date/location and administration within the camp is unknown at this time. | Yes | Media |
2608 | Mar | 26 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 17.033027 | 44.107973 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Saudi-led Coalition (SLC) | One health worker and one guard at the INGO supported Ritaf rural hospital were killed during an airstrike on March 26, 2019. An explosion occurred when a missile reportedly struck the gas station near the entrance to hospital, approximately 60 miles from the city of Saada in northwest Yemen, at 9:30am. Seven people died in the blast including four children and the two staff members (only staff counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
2609 | Mar | 24 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Unknown | Unknown | 0.129899 | 29.292641 | Political | Aid recipient | Ebola victim families | One UN staff member was assaulted by a group of Butembo residents and alleged family members of an Ebola victim. A total of three UN staff were assaulted, with only one injured and treated at the local Ebola treatment center. This incident follows a trend of numerous attacks on aid workers in North Kivu throughout March 2019. | Yes | Official Report |
2613 | Mar | 30 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 5.513779 | 20.827387 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was injured when armed assailants reportedly began shooting at the group riding motorcycles around 1:10pm. The staff member and 3 others were travelling near the town of Pavika on the Alindao-Bangassou axis, when their group was attacked on the road. The injured staff member was admitted to a local hospital for treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2614 | Mar | 27 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 31.413847 | 35.110296 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male national INGO volunteer was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli forces during a clash at the Dheisha refugee camp south of Bethlehem in the West Bank. Reports outline the volunteer paramedic was working within the camp, when others in the area throwing rocks prompted a response from Israeli soldiers. | Yes | Media |
2678 | Mar | 31 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 0.15 | 29.283333 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | Two Ebola response team members were assaulted and injured by a group of local residents in Butembo. The team was preforming a burial of one Ebola victim in Mwemero Cellule, Wayene Quarter, Bulengera Commune of Butembo, when they were attacked. The injured staff were taken to the Butembo Ebola sub-coordination office for first aid. Organization is listed as other due to likely World Bank funding. | Yes | Official Report |
2717 | Mar | 12 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Raid | Project site | 6.514587 | 21.960187 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | The Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic (FPRC) | One male national INGO staff member died after being reportedly beaten and tortured by FPRC Fighters southwest of Bria city in Piya District. The staff member and other employees were working on a well project when the rebel fighters approached the project site at 11:00am LT and demanded information about a supposed theft of boots/flashlights and missing rangers. When the group of staff were not able to provide any useful information, the staff member was taken and killed. | Yes | ACLED |
2853 | Mar | 11 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.846687 | 31.852221 | Unknown | Criminal | Unknown | One UN agency contracted truck driver carrying commodities was ambushed by unknown criminal elements near Mogiri on the Juba-Terekeka road to Bor. He was kidnapped and held for three days, released on March 13. | Yes | Focal Point |
2874 | Mar | 3 | 2019 | JO | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 31.9054 | 36.5809 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Refugees | One national male INGO staff member was assaulted by an angry beneficiary for unknown reasons in the Azraq Refugee Camp. | Yes | Focal Point |
2880 | Mar | 14 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 34.9197738 | 65.2909179 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One male NGO security guard at a healthy facility in Char Sada, was killed when clashes between the Taliban and the Afghan National Army (ANA) erupted in the area around the project site. | Yes | Focal Point |
2883 | Mar | 11 | 2019 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.1005099 | -1.6226538 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was kidnapped on the road in Djibo, Soum by unknown perpetrators. Focal point reports indicate the staff are now safe. | Yes | Focal Point |
2914 | Mar | 4 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 1.415 | 34.515 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One INGO reception centre guard was injured when he was attacked by a group of nearby male civilians. INGO staff were attempting to instruct a woman on infant bathing safety, when she became irritable. As the group of nearby men heard the issue they approached the staff holding knives. The staff fled and the nearby guard attempted to control the mob when he was stabbed. He was taken to a health facility where he received medical attention. | Yes | Focal Point |
2915 | Mar | 10 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 1.415 | 34.515 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Refugees | One male INGO guard at a refugee camp in Kyegegwa was injured when a refugee cut him with a razor blade after mob violence erupted over missing documentation. | Yes | Focal Point |
2916 | Mar | 7 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 14.1056708 | 38.2849463 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was seriously injured when a group of four unknown perpetrators attacked him at a mini bus stop in Shire. The staff was assaulted and robbed, suffering a fractured hip among other injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
2968 | Mar | 19 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -4.325 | 15.322222 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One female INGO national staff member was robbed and beaten by criminals and left by the Congo river. | Yes | Focal Point |
2982 | Mar | 25 | 2019 | BO | Bolivia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | -19.4168 | -63.183333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male guard was injured after being hit in the head with a shovel by 4 unknown perpetrators who raided the office in Gutierrez. The intruders stole motorcycles, cellphones and laptops. | Yes | Focal Point |
2983 | Mar | 29 | 2019 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 8.0369211 | 80.4725346 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male INGO was assaulted by an individual after he visited a clients house to collect payments. The staff member's neck was injured and he spent 2 days in the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
3011 | Mar | 9 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.8142 | 36.32 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three male NGO staff members were hit during a Russian coalition airstrike of Mintar village in Idlib. One staff lost his life and the other two were seriously injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
2646 | Apr | 4 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.3 | 18.3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national male INGO staff member was shot and killed while travelling by Bolhom village at approximately 6:00am. The staff members motorcycle was also taken by the unknown perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
2653 | Apr | 19 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 10.312581 | 7.679319 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | On April 19 2019 at 11:40 pm LT, armed assailants entered a hotel resort in Kaduna state and began shooting, killing two individuals including one female international INGO aid worker. After firing at hotel guests the armed assailants reportedly took away three people, whose whereabouts are unknown at the time of writing. | Yes | Media |
2654 | Apr | 19 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 0.127778 | 29.2875 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | On April 19 2019, one male international UN aid worker was shot and killed, while another male national staff member was shot and wounded. The perpetrators reported to be armed militia, attacked the Ebola treatment group in Butembo with indiscriminate use of firearms. Attacks on Ebola response aid workers have recently been common in areas of the DRC affected, causing some medical INGOs to withdraw. | Yes | Media |
2656 | Apr | 18 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.083333 | -2.666667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | On April 17 between the towns of Douentza and Boni in Kerena village, 2 INGO staff members and 1 local NGO (all national staff) were kidnapped by unknown armed men. The NGO staff member was released days later on April 22, and the INGO staff were released on July 31 (3.5 months later). | Yes | Official Report |
2659 | Apr | 23 | 2019 | HT | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 18.533333 | -72.333333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national UN staff member was travelling from the airport in Port-Au-Prince in a private vehicle, when the car was attacked during a traffic stop. Due to traffic the car was stopped on Sans Fil road near Rue Saint- Martin, when two armed assailants demanding personnel belongings from the individuals in the vehicle shot into the car. The staff member was rushed to the hospital after being shot, but succumbed to his wounds during surgery. An investigation is ongoing. | Yes | Official Report |
2657 | Apr | 22 | 2019 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -2.0789 | 41.1338 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female Red Cross volunteer was attacked by unknown assailants with a large knife while closing her store, unrelated to Red Cross activities, in Mbwajumwali village at 11:00pm. Media reports indicate the volunteer was killed after suffering several large and serious lacerations. There is an ongoing police investigation | Yes | Media |
2676 | Apr | 25 | 2019 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 30.631561 | 66.736965 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One female polio vaccination team member was shot and killed, and another injured, while administering the vaccine in the remote village of Sultan Zai, 100km Northwest of Quetta, Balochistan. The team was ambushed in the village by unknown armed assailants, who began shooting at the group. There were reports of four other attacks on polio vaccination teams that week in Pakistan. | Yes | Media |
2693 | Apr | 19 | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Road | 4.166667 | 9.233333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national NGO driver was kidnapped near the Mermoz Hotel, 1.3km from the UN office in Buea town. The staff and the family members (not counted here) taken with him were held for 2 days by a non-state armed group active in the area. | Yes | Media |
2710 | Apr | 24 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -1.384977 | 28.092944 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 national INGO staff members were ambushed approximately 18km outside the city of Walikale on the Malikale-Masisi road, while returning from Mpofi. During the ambush the 2 staff members were kidnapped by unknown perpetrators. The staff were later released. | Yes | ACLED |
2854 | Apr | 9 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 31.7880105 | 65.5707852 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four male NGO staff members travelling in a person vehicle in Khakrez district, Kandahar, were kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators. They were released unharmed 7 days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
