Violent events involving at least one non-State actor, by type and year, 2013–2018
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
No of events | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 99 | 245 |
No of deaths | 6 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 109 | 302 |
No of communes affected by ≥1 event | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 73 |
No of events involving a terrorist group and civilians | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 65 | 88 |
No of events involving a terrorist group and the armed forces | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 118 |
No of events involving the armed forces and civilians | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 26 |
No of events involving at least 1 militia or ethnic group | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
No of other events* | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
*Other events include clashes between civilians or between different factions of the armed forces.