ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data) - Boko Haram & AQIM Events, 2017

Description

Definition for Codes :

GWNO - A numeric code for each individual country

EVENT_ID_CNTY - An individual identifier by number and country acronym

YEAR - The year in which an event took place

TIME_PRECISION - A numeric code indicating the level of certainty of the date coded for the event

EVENT_TYPE - The type of conflict event

ACTOR1 - The named actor involved in the event

ALLY_ACTOR_1 - The named actor allied with or identifying ACTOR1

INTER1 - A numeric code indicating the type of ACTOR1

ACTOR2 - The named actor involved in the event

ALLY_ACTOR_2 - The named actor allied with or identifying ACTOR2

INTER2 - A numeric code indicating the type of ACTOR2

INTERACTION - A numeric code indicating the interaction between types of ACTOR1 and ACTOR2

COUNTRY - The country in which the event took place

ADM_LEVEL_1 - The largest sub-national administrative region in which the event took place

ADM_LEVEL_3 - The third largest sub-national administrative region in which the event took place

LATITUDE - The latitude of the location

LONGITUDE - The longitude of the location

GEO_PRECISION - A numeric code indicating the level of certainty of the location coded for the event

SOURCE - The source of the event report

NOTES - A short description of the event

FATALITIES - The number of reported fatalities which occurred during the event