2885 | Apr | 26 | 2019 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Raid | Office/compound | 13.2143917 | 12.0289902 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO watchman was injured when his INGO base was attacked by unknown perpetrators in Maine Soroa, Diffa. Reports indicate 3 months after this incident, due to escalating violence, the INGO was forced to shut down all programming in the area. | Yes | Focal Point |
2891 | Apr | 3 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Office/compound | 0.14164 | 29.2911701 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Three female national staff members of an INGO were wounded when civilian mob violence erupted in the office compound in Butembo. | Yes | Focal Point |
2892 | Apr | 6 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 0.14164 | 29.2911701 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two male national INGO staff were wounded when a civilian assaulted them at a project site in Butembo. | Yes | Focal Point |
2955 | Apr | 12 | 2019 | MX | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Unknown | 19.433333 | -99.133333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was assaulted by two men and robbed in a supermarket. | Yes | Focal Point |
2973 | Apr | 3 | 2019 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 19.356047 | -72.583995 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | Two male INGO national staff members were injured after being shot at an illegal criminal checkpoint while travelling between Port-de-Paix and Port au Prince. | Yes | Focal Point |
2984 | Apr | 4 | 2019 | BI | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Home | -2.718 | 30.318556 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male INGO staff member and his family were caught in a complex armed group attack in Buhinyuza. His wife was shot and the staff member was injured after grenade blasts hit the home. | Yes | Focal Point |
2985 | Apr | 28 | 2019 | LK | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 6.889722 | 80.598056 | Political | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male INGO staff member was assaulted and injured after he was attacked by the husband of a loan client at their house. He was treated at the hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2986 | Apr | 30 | 2019 | MZ | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -14.716667 | 34.366667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO was attacked while returning from a field mission in Ndaula, 62 km from Vila Ulongue. The attack occurred 5km from the INGO office in Vila Ulongue. The staff was riding a motorcycle when a group with big sticks and machetes struck him and stole his laptop, cellphone and glasses. | Yes | Focal Point |
2664 | May | 5 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 34.4 | 70.366667 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Four NGO staff members travelling in Surkh Rod district were injured when a Magnetic Improvised Explosive Device (MIED) attached to an NGO rented vehicle detonated. | Yes | Official Report |
2667 | May | 8 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Project site | 34.533333 | 69.166667 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | Three male national INGO staff members were killed at their project office in Kabul after a VBIED detonated, targeting another INGOs nearby office. Reports indicate 2 others were killed and 15 injured (not counted here). One driver for another INGO was sitting in a car nearby suffered burns to his hands and glass fragments in his face and body | Yes | Official Report |
2679 | May | 16 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 35.6581 | 68.0478 | Unknown | Staff member | Security guard | One female midwife at an NGO clinic located in Ruyi Dab District of Samangan province was allegedly sexually assaulted by 6 local individuals and a security guard from the NGO clinic. Reports indicate the suspects are now in custody. | Yes | Official Report |
2680 | May | 4 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.63 | 36.67 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One national male NGO volunteer was struck by aerial bombardment in the Idlib countryside near the village of Rayaka, while on route to respond to a civilian call. The volunteer sustained a serious head wound which he later succumbed to. Motive for the attack is unconfirmed, but considering the location and the marked vehicle it appears unlikely to be incidental. | Yes | Media |
2681 | May | 22 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.814167 | 36.32 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two national male NGO volunteers were wounded due to a second attack, while responding to victims of an airstrike in Jisr ash-Shugur, Idlib. Both volunteers received medical attention for their injuries. Reports indicate one civilian was killed and seven wounded during the airstrike. | Yes | Media |
2682 | May | 23 | 2019 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 14.104039 | -1.629995 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three UN Agency partner national staff members were abducted from their project site at the Goudoubo Health Centre in the Mentao Refugee Camp, outside of Djibo. During the incident an agency vehicle was taken and two female staff members were temporarily held, but released shortly after (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
2685 | May | 24 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 32.1415 | 61.2096 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | International Military Forces (IMF) | During an international military airstrike targeting anti-government elements at 12:17am LT, an NGO compound in Shib Koh district was also destroyed killing two national NGO staff members. Reports indicate 8 militants were also killed during the strike. | Yes | Official Report |
2686 | May | 27 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 35.64 | 64.28 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | While conducting an EPI vaccine survey, 4 NGO staff members were abducted by anti-government elements in Qaysar District of Faryab Province. The 2 female staff members were released shortly after (not counted here), but the 2 male staff members are still being held. | Yes | Official Report |
2691 | May | 21 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.775 | 33.59 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN agency staff members of a demining team were shot and seriously injured when ambushed by an armed group. The road ambush occurred after the team left Kapoeta on route to Buno minefield. The two staff members were flown to Juba for medical treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2684 | May | 25 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Mob violence | Project site | 0.517895 | 29.311459 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | One member of the Ebola team for prevention and control of infections died after suffering serious injuries during an attack. Reports indicate local residents of the Mabalako health sector in Vusahiro village attacked the Ebola team. The seriously injured staff member was being transferred to a hospital when he succumbed to his wounds. Organization is listed as 'other' due to likely World Bank funding. | Yes | Media |
2694 | May | 11 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Public location | 11.833333 | 13.15 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One NGO national humanitarian worker was killed in an attack attributed to Boko Haram in Moranti, near Tashan Joni area of Maiduguri at 7:00pmLT. 8 bodies were recovered after the incident including the NGO worker, and four civilian bodies are still reported to be missing. | Pending | Media |
2704 | May | 11 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.401936 | 34.386018 | Incidental | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Palestinian paramedic with the Palestinian Red Crescent was reportedly shot in the face with a rubber bullet, while performing humanitarian activities, by the Israeli military. The military shots came from the border wall east of Khan Younis on May 11, 2019. On June 11, 2019 the RC volunteer succumbed to his wounds and died in a hospital in Gaza. | Yes | Media |
2855 | May | 16 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -3.3728836 | 29.1448793 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One UN agency contracted truck driver was ambushed on the road 55km north of Uvira near the villages of Bwegera by unknown criminal perpetrators. The driver was kidnapped and held for ransom for two days and then released. | Yes | Focal Point |
2859 | May | 5 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 35.6990115 | 36.6053435 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national INGO staff member was killed at his home during a massive aerial bombardment campaign by the Russian and Syrian Militaries reportedly targeting Hait Tahrir al Sham (HTS) shelling locations in the area of Deir Sunbul, Idlib. | Yes | Focal Point |
2866 | May | 23 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.8516502 | 31.5824699 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national INGO staff member was sexually assaulted by an unaffiliated male in Juba. She received medical attention after the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2873 | May | 20 | 2019 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 21.2126 | 92.1634 | Economic | Aid recipient | Refugees | One national male INGO staff member was assaulted by angry beneficiaries in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. | Yes | Focal Point |
2909 | May | 29 | 2019 | JO | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 31.9054 | 36.5809 | Political | Aid recipient | Refugees | One female INGO staff member was injured when a large rock was thrown into a project site and hit her on the head. Focal point reports indicate the staff member was hosting a meal event for girls and women in the safe space inside the Azraq Refugee Camp Village 2, when another male resident threw a large rock onto the shading tent above the centre while yelling 'women should stay home.' The staff member was taken to the hospital and received a CT scan. | Yes | Focal Point |
2960 | May | 14 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 4.030278 | 42.296667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two INGO national staff members were reportedly kidnapped in Geedweyne, 30km east of Doolow. The staff members were on mission in the remote village when the incident occurred. Information on their release is unavailable at this time. | Yes | Media |
2974 | May | 1 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 9.231487 | 29.8005027 | Incidental | Staff member | Day labourer | One male INGO staff member was injured after a contracted day labourer assaulted him while he was distributing wages to the labourers. Reports indicate the attack was ethnically motivated as the staff member was from a different state than the labourer. | Yes | Focal Point |
2987 | May | 7 | 2019 | HT | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 19.15 | -72.016667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member was shot by two unknown armed men outside his home in Hinche. He was treated at a local hospital. | Yes | Focal Point |
2695 | Jun | 2 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 6.2125 | 31.560833 | Political | Staff member | Not applicable | One female INGO staff member was physically assaulted by a male colleague national staff at the Bor PoC site. The assault reportedly occurred because the female staff refused demands to medically treat the male colleague's wife. UNPOL arrested the male staff member and the female staff's injuries were treated at the INGO clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2703 | Jun | 10 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.76328 | 29.856159 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | While travelling from Khat to Boaw in Koch district, the NGO vehicle was shot at by unknown criminals and kept driving. Two national staff members were shot, and managed to continue moving until the Tar Jath airfield near Rier. They were transported to a medical clinic in Bentiu, and later to Juba. | Yes | Official Report |
