Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, Taliban forces launched operations in northern Afghanistan targeting the National Resistance Front (NRF), while the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) and the Islamic State (IS) continued attacks on the Taliban.…
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Highlighting our special report on 10 Conflicts to Worry About in 2022, the Addis Standard Daily Scoop features ACLED data showing that conflict events increased by 161% in Ethiopia in 2021, marking the country’s most violent year since the beginning of our coverage in 1997.
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Ukrainian forces continued operations in the north of the country last week amid the withdrawal of Russian forces. By 8 April, Russian troops had fully pulled out of the Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions (Kyiv Independent, 6 April 2022; Ukrinform, 9 April 2022).…
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The Intercept features our new report with Afghan Peace Watch -- Tracking Disorder During Taliban Rule in Afghanistan -- on the rise in violence targeting women, journalists, and former government officials under Taliban rule, with commentary from ACLED Director of Research & Innovation Dr. Roudabeh Kishi.
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To address sourcing challenges in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power, ACLED has worked with APW to adapt our methodology to reflect the evolving political violence landscape on the ground and enhance coverage of emerging conflict developments.
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Last week in South America, attacks by Mapuche Indigenous militia groups against forestry companies increased following the end of a state of emergency in southern Chile. In Peru, demonstrations over rising costs of food, fuel, and fertilizers turned violent, with authorities declaring a state of emergency and imposing a curfew in Lima and Callao departments.…
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Last week in the Middle East, political violence decreased in Yemen as a two-month truce announced by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen the week prior came into effect on 2 April.…
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Last week, demonstrations slightly increased in Canada and significantly decreased in the United States. Demonstrations in solidarity with Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion decreased considerably in the United States and increased slightly in Canada.…
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Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting intensified between the Myanmar military and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) and local defense forces. In the Philippines, four communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed by the military in Northern Mindanao.…
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