The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.

ID Month Day Year 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
3175 Jan 25 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 33.549167 68.423333 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two Red Crescent workers were reportedly wounded at the edge of Ghazni province. Further information is unavailable at this time. Yes ACLED
3193 Feb 24 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shooting Ambush Road 33.68971 66.55116 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three NGO staff members were reportedly wounded while travelling between Nili to Khadir in Daykondi province, after being shot at by unknown gunmen.  Yes ACLED
3235 Mar 29 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 34.434167 70.447778 Political Unknown Unknown Three female UN-funded polio vaccination workers were shot and killed in Jalalabad at the same time as an explosive attack on the health department building.  Yes Media
3298 May 16 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Road 34.31 70.71 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN agency staff member was seriously injured after an IED attached to his private vehicle detonated on the Jalalabad-Torkham highway near Barikaw. His wife travelling with him was killed. Yes Official Report
3318 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.25 70.5 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown One polio vaccinator was killed in Jalalabad and another was injured. No group has claimed responsibility and ongoing vaccination campaigns in the province have been suspended. Yes Official Report
3331 Jun 28 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Other Explosives Ambush Road 34.434167 70.447778 Political Unknown Unknown Two female NGO staff members travelling in an organisation mini-bus were injured when they were attacked by an unknown assailant on a rickshaw with an IED. The perpetrator threw the remote-controlled IED at the mini-bus, but missed and it exploded on the ground. Yes Official Report
3312 Jun 8 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 26 0 0 0 0 10 16 0 26 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 26 Shooting Raid Office/compound 36.33 68.62 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State 10 staff members of a demining INGO were killed and 16 others seriously wounded when Islamic State perpetrators raided the organisation base camp in Shikh Jalal village. The 16 injured were all treated at the Pul-l-Kumri hospital, with 4 critical injuries evacuated to Kabul. It is unknown at this time whether any international staff are included in the 26, therefore all are marked as national until further information is available. Yes Official Report
3357 Jan 21 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Road 34.525278 69.178333 Unknown Unaffiliated Taxi driver One female NGO staff member was abducted by a Taxi driver and sexually assaulted. She received medical support following the incident.  Yes Focal Point
3369 Aug 9 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Home 34.55635 68.95628 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban The director of an NGO all-girls school in Khoja Lakan, Paghman district was abducted by Taliban militants from his home. He was held for 2 days and tortured in regards to the NGO and his work with the organisation. He was released on August 11. Women's and girl's programs have been suspended indefinitely.  Yes Focal Point
3381 Aug 29 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Individual attack Home 34.525278 69.178333 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces United States Armed Forces One INGO national male staff member was killed in a United States military drone strike in Kabul, when the aerial bombardment targetted his home. Media reports indicate the staff member's vehicle was targeted as it arrived home on the suspicion the water containers it was carrying were explosives. 9 other civilians were killed, including 7 children.  Yes Media
3467 Sep 21 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 34.341944 62.203056 Political Unknown Unknown One UN agency male staff member was kidnapped and interrogated by unknown armed men in Herat city. He was released the following day. Yes Official Report
3495 Feb 24 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 36.728611 68.868056 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown 4 polio vaccinators were killed in Kundoz city by an unknown armed group. Pending Official Report
3496 Feb 24 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 37.184444 68.914444 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three female polio vaccinators were shot and killed in Imam Sahib by unknown armed individuals. Pending Official Report
3497 Feb 24 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 36.716667 69.516667 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male polio vaccinator was shot and killed in Taloqan, Takhar by unknown gunmen. Pending Official Report
3534 Jan 9 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.525278 69.178333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN staff member was shot after his car was attacked near his house in Kabul by suspected robbers. He was treated at the hospital and survived. Yes Focal Point
3535 Feb 16 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 34.3 62.25 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban 2 INGO male national staff were kidnapped while conducting a program related survey in Chahak village in Herat by the Taliban. They were released after 16 days. Yes Focal Point
3536 Feb 18 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 34.434167 70.447778 Incidental Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) One UN male staff member was injured by a roadside IED while walking to work in Jalalabad. The Islamic State is the suspected perpetrator. Yes Focal Point
3537 Feb 25 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 32.626667 65.873333 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Taliban One NGO staff member, who used to be employed in the National Army, was kidnapped by Taliban elements in Uruzgan and held for 12 days while being interrogated. Yes Focal Point
