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Category Archives: Al Shabaab

Somalia – October 2016 Update

By Roudabeh Kishi7 October 2016
Somalia continues to be the most conflict-affected country across Africa. It has experienced almost twice…
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Uganda — November 2015 Update

By Janet McKnight5 November 2015
Uganda has seen a steady increase in violence and protest throughout 2015, peaking in October…
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Peacekeeping and Violence Against Civilians

By Paul-Antoine Chataing7 August 2015
Up until the end of the 1990’s, United Nations (UN) peacekeeping (PK) missions did not…
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Al Shabaab in Kenya: Emerging Dynamics and Shifts

By Caitriona Dowd7 August 2015
In July, US President Barack Obama completed his first official visit to Kenya, which he…
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Al Shabaab in Tanzania: Current Status and Potential Future Patterns

By Janet McKnight9 June 2015
Although Tanzania holds a reputation for peace and stability, the country has experienced an increase…
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Conflict Dynamics Within and Across Africa and Asia

By Roudabeh Kishi25 March 2015
ACLED’s release of data for Asia in addition to ACLED’s African data will allow for…
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Update on ACLED Resources on Boko Haram

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd23 March 2015
Boko Haram is one of the most high-profile conflict actors in West Africa and the…
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Violence against Civilians and Al Shabaab: Tactics of Internal Security and Distabilisation

By Caitriona Dowd11 February 2015
Conflict event levels and reported fatalities fell slightly in Somalia in January. While violence overall…
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Bombings, Explosives and Conflict Part 2: Weapons of the Weak? Remote Violence and the Relative Strength of Non-State Actors

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd29 October 2014
Does the use of remote violence indicate weakness in a non-state conflict actor? Forms of…
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The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) is a disaggregated data collection, analysis, and crisis mapping project.

ACLED is the highest quality and most widely used real-time data and analysis source on political violence and protest around the world. Practitioners, researchers, journalists, and governments depend on ACLED for the latest reliable information on current conflict and disorder patterns.

ACLED is a registered non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status in the United States.

Please contact [email protected] with comments or queries regarding the ACLED dataset.







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