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In Focus | Insights, Fact Sheets & Q&As

Q&A | Disbanding the PKK: A turning point in Turkey’s longest war?

Q&A | Disbanding the PKK: A turning point in Turkey’s longest war?

By Nancy Ezzeddine22 May 2025
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Romania — ACLED expert comment: The far-right consolidates ahead of runoff elections on 18 May, as the presidential campaign unfolds without significant violence

By Cristian Vlas16 May 2025
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Map - Political violence in Enga province January 2021 - March 2025

Q&A: What fuels the violence at Papua New Guinea’s Porgera Gold Mine, and what lies ahead?

By Hannah Tabara25 April 2025
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Q&A: Will the ceasefires after the earthquake bring peace to Myanmar?

By Su Mon24 April 2025
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Expert Comment: The possibility of war between Ethiopia and Eritrea

By Clionadh Raleigh26 March 2025
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Map - Q & A: What happened in the coastal region of Syria last week?

Q&A: What happened in the coastal region of Syria last week?

By Muaz Al Abdullah14 March 2025
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Video Explainer: Far right groups in Ohio, USA

By Kieran Doyle7 March 2025
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Thumbnail - Q&A: Who are the pro- and anti-Yoon groups leading demonstrations in South Korea?

Q&A: Who are the pro- and anti-Yoon groups leading demonstrations in South Korea?

By Hangyu Lee5 March 2025
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Video Explainer: Effect of Trump’s USAID cuts on global conflict rates

By Clionadh Raleigh27 February 2025
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Expanded buffer zone in Gaza poses deadly threat to Palestinians despite ceasefire

By Ameneh Mehvar14 February 2025
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The Rwanda-backed M23 capture Kavumu, just 30 km from South Kivu’s capital, Bukavu

By Ladd Serwat14 February 2025
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Thumbnail - Q&A: Is the Islamic State Sahel Province kidnapping more foreigners?

Q&A: Is the Islamic State Sahel Province kidnapping more foreigners?

By Héni Nsaibia11 February 2025
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Military targeting of civilians in Myanmar by tactic 2018 - 2024

Four years after the 2021 coup in Myanmar, violence against civilians is still increasing

By Communications ACLED31 January 2025
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Lebanon ceasefire: Despite extensive demolitions, Israel says its job isn’t finished

By Ameneh Mehvar29 January 2025
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Thumbnail - Q&A: What is happening in and around Goma?

Q&A: What is happening in and around Goma?

By Ladd Serwat29 January 2025
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Line graph - Reported fatalities from political violence in Colombia 1 January 2018 - 24 January 2025 - Expert comment - Press

Expert Comment: January 2025 was Colombia’s deadliest month since President Gustavo Petro took office

By Tiziano Breda29 January 2025
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Chart showing non-state armed group's violence in Sinaloa state, 2023-24

Expert Comment: ACLED data shows Trump’s Mexico announcements could actually increase violence in Mexico

By Sandra Pellegrini21 January 2025
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Map - Israeli airstrikes in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime 8 - 15 December

Syria: Israeli airstrikes reach an all-time high after Assad regime falls

By Muaz Al Abdullah19 December 2024
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Syria: Which groups have been fighting each other and where?

By Muaz Al Abdullah11 December 2024
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Bar chart - reported fatalities from gang violence in cite soleil, january 2022-december 2024

ACLED Expert Comment: December 6 & 7 massacre in Wharf Jérémie, Haiti

By Sandra Pellegrini9 December 2024
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Syria: HTS-led rebel forces capture over 200 locations, while Syrian and Russian airstrikes increase

By Ameneh Mehvar2 December 2024
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Q&A: What just happened? Unpacking extremist mobilization and demonstration trends from the 2024 US elections

By Kieran Doyle12 November 2024
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Maps showing hezbollah attacks in Israel and disputed/occupied territories in Syria. First map 7 Oct 23-16 Sept 24. Second map September-October 2024

