Politico Europe: A fixation on death tolls can be a fatal distraction
6 December 2023
ACLED in the News A fixation on death tolls can be a fatal distraction | Politico Europe Source: Politico Europe | 6 December 2023 The popular perception of war has been dominated by a fixation on fatality figures. But as ACLED President Clionadh Raleigh argues in Politico Europe, death tolls are typically the most inaccurate measures…
Read MoreYCO Situation Update: November 2023
5 December 2023
Yemen Conflict Observatory // Monthly Report Yemen Situation Update: November 2023 YCO Home Actor Profiles Houthis Internationally Recognized Government Saudi-led Coalition Resistance Forces Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula Islamic State in Yemen Southern Transitional Council Elite Forces Security Belt Forces Joint Forces on the West Coast National Resistance Forces Southern Giants Brigade Tihama Resistance Regional Profiles…
Read MoreFighting Gangs Under the State of Exception in Honduras
5 December 2023
A year after the implementation of a state of exception by Honduran President Xiomara Castro on 6 December 2022, this report explores the evolution of violence likely related to gang activity between January and November 2023
Read MoreSudan Situation Update: December 2023 | Unraveling the Conflict Dynamics in Darfur
1 December 2023
Situation Update | December 2023 Sudan: Unraveling the Conflict Dynamics in Darfur 1 December 2023 < Back to Sudan Hub Sudan at a Glance: 28 October – 24 November 2023 VITAL TRENDS Since fighting first broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 15 April, ACLED records over…
Read MoreInfographic: Violence Escalates in the Middle East in Response to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
29 November 2023
Since the outbreak of the current Israel-Palestine conflict, the so-called ‘axis of resistance’ led by Iran has mobilized against Israel and the United States on multiple fronts across the Middle East.
Read MoreSomalia Situation Update: November 2023 | Al-Shabaab Infighting: Threat or Opportunity for the Counter-insurgency Effort?
17 November 2023
Situation Update | November 2023 Somalia: Al-Shabaab Infighting — Threat or Opportunity for the Counter-insurgency Effort? 17 November 2023 < Back to Somalia Hub VITAL TRENDS From 14 October to 10 November 2023, ACLED records over 160 political violence events and more than 220 fatalities in Somalia. Galgaduud region saw the highest number of fatalities, with…
Read MoreYCO Situation Update: September 2023
15 November 2023
Yemen Conflict Observatory // Monthly Report Yemen Situation Update: September 2023 YCO Home Actor Profiles Houthis Internationally Recognized Government Saudi-led Coalition Resistance Forces Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula Islamic State in Yemen Southern Transitional Council Elite Forces Security Belt Forces Joint Forces on the West Coast National Resistance Forces Southern Giants Brigade Tihama Resistance Regional Profiles…
Read MoreKenya Situation Update: November 2023 | Competition Over Politics and Resources Affect Recent County Border Disputes
14 November 2023
From 16 September to 10 November, ACLED records 185 political violence events and 118 reported fatalities in Kenya. Most of the incidents took place in Nairobi county, where at least nine incidents of mob violence and 37 peaceful protests were recorded.
Read MoreActor Profile: Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)
13 November 2023
The third installment in our actor profile series mapping armed group activity around the Sahel covers JNIM and is based on a joint report by ACLED and GI-TOC.
Read MoreMapping the conflict in Israel and Gaza: Protests sweep around the globe as Israel’s war in Gaza grinds on | Reuters
13 November 2023
This Reuters article uses our Infographic on Global Demonstrations in Response to the Israel-Palestine Conflict to analyze the global protest movement to the war.
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