^"The Boko Haram insurgency, by the numbers". The Washington Post. 6 October 2014. "Since July 2009, when the Boko Haram conflict escalated, at least 11,100 people have died on all sides of the insurgency."
^"PRESS RELEASE: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan rise by 22 per cent in 2014". United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. 18 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. "UNAMA documented 10,548 civilian casualties in 2014, the highest number of civilian deaths and injuries recorded in a single year since 2009. Included in the toll were 3,699 civilian deaths"
^Data for African countries are based on ACLED, excluding riots/protests-related fatalities[6]"ACLED Version 6 (1997–2015)". Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.[7]