3540 May 22 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Custody 38.443056 70.805556 Other Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two medical INGO male staff members were ambushed, kidnapped and held for 3 days, as they were forced to do a surgical operation on an NSAG militant. Yes Focal Point
3546 Jul 1 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 34.434167 70.447778 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator on his way to work in Jalalabad. Yes Focal Point
3575 Aug 27 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Complex attack Combat/Crossfire Road 34.525278 69.178333 Incidental Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) One female INGO staff member was shot and killed by a stray bullet while in her car on the road during the Kabul Airport complex IS terrorist attack. Yes Focal Point
3576 Dec 25 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 35.6 66.3 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO male staff was stabbed during a robbery in Jawzjan. Yes Focal Point
3580 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.2292 70.1932 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One polio vaccinator was killed in an attack in Khogyani that targeted many locations in the same day. Yes Focal Point
3581 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Individual attack Unknown 34.2292 70.1932 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two polio vaccinators were injured in a widespread attack in different locations in Khogyani on the same day. Yes Focal Point
3582 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.2292 70.1932 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One polio vaccinator was killed in a widespread attack in Khogyani targeting different locations in the same day. Yes Focal Point
3583 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.2292 70.1932 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One polio vaccinator was killed in a widespread attack targeting 4 different locations in Khogyani on the same day. Yes Focal Point
3584 Apr 11 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 36.758056 66.898056 Economic Non-state armed group: National Taliban One INGO staff was shot and injured and another staff was kidnapped for ransom for 11 days. Yes Focal Point
3593 Jun 14 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.5225 65.251667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO national staff member was shot and killed in a roadside ambush while he was headed to work. Yes Focal Point
3615 Feb 21 2022 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 37.1175 70.579722 Economic Criminal Unknown One UN agency staff member was shot and injured during a failed robbery of his home in Fayzabad. He was transferred to Kabul and recovered. Pending Official Report
3155 Feb 22 2021 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -1.469050 29.345562 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A UN aid convoy of 2 vehicles traveling from Goma to Rutshuru approximately 25 km northeast of Goma was ambushed by unknown armed gunmen. The UN driver of one vehicle was killed along with a non UN security personnel and an international diplomat (not counted here). Yes Official Report
3174 Feb 23 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Public location -6.15 23.6 Unknown Unknown Unknown One humanitarian staff member was reportedly killed in the city of Mbuji-Mayi. Further information is unavailable at this time.  Pending ACLED
3299 May 16 2021 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site -4.106949 28.729977 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Twigwaneho Militia Three INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped in Fizi Hauts Plateaux during a food distribution project for children. They were released after 3 days due to family negotiations. Yes Official Report
3300 May 19 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -3.334856 29.086427 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Buhirwa Militia Two NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped 107km northwest of Uvira. One staff was released on May 22 after ransom was paid, and the other staff died while being held on May 20 due to lack of medical treatment. Yes Official Report
3355 Jul 19 2021 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.588408 29.268264 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff were ambushed and kidnapped by unknown gunmen while travelling near Kanyamahoro, 10km north of Goma on the Goma-Kibumba road. Information on their whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3400 Sep 16 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road -1.5164271 29.3308425 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three staff members from a UN agency NGO implementing partner were shot and wounded after their aid convoy was ambushed by unknown gunmen near Buhumba village, Nyiragongo. Yes Official Report
3411 Aug 16 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.5473 29.2553 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO staff member was kidnapped during an armed group attack in Nyiragongo that killed 4 civilians and led to 7 other civilian abductions (not counted here). The whereabouts of the staff is presently unknown. Yes ACLED
3421 Oct 5 2021 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.029454 29.091870 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Three INGO staff members were kidnapped by suspected Mai Mai militia members while travelling 119km south of Uvira, Fizi district for ransom. They were freed on October 9. Yes Official Report
3426 Oct 19 2021 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 1.566667 30.25 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff member was shot and killed in Bunia for unknown reasons. Yes Official Report
3430 Oct 28 2021 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 2.982419 30.330561 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were shot and wounded when their organisation vehicle was ambushed while travelling between Kobu and Bambu, Ituri, by unknown armed individuals for unknown reasons. Yes Media
3435 Oct 7 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.5219444444444 29.249444444444 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four NGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped in Kingarame, North Kivu. Yes ACLED
