In Africa and Asia, more events were atributed to Non-State Actors (NSA's) than to State Actors (SA's) (77 and 16 respectvely). In Africa, 97% of events affectng aid infrastructure were atributed to NSA’s (77/79). Of these 77 events, the highest number of incidents were reported in South Sudan (24), followed by Mali (19) and CAR (14). In Asia, 80% of events affecting aid infrastructure were atributed to NSA’s in Afghanistan (11/20).
In the Middle East, 75% of events were atributed to SA's (51/68). Of these 51 events, the highest number of incidents atributed to SA's were reported in Syria (35), followed by Yemen (14).
Reported incidents affectng aid infrastructure in the Middle East by SA's increased between June 15 and November 15(Q3 and Q4 from 6 to 13) and remained at similar levels throughout December 15 to May 16 (Q5 and Q6, 14 and 11). The rise was led by an increase in the number of reported atacks atributed to the Syrian and/or Russian military forces in Syria (Q3 and Q4 from 3 to 9).
Reported incidents affectng aid infrastructure by NSA’s decreased between September 15 and May 16 (Q4 and Q6) in select African and Asian Countries. The decrease in the number of reported events was led by a reducton in the number of reported events by NSA’s in Afghanistan and in South Sudan (see graphs, right).