Lebanon – 2016 Data Release
During 2016, the war in Syria greatly impacted Lebanon due to the more than one…
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Lauren Blaxter is a Middle East Research Manager at ACLED. She has been responsible for coding Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan since May 2017. Lauren holds a BA in Human Rights, a Graduate Diploma in Law, and a LLM in International Criminal Law. Her work focuses on law and forensics in armed conflict.
Israel and Palestine – 2016 Data Release
In 2016, an increase in the development of settlements by Israel in the Palestinian West…
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Recent Non-Lethal Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Demonstrate New Strategy
Following international condemnation of Israel’s use of force against demonstrators (for more on this, see…
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Demonstrations in Jordan Gaining Momentum
Over the last week, protests and riots occurred across Jordan in response to the proposed…
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Israeli strikes in Syria, 2017 – May 19, 2018
On May 10, 2018, Iran fired a barrage of missiles at the Golan Heights (10…
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Israel’s Disproportionate Use of Force in Gaza
The Great Return March demonstrations (see here for more on this topic) officially began on…
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Elections and Sectarianism in Iraq and Lebanon
Since the beginning of May 2018, voters in both Lebanon and Iraq have gone to…
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Recent Trends in Jordanian Demonstrations
On 27 January 2018, the Jordanian government approved a new budget which removed subsidies on…
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Great Return March
In the last three weeks, Gaza has made the headlines due to the large number…
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