Q&A: Behind the data on the Israel-Hezbollah war

By Ameneh Mehvar1 November 2024
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Graph - Gangs responsible for civilian fatalities in the Artibonite region 1 January 2022 - 4 October 2024

Pont-Sondé massacre marks a surge in Gran Grif’s deadly campaign in Artibonite | ACLED Insight

By Sandra Pellegrini11 October 2024
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Featured Image - Q&A: The evolution of Ambazonian separatist groups in Anglophone Cameroon

Q&A: The evolution of Ambazonian separatist groups in Anglophone Cameroon

By Ladd Serwat11 October 2024
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Map - Attacks between Israel and Hezbollah 25 August 2024

Mapping the 25 August Israel and Hezbollah attacks | ACLED Insight

By Ameneh Mehvar30 August 2024
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Map - Demonstrations related to the Venezuelan elections abroad: the Americas and Europe

2024 Venezuela election protests: harsher repression at home and more global reach than in 2019

By Tiziano Breda29 August 2024
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Q&A: The Wagner Group’s new life after the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin

By Ladd Serwat21 August 2024
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Map - Far-right and anti-racism gatherings and riots in the United Kingdom 3 - 5 August 2024

Anti-migrant rioting and anti-racist response in the UK | ACLED Insight

By Nichita Gurcov9 August 2024
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Bar graph - Weekly demonstrations in Venezuela - 1 Jan - 30 July 2024

Violence mars one-third of Venezuela’s post-election demonstrations | ACLED Insight

By Tiziano Breda2 August 2024
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Infographic - Mapping Israel's targeted killing of senior 'axis of resistance' members outside Palestine - 7 Oct 2023 - 31 July 2024

Israel’s assassinations outside Palestine | ACLED Insight

By Ameneh Mehvar1 August 2024
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Chart showing daily quote related demonstrations in bangladesh, June-July 2024

Bangladesh’s July demonstrations are much larger and more violent than in 2018 | Factsheet

By Pearl Pandya26 July 2024
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Bar graph - Fires caused by Hezbollah and IDF attacks in Lebanon and Israel - 8 October 2023 - 12 July 2024

Fires caused by attacks between the IDF and Hezbollah on the rise since May | ACLED Insight

By Ameneh Mehvar16 July 2024
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Q&A: Gaza’s global aftershocks

By Communications ACLED11 July 2024
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The opposition party led Kenya’s 2023 tax protests — that’s not the case in 2024 | ACLED Insight

By Communications ACLED27 June 2024
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Is radical group violence on the rise in the EU? | ACLED Insight

By Nichita Gurcov31 May 2024
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A banner carried through the center of Khartoum, Sudan, on 15 April 2019 by supporters of the revolution against former President Omar al-Bashir Photo: Ali Mahmoud Ali/ACLED.

Q&A: Sudan’s Broken Hopes

By Communications ACLED21 May 2024
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Map - Political violence events in southern Gaza - 1 April to 10 May 2024

Mapping Israel’s Latest Push into Gaza’s Rafah | ACLED Insight

By Nasser Khdour14 May 2024
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Map: Demonstrations related to the Israel-Palestine conflict in the US involving students

US Student Pro-Palestine Demonstrations Remain Overwhelmingly Peaceful | ACLED Insight

By Bianca Ho10 May 2024
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Chart - Demonstrations related to the Israel-Palestine conflict in the United States - October 2023 - April 2024

Pro-Palestine US Student protests nearly triple in April | ACLED Insight

By Bianca Ho2 May 2024
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Infographic: Russian airstrikes on Energy infrastructure in Ukraine 1 March to 18 April 2024

Russia Ramps Up Airstrikes on Ukraine | ACLED Insight

By Nichita Gurcov26 April 2024
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Infographic - Landmine and remote explosive incidents in Ukraine 24 February 2022 - 29 March 2024