2709 | Jun | 16 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 9.962839 | 33.730204 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Community members | One INGO staff member was assaulted and shot twice after an altercation in Bunj town, Maban county. The altercation reportedly occurred at 20:30, after the staff member got in a verbal argument with two other men which escalated. Reports indicate one man was arrested by local police. | Yes | Official Report |
2713 | Jun | 19 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 8.082926 | 31.979923 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Community members | Two national INGO staff members were shot by a community member in Patluak village near Pulchuol. The perpetrator reportedly mistook the two aid workers for 'his enemies.' The two staff members received medical attention for non-life-threatening injuries at a clinic walking distance away, and the shooter was arrested. | Yes | Official Report |
2712 | Jun | 20 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three national NGO volunteers were killed during an airstrike, and three other volunteers were also seriously injured at 10:50am LT on June 20, 2019. Reports indicate the airstrike directly targeted the NGO ambulance while it was transporting a patient in the Maarrat Al-Numan area of Idlib province on a rural road. | Yes | Official Report |
2714 | Jun | 26 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Unknown | 7.28 | 28.68 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO employee was reportedly shot and killed along with 3 others in Akucieng, 5km from Tonj town. The inter-community violence was carried out by unknown armed men around 3:00 am LT. | Yes | Official Report |
2715 | Jun | 26 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.438889 | 36.651111 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two national NGO volunteers were killed and four others wounded, during a reported Russian double tap airstrike, while attempting to evacuate injured people in an ambulance. The airstrike occurred in Khan Sheikhoun town, of Maarrat Al-Numan district, which has seen recent extensive aerial bombardment. | Yes | Media |
2718 | Jun | 15 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.775 | 33.59 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | Two male national NGO staff members, one team leader and a driver, were injured when beaten and dragged from their vehicles after their convoy was stopped by a group of villagers in Eastern Equatorial. The aid worker victims were part of an NGO team of enumerators, who were reportedly targeted by the villagers because of their perceived ethnicity and affiliation. After the two staff members were dragged from the convoy and beaten, some community members contacted the NGO and confirmed their positions which deescalated the situation and the NGO team vehicles were allowed to depart the area. | Yes | Official Report |
2719 | Jun | 23 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Office/compound | 4.85 | 31.6 | Political | Staff member | Security guards | Two male national UN guards at the compound in Juba, were injured when striking employees pelted stones at them at 12:45 LT. The protests at the main gate reportedly involved 100 striking guards. The two guards injured with stones received medical attention after being escorted out of the crowd. | Yes | Official Report |
2720 | Jun | 25 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 7.3 | 18.3 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Anti-Balaka | Three INGO staff members were assaulted and injured after anti-Balaka armed actors broke into their home. During the armed incursion, the staff were robbed of their mobile phones, cash, and other items. The staff members received medical treatment at a local hospital, and the perpetrators were handed over to MINUSCA by a local anti-Balaka leader. | Yes | Official Report |
2728 | Jun | 24 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.478014 | 32.721848 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | While travelling from Torit to Kapoeta, an NGO vehicle carrying one driver and 9 NGO staff members was ambushed by unknown armed individuals. The aid workers were robbed of mobile phones and cash, assaulted and threatened. After the attack, the driver managed to transport all 9 passengers to Camp 15 where one injured worker received medical attention. Some reports indicate more aid workers were wounded, but this has not been verified at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2738 | Jun | 5 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -0.155 | 29.24 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown militants while travelling by road in the Lubero territory of North Kivu province. Reports indicate both staff members were released on June 7. | Yes | ACLED |
2863 | Jun | 1 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Home | 31.0261488 | 62.4504154 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One male national INGO staff member was kidnapped and held for several days by the Taliban in Nimroz province. The staff member was on leave in his home village when he was abducted, but he was able to convince the perpetrators he was a student, not an aid worker, leading to his release. | Yes | Focal Point |
2872 | Jun | 15 | 2019 | JO | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 31.915877 | 36.589156 | Economic | Aid recipient | Refugees | One male national INGO staff member was assaulted by angry aid recipients in the Azraq Refugee Camp. | Yes | Focal Point |
2877 | Jun | 15 | 2019 | NE | Niger | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 13.31411 | 12.60934 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national male INGO staff member and a INGO contracted driver were killed by unknown armed militants while at a water treatment project site in Tcholori village, near the border with Nigeria approximately 20 miles from Diffa. One other staff member was injured in the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2900 | Jun | 6 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -5.9474902 | 29.1947098 | Economic | Host state | DR Congo Armed Forces | One male national INGO staff member was shot and killed after being ambushed by the DR Congo Armed Forces in Kalemie. | Yes | Focal Point |
2904 | Jun | 21 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 34.5281296 | 69.1723328 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was stabbed in the leg with a knife while walking to a neary shop, 150 meters from his home in Kabul. Four unknown men were involved in the attack, and likely intended to rob the staff member. | Yes | Focal Point |
2953 | Jun | 10 | 2019 | TN | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 36.8 | 10.17 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was assaulted and robbed on her way home from work. | Yes | Focal Point |
2954 | Jun | 4 | 2019 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -3.366667 | 36.683333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international INGO staff member was injured when his bag was snatched on a roadway in Arusha. | Yes | Focal Point |
3009 | Jun | 6 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 1.55941 | 30.25224 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | One ICRC national male staff member was assaulted after community members broke out into mob violence, in a project site in Bunia, over Ebola stigma. | Yes | Focal Point |
3016 | Jun | 10 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.456667 | 36.746389 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three NGO staff members were injured in Russian Coalition airstrikes in Tamanaah. | Yes | Focal Point |
2727 | Jul | 2 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 2.333333 | 42.283333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | The head of a local NGO in the Gredo region of Somalia was killed by a group of armed assailants approximately 4km from Baardheere in Bula Cadey. Three NGO staff members were also taken at the same time as the killing, and were released unharmed 5 hours later and 46km away (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
2729 | Jul | 3 | 2019 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Road | 13.177669 | 23.642486 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 5 national NGO staff members were kidnapped 4km outside of Golo in Kaironga village on July 3, 2019. All 5 staff members were released the following day after reports a ransom was paid. | Yes | Official Report |
2731 | Jul | 6 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 16.6 | -4.466667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 national NGO staff members were injured when their vehicle hit a road-side IED or possible landmine between Ehabak and Zouerat Elhamar, 10 km east of Razelma Commune, Timbuktu Region. The injured staff members were evacuated to a hospital for treatment, and the vehicle was severely damaged. Information about the group linked to the explosive is unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2732 | Jul | 12 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | -0.358056 | 42.545278 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Unknown | One male international INGO director and one UN agency manager were shot and killed after an attack by Al Shabaab militants on the Assey Hotel in Kismayo, Somalia. Media reports indicate the militants used a vehicle borne explosive device to obstruct the front entrance, where after at least 4 perpetrators entered the hotel and attacked those inside with weapons. The perpetrators were in the building for more than 14 hours and killed 25 other people. | Yes | Media |
2733 | Jul | 11 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Individual attack | Public location | -2.536656 | 25.752575 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | One national staff member of a INGO local partner was killed by members of a Mai Mai militia in the vicinity of Lomami Park, Maniema province, near the FARDC Camp in Lakakando and the Likolongo village. Reports indicate three other NGO personnel were assaulted but the extent of their injuries is unknown. After, the perpetrators burned three NGO motorcycles and left with stolen belongings. | Yes | Official Report | |||
2734 | Jul | 15 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 9.26 | 29.8 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Internally Displaced People (IDPs) | During a fight between two groups of IDPs at a humanitarian cafeteria in Bentiu, 3 UN contracted staff were seriously injured. Reports were only able to confirm one as UN humanitarian staff at this time (other two not counted here). The staff members received medical attention at the UNMISS level II hospital and were later discharged. | Yes | Official Report |
2735 | Jul | 17 | 2019 | UA | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 48.006667 | 37.512778 | Unknown | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One UN agency staff member was assaulted in the parking lot of the Krasnohorivka hospital, by a recipient of UN agency assistance. Another UN staff member intervened, stopping the assault. The assaulted staff sustained damaged teeth, bruises and a swollen face. | Yes | Official Report |
2736 | Jul | 16 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 9.347376 | 31.489106 | Political | Host state | South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) | Three INGO staff members and the boat driver were travelling by river from Malakal to Tongo, when they were stopped by members of the South Sudan Peoples Defense Forces (SSPDF) in Kaldak at 12h00. After a search of their boat resulted in cash being found, the SSPDF reportedly detained the staff members and boat driver after accusations of transporting money to the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO). While the staff members were being interrogated, the boat driver was severely beaten. After support from UNOCHA and state authorities, negotiations resulted in the release of all staff with the money initially under question at 19h00. The boat driver received medical attention at the UNMISS clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2737 | Jul | 19 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.105 | 12.506667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | 7 INGO staff members travelling in the border region of Borno state near the town of Damasak, were ambushed and attacked by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants. One driver was killed during the attack, and two other drivers, three health workers and an aid worker were kidnapped and were still held as of September 2019. On September 26th 2019, one of the six hostages was killed. On December 13th, 2019 four of the remaining hostages were killed. Reports indicate the remaining captive is female. On May 20th, 2023, the female aid worker was rescued during a military operation in Borno State after three years and 10 months of captivity. | Yes | Media |
