![]() Africa has both the highest levels of civilian targeting and the highest number of reported civilian fatalities from direct targeting so far this year according to ACLED data, followed by the Middle East and South Asia.The chief perpetrators vary by region: political militias and unidentified agents commit the most anti-civilian violence in Africa and Europe state forces in the Middle East and Southeast Asia and rioters or mobs in South Asia.State forces are responsible for over a quarter of all civilian targeting. ![]() Political militias and unidentified armed groups are responsible for the highest proportion of civilian targeting in 2019, at nearly one-third of all events.ACLED has recorded nearly 7,700 violent events targeting civilians from 1 January 2019 to, resulting in over 8,200 reported fatalities.The data are clear: across ACLED’s areas of coverage, civilians remain at serious risk. ACLED has already recorded over 8,000 reported fatalities stemming from anti-civilian violence so far this year – and in some regions, civilian targeting is on the rise ( ACLED, 2019 ). While overall reported fatalities from events directly targeting civilians declined over the past year, conflict continues to exact a devastating toll on civilian populations, with tens of thousands reportedly killed in 2018 alone. : Twenty years after the United Nations officially added the protection of civilians in armed conflict to the Security Council agenda, noncombatants continue to be targeted at alarming rates ( UN OCHA, 2019 ). ![]()
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