Regional Overview: Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus
23-29 July 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine continued, while over 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed during an explosion at a prison building in occupied Donetsk.…
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Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
23-29 July 202
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, the Myanmar military executed four political prisoners, including a former National League for Democracy (NLD) parliamentarian, for their involvement in anti-coup resistance activities, prompting retaliation from anti-coup groups.…
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Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
23-29 July 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang violence intensified amid clashes between rival criminal groups in Haiti and Mexico. In Haiti, violence continued to increase in Ouest department with clashes between the rival G-9 and G-Pep gang alliances in Port-au-Prince, and an attack by members of the 400 Mawozo gang against a courthouse in Croix-des-Bouquets district.…
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Regional Overview: Africa
23-29 July 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively.
Last week in Africa, levels of violence remained high in the Sahel region as Islamist militants continued offensives in Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali; sporadic confrontations broke out in Libya between armed groups loyal to rival governments; civil unrest left many killed and injured in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and Al Shabaab killed political leaders in Somalia. …
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Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
23-29 July 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the National Resistance Front (NRF) and the Taliban continued to clash in Afghanistan. The Islamic State (IS) also suffered losses in Taliban operations, while civilians remained the target of Taliban forces.…
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Ukraine Crisis: 16-22 July 2022
Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk and Bakhmut areas of the Donetsk region without securing significant territorial gains (ISW, 22 July 2022). In the Kherson region, Ukrainian forces struck and seriously damaged the Antonivskyi bridge, a key route for supplying Russian troops in southern Ukraine (Reuters, 20 July 2022). … Details
Regional Overview: South America
16-22 July 2022
Last week in South America, several explosive attacks were perpetrated by the Gulf Clan in northwest Colombia. In Brazil, a civil and military police raid left at least 18 people dead in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro city.…
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Regional Overview: United States and Canada
16-22 July 2022
Last week in the United States and Canada, demonstration activity decreased in both countries to some of the lowest levels seen so far this year. In both countries, demonstrations by labor groups calling for better pay and working conditions constituted the largest share of events last week.…
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