2739 | Jul | 8 | 2019 | TD | Chad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 13.578103 | 21.824944 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two aid workers were killed after a group of unknown armed perpetrators raided a bar in Farchana, Ouaddai. The perpetrators stole cash and opened fire wounding two other people (not counted here). | Yes | Media |
2740 | Jul | 22 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.0299564 | 45.3101475 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One UN national staff member was injured by the blast after a VIED reportedly rammed the main gate of the Afrik Hotel located in Mogadishu. Reports indicate the attack is being attributed to Al Shabaab as the blast accordingly also targeted a main security checkpoint near the hotel. Media reports outline 17 civilians were killed and many injured. | Yes | Official Report |
2742 | Jul | 8 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 34.2164 | 68.2952 | Political | Police or paramilitary | Afghan National Security Forces | Reports indicate, Afghan National Security Forces raided an INGO health clinic in Tangi Saidan, Day Mirdad district of Wardak around 9:00pm LT. The security forces shot and killed an aid recipient within the clinic, bound four other individuals and took them outside for an interrogation. Information currently available highlights ANSF were seeking information regarding possible connections to the Taliban. During the interrogation two staff members were shot and killed approximately 50 meters from the facility. A third INGO staff member is missing and presumed detained by the forces. | Yes | Media |
2743 | Jul | 29 | 2019 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 20.6 | 93.2 | Incidental | Host state | Myanmar Armed Forces | One male INGO national staff member was shot by Myanmar military officers while riding his motorcycle through Mrauk U township in Rakhine State. Army reports indicate the staff member was carrying a grenade and was charged under a counterterrorism law after being taken to the hospital to receive treatment. | Yes | Media |
2744 | Jul | 23 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 9.979167 | 33.75 | Economic | Aid recipient | Refugees | Two INGO staff members working within the Doro refugee camp in Maban district, were assaulted and injured by aid recipients after a dispute about the distribution of solar lamps. Reports indicate local and regional authorities had to intervene when a group of community members would not let 6 INGO staff leave until they all received solar lamps. A resolution was achieved with those receiving lamps later and all staff were released at 15h30. | Yes | Official Report |
2745 | Jul | 26 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.216667 | -0.3 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | An INGO vehicle travelling between Ansongo and Tessit, 25 km north of Tessit village, was ambushed by unknown armed men. The criminals stole the INGO rented SUV, robbed the passengers, and abducted the INGO driver. The driver was released the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
2746 | Jul | 26 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Public location | 6.8 | 33.133333 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Community members | During a reported marital dispute between different age groups of the community in Likuangloe, Pibor, Jonglei state, the violence escalated around 18h45. Two off duty national INGO staff members were wounded and one killed during the community violence. | Yes | Official Report |
2747 | Jul | 10 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 35.32 | 36.32 | Incidental | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One NGO national aid volunteer was reportedly killed in Russian-Syrian military airstrikes on the town of Maara Hrema in the Aleppo countryside. The aid volunteer was killed when in his home in a displaced persons camp with his daughter. Two other volunteer's nearby were wounded. | Yes | Media |
2748 | Jul | 14 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | -0.566667 | 28.7 | Political | Unaffiliated | Community members | 2 national Ebola health aid workers were reportedly killed in their homes the night of July 14, 2019 by angry community members in North Kivu. The health ministry reported the workers suffered months of threats prior to the attack. Attacks against Ebola aid workers in North Kivu is occurring more often due to the distrust for causes and treatments for the disease among community members. Staff members are listed as 'other' due to likely World Bank funding. | Yes | Media |
2749 | Jul | 21 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.438889 | 36.651111 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national NGO aid volunteer and media activist was killed after three reported Russian-Syrian military airstrikes repeatedly hit the city of Khan Shaikhoun in Idlib governate, in the area he was working. | Yes | Media |
2750 | Jul | 22 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 31.798611 | 35.248333 | Political | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Palestinian Red Cross paramedic was wounded when shot in the stomach by Israeli forces after a reported raid of the Occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood Al-Issawiya. Reports indicate the occupying forces attacked civilians and attacked Red Cross staff with rubber bullets to prevent them from transporting civilian patients to the hospital. | Yes | Media |
2751 | Jul | 22 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national NGO volunteer was killed by reported Russian-Syrian military airstrikes, while attempting to assist those affected by previous strikes in Maraat Al-Numan. | Yes | Media |
2752 | Jul | 29 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.373611 | 36.601667 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national NGO volunteer was killed at a project site by Russian-Syrian military airstrikes in Kafr Zita, Hama. Reports indicate his family was also killed in the attack which appeared to target the aid workers home and family. | Yes | Media |
2753 | Jul | 22 | 2019 | MX | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Road | 17.644444 | -101.551111 | Incidental | Criminal | Unknown | One male national member of the Red Cross board of directors was shot and killed while traveling through downtown Zihuatanejo in a vehicle, by two unknown criminals on a motorcycle. The board member was also traveling with his wife who was taken to the hospital in critical condition (not counted here). Focal point reports indicate the attack motive was not linked to his status with the Red Cross. | Yes | Media |
2754 | Jul | 27 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 35.373611 | 36.601667 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two paramedics and one ambulance driver were killed when a targeted airstrike destroyed their ambulance as it drove through the Hama countryside to Kafr Zita. The INGO supported ambulance was travelling to Kafr Zita to assist victims of an airstrike that hit the town at 2:00pmLT. | Yes | Media |
2761 | Jul | 22 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.4733 | 37.0972 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national employee of an INGO was killed along with another civilian after a motorcycle bomb exploded in Tell Rifaat city of Aleppo governate. The motive and perpetrators are currently unknown. | Yes | Media |
2881 | Jul | 6 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.1 | 64.2667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One male NGO staff member was shot and killed by Taliban perpetrators on the road as he was travelling to the local health centre. | Yes | Focal Point |
2893 | Jul | 11 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 0.14164 | 29.2911701 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three female and one male national staff of an INGO were all wounded in a shooting when unknown armed perpetrators raided and robbed the office compound in Butembo. | Yes | Focal Point |
2894 | Jul | 19 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Road | -5.9127393 | 29.1913918 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national staff member was wounded when assaulted due to mob violence on the road in Kalemie. | Yes | Focal Point |
2950 | Jul | 11 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -2.633333 | 26.1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO national staff were injured and one national staff member was killed during an ambush on the road. | Yes | Focal Point |
2988 | Jul | 28 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 0.5454656 | 31.7464393 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO staff member was injured after being dragged off a motorbike on her way to the office in Moyo town, near Iboa village, Palorinya Refugee Settlement. The incident occurred amidst a tribal clash between Madi and Gimara clans. | Yes | Focal Point |
2989 | Jul | 28 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 35.8138694 | 36.6077207 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male INGO site guard was injured during airstrikes in Ariha, Idlib. He received treatment at a local hospital. These airstrikes came during a multi-day strike campaign against Idlib and Hama. The INGO building was considerably damaged. | Yes | Focal Point |
2990 | Jul | 30 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 10.687778 | 43.936389 | Political | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One male INGO staff member was stabbed by an angry beneficiary at a food distribution point in Lughaya because he attempted to forcefully take items. | Yes | Focal Point |
3006 | Jul | 3 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 9.0249701 | 38.746891 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One female INGO national staff was assaulted by community members in Alek, Ethiopia. | Yes | Focal Point |
3012 | Jul | 22 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Individual attack | Project site | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male NGO staff member was killed after a regime airstrike hit a project site in Marraat Al-Numan. | Yes | Focal Point |
3018 | Jul | 13 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.37425 | 36.6033 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two male NGO staff members were injured during an airstrike in Kafr Zita. | Yes | Focal Point |
2755 | Aug | 3 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.465 | -3.306111 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members working in Sangha Commune, 35 km north-east of Bandiagara town, were reportedly kidnapped by an unknown armed group. Both were released the following day on August 04. | Yes | Official Report |
