Last week, violence in Albania increased ahead of the local elections. Tensions between Cyprus and Turkey increased over a gas drilling dispute, while in Russia, demonstrations continued over arrests of journalists. Similar to weeks prior, fighting in the Donbass region in Ukraine occurred as the conflict parties failed to reach an agreement on a ‘harvest…
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There were a few major developments last week in the Middle East region involving the United States. Major events included the downing of a US drone by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the release of the economic section of the ‘Deal of the Century’, as well as the Trump administration’s anticipated Middle East…
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The key trends in the South and Southeast Asian region last week included fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Afghanistan; ongoing fighting between state forces and domestic rebel groups in Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines; as well as demonstrations over water supply issues, land rights, and environmental concerns across the region.…
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ACLED Asia Researcher Timothy Lay reviews new supplementary data on political violence and protest in Pakistan from 2010 through 2018. © 2019 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). All rights reserved.
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Notable developments in Africa during the week of June 16th include an attempted coup d’état in Ethiopia, a sharp escalation of communal violence in the Ituri province of DRC, continued inter-communal violence in central Mali and Nigeria, and political protests in Algeria. Details are still emerging from an attempted coup d’état in Ethiopia, reportedly orchestrated…
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ACLED Europe Research Manager Lennart Landman examines Albania’s European Union accession prospects amidst the country’s internal political crisis and tensions with its neighbors. © 2019 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). All rights reserved.
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19 June 2019: On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, ACLED data confirm that sexual violence remains a serious threat around the world — both inside and outside of war-time contexts. Over the past year, ACLED has recorded an overall increase in reported sexual violence events,* and across regions political…
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Last week, anti-government demonstrations in Albania and Serbia slightly decreased from the week prior. In Moldova, the constitutional crisis resulted in the resignation of the Democratic Party government in favour of the new coalition cabinet. In Russia, public outcry over Ivan Golunov’s case led to authorities deciding to clear the journalist of all charges. In…
DetailsThis report is also available in French. Over the past seven months, armed groups across Western Niger have executed a series of IED attacks – a first in the area’s ongoing insurgency. The increasing use of IEDs by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) in the Tillabery and Tahoua regions of Niger indicates…
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With the inclusion of data covering Yemen and Saudi Arabia from 2015 into the ACLED dataset, ACLED is now able to track the escalation of the conflict since the start of the Saudi-led coalition intervention in March 2015. What is important to bear in mind, however, is that the conflict already started several months earlier,…
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