Regional Overview: Africa
19-25 November 2022
Last week in Africa, Islamist militants continued their expansion into coastal western African countries, with Al Qaeda-affiliated Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) attacking military positions in Benin and Togo. In Somalia, security forces carried out large air and ground operations against Al Shabaab, reportedly killing over a hundred Al Shabaab militants.
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Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
19-25 November 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, the Myanmar military clashed with the Chin National Organization/Chin National Defense Force (CNO/CNDF) in Chin state and the Cobra Column in Kayin state.…
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Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
19-25 November 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gangs reportedly killed senior security officers in Mexico and Haiti. In Mexico, armed groups carried out multiple attacks against journalists in Veracruz state.…
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Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
19-25 November 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Russian forces continued targeting critical infrastructure across Ukraine. Fighting continued along the Armenian-Artsakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact. In Kazakhstan, President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev won re-election during presidential elections on 20 November, triggering anti-government demonstrations involving opposition activists.…
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Regional Overview: Middle East
19-25 November 2022
Last week in the Middle East, Houthi forces conducted a drone attack on Ad Dabbah oil terminal in the south of Yemen amid continued failures to renew the truce. Turkey launched Operation ‘Claw-Sword’ targeting Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) and People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) northern Iraq.…
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Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
19-25 November 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, Pakistani forces and the Taliban clashed along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border for the second consecutive week, as anti-Taliban groups continued to target the Taliban in Afghanistan.…
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Ukraine Crisis: 12-18 November 2022
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