2757 | Aug | 7 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Custody | 4.85 | 31.6 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Spouse/National Security Services (NSS) | The Director of a local NGO was reportedly kidnapped by her estranged husband, who is a member of the National Security Services (NSS). The abduction occurred over a family dispute, and the female staff member was assaulted prior to being released. She later received medical attention from a local clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2758 | Aug | 7 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 7.3 | 18.3 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | Two international NGO employees were injured when 6 unidentified armed criminals entered their home in Batangafo and stole a variety of valuables including money. UN security forces responded, but the perpetrators had already fled. The two injured staff were treated at the MSF hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2759 | Aug | 14 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Individual attack | Project site | 35.63 | 36.67 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two INGO employees, a paramedic and an ambulance driver, were killed at the organizations medical centre after 6 Russian/Syrian military coalition airstrikes targeted the facility and their ambulance. The ambulance was completely destroyed in the attack. Reports indicate this is the 40th attack on healthcare facilities in northwest Syria since April 2019. | Yes | Official Report |
2760 | Aug | 8 | 2019 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Individual attack | Road | 33.72 | 73.06 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One male national driver for a local NGO was injured when his vehicle was targeted by unknown attackers using an IED. The aid worker was travelling in the Esori area of North Waziristan, when the blast damaged the vehicle and injured him. | Yes | Official Report |
2762 | Aug | 16 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.7625 | 35.265833 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One Palestinian Red Crescent volunteer paramedic was shot in the head by the Israeli Army with a rubber bullet. The incident reportedly occurred while the paramedic was trying to assist victims during clashes in the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem. He was transferred to the hospital for medical treatment. | Yes | Media |
2764 | Aug | 19 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Other Explosives | Unknown | Unknown | 16.953333 | -0.353889 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member of a local NGO in Bourem town, Bourem Cercle, Goa, was injured by a grenade explosion. | Yes | Official Report |
2765 | Aug | 21 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 7.3 | 18.3 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One security guard at an INGO guest house in Batangafo was severely injured, when a group of 5 unknown criminals broke in. The perpetrators stole a large sum of money, international passports, and 2 computers of staff still sleeping. MINUSCA patrol responded, but the perpetrators had already fled. The security guard was transported to the local hospital, and the INGO staff were escorted to the base. | Yes | Official Report |
2763 | Aug | 17 | 2019 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 23.00241 | 97.768314 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Northern Alliance | One male national NGO staff member was reportedly shot and killed by a sniper targeting their aid convoy. The staff member was travelling in an ambulance marked with the organisations name 13 miles from Lashio, Shan state. After the staff member was shot, an RPG hit the ambulance, which is being attributed to the Northern Alliance NSAG. Other staff members were reportedly wounded, but we are unable to confirm those details at this time. | Yes | Media |
2766 | Aug | 28 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Home | 0.31 | 32.52 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female national NGO aid worker was abducted by unknown perpetrators outside her home in Busega, a suburb of Kampala. Exact cause of death is unknown, but her body was found the following day in Nakitutuli village in Nama sub-county, Mukono district, and reports indicate it appeared to have head trauma. The female staff member was also reportedly 6 months pregnant at the time of the attack. | Yes | Media |
2769 | Aug | 23 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.3 | 34.25 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One female volunteer paramedic was injured in the head with a plastic-coated steel bullet while trying to assist wounded during the Great March of Return protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. | Yes | Media |
2770 | Aug | 23 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.344444 | 34.303056 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male volunteer paramedic for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and one male volunteer paramedic for a local NGO were both wounded with plastic-coated steel bullets at demonstrations in Khan Younis district of the Gaza Strip. The staff members were struck on the left thigh and neck respectively. | Yes | Media |
2772 | Aug | 24 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | -5.768161 | 29.051722 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male national driver for a UN implementing partner was traveling around 40km on the Kalemie - Nyemba - Nyunzu axis, when his truck carrying fuel to Nyunzu was ambushed by unknown armed assailants. The perpetrators shot the driver in the arm, but he was able to speed away and arrive at a medical centre 50km away to receive medical attention. He was evacuated to Kalemie by air for treatment. | Yes | Official Report |
2819 | Aug | 27 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male NGO volunteer was injured after regime air strikes struck his town of Kafr Awed, Idlib. The raid also killed 3 and injured 12 other civilians. | Yes | Media |
2820 | Aug | 20 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.587 | 36.356 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male NGO volunteer sustained serious injuries from reported regime bombardment in the town of Shagurit, Hama as he was attempting to assist other civilians. The volunteer was taken to medical facilities in Hama but died of his injuries. | Yes | Media |
2848 | Aug | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 5.83566 | 9.88347 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 male NGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed men in in Kulabe 25 km from the town of Batibo (coordinates given for Batibo). The staff members were on humanitarian assignment in the community for sensitization and vulnerable persons programs. They were released after 3 days unharmed. | Yes | Focal Point | |
2849 | Aug | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 5.862997 | 9.768234 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 male NGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown armed men three times over the month of August culminating in over three days of captivity. The staff member was on a humanitarian assignment in Widikum throughout the month. During the final abduction he was financially extorted and beaten. | Yes | Focal Point | |
2867 | Aug | 5 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Ambush | Road | 15.9181995 | 2.4022 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One national female NGO staff member was sexually assaulted after being stopped by a criminal group on the road in Menaka. She received medical attention after the assault. | Yes | Focal Point |
2879 | Aug | 10 | 2019 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 32.1194242 | 20.0867909 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One male UN national staff was wounded when a VBIED parked outside a supermarket in Benghazi exploded. | Yes | Focal Point |
2895 | Aug | 8 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 7.9219687 | 34.1531947 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was wounded when mob violence erupted at a project site in Gambella. | Yes | Focal Point |
2896 | Aug | 29 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 7.9219687 | 34.1531947 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Police | Two male national staff members were assaulted by police officers after being stopped and temporarily detained on the road in Gambella. | Yes | Focal Point |
2959 | Aug | 21 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 15.666667 | 43.933333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was shot and wounded after his vehicle was ambushed on the road in Thi Yai village near Dhamar city. | Yes | Focal Point |
2975 | Aug | 12 | 2019 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 11.016667 | 29.716667 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was injured after an unknown criminal robbed his home and physically assaulted him. | Yes | Focal Point |
2991 | Aug | 4 | 2019 | GT | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 14.613333 | -90.535278 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO guard at an additional parking lot for the INGO in Calle Mariscal, Guatemala City was beat by unknown burglars attempting to steal from the compound. He was treated at a hospital and released after a few days. | Yes | Focal Point |
2992 | Aug | 18 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 4.8516502 | 31.5824699 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | One INGO staff member was ambushed by an illegal checkpoint, which reports describe as NSS uniformed officers, on his way home from the office in Juba. The staff was pulled from his vehicle, shot in the leg and was held by the suspected security servicemen until 5:30am where he was then robbed and left on the street. | Yes | Focal Point |
3013 | Aug | 14 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.549167 | 36.540833 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male NGO staff member was killed after a Russian Coalition airstrike hit the town of Maar Tahroma. | Yes | Focal Point |
3019 | Aug | 18 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two NGO staff members were injured during a Russian airstrike in Maarrat Al-Numan. | Yes | Focal Point |
2767 | Sep | 1 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 35.9917 | 36.3938 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national male staff member of an INGO and NGO in Syria, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Darkoush town located in the western suburbs of Idlib governate. He was released on September 17, 2019. | Yes | Media |
2768 | Sep | 5 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.308999 | 34.322233 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were ambushed and killed by unknown perpetrators as they were in transit from the Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp. The aid workers were staff in a child nutrition center within the camp. | Yes | Media |
2773 | Sep | 6 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.859363 | 31.571251 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member of an INGO was assaulted by three unknown armed men and robbed of cash and a mobile phone near Rock City in Juba. The staff member received medical attention for injuries sustained during the assault, and reported the incident to the proper authorities. | Yes | Official Report |
2774 | Sep | 8 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 4.844697 | 31.603254 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national staff member of a local NGO returning to his house from a neighbours at around 20:30LT, was attacked by 5 men in civilian clothing in the Juba suburb of Buluk. The 5 men robbed the staff member of cash and his mobile phone, and severely damaged his face. The next day he received medical treatment at the Juba Teaching Hospital, and the incident was reported to the authorities. | Yes | Official Report |
2775 | Sep | 14 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 2.65 | 45.05 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One male humanitarian aid worker was killed when a roadside explosion damaged a convoy carrying government representatives. The explosion reportedly occurred on Jowhar-Bal'ad road. | Yes | Media |
2771 | Sep | 4 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.85 | 31.6 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO staff members and their driver were travelling in Juba to the INGO compound when they were stopped by armed men wearing partially civilian and military clothes. Reports indicate the staff members were removed from the vehicle, robbed and the driver was assaulted and placed in the trunk of the vehicle around 2030hLT. The armed perpetrators drove the vehicle around until 2330hLT when it was abandoned. The driver was rescued and received medical attention for his injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
