Detention – by states and non-state armed groups (NSAGs) – is a reality in armed conflict. In 2021, the ICRC estimated that around 100 armed groups were holding detainees. Detention puts people in a ...

There are over 120 armed conflicts around the world, which involve over 60 states and 120 NSAGs. The ICRC has noted that the number of armed conflicts has steadily risen since the 1990s; worryingly, ...

In the book Women & Wars (edited by Carol Cohn), scholar Dyan Mazurana lists 58 countries where women have been active in non-state armed groups (NSAGs) since 1990.

In February 2024, it was reported that NSAGs supposedly kidnapped hundreds of internally displaced individuals (IDPs), with a significant number being women, boys, and girls in Ngala LGA, Borno State.

The Central Sahel's conditions have given rise to 41 nonstate armed groups (NSAGs) in Mali alone. Some have ties to Al Qaeda and compete with each other and the government to control populations, ...

According to a humanitarian report, the NSAGs have been extorting large sums of money from community members, who have expressed exhaustion and inability to meet these demands.