Regional Overview: East and Southeast Asia
13-19 November
Last week in East and Southeast Asia, local defense groups launched further attacks on state forces in Yangon. In Sagaing region, military troops seized the base camp of a local People’s Defense Force (PDF) group.…
Regional Overview: Middle East
13-19 November 2021
Last week in the Middle East, political violence increased significantly in Hodeidah and Al Bayda governorates in Yemen, while fighting continues in Marib. Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition scaled up airstrikes on Sanaa city and Sanaa governorate.…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
13-19 November 2021
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Islamic State (IS) continued to target civilians and the Taliban in Afghanistan, as the Taliban increased operations against IS hideouts. In India, security forces and Maoist rebels engaged in deadly clashes in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, as separatist militants resurfaced in the northeast.…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
13-19 November 2021
Last week, in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, a homemade bomb went off outside a hospital in the United Kingdom. Demonstrations in support of jailed ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili continued in Georgia.…
Regional Overview: United States
13-19 November 2021
Demonstrations in the United States significantly increased last week compared to the week prior, reaching their highest numbers since the week of the Women’s March on 2 October 2021. This comes amid a surge in demonstrations related to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, the commutation of Julius Jones’ death sentence, campus sexual assaults and harassment, and striking Kaiser Permanente engineers in northern California.…
Regional Overview: Africa
13-19 November 2021
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively.
Last week in Africa, an attack by Islamist militants in Burkina Faso led to the largest recorded loss among Burkinabe security forces during a single attack; it was reported that Boko Haram militants have taken over several areas in Niger state in Nigeria; two fatal suicide bombings struck the Ugandan capital; and mass anti-coup demonstrations continued in Sudan amid use of excessive force against demonstrators.…
Regional Overview: South America
13-19 November 2021
Last week in South America, political violence slightly increased compared to the week prior, while demonstration events significantly decreased. In Argentina, government supporters marched near the presidential palace to celebrate Peronist Activism Day on 17 November, days after the government lost control of the senate in midterm elections on 14 November.…
