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ACLED’s Middle East Assistant Research Manager Nasser Khdour comments on the latest surge of Israeli violence in Gaza and the factors driving it.
Why does the Iran conflict keep escalating?
Prof. Clionadh Raleigh, ACLED founder and CEO, comments on Iran’s strategy of continued escalation and why the current cycle could drag on indefinitely.
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Recent media mentions of ACLED data
More than 500 missing after two refugee boats vanish off Myanmar coast, UN agencies say | CNN
Myanmar has been in the throes of bloody civil war for more than five years, since the military junta ousted the elected government in 2021. At least 100,000 have been killed in the fighting, according to conflict monitoring group ACLED.
Escalating Israeli strikes kill five people in Gaza, medics say | Reuters
Conflict monitor ACLED, which tracks Israeli attacks in Gaza, said airstrikes against Hamas and other militants increased to more than 40 in June, the highest monthly total since the ceasefire.
Russia is losing its grip on Crimea | The Economist
Data from ACLED and The Economist’s war tracker show a sharp rise in Ukrainian attacks across Crimea. Of the 692 since 2022, more than half have been in the past 12 months and a fifth since June.
Oil Surges Most Since 2020, Reflecting Bet That Strait Won’t Go Back to Normal | Wall Street Journal
This week’s military action is part of a longer cycle of escalation and retaliation, said Clionadh Raleigh, founder and chief executive of Acled, a conflict monitoring group.
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