2776 | Sep | 14 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.374555 | 68.896679 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Five staff members of a local NGO were reportedly kidnapped by unknown non-state actors, along the Kunduz-Baghlan road in the Khal Zaey area of Baghlan province. No further information about their whereabouts is available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2777 | Sep | 15 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 4.848002 | 31.613044 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One female international INGO staff member was seriously injured when two men attempted to steal her shoulder bag. The staff member was walking on the sidewalk in the Hai Cinema area of Juba, when two unknown criminals on a motorbike attempted to steal her bag which was attached to her body/shoulder. The staff member was dragged for several metres and sustained a serious shoulder injury which required surgery. | Yes | Official Report |
2778 | Sep | 6 | 2019 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 33.983023 | 71.57162 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One female immunization aid worker was shot and killed on her way to work in Peshawar. The staff member was traveling the cities ring road near the Madina CHG Station at 9:00 am when unknown motorists opened fire. Her body was taken to the Khyber Medical College. | Yes | Media |
2779 | Sep | 19 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Home | 4.859363 | 31.571251 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Gunmen broke into the home of a national male INGO staff member in Juba and held him at gunpoint while they stole cash, mobile phones, and laptops. The staff member was then shot. Emergency surgery was performed at the local hospital. The staff member is expected to recover. | Yes | Official Report |
2780 | Sep | 26 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 7.02667 | 29.24611 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A national staff member from a local NGO was robbed and assaulted while on-route from Abiriu to Cuibet. He was travelling on a motorbike when two armed men stopped him and tried to rob him at gunpoint. When the attempt was unsuccessful, the robbers proceeded to beat him and then fled from the scene. The NGO aid worker was admitted to the hospital for his injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
2781 | Sep | 27 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.294713 | -1.559076 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three national INGO personnel, two staff and a driver, were kidnapped along with their vehicle. Unknown armed assailants riding motorcycles ambushed the INGO vehicle near Wally village, 20 km east of Hombori town, Douentza cercle. Further information is not available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2782 | Sep | 17 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.077148 | -2.684227 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Fulani | Three INGO staff and their driver were reportedly ambushed by suspected Fulani militants between Dansa and Dallah villages, at 25 km and 35 km east of Douentza town. The armed perpetrators kidnapped all four in the vehicle, but released everyone the following day unharmed. Information about motive is unavailable at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2822 | Sep | 22 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Custody | 11.831098 | 13.150967 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | Two male national aid workers of an INGO were kidnapped in Borno state reportedly in the Maiduguri area. Boko Haram militants then posted on September 22, 2019 a video of their execution, shared by various media outlets. Exact location or time/day of death is unknown. Coordinates given are for Maiduguri. | Yes | Media |
2856 | Sep | 27 | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 6.0054338 | 10.2628167 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 4 male INGO national staff members were ambushed when their truck full of food supplies broke down in Bambili, Mezam Division, North West Region. Focal Point reports indicate non-state armed actors kidnapped the 4 staff members, demanded ransom to the INGO, and held them for 3 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
2871 | Sep | 28 | 2019 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 21.4397297 | 92.009552 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Spouse | One female national INGO staff member was wounded when her angry spouse entered the project site in Cox's Bazar and assaulted her. | Yes | Focal Point |
2878 | Sep | 12 | 2019 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 31.8625706 | 70.9018692 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was kidnapped in Gomal city South Waziristan district. He was later released unharmed. | Yes | Focal Point |
2897 | Sep | 6 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.9219687 | 34.1531947 | Political | Host state | Ethiopian Armed Forces | Two male national INGO staff members were shot and killed after being ambushed by the Ethiopian Armed Forces on the road in Gambella. | Yes | Focal Point |
2913 | Sep | 1 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 1.9530448 | 32.1391217 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO national staff member was attacked with a knife outside of his house on the street in Bweyale by unknown perpetrators. Reports indicate the staff member was lured outside by a phone call pretending to be a friend, where he was then cut twice on the head and neck. He was taken to hospital where he died the next day. | Yes | Focal Point |
2946 | Sep | 27 | 2019 | PH | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 14.63 | 121.03 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was stabbed by an individual assumed to be under the influence of drugs at a house party in Quezon city of metro Manila. The staff member was seriously injured and was evacuated. | Yes | Focal Point |
2948 | Sep | 17 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 0.313611 | 32.581111 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was injured after he was severely assaulted after an unknown perpetrator robbed him in front of his home in Kampala. | Yes | Focal Point |
2949 | Sep | 15 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -4.325 | 15.322222 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO staff member was injured when robbed at gunpoint while sitting in a cab. | Yes | Focal Point |
2957 | Sep | 2 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Office/compound | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | Seven INGO international staff members were injured after a large vehicle borne IED exploded outside the Green Village compound in Kabul. The Taliban took responsibility for the attack that killed 16 and wounded over 100. | Yes | Focal Point |
2976 | Sep | 23 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 13.5775886 | 44.0177989 | Other | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One male INGO volunteer was shot by an angry aid recipient while monitoring food distribution in Taiz. | Yes | Focal Point |
2783 | Oct | 4 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Public location | 4.849136 | 31.583743 | Economic | Host state | South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) | Two male national staff members of two separate INGOs were stopped at 10:00 am LT outside a UN Agency in Buluk, after leaving a nearby bank. The staff were reportedly stopped by eight armed men in military uniforms, who forcibly detained them and drove them to the John Garang Mausoleum. At the monument park, the men were assaulted, stripped naked, and severely physically abused. The perpetrators also stole large sums of money and cell phones from the staff members. | Yes | Official Report |
2784 | Oct | 15 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 7.00745 | 29.235558 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was shot when the vehicle that he was traveling in along Rumbek-Cueibet road was ambushed by armed men. The INGO vehicle was stopped in Makakot in Abiriru Payam, Rumbek. Personal items were taken from the INGO vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
2785 | Oct | 13 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Project site | 14.140653 | -5.016219 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national male staff were abducted from Sahouna village, Mopti, by a group of armed individuals. They were released on November 13, 2019. | Yes | Official Report |
2788 | Oct | 14 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 36.6975 | 38.956667 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Turkish Armed Forces | One doctor for a Kurdish NGO was reportedly killed during a Turkish airstrike near the northern Syria border town of Tell Abyad. | Yes | Media |
2786 | Oct | 27 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 3.685336 | 30.775124 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | National Salvation Front | Three volunteers, two male and one female, were killed in a crossfire incident during clashes between armed groups in Morobo County. The volunteers were working in Ebola screening points, tracking the spread of the disease. Two volunteers were also injured and one of them is recovering from gunshot wounds. A female volunteer was abducted during the attack. Later media reports indicate she died from her injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
2790 | Oct | 7 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 8.76201 | 31.26465 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | SPLA/M-IO | 7 national staff members of an INGO, including two guards, were reportedly kidnapped by armed perpetrators, reported to be SPLA/M-IO supported by local authorities in Pagil town. 6 of the staff members were held for over 24 hours, but released after the intervention of an INGO program officer. The last staff member was released two weeks later. | Yes | Official Report |
2791 | Oct | 26 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.937858 | 23.810462 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) | 4 national NGO staff members were reportedly abducted by perpetrators from the non-state armed group Unite pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC). The NGO team was transporting medical supplies from Bangassou to Djema, when they were ambushed near Barawa-Dembia, 165 km northwest of Rafai. The armed perpetrators also looted and burned the NGO vehicles. | Yes | Official Report |
2792 | Oct | 21 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 7.30841 | 18.30154 | Unknown | Criminal | Unknown | 4 staff members of an INGO were assaulted during a robbery of the INGO base by a group of armed men in Batangafo. One security guard was stabbed, and all four received medical attention at a local hospital. Organization statements highlight repeated attacks in this area on their facilities in the last year. | Yes | Official Report |
2805 | Oct | 25 | 2019 | PS | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 31.563704 | 34.529523 | Disputed | Host state | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | One male volunteer paramedic with the Palestinian Red Crescent was injured after a reported direct blow of a tear gas canister to his right leg during Friday demonstrations in the North Gaza District. | Yes | Media |
2807 | Oct | 24 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 34.5742 | 64.9436 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One female health worker for a national NGO was killed by Taliban militants in Shahr-e- Naw village, Yarfolad Area, of Chaghcharan district, Ghor at 2:00pm. One other female staff member was wounded, and taken to the provincial hospital of Chaghcharan where she succumbed to her injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
2818 | Oct | 31 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.9925 | 36.393056 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO volunteer was killed while inspecting repeated explosions in the city of Darkoush, Idlib. | Yes | Media |
