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Nigeria: Lagos Police Detonate IED in Ikeja
Location:
Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa
Incident Date:
July 30, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
2.50
Summary:
The Lagos State Police Command detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Ikeja on Tuesday. The device was left by an unknown individual driving a white Toyota car around 3:55 p.m. A police officer reported seeing the unregistered car near the PMF 23 Barracks gate on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way. The driver dropped a bag by the Nigeria Customs Service fence and drove off. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) unit [...]
Libya: Tunisian gunman killed, another arrested near border
Location:
أبو كماش, Zuwara, Libya, Libya, Maghreb
Incident Date:
July 27, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
2.50
Deaths:
1
Fatalities type:
- Insurgent
Arrests:
1
Summary:
Libyan authorities said a Tunisian gunman was killed and another arrested near the country's western border. The two suspects were being pursued due to their illegal possession of firearms. One of the men surrendered voluntarily, revealing the actions of his companion and the reasons for possessing weapons and explosives hidden in a remote area. During the raid, the suspect attempted to resist the forces by hurling a hand grenade, leading to his demise. It [...]
Libya: Explosions in ammunition depot Zliten
Location:
زليتن, Misrata, Libya, Libya, Maghreb
Incident Date:
July 26, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
2.00
Wounded:
6
Summary:
Early on Friday morning, 26 July, explosions rocked an ammunition depot within a security compound in the Kadoosh area of Zliten. The Zliten Municipal Council expressed concern over the recurring incidents of ammunition depot explosions and called on security and military authorities to address these depots promptly and effectively. The explosion resulted in six injuries, who received treatment at the Zliten Medical Centre and were discharged within hours.
Algeria: Shootout in Oran Army Barracks
Location:
oran, algeria, Algeria, Maghreb
Incident Date:
July 25, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
2.00
Summary:
On July 25, 2024, a shootout occurred in the regional logistics directorate building in Oran, Algeria. Sources say a former member of the National People's Army, or possibly a former gendarme, entered the barracks to visit a friend still in service. He then seized his friend's service weapon and began shooting, injuring several personnel. The assailant was eventually neutralized by the military. The motives behind the attack remain unclear.