3451 Nov 30 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.4 28.8 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two ICRC staff, one national and one international, were kidnapped in Masisi on November 30 by unknown gunmen and released on December 11. Yes Official Report
3452 Dec 8 2021 CD DR Congo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road -0.182693 29.269289 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Three UN agency staff members were wounded after their convoy came under armed attack by suspected Mai Mai militia members while travelling 17km south of Lubero. Yes Official Report
3465 Jan 7 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.423139 29.019500 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators on the Goma-Kitchanga road in Masisi territory. They were released on January 12. Pending Media
3472 Dec 1 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -4.301111 28.944167 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two private truck staff contracted to deliver humanitarian supplies to Bibokoboko, Fizi, were shot and killed when their truck was ambushed by unknown armed men. 2 other civilian passengers were also killed (not counted here). Yes Media
3484 Jan 18 2022 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Mob violence Road 1.652694 30.347194 Political Unaffiliated Commercial motorcyclists One INGO staff member was injured when a group of angry commercial motorcyclists threw stones at the INGO vehicle in Katoto centre, Ituri. Pending Official Report
3491 Jan 24 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.104123 29.094035 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three INGO staff members were kidnapped near Nchowe village, Fizi. Their whereabouts are unknown. Pending Media
3498 Feb 23 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location -3.4 29.15 Unknown Criminal Unknown One male NGO staff member was robbed and killed in Uvira at a transfer shop, some reports indicate the staff may have been in debt to the shop but the motive is unknown. Pending Official Report
3511 Nov 20 2021 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -5.94749 29.19471 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia One UN national staff was shot and wounded by Mai Mai militia in Lambo Katenga, Kalemie. Yes Focal Point
3522 Mar 13 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site -4.044548 29.088888 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Four male nurses and an NGO driver were kidnapped by suspected Mai Mai militia members from a health centre in Katalukulu, Fizi. There whereabouts is unknown. Pending Official Report
3541 Jun 25 2021 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody -4.325 15.322222 Incidental Police or paramilitary Police One female international UN staff member was injured by a police officer after she was arrested with a group of people in a restaurant accused of breaking COVID restrictions. They were released 1 hour later. Yes Focal Point
3572 May 11 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.53991 29.05381 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members were kidnapped and another staff member injured by unknown armed elements while travelling in Kimoka village (2km north of Sake). The whereabouts of the two staff is unknown. Pending Official Report
3207 Mar 23 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 13.962139 39.595403 Political Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One INGO male national driver was beaten by Ethiopian Armed Forces after his INGO car was ambushed on the road between Mekele and Adigrat. Official statements report the driver of the INGO car, earlier in the journey, witnessed the extrajudicial killing of 4 men aboard a minibus, and the later ambush by State Forces was related to being a witness to the killings.  Yes Official Report
3208 Feb 15 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 14.1155 38.4756 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NNGO staff was reportedly shot and killed by an unknown armed group in Hawzen, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3236 Mar 24 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9 35.25 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national driver was shot and killed after being ambushed by unknown gunmen in West Wellega. Yes Media
3283 Apr 28 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Project site 13.666667 38.916667 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and killed at the conclusion of a food distribution event in Kola Tembien. Reports indicate the shooting motivation was the alleged food distribution "to the Junta". Yes Official Report
3301 May 31 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 14.266667 39.45 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male aid worker, head of an INGO office in Adigrat, died after being shot in crossfire.  Yes Media
3332 Jun 24 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.575 39.0875 Unknown Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces Three INGO staff members, two national males and one international female, were killed by unknown assailants while travelling in Tigray. Yes Official Report
3382 Mar 3 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 13.983333 39.433333 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed after an armed incursion into the organisation office in Hawzen, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3383 Feb 1 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.496944 39.476944 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed while travelling in Mekelle, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3384 Jan 30 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 14.288951 39.554804 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during an armed incursion into the organisation office in Kilteawlaielo, Eastern Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3385 Mar 19 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 14.1 38.283333 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during an armed incursion of the organisation office in Shire, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3386 Jul 6 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.496944 39.476944 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed while travelling in Mekelle. Yes Focal Point
