Update Log

Published on: 9 April 2024 On 24 March 2021, Islamist militia affiliated with Islamic State launched a coordinated attack on the city of Palma in Mozambique. Battles between the Islamist militants and security forces lasted for about two weeks before state forces regained control of the area. …

Published on: 27 February 2024 In accordance with the ACLED Codebook, the ‘Violent demonstration’ sub-event type is assigned when demonstrators engage in violent or destructive acts. Recently, ACLED undertook a comprehensive review of ‘Violent demonstration’ events in its Indonesia dataset to enhance data accuracy.…

Published on: 27 February 2024 As part of an extensive data improvement project, ACLED is systematically reviewing and enhancing its ‘Violent demonstration’ event data across various countries and regions. Drawing from local insights and demonstration behavior patterns, the project aims to more accurately distinguish between non-destructive behavior (recorded as ‘Peaceful protests’) and destructive behavior (recorded as ‘Violent demonstration’) within the context of demonstrations involving barricade building and tire burning.…

Published on: 28 June 2023 Local government officials and administrators — including governors, mayors, councilors, and other civil servants — frequently come under attack by a wide array of armed actors, from cartels waging turf wars in Mexico to Russian occupying forces in Ukraine (see the ACLED report Administering Violence: An ACLED Special Project on Violence Targeting Local Officials).…

Published on: 6 February 2023  Supplementary coding of Habla Como Habla, a local media outlet, has added approximately 2,300 new events to ACLED’s Honduras dataset that were not previously reported by other sources.…