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Protection in Danger Monthly News Brief Protection in Danger Monthly News Brief August Safety, security and access incidents 2020 Incidents of threats and violence in refugee and IDP settings Africa Africa This monthly digest Cameroon comprises threats 02 August 2020: In Nguetechewe town, Mayo-Tsanaga department, Far and incidents of North region, Boko Haram militants reprotedly used child suicide violence affecting bombers to target a site for displaced people, resulting in the death of at protection of IDPs least 17 civilians. Following the attack, around 1,500 people - including and refugees. members of the host community - fled to nearby Mozogo. Sources: ACAPS, Human Rights Watch and UNHCR It is prepared by Insecurity Insight from 27 August 2020: At Kordo village, Mayo-Sava department, Far North information available in region, the Kordo IDP camp was attacked by suspected Boko Haram open sources. fighters, who stole goods and injured a person. Source: Sembe TV The incidents reported 27 August 2020: In Ndabakoro village, Mayo-Sava department, Far are not a complete nor a North region, the IDP camp of Ndabakoro was attacked by suspected representative list of all events of threats and Boko haram fighters who stole several types of unspecified goods. incidents of violence Source: Sembe TV affecting protection of IDPs and refugees and Mozambique have not been 13 August 2020: In Mocimboa da Praia district, Cabo Delgado province, independently verified. a boat carrying refugees from Nkomangano to Nhongue island was intercepted and fired at by government troops despite the refugees’ Visit our website to explanations to the soldiers regarding their identity and destination. The download previous boat sank and forty people onboard died. The survivours fled to Pemba. Protection in Danger Source: Cabo Ligado Weekly Monthly News Briefs. Access data from the 15 August 2020: In Nawamba neighbourhood, near Macomia town, Protection in Danger Cabo Delgado province, the bodies of two female IDPs who were Monthly News Brief on sexually assaulted and killed by members of the military were found. HDX Insecurity Insight. Source: ACLED1 Join our Protection in Nigeria Danger mailing list to 18 August 2020: In Kukawa town and LGA, Borno state, hundreds of receive monthly reports former IDPs were kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents barely a week on insecurity affecting the after they returned to their homes following assurances by the military protection of IDPs and and local authorities that it is safe to do so. A newly equipped hospital refugees. was also destroyed during the attack. Source: Eons Intelligence Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Somalia 07 August 2020: In Doolow town, Gedo region, Jubaland, the former deputy district commissioner was killed by Al Shabaab militants at his residence in Qansaxley IDP camp. Source: ACLED1 South Sudan 29 August 2020: At or near Kalipapa, Juba county, Central Equatoria state, two trucks operated by Somalis and transporting food relief for Protection in Danger Monthly News Brief August 2020 Page 1 IDPs in Lainya were attacked and set on fire. NAS rebels claimed that SSPDF attacked the trucks. South Sudan authorities, however, accused NAS rebels. Source: ACLED1 Middle East and North Africa Egypt Around 26 August 2020: In Iqtiyah village, Bir Al-Abd subdivision, North Sinai governorate, Egyptian IDPs were shot at by Egyptian military forces as they were attempting to return to their homes. Source: ACLED1 Syrian Arab Republic 02 August 2020: Near Shamarin village, Aleppo governorate, a member of a Turkish-backed faction shot and killed a relative of his in al Nour IDP camp. Source: SOHR 03 August 2020: In Binnesh city, Idlib governorate, Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a farm housing IDPs reportedly resulted in the death of at least three residents and the injury of seven others. Source: SNHR and Airwars 07 August 2020: Near Al Sikhah town, Deir-ez-Zor countryside, an unspecified number of people were arrested during an SDF campaign in a refugee camp. Source: ACLED1 08 August 2020: In Al-Hasakah city, Al-Hasakah governorate, three IDPs were attacked and injured when SDF members raided a school. Source: ACLED1 13 or 17 August 2020: At Al-Hol Camp, Al-Hasakeh governorate, a 25-year-old Iraqi refugee was shot dead by unidentified gunmen, possibly ISIS-affiliates, in the third sector of the camp, allegedly for selling alcohol and tobacco. Source: Al-Awsat and SOHR 19 August 2020: At Al-Hol Camp, Al-Hasakah governorate, five women were arrested by SDF forces while they were trying to escape. Source: ACLED1 22 August 2020: In Bulbul town, Aleppo countryside, a civilian house inhabited by IDPs (including men, women and children) from Ma'arrat An Nu'man was stormed by members of Sultan Murad Division who physically assaulted the IDPs, allegedly because they had not responded to a notice from the group to evacuate the building so it could became the group’s headquarters. Source: SOHR 25 August 2020: In Harem city, Idlib governorate the director of As-Salaam Refugee Camp in Barisha town was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in a car. Source: SOHR 27 August 2020: At Al-Hol Camp, Al-Hasakeh governorate, three women in the fifth sector of camp for the wives and the families of the Islamic state fighters, were arrested by SDF forces. Source: ACLED1 30 August 2020: Near Sheikh Bahar village, Idlib governorate, Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes near an IDP camp resulted in several residents reporting injuries from falling shrapnel within the camp. Source: Air Wars Yemen 04 August 2020: Near Ibb Thawra hospital, Ad Dhihar district, Ibb governorate, a 14-year-old IDP was hit by a stray bullet while she was working. Source: ACLED1 09 August 2020: In Rukhaym, Mahliyah district, three refugees of African origin were killed when artillery shells hit a main road. Source: Civilian Impact Monitoring Project (CIMP) The Americas Trinidad and Tobago 11 August 2020: In Siparia, a female Venezuelan refugee selling food in the street was abducted by a group of men, one of them a police security officer, and sexually abused. Afterwards she was stabbed and left in the bushes. The victim was hospitalised and two men were arrested. Source: Loop News Protection in Danger Monthly News Brief August 2020 Page 2 This document is part of the Aid in Danger project. It is published by Insecurity Insight. This document is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of Insecurity Insight and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the U.S. Government, or Save the Children Federation, Inc. The incidents reported are not a complete nor a representative list of all events that affected the provision of aid delivery and have not been independently verified. All decisions made, on the basis of, or with consideration to, such information remains the responsibility of their respective organisations. Insecurity Insight monitors local, national, and international news outlets and online databases for threats facing people living and working in dangerous environments. Each month we release the latest available information on incidents of violence affecting protection of IDPs and refugees. You can access the data on HDX Insecurity Insight. Suggested citation: Insecurity Insight. 2020. Protection in Danger Monthly News Brief, August 2020. Switzerland: Insecurity Insight. 1 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) database attribution policy. Accessed 11 September 2020. Protection in Danger Monthly News Brief August 2020 Page 3 .
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