3387 Jan 22 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.879696 38.864333 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two NGO male staff members were shot and killed during an ambush while traveling through central Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3388 May 7 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.119854 39.445606 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and killed in a road ambush in Eastern Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3389 Jul 8 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.576581 39.418475 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and killed in a road ambush after leaving the capital Mekelle. Yes Focal Point
3390 May 5 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 13.666667 38.916667 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during an armed incursion into the organisation office in Kola Tembien, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3391 May 26 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 14.411493 39.464761 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during a raid of the office in Gulomekheda, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3392 Mar 7 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 13.183333 39.2 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Red Cross male Ethiopian driver was shot and killed in Samre, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3509 Jun 23 2021 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 14.1 38.283333 Unknown Police or paramilitary Security Forces One UN national staff was harassed and assaulted by security forces in his home in Shire town, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3543 Aug 22 2021 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 9.6 41.866667 Incidental Criminal Unknown One UN staff member was badly beaten on his way home from work after running into a gang fight in Dire town. Yes Focal Point
3545 Nov 27 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 8.541389 39.268889 Economic Police or paramilitary Unknown One INGO male staff was shot and injured by a man in a military uniform who robbed him in Adama city. Yes Focal Point
3605 Jul 16 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.870258 36.532118 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group while travelling in East Wellega. His whereabouts is currently unknown. Pending Official Report
3610 Jun 27 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 9.166667 36.333333 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group and interrogated about the operations of the INGO. He was released the following day. Pending Official Report
3614 Dec 18 2021 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 12.416667 39.55 Incidental Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One UN agency national staff member was killed in an airstrike in Tigray while off-duty and driving to visit his family. Yes Media
3136 Jan 2 2021 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.813158 12.564924 Economic Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram One male humanitarian NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram while traveling from Damaturu to Maiduguri, near Matari village. He was released on June 14. Yes Media
3176 Jan 29 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.760031 12.644600 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram One NNGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped while travelling between Gubio and Damasak in Borno. Further information on his whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes ACLED
3270 Mar 14 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 13.10 12.506667 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) One humanitarian staff member was reportedly killed by a stray bullet during a clash between ISWA militants and the Nigerian Armed Forces. Yes Media
3379 Aug 30 2021 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Office/compound 12.2701 14.4636 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram One INGO national aid worker was killed during a Boko Haram raid into the military compound in Rann, Borno. 16 other civilians were killed (not counted here). Yes Media
3408 Jul 18 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 7.96667 8.76667 Unknown Criminal Herders Three aid workers with an HIV testing and counseling program in Benue state were kidnapped and killed by a suspected criminal herder gang in Tomanyi village. Yes Media
3437 Oct 9 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 10.725907 12.362799 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) One NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped in Borno and reports indicate ISWA has taken responsibility. Yes Media
3455 Dec 2 2021 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.15 12.75 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Humanitarian staff were reportedly kidnapped along with 6 civil servants and other civilians after departing Damboa, Borno. The exact number of humanitarian staff kidnapped is unknown at this time (coded as two). Yes Media
3481 Jan 13 2022 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.931506 7.431720 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown The president of an NGO was kidnapped while travelling from Abuja to Kaduna near between the villages Akilbu and Rijana. He was reportedly kidnapped and tortured due to his work with some politicians, and released the following week. Pending Media
3525 Mar 10 2022 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 12.683333 13.6 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO staff member and two guards were kidnapped during a raid of their compound. Pending Media
3528 Feb 9 2021 NG Nigeria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 6.455027 3.384082 Economic Criminal Unknown One male UN staff member was assaulted with a knife by unknown criminals who robbed him on his way to work in Lagos. Yes Focal Point
3586 Jun 18 2022 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 12.838533 13.552319 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Three humanitarian workers were reportedly kidnapped from an organisation compound in Gana Ari, Monguno. ISWA militants raided the village and killed 16 civilians in the community (not counted here) before kidnapping the staff. Pending Media
