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ACLED collects information on a wide range of conflict actors, from military forces and police units to rebel groups, gangs, and militias. Check our Actor Profiles for data-driven analysis of key armed groups around the world.
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The Wagner Group is a Russian private military company (PMC) created by Dmitry Utkin and Yevgeny Prigozhin to engage in covert military operations outside of Russia. Visit our page to read ACLED analysis on the Wagner Group, as well as historical background, a timeline of key events, and to contact our specialists.
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The analysis in this report draws on ACLED data and observations of militant propaganda material provided to ACLED by MENASTREAM,…
Register for a live webinar on Tuesday 15 October 2024 examining Rwanda’s security interventions. Amidst mounting criticism against the failures…
Actor Profile: Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP) 26 March 2024 This is the fourth installment in our…
In this update to our 2021 actor profile on the Proud Boys, we analyze ACLED data on key developments in…
The third installment in our actor profile series mapping armed group activity around the Sahel covers JNIM and is based…
Actor Profiles: Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) 30 October 2023 This Actor Profile was produced as part of the Cabo Ligado…
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is an Islamist political and militant group mainly operating in Syria’s Greater Idleb area.
With a presence in at least 27 states, the CJNG is one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal groups. This actor…
This report follows on from previous ACLED analysis, examining Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s activity from 2021 to the…
Analysis of ACLED data on the M23 rebel group’s activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This second installment in our actor profile series unpacking the latest data on armed group activity around the Sahel.
This is the first installment in our actor profile series unpacking the latest data on armed group activity around the…
The third installment in our new actor profile series reviews the latest data on Boogaloo activity around the United States.
The second installment in our new actor profile series reviews the latest data on Oath Keepers activity around the United…
The first installment in our new actor profile series unpacks the latest data on Proud Boys activity around the United…
In late January 2020, an apparent United States drone strike targeted a car in Yakla, a mountainous area situated across…
ACLED’s last data updates for 2024 were released on 16 and 17 December. Data for the period of 14 December 2024 through 10 January 2025 will be released on 13 and 14 January 2025, after which regular weekly updates will resume.
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