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Regional Overview – Middle East 12 March 2018

Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Current Hotspots, Middle East, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Matt Fleugel-Carew 13 March 2018

A number of novel protest dynamics were reported in countries across the Middle East last week, while offensives in Syria and Yemen continue to result in advances for government and regional forces in different areas.… Details

Overview of African Political Violence & Protest Trends, 1997-2017

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Conflict Monitoring, Focus On Militias, Interactive Visuals, Political Stability, Pro-Government Militias, Rioting And Protests, Unidentified Armed Groups, Vigilante Militias, Violence Against CiviliansBy Melissa Pavlik 12 March 2018

This interactive visual displays maps and charts featuring an overview of African political violence and protest trends from 1997 – 2017. Apply or remove filters by country and event type to broaden or limit your assessment of the data.… Details

Recent Trends in Political Violence & Protests in Asia

Analysis, Asia, Civilians At Risk, Conflict Monitoring, Interactive Visuals, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Roudabeh Kishi 12 March 2018

This interactive visual displays maps and charts featuring recent trends in political violence and protests in Asia. Apply or remove filters by country and event type to broaden or limit your assessment of the data.… Details

Recent Trends in Political Violence & Protests in Africa

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Conflict Monitoring, Interactive Visuals, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Melissa Pavlik 12 March 2018

This interactive visual displays maps and charts featuring recent trends in political violence and protests in Africa. Apply or remove filters by country and event type to broaden or limit your assessment of the data.… Details

Recent Trends in Political Violence & Protests in the Middle East

Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Conflict Monitoring, Interactive Visuals, Middle East, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Roudabeh Kishi 12 March 2018

This interactive visual displays maps and charts featuring recent trends in political violence and protests in the Middle East. Apply or remove filters by country and event type to broaden or limit your assessment of the data.… Details

Recent Trends in Political Violence & Protests Involving the Islamic State

Africa, Analysis, Asia, Civilians At Risk, Interactive Visuals, Islamic State, Islamist Violence, Middle East, Political Stability, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Melissa Pavlik 12 March 2018

This interactive visual displays maps and charts featuring recent trends in political violence and protests involving the Islamic State. Apply or remove filters by country and event type to broaden or limit your assessment of the data.… Details

UAE’s Sphere of Influence in Southern Yemen

Analysis, Conflict Monitoring, Middle East, Political StabilityBy Emile Roy 9 March 2018

Southern Yemen is perhaps the region where strategic divergences within the Saudi-led coalition have become most visible. In the southern Lahij, Abyan and Shabwah governorates, the continued presence of militants linked to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) – which seized control of several southern towns in the past few years – encouraged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to fund and train local counter-terrorism forces (see figure below).… Details

Fatalities in Turkey

Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Middle East, Political Stability, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Basak Kalkavana 8 March 2018

2018 started as a fairly calm year for Turkey; reported fatality numbers were low and trends suggested they may continue falling. However, since February, there has been a dramatic spike in the number of reported fatalities.… Details

Violence in the Eastern Ghouta, Syria

Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Middle East, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Stephanie Anderson 8 March 2018

Global attention is focused on the humanitarian crisis in the Eastern Ghouta, the rebel enclave on the outskirts of the Syrian capital (United Nations, 2018). Escalating violence in the area is a development in the making since at least September 2017.… Details

Regional Overview – Asia 5 March 2018

Analysis, Asia, Civilians At Risk, Current Hotspots, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Daniela Pollmann 6 March 2018

There was an overall decrease in the number of political violence and protest events recorded across the South and Southeast Asian regions last week relative to the previous week. In Afghanistan, two important developments, with possible impact on future conflict trends, took place.… Details