Gunmen

Gunmen kill several people at Mexico water park

Seven people including a minor shot dead in central Mexico's Cortazar municipality, police say.

Gunmen abduct dozens, mostly women and children, in Nigeria's Zamfara state

Gangs of armed men have attacked hundreds of local communities across northwestern Nigeria in recent years, while militants continue to stage attacks in the northeast.

Gunmen storm police headquarters in Pakistan’s Karachi

Multiple explosions and continuous firing were heard as armed men attacked a police station in in Pakistan's port city Karachi.

Gunmen kill over a dozen soldiers in southwest Niger

At least 15 soldiers were killed in the attack on a military outpost in the village of Anzourou near the border with Mali. No group, however, claimed responsibility for it.

Two civilians and two Taliban killed by gunmen in Afghanistan's Jalalabad

No one claimed responsibility for the shooting, but Daesh, which has a strong presence in Nangarhar, previously claimed several attacks against Taliban there.

Nigerian gunmen release dozens of kidnapped pupils

Around 1,000 students have been kidnapped in the west African country since December after gangs started to hit schools. Most have been released after negotiations, but scores are still being held in forest camps.

Man storms HDP office in Turkey's Izmir, kills woman

Opposition HDP says a gunman entered the building in Izmir province, fired shots and attempted to set the office on fire.

Gunmen kill dozens of villagers in Nigeria's restive northern region

A gang of motorcycle-riding cattle thieves attacked residents in multiple villages, killing at least 53 civilians in the Zurmi district of northwest Zamfara state, local authorities say.

Who is behind the mysterious killings of 30 Iraqi activists?

Experts and protestors point at Iran-affiliated militias, accusing them of being responsible for a string of assassinations that mainly targeted activists.

Armed assailants kill dozens in eastern Burkina Faso

The attack came a week after two Spanish journalists and an Irish conservationist were killed in an ambush by militants in the same region.

Dozens of students kidnapped in Nigeria after armed attack on college

Nigerian army rescued 180 people in the early hours of Friday, but around 30 male and female students remain unaccounted for after gunmen attacked a forestry college in northwestern Kaduna state overnight.

Kidnappers release Nigerian schoolgirls abducted from Zamfara state

Authorities initially said hundreds of gunmen kidnapped 317 girls from Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe village on Friday. But according to the governor of Zamfara, a total of 279 female students were taken.