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Violent Trends in Pakistan 2015

Analysis, Asia, Civilians At Risk, Current Hotspots, Focus On Militias, Government Repression, Local-Level Violence, Political Stability, Pro-Government Militias, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Sarah Kaiser-Cross 3 March 2016

Pakistan remains one of the most active conflict environments in South Asia. Throughout 2015, Pakistan’s violence is concentrated into several high intensity geographic spaces; the most fatal, intense battles occurred primarily in the states of Balochistan and FATA (see figure below).… Details

Asian Overview 2015

Analysis, Asia, Current Hotspots, Elections, Focus On Militias, Jammu & Kashmir, Pro-Government Militias, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Hillary Tanoff 3 March 2016

In February 2016 ACLED released the first annual dataset of South and Southeast Asia political violence and protest data. This set covers events in 2015 across ten South and Southeast Asian states.… Details

Update — Burundi Local Data on Recent Unrest (26 Apr 2015 – 20 February 2016)

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Local-Level Violence, Political Stability, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy ACLED 25 February 2016

A new update of the recent unrest in Burundi, covering events from 26 April 2015 to 20 February 2016 has been released by ACLED. This update can be found here. ACLED has covered the Burundi crisis with regular data updates and blog posts since June 2015, relying on a combination of news sources and local crowd-sourced information from the 2015Burundi Project.… Details

Update — Burundi Local Data on Recent Unrest (26 Apr 2015 – 31 January 2016)

Africa, Analysis, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy ACLED 9 February 2016

A new update of the recent unrest in Burundi, covering events from 26 April 2015 to 31 January 2016 has been released by ACLED. This update can be found here. ACLED has covered the Burundi crisis with weekly datasets and blog posts since June 2015, relying on a combination of news sources and local crowd-sourced information from the 2015Burundi Project.… Details

Sudan — January 2016 Update

Africa, Civilians At Risk, Current Hotspots, Focus On Militias, Government Repression, Local-Level Violence, Peacekeeping, Political Stability, Pro-Government Militias, Remote Violence, Violence Against CiviliansBy ACLED 22 January 2016

On 31 December, Sudan President Omar al-Bashir announced a 30-day ceasefire for the regions of Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile (Radio Dabanga, 8 January 2015). The ceasefire came on the heels of joint attacks by the military, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Air Force (SAF) on villages surrounding Jebel Marrah in Darfur (see Figure 1).… Details

South Sudan — January 2015 Update

Africa, Analysis, Ethnic Militias, Focus On Militias, Vigilante MilitiasBy Janet McKnight 22 January 2016

On 26 August 2015, South Sudan President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar signed a peace deal in an attempt to end a 20-month civil war (Reuters, 26 August 2015).… Details

Nigeria — January 2016 Update

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Current Hotspots, Political Stability, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Matt Fleugel-Carew 22 January 2016

Violence and protest levels in Nigeria in December and early January were fairly consistent with patterns in the final quarter of 2015, where riots and protests were the primary mode of political expression.… Details

Libya — January 2016 Update

Africa, Current Hotspots, Ethnic Militias, Focus On Militias, Islamic State, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy James Moody 22 January 2016

Throughout 2015, multiple theatres of violence played out over the Libyan territory. Two prominent dynamics shaped the trajectories of violence in 2015, providing the foundation for the conflict patterns present in early 2016.… Details

Egypt — January 2016 Update

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Current Hotspots, Political Stability, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy James Moody 22 January 2016

January saw the Egyptian military forces redouble their efforts against Islamic militants and the State of Sinai group in the North Sinai towns of Al-Arish, Sheikh Zuweyid and Rafah. ACLED data recorded 120 fatalities as a result of the ‘Retribution for the Martyr’ military operation.… Details

Central African Republic — January 2016 Update

Africa, Elections, Gender-Based Violence, Human Rights, Inequality, Peacekeeping, Violence Against CiviliansBy Roudabeh Kishi 22 January 2016

The Central African Republic (CAR) has faced increased insecurity and violence since Séléka rebels marched on the capital, Bangui, and ousted then-President Bozizé in 2012 (Townsend, 27 July 2013). Since the height of violence in late 2013 / early 2014, the conflict has remained persistent and widespread (see Figure 1).… Details