ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,996,981 -4.325 15.32222 Democratic Republic of the Congo The United States announced sanctions on the head of the Kinshasa police. According to the US Treasury, "General Clestin Kanyama is 'responsible or complicit in acts of violence and kidnappings (...) targeting of civilians, women and children".
5,996,985 -1.1869 29.44613 Democratic Republic of the Congo A new rebel group composed of former M23 and FDLR-FOCA/RUDI faction fighters, called the National Council for Democratic Renewal (NDRC), has been formed in the Rutshuru area, specifically in and around the Bwito Chiefdom. Le Potentiel reported that they are planning a major attack on Butembo.
5,996,989 30.90349 29.55357 Egypt Fans in April forced their way into a stadium inprotestagainst the ban on supporters attending football matches. At the Borg Al-Arab stadium in Alexandria, Ultras Ahlawy stormed the pitch during an African Championship match against the backdrop of growing criticism of general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, andprotestsagainst his handing over of two islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia during a visit to Cairo in May by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.
5,996,994 31.1981 29.9192 Egypt A Shiite citizen accused the national security agency in Alexandria of detaining him before and after he traveled to Iraq. He was tortured and given electric shocks whilst detained in May 2016.
5,996,997 30.56482 31.15777 Egypt Workers at Egypt Foodsprotesteddemanding annual bonuses, a raise in salaries, and the dismissal of certain managers on 15 June in the industrial area in the district of Quisna, Menufiya. They estimated that 1,500 workers are participating in the current strike.
5,997,001 31.19972 29.91251 Egypt A man was reported to have died in Al-Montazah police station located in Alexandria. The Egyptian Coordination of Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) said that the man who was detained on Friday on crime-related charges, died after police officers harshly assaulted him until he died. The Ministry of Interior did not confirm the death and did not provide further information about the incident.
5,997,005 30.46687 33.78428 Egypt A policeman was killed and another injured on 19 June in a road-sidebombexplosion in central Sinai. The explosion took place as security personnel passed by Al-Hasna- Sadr Hitan road, in the district of Al-Hasna police station. The attack is believed to have been executed by the Islamic State-affiliated militant group "Sinai Province", who are centralised mainly in North Sinai and other nearby regions.
5,997,008 30.56482 31.15777 Egypt Workers atEgyptFoods have been on strike since 19 June night after the company allegedly suspended 21 workers. The snacks company had suspended the workers after they staged a minor demonstration last Wednesday. The company and its factories are located in the industrial area in the district of Quisna, Menufiya.
5,997,013 31.13159 33.79844 Egypt A policeman in the Northern Sinai town of Arish was was killed in front of his home on 19 June after anonymous militants shot him.
5,997,018 31.13159 33.79844 Egypt On 20 June, a non-commissioned officer was killed south of Al-Arish, after militants stormed his home and opened fire against him. Three militants executed the operation using a truck and confiscated his service weapons amongst other personal belongings. The Ministry of Interior did not publish any statement regarding the incident.