3143 Feb 2 2021 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.0299564 45.3101475 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab One INGO staff member was killed during a complex attack on the Afrik Hotel in Mogadishu. Official statements report Al Shabaab militants exploded a car bomb outside the hotel and then stormed the building with guns. 4 other civilians were killed and 10 injured (not counted here). Yes Official Report
3177 Jan 31 2021 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.033333 45.333333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff were killed in a complex attack on a hotel in Mogadishu. Yes Official Report
3269 Mar 5 2021 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 6.148109 46.39727 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Marehan-Wagardhac militia One NGO staff was reportedly kidnapped by Mare-Wagardhac sub-clan militia members in Dhabad village, Galgaduud. Yes ACLED
3438 Oct 21 2021 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Project site 3.4 45.583333 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Hawadle Clan militia One NGO staff member was shot and killed by a militia member after refusing a food ration card the perpetrator was not entitled to. Yes ACLED
3478 Jan 12 2022 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Road 2.033333 45.333333 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN humanitarian agency staff member driving a vehicle in Mogadishu was injured after a VBIED targeting a nearby convoy exploded. Pending Official Report
3532 Jan 7 2021 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.039167 45.341944 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab One UN contacted security guard was killed when he was walking beside a road and a vehicle hit an IED in Mogadishu. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility. Yes Focal Point
3141 Jan 20 2021 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 12.883333 22.966667 Incidental Unknown Unknown 3 humanitarian staff working in West Darfur were reportedly killed in inter-communal violence according to official statements. Further information is unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
3345 Jun 19 2021 SD Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 12.9 23.483333 Economic Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were shot and injured in a failed kidnapping turned carjacking incident in Zalingi, Central Darfur.  Yes ACLED
3350 May 14 2021 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Raid Project site 13.312107 24.448803 Political Police or paramilitary Security Forces One INGO nurse was shot and wounded when opposing security forces raided the INGO health facility in Rokero, Central Darfur. Yes Official Report
3504 Apr 7 2021 SD Sudan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 14.15413 22.96238 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN humanitarian staff was shot in the leg by an unknown gunmen. He was medically evacuated and treated in Khartoum. Yes Focal Point
3562 Mar 5 2022 SD Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 11.0331 29.7557 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Rizeigat Militia Two aid workers were reportedly killed along with 10 other civilians in the Jamina area of West Darfur by armed Rizeigat Militia. Pending ACLED
3573 Apr 25 2022 SD Sudan 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Raid Project site 13.45 22.45 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two health workers were shot and killed in an INGO-supported hospital by unknown armed elements who raided the health centre in Kreinik. Pending Official Report
3578 Nov 19 2021 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 11.4612 26.1311 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One guard was injured by unknown armed men who raided the organisation compound and stole a vehicle in Ed Daien. Yes Focal Point
3588 Mar 2 2021 SD Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 11.276667 25.141667 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Tribesmen One INGO staff member was hit by stray bullet during intercommunal fighting in Gereida. Yes Focal Point
3173 Feb 24 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Home 36.3755 41.1485 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was killed at home with his family in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp while off duty. Yes Media
3237 Mar 21 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 36.1389 36.83 Disputed Unknown Unknown The INGO supported Al-Atareb Hospital was hit by artillery shelling resulting in 6 patient fatalities and extensive damages. 4 staff were seriously injured and evacuated to Turkey for treatment.  Yes Official Report
3271 Mar 20 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Other Explosives Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 36.3725 37.5178 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two NGO warehouse staff were injured when a bomb exploded near the warehouse in Al Bab. Yes Media
3279 Apr 17 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 35.333333 40.15 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two NGO staff members were shot and killed in rural Deir ez-Zor while returning from a humanitarian assistance mission. Yes Official Report
3319 Jun 12 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 5 0 0 3 0 4 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 8 5 1 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 36.508333 36.869167 Disputed Unknown Unknown Two INGO-supported hospital staff and two ambulance drivers were killed, while a midwife and 3 other NGO staff were injured after 2 missiles destroyed the hospital in Afrin city. Yes Official Report
3348 Jun 6 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 35.333333 40.15 Political Aid recipient Not applicable Two INGO male staff members were injured after mob violence erupted at a soap dispensing event in Sbeikhan. Yes Focal Point
3351 Jun 19 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 35.684722 36.39111 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition 1 NGO staff member was killed and 5 were injured after their centre in Qastoun village, Hama was hit by Russian and Syrian coalition shelling. Yes Media
3364 Feb 16 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Road 36.3725 37.5178 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was killed when a VIEB attached to an organisation vehicle exploded in Al Bab city. Yes Official Report
