In a continuation of the surge in violence Pakistan has experienced in the build-up to elections on February 8th, two IED attacks on political offices killed up to 30 people, and injured at least 40...
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A Decade of Mass Civilian Casualty Events from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
INTRODUCTION On 3 March 2013, at the close of the weekend, with people enjoying the spring air of a Pakistani late afternoon, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a crowded mosque and ruptured...
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Explosive Violence in September 2023
By Chiara Torelli In September 2023, Action on Armed Violence recorded 3,186 deaths and injuries from 539 incidents of explosive violence around the world, as reported in English-language media...
Pakistan: At least 59 killed in two attacks on 29 September 2023
By Chiara Torelli on 3 Oct 2023 Two suicide attacks on mosques in Pakistan left at least 59 people dead on Friday 29 September, as worshippers celebrated the prophet Muhammad’s birthday. The first...
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Explosive Violence in July 2023
In July 2023, Action on Armed Violence recorded 2,694 deaths and injuries from 552 incidents of explosive violence around the world, as reported in English-language media. Civilians accounted for 70%...
Pakistan: 54 killed and at least 130 injured in ISIS-K suicide attack at an election rally, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
On Sunday 31 July, 54 people were killed and over 130 injured at a political rally organised by supporters of the hardline Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI-F) party in Khar. A suicide bomber detonated their...
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Report on Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Incidents for January – June 2023
Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), a London-based charity monitoring the causes and consequences of explosive violence globally, released their analysis of IED incidents in the first half of 2023. The...
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63% of small boat migrants in Q1 2023 come from countries most impacted by global explosive violence in 2022
By Chiara Torelli Of the 3,793 migrants detected crossing the English channel in small boats, 63% (2,380) come from countries which were among the fifteen globally worst impacted for civilian...
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Explosive Violence Monitor 2022
London-based charity Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) has released a report that reveals explosive weapons were responsible for over 31,000 deaths and injuries across 4,322 incidents globally in 2022. ...
28 civilians killed and injured in five attacks over Easter weekend
Between Friday April 7th, and Monday April 10th, AOAV recorded seven incidents of explosive weapon use across Pakistan, five of which killed and injured 28 civilians. 14 armed actors were also killed...
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Explosive Violence in February 2023
In February 2023, Action on Armed Violence recorded 2,155 deaths and injuries from 469 incidents of explosive violence around the world, as reported in English-language media. Civilians accounted for...
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Explosive Violence in December 2022
In December 2022, Action on Armed Violence recorded 2,682 deaths and injuries from 390 incidents of explosive violence around the world, as reported in English-language media. Civilians accounted for...
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Explosive Violence: Projections for 2023
By Chiara Torelli Given 2022 saw a marked rise in explosive violence used against civilians, with Russia’s unprovoked attacks on Ukraine causing international outrage and untold suffering, AOAV has...
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19 killed and 27 injured in suicide attack on Kabul school, 30 Sept
By Chiara Torelli on 30 Sep 2022 19 people were killed and 27 injured on the morning of 30 September, when a suicide attacker blew themselves up outside the Kaaj educational centre, in Kabul’s...
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At Least Three Killed and 19 Injured in 9th Recorded Russian Air Strike on a School in Ukraine
By Chiara Torelli At least three people were killed and 19 injured in a Russian airstrike on schools in Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv, on Thursday 12 May. Russian troops reportedly fired several...
One Killed and 13 Injured in IED Explosion in Karachi, Pakistan
By Chiara Torelli on 13 May 2022 On the evening of Thursday 12 May, one person was killed and 13 were injured when an IED exploded in Karachi, Pakistan. The bombing was reportedly targeting a van...
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IS and IS-Affiliated Explosive Violence in 2022
April has seen a sharp increase in civilian casualties of Islamic State (IS) and IS-affiliated explosive violence, with AOAV recording the highest incident count and civilian casualty count so far in...
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Explosive Violence in March 2022
In March 2022, Action on Armed Violence recorded 2,856 deaths and injuries from 216 incidents of explosive violence around the world, as reported in English-language media. Civilians accounted for...
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Explosive Violence Monitor 2021
Civilians continued to suffer disproportionately from the impacts of explosive weapons in 2021. This is AOAV’s eleventh annual report on harm from explosive weapons looking at global impact of...
Over 200 people killed and injured in suicide bombing at Shia mosque, Pakistan
A suicide bombing inside a Shia mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, has killed at least 56 people and injured 194 others, according to hospital officials. The bombing took place as worshippers gathered for...