The Growing Threat of Explosive Devices in Ukraine | ACLED Insight

By Nichita Gurcov4 April 2024
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Moscow Attack Highlights the Reach of Islamic State | ACLED Insight

By Communications ACLED23 March 2024
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Violent Escalations in Myanmar’s Rakhine State | ACLED Insight

By Communications ACLED20 March 2024
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Q&A: Behind the data on civilian suffering in Ukraine

By Communications ACLED12 March 2024
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Gangs Active in Haiti Double Since 2021 | ACLED Insight

By Sandra Pellegrini6 March 2024
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Map - Rwanda-Linked Rebels push toward Goma - 1 September 2023 - 23 February 2024

Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels Advance Toward Goma in Eastern DR Congo | ACLED Insight

By Ladd Serwat4 March 2024
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Q&A: The Worsening Trend of Violence in Papua New Guinea

By Communications ACLED27 February 2024
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Election-related violence in Pakistan | ACLED Insight

By Pearl Pandya14 February 2024
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Violence Rises Across South Sudan’s Disputed Abyei State | ACLED Insight

By Achol Bark9 February 2024
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ACLED Factsheet | US strikes and counter-strikes in the Middle East (Updated 2/9/23)

By Ameneh Mehvar3 February 2024
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US Airstrikes Escalate Against the ‘Axis of Resistance’ | ACLED Insight

By Ana Marco29 January 2024
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Q&A: Why Are Yemen’s Houthis Attacking Ships in the Red Sea?

By Luca Nevola5 January 2024
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Fact Sheet: Israel and Palestine Conflict (Updated 31 October 2023)

By Ameneh Mehvar10 October 2023
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Q&A: What Does the New ACLED Conflict Index Reveal About Global Political Violence?

By Clionadh Raleigh26 September 2023
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Fact Sheet: Attacks on Civilians Spike in Mali as Security Deteriorates Across the Sahel

By Héni Nsaibia21 September 2023
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Fact Sheet: Azerbaijan Moves to Retake Artsakh

By Nichita Gurcov21 September 2023
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Q&A: What Do the Conflict Data Say About Zimbabwe’s Elections?

By Clionadh Raleigh25 August 2023
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Fact Sheet: Crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region

By Communications ACLED10 August 2023
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Fact Sheet: Military Coup in Niger

By Héni Nsaibia3 August 2023
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Fact Sheet: Unrest Spikes in France After Fatal Police Shooting

By Nicola Audibert14 July 2023
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Fact Sheet: Conflict Surges in Sudan

By Ladd Serwat28 April 2023
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UPDATE | Fact Sheet: Anti-LGBT+ Mobilization on the Rise in the United States

By Sam Jones23 November 2022
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Fact Sheet: Attacks on Christians Spike in Nigeria Alongside Overall Rise in Violence Targeting Civilians

By Ladd Serwat21 July 2022
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Fact Sheet: Anti-LGBT+ Mobilization on the Rise in the United States

By Roudabeh Kishi16 June 2022
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Fact Sheet: Threats Against HBCUs and Black-Majority Schools in the United States

By Sam Jones20 April 2022
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Fact Sheet: Global Demonstrations Against the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

By Sam Jones9 March 2022
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Fact Sheet: ‘Freedom Convoys’ and Anti-Vaccine Demonstrations in Canada

By Sam Jones25 February 2022
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Fact Sheet: Updated Armed Demonstration Data Released A Year After the 6 January Insurrection Show New Trends

By Sam Jones5 January 2022
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Fact Sheet: Demonstrations over Critical Race Theory in the United States

By Aaron Wolfson14 July 2021
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Fact Sheet: Anti-Protest Legislation and Demonstration Activity in the United States

By Sam Jones30 April 2021
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Fact Sheet: Conflict in the DRC

By ACLED25 July 2019
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Fact Sheet: Sexual Violence in Conflict

By Hilary Matfess19 June 2019
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Fact Sheet: Civilians in Conflict

By ACLED28 May 2019
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