Q&A | Twelve days that shook the region: Inside the Iran-Israel war
4 July 2025
Q&A with Ameneh Mehvar Middle East Senior Analyst, ACLED The Iran-Israel war has brought the Middle East to the brink of a new regional order — one in which Israel…
Read MoreThe war from the sky: How drone warfare is shaping the conflict in Myanmar
1 July 2025
Methodology note ACLED counts the number of “Air/drone strike events,” rather than individual air or drone strikes. Per ACLED methodology, when several air or drone strikes hit the same location…
Read MoreA Red Sea hall of mirrors: US and Houthi statements vs. actions
26 June 2025
6 May 2025 – The Oval Office is packed, cameras flashing as United States President Donald Trump fields questions beside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Mid-sentence, Trump drops the news:…
Read MoreQ&A: What does India’s Naxal-Maoist insurgency look like in 2025?
25 June 2025
Q&A with Pearl Pandya South Asia Research Manager, ACLED On 21 May, Indian security forces killed the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) (CPI (Maoist)), Nambala Keshava…
Read MoreYemen — Expert Comment: US airstrikes test limits of Houthi restraint in the Red Sea
24 June 2025
In a major escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, the United States conducted a series of airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend. This follows Israel’s preemptive strikes on Iran…
Read MoreExpert comment: Striking Iran’s nuclear sites may alter the timeline – not the trajectory
23 June 2025
Clionadh Raleigh, ACLED CEO and Professor of Political Violence, says: “The US strikes on Iran are nothing short of a major escalation — but they might not achieve the strategic…
Read MorePalestine Expert Comment: Violence around aid distribution in Gaza surges as Israel’s campaign continues despite the Israel-Iran escalation
20 June 2025
ACLED data show that, for now, the exchange of fire between Iran and Israel has had little impact on Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank. During the first…
Read MoreIsrael-Iran Expert Comment: The Middle East braces for further volatility, as diplomacy hangs by a thread
19 June 2025
The direct confrontation between Israel and Iran marks a historic rupture in regional warfare dynamics. Israeli strikes — under the codename Operation Rising Lion — were framed as a preemptive…
Read MoreAs M23 rebels take hold of eastern Congo, the Islamic State is capitalizing on the chaos
18 June 2025
EnglishFrançaisEnglish Lire en Français Since the March 23 Movement (M23) began its advance in December 2024, taking over vast areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North and South Kivu…
Read MoreMapping the “No Kings” demonstrations in the United States
17 June 2025
The “No Kings” demonstrations on 14 June represent the latest in a series of massive, widespread demonstrations against the Trump administration.
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