2857 | Oct | 9 | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 6.0054338 | 10.2628167 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three male NGO national staff members were kidnapped after their truck transporting food was intercepted by a non-state armed group north of Bambili. Two additional staff members from the NGO were sent to recover the food and also kidnapped. All 5 staff were released unharmed 4 days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
2861 | Oct | 23 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 37.414099 | 70.1932084 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | Two INGO national staff, one female and one male, were kidnapped along with two civilians (rental car driver and staff's husband) at a project site in Aspakha village, Shahr-e-Buzurg district. Focal point reports indicate the kidnappers belong to the NSAG The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and requested ransom from one of the family members. Both staff were released unharmed after 36 hours. | Yes | Focal Point |
2868 | Oct | 14 | 2019 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Project site | -4.5766702 | 30.1025009 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national female INGO staff member was sexually assaulted by an unaffiliated male at a project site in Kasulu. | Yes | Focal Point |
2882 | Oct | 10 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.1244 | 66.5288 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Taliban | One male NGO staff member was shot and killed when the ambulance he was in to accompany a patient was ambushed by Taliban perpetrators near Bayencha village between Dualiana district and Chaghcharan district. | Yes | Focal Point |
2898 | Oct | 9 | 2019 | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 32.8751907 | 13.1874599 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national staff member was assaulted by an unaffiliated civilian at a project site in Tripoli. | Yes | Focal Point |
2911 | Oct | 22 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.9806034 | 38.7577605 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | Two female INGO international staff members walking back to their hotel from an event in Addis Ababa were attacked by four unknown criminal men and strangled until they were unconcious, where they were then robbed. Once the staff members gained consciousness they walked back to the hotel and reported the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
2944 | Oct | 20 | 2019 | SN | Senegal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 14.666667 | -17.416667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was stabbed by a criminal perpetrator until he handed over the keys to his motorcycle on a public street in Dakar. | Yes | Focal Point |
2945 | Oct | 9 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 0.313611 | 32.581111 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international INGO staff member was injured after his phone was stolen in a shopping mall which resulted in a physical altercation. | Yes | Focal Point |
3014 | Oct | 31 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.9925 | 36.393056 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO staff member was killed when an unknown explosive detonated, while he was attempting to put out a fire at a warehouse in Darkoush. | Yes | Focal Point |
3015 | Oct | 3 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Individual attack | Office/compound | 35.375278 | 36.687222 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male NGO staff member was killed after regime shelling hit the office compound in Morek, Hama. | Yes | Focal Point |
2789 | Nov | 3 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 36.6606 | 40.3714 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army | An INGO medical team was caught in a reported mortar attack by Turkish Armed Forces and the Free Syrian Army at a project site in the north-eastern town of Rashidiyya where they were providing medical aid. In the attack, one international staff member was killed after shrapnel hit his head and another international staff was wounded. | Yes | Media |
2793 | Nov | 1 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.247049 | 29.795661 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two male NGO contractors assigned with building a fence for a school were traveling by foot from Bentiu PoC to Bentiu town when they went missing. Reports indicate kidnapping is suspected, and nothing further about their whereabouts or the perpetrators is unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2794 | Nov | 12 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 33.503056 | 36.258333 | Incidental | Host state | Isreali Defence Forces (IDF) | An Israeli military missile aimed at the house of a prominent Palestinian Jihad Movement leader, killed the son of the leader and injured 9 civilians, including one national UN staff member. Reports indicate the airstrike targeted the house in Western Mazzeh, a suburb of Damascus, just 500 meters from UN offices. The injured staff member was taken to Mwasat Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
2797 | Nov | 21 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Unknown | 9.0932947 | 28.4275791 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four women, part of a larger group of 33 INGO volunteers, were reportedly kidnapped by a group of 6 armed men who attacked the group of volunteers working for an INGO in Khoat. The rest of the 29 volunteers returned to Khoat, and the whereabouts of the 4 women and details on the allegedly Murle armed group are currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2798 | Nov | 22 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | -3.404897 | 29.136817 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 6 INGO staff members, including a driver and the director, were kidnapped during a raid by armed men on the organization Uvira Office on the RN5 Road in Uvira Territory. After negotiations with the armed group, four staff members were reportedly released on November 23. The remaining 2 are still being held, no further information is available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2799 | Nov | 26 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 9.25436 | 29.79739 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Family member | One NGO and one INGO staff members were stabbed at 18:00 by a relative in a reported family dispute in the Bentiu PoC site. Official reports indicate there was a dowry dispute, and both staff members are receiving medical attention and in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
2795 | Nov | 3 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 0.651669 | 29.388876 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One Ebola community outreach volunteer was stabbed to death in front of his home in Lwemba in Mambasa Territory, Ituri Province. Reports outline the volunteers wife was also injured by the group of unknown perpetrators before they burned down their house. This attack comes as a new Ebola vaccine was set to be released in the area. The incident is categorized as 'other' staff due to likely World Bank funding. | Yes | Official Report |
2796 | Nov | 24 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Road | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male international UN staff member was killed when a magnetic IED was reportedly placed on the rear roof of the UN vehicle during a taffic stop in the city of Kabul, in the area of 4th Macrorayan Main Road between Airport Road and Jalalabad Road. Another international staff and the driver sitting in the front seat were injured and taken for medical treatment, and three nearby civilians were wounded in the attack. Although no group has taken responsibility, similar recent attacks on aid workers and organisations in Afghanistan point to NSAGs with a political motive. | Yes | Official Report |
2800 | Nov | 28 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 0.570679 | 29.324529 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Mai Mai Militia | Three aid workers were killed, and one seriously injured, in a raid by reported Mai Mai militants on the UN compound approximately 35km W of Mangina and 65km W of Beni. Armed perpetrators entered the compound and starting shooting indiscriminately injuring 5 others. Official reports described the attack as "unmistakably a directed attack at the [Ebola] response." The staff members are categorized here as other due to likely world bank funding. | Yes | Official Report |
2804 | Nov | 30 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 6.806 | 29.676 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Youths | One INGO international staff member received an injury to their leg after their group of 3 INGO staff members on 2 motorbikes was ambushed by a group of unknown armed youth. The INGO group was travelling near Langchok and Boui village, 20km north of Rumbek, and managed to escape to Rumbek to alert authorities and have the wound treated. | Yes | Official Report |
2808 | Nov | 11 | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Project site | 6.68506 | 10.81517 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One male aid worker of a national NGO was kidnapped by unknown armed men in Donga Mantung Division of the Northwest Region, while completing a needs assessment for the community. Official statements indicate the staff member was subsequently killed by his kidnappers. | Yes | Official Report |
2814 | Nov | 27 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | Four male NGO staff members were injured after being hit with a regime cluster bomb, while attempting to assist civilians in Bakfla village after being hit with shelling. | Yes | Media |
2815 | Nov | 17 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Unknown | Public location | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male NGO volunteer was injured in the city of Saraqib, Idlib, while working with service provision. | Yes | Media |
2816 | Nov | 12 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 35.933333 | 36.633333 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | 5 male NGO volunteers were injured, and 1 killed by heavy regime artillery shelling in IMaar Tahroma, Idlib. Reports indicate as the 6 member team were carrying out search and rescue operations, they were deliberately targeted by the heavy regime artillery shelling. | Yes | Media |
2817 | Nov | 7 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.861961 | 36.372986 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male NGO volunteer was wounded along with his family during air raids in Marj Akhdar town in Idlib. | Yes | Media |
2850 | Nov | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 5.8351175 | 9.8878507 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female and one male NGO staff member were kidnapped in Guzan, 15 km from the town of Batibo while distributing food (coordinates for Batibo). They were held for 1.5 days and released after being financially extorted. | Yes | Focal Point | |
2870 | Nov | 19 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Custody | 36.6975 | 38.956667 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Police | One male national INGO staff member received injuries after being assaulting while in local police custody in Tell Abyad. | Yes | Focal Point |
2876 | Nov | 27 | 2019 | MM | Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 20.483333 | 92.75 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was physically assaulted for unknown reasons in a public location by an angry construction worker in the Rathedaung area. | Yes | Focal Point |
2899 | Nov | 1 | 2019 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | -1.2920659 | 36.8219462 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male national INGO staff member was wounded after being ambushed and robbed on the road in Nairobi by civilians. | Yes | Focal Point |
2903 | Nov | 12 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 33.5102005 | 36.2912788 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national INGO staff member was wounded when an airstrike hit his home in Damascus. | Yes | Focal Point |
