Asia-Pacific
The 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 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 MorePolitical violence in India’s Manipur state: 2023 – 2025
16 May 2025
In May 2023, deadly ethnic violence erupted in India’s Manipur state, as the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities clashed over the former’s demand for tribal status and the affirmative action policies…
Read MoreClan violence in the Southern Philippines: Rido threatens elections and peace in Bangsamoro
9 May 2025
A hard-won peace may be largely prevailing in the southern Philippines, but not all is quiet in the camps of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). As the region’s Muslim…
Read MoreQ&A: Who are the pro- and anti-Yoon groups leading demonstrations in South Korea?
5 March 2025
Q&A with Hangyu Lee East Asia Pacific Research Manager, ACLED In this Q&A, ACLED’s East Asia Pacific Research Manager, Hangyu Lee, explains who has been participating in South Korea’s recent…
Read MoreFour years after the 2021 coup in Myanmar, violence against civilians is still increasing
31 January 2025
Four years since the 1 February 2021 coup in Myanmar, the political impasse that has generated increased conflict across the country is no closer to being resolved. While the armed…
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