3365 Jul 3 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 35.733333 36.7 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One NGO staff member was killed along with his family, when his home was hit by a Russian military shell in Ebleen village of Jabal al-Zawiya, Idlib. Yes Official Report
3366 Mar 5 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 36.3725 37.5178 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One NGO firefighter staff was killed and two others were wounded trying to put out a fire at a fuel centre near Al Bab city after it was targetted by Russian military shelling. Yes Official Report
3367 Jul 17 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.5814 36.9256 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One NGO staff member reporting on a previous shelling strike, was killed after a second strike by Russian forces targeted the same area and 3 others were wounded. Yes Official Report
3368 Jul 17 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 35.733333 36.7 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One nurse working at an NGO hospital was killed after Russian forces shelling hit her home in Ihsem town, Jabal al-Zawiya. Yes Official Report
3375 May 4 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 36.5422 37.3247 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was injured when unknown gunmen ran over the staff member with a vehicle in Turkman Bareh, Aleppo. Yes Focal Point
3376 Jun 29 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Combat/Crossfire Public location 35.9925 36.393056 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was injured after leftover munitions exploded in Darkoush, Idlib. Yes Focal Point
3377 Jul 3 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Home 35.699651 36.504135 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One NGO staff member was injured after regime shelling, accompanied by Russian reconnaissance aircraft, targetted a residential area in Balyoun, Idlib. Yes Focal Point
3378 Jul 3 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 36.20764 36.51919 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition 5 NGO staff members were injured after their centre was hit by Russian coalition airstrikes. Yes Focal Point
3407 Jul 17 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Aerial bombardment Individual attack Project site 35.5814 36.9256 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Syrian Military Coalition One NGO staff member was killed and 2 others injured after a Russian Syrian coalition double-tap airstrike targeted the staff members providing aid to those hit by a previous strike in Sarja. Yes Media
3470 Nov 17 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 35.333333 40.15 Unknown Host state Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) One NGO male staff member was seriously beaten at a checkpoint in Sosa town by SDF forces. Yes ACLED
3477 Jan 11 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 36.3755 41.1485 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) One NGO staff member was shot and killed inside the organisation medical centre in Al-Hawl refugee camp, by suspected Islamic State gunmen. Pending Official Report
3479 Jan 12 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Project site 36.3755 41.1485 Political Unknown Unknown One international ICRC doctor was stabbed in an ICRC hospital in the Al-Hawl refugee camp, by an unknown perpetrator. Pending Official Report
3482 Aug 5 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Individual attack Project site 36.4097 37.4036 Disputed Non-state armed group: Regional Kurdish Self-management forces One NGO staff member was injured after their ambulance was targeting by shelling while they were providing assistance to victims of a previous shelling attack in Hazwan village, Aleppo. Yes Focal Point
3483 Sep 4 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 35.735278 36.611667 Political Non-state armed group: National Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) One NGO staff member was kidnapped from his home in Shnan, Idlib by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. He was held and tortured until November 20, 2021. Yes Focal Point
3500 Nov 3 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Landmine Combat/Crossfire Road 36.6477 36.731539 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 NGO staff members were injured after a landmine on the road in Lower Dhak, Kolyan exploded. Yes Focal Point
3531 Dec 7 2021 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 36.8175 38.0111 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff was kidnapped by unknown armed men in a public location in Jarabulus, Aleppo. He was held for 2 days. Reports indicate he had previously received threats about recruitment issues. Yes Focal Point
3585 Jun 15 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Road 36.3725 37.5178 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One senior UN national staff member was killed by an IED on his way to work in Al Bab. Pending Official Report
3600 Jan 16 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 36.3755 41.1485 Unknown Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) One male humanitarian working to set up tents in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp was shot and killed by suspected Islamic State militants active in the camp. Pending ACLED
3601 Jan 28 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 35.933333 36.633333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was killed while extinguishing a fire in Idlib. Pending Media
3602 May 9 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 36.3755 41.1485 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) Two aid workers were kidnapped, along with their laptops, from their office in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp by Islamic State militants. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. Pending ACLED
3617 Jun 12 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 36.3755 41.1485 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One Kurdistan Red Crescent staff member was kidnapped by unknown armed individuals in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp. Their whereabouts is unknown. Pending ACLED
Total 20 91 3 4 106 18 90 92 56 238 1 2 1 4 242 121 18 103