2910 | Nov | 10 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 16.001944 | 43.196111 | Political | Police or paramilitary | National Council of Abs District Officer | Three female INGO staff members were injured when an armed district officer entered a project site with a gun and physically assaulted the women. Reports indicate the staff members were handing out vouchers at a women's only event when one woman was refused a voucher due to documentation issues. An hour later the women returned with a group of men, including a officer of the district where they assaulted the women. | Yes | Focal Point |
2942 | Nov | 15 | 2019 | MW | Malawi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | -13.983333 | 33.783333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO guards were assaulted and injured after unknown perpetrators attempted to enter the house but fled after a shot was fired. | Yes | Focal Point |
2943 | Nov | 4 | 2019 | MW | Malawi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | -13.983333 | 33.783333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff guard was injured after armed perpetrators cut the fence surrounding a residence at 1:50am, handcuffed and beat the guard, but soon fled when the security company was alerted. | Yes | Focal Point |
2994 | Nov | 12 | 2019 | EC | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -1.17358 | -79.2218 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member stopped his motorcycle on Guapara Road, in Moraspungo Parish, and was attacked by unknown perpetrators, hit on the head with a blunt object, and robbed. | Yes | Focal Point |
2995 | Nov | 15 | 2019 | KH | Cambodia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 11.4475101 | 104.6114551 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member was injured after riding his motorbike in the area of Ang Sra Nge Primary School, when he struck a thin wire tied across the road. He received treatment at the local clinic. | Yes | Focal Point |
2996 | Nov | 17 | 2019 | PG | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | -9.469444 | 147.199722 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member was robbed and stabbed with a screw driver multiple times outside a fast food chain in the Boroko suburb of Port Moresby. | Yes | Focal Point |
3017 | Nov | 6 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 36.1 | 36.5 | Unknown | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Two male NGO staff members were injured during Russian Coalition airstrikes in Sahara. | Yes | Focal Point |
3020 | Nov | 4 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.814167 | 36.32 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | Two NGO staff members were injured after being hit with shelling in Jisr-Ash-Shugur. | Yes | Focal Point |
3021 | Nov | 12 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.549167 | 36.540833 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | Three NGO staff members were injured during shelling in Maar Tahroma. | Yes | Focal Point |
2801 | Dec | 1 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Office/compound | 9.9453569 | 33.8090262 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two national female staff members of an NGO in Bunj, North Kivu, were sexually assaulted by a group of unknown heavily armed perpetrators in military uniforms. At 00:00 the armed group entered the INGO compound by overpowering three guards, robbed the office and forced staff members to lay down in the common area while the assault occurred. At 13:30 14 INGO staff members including the assault victims, were relocated to Juba by plane. Official reports indicate initial investigations point to two possible ex-casual employees as suspected perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
2802 | Dec | 4 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 34.434167 | 70.447778 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 4 male INGO staff members including the driver and 3 body guards, were killed immediately when their vehicle was attacked by perpetrators with small arms in Jalalabad City, Chashma-e-Khanji area, at 08:10. The head of the INGO was also in the vehicle and was critically wounded; he later died in hospital. A civilian who was also in the vehicle was killed (not counted here). Although no group has taken responsibility, reports indicate the presence of the Islamic State and the Taliban in the area makes NSAG perpetrators likely. | Yes | Official Report |
2803 | Dec | 12 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.806037 | 12.517494 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | 2 Red Cross staff members were reportedly kidnapped by members of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road. The armed group had barricaded the road and was stopping cars, where they abducted the 2 aid workers, 6 off duty soldiers, and 8 civilians. Official reports indicate the armed group claimed responsibility for the incident on social media. Further information about the whereabouts of the RC staff is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2809 | Dec | 3 | 2019 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Home | 24.9 | 88.75 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO staff member was stabbed to death in a suspected burglary of his home in Krishnapur village in Manda upazila of Naogaon, Rajshahi Division. Media reports indicate the staff member's body was discovered at 5:00pm, and his residence was damaged with money, a camera, and a computer missing. | Pending | Media |
2810 | Dec | 12 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 6.22 | 31.55 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was assaulted near John Garang University in Bor. The attack occurred at 16:30LT, and official reports list the perpetrators and motive as unknown. The staff member sustained a deep wound and was treated at the UNMISS Level II Clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2811 | Dec | 24 | 2019 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Mob violence | Unknown | 4.373333 | 18.562778 | Incidental | Criminal | You le Geant | One Red Cross national staff was killed during exchange of fire between criminal gangs and traders in Bangui. Reportedly the clashes began on December 24 when a member of the You le Geant criminal gang and a trader exchanged fire, then a gang member was killed. Media reports indicate as of December 27 over 30 individuals have been killed in the violent clashes. | Yes | Official Report |
2812 | Dec | 13 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Individual attack | Office/compound | 35.41 | 36.22 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 3 male national staff members of a Syrian NGO were reportedly killed when unknown explosives detonated inside their centre in Qastoun, Hama. | Yes | Media |
2813 | Dec | 31 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | 9.052387 | 29.095359 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was reportedly killed at approximately 2050h in his home in Mankien, Mayom county. Further information is unavailable at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2821 | Dec | 22 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.391055 | 13.153456 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Two female national staff members and four male staff members of an INGO were kidnapped after their convoy was ambushed by Boko Haram militants on the road between Monguno and Maiduguri in Borno. Four other staff members in the convoy were reportedly killed. Three kidnapped staff members were released on January 15, 2020. | Yes | Media |
2823 | Dec | 30 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 35.638611 | 36.671667 | Political | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male national NGO volunteer was reportedly killed in Maarat al-Numan after regime coalition helicopters dropped barrel bombs on an area the NGO was helping to evacuate. | Yes | Media |
2825 | Dec | 27 | 2019 | CD | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | -4.104123 | 29.094035 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Unknown | One UN international staff member was kidnapped along with 2 other private security guards (not counted here) in Baraka, South Kivu. Media reports indicate the armed perpetrators, part of a South Kivu militia, requested ransom for their release. All three individuals were released on December 30, 2019. | Yes | ACLED |
2851 | Dec | 2019 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 5.9597001 | 10.1459703 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male NGO staff member was kidnapped in Bamenda town, Mezam division on his way home from the office. He was held for 2 nights and released after being financially extorted. | Yes | Focal Point | |
2862 | Dec | 30 | 2019 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 13.447898 | 22.4649083 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One male INGO national staff member on leave at the time, was shot in the leg during tribal clash crossfire in Ag Geneina, West Darfur. The staff member was taken to a military hospital nearby for treatment, but was evacuated to Khartoum by the government where his leg was amputated. | Yes | Focal Point |
2869 | Dec | 16 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 15.3683996 | -4.2628002 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four male national INGO staff members were kidnapped when unknown radical militants raided their project site in Youwarou. | Yes | Focal Point |
2886 | Dec | 12 | 2019 | UG | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 3.4698023 | 31.2483291 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male national INGO staff member was assaulted and wounded during a raid by unknown perpetrators of their INGO compound in Yumbe, Northern Uganda. | Yes | Focal Point |
2901 | Dec | 31 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 36.507867 | 40.7462671 | Political | Host state | Syrian Armed Forces | One male national INGO staff member was shot and wounded when Syrian Armed Forces soldiers raided the INGO office in Al-Hasakah. | Yes | Focal Point |
2907 | Dec | 25 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 33.4377785 | 69.0277405 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO contracted truck carrying blankets to the Urgon and Barmal Districts in Paktia was kidnapped by unknown non government actors in the early hours of December 25 near Hazarkhil village, Sarkai area. After intervention of the INGO and elders in the area, the truck and driver were released unharmed the afternoon of the following day. | Yes | Focal Point |
2912 | Dec | 22 | 2019 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.7701456 | 46.7913915 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national driver was shot and killed when his INGO vehicle was ambushed on his way to a project site in Saaxo. | Yes | Focal Point |
2977 | Dec | 3 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.8516502 | 31.5824699 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male INGO national staff member was physically assaulted and robbed while shopping in Juba. | Yes | Focal Point |
2997 | Dec | 8 | 2019 | ET | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Home | 9.5 | 35.5 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was shot and killed in his home when local an unknown NSAG began firing in his community. | Yes | Focal Point |
2998 | Dec | 21 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 35.8614715 | 36.7981073 | Disputed | Foreign or coalition forces | Russian Syrian Military Coalition | One male INGO staff member was injured after hit by shrapnel caused by an airstrike on Saraqib city. | Yes | Focal Point |
3010 | Dec | 29 | 2019 | YE | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 15.348333 | 44.206389 | Economic | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One ICRC male national staff member was assaulted and injured by a group of daily labourers looking for work in Sanaa. | Yes | Focal Point |
Total | 37 | 260 | 2 | 14 | 154 | 14 | 118 | 215 | 121 | 454 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 481 | 316 | 48 | 117 |