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Category Archives: Ethnic Militias

Alleged Chemical Incidents in Syria

By Kars de Bruijne18 May 2018
Chemical incidents have perhaps been the only consistent factor shaping the United States’ position on…
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The Many Sides of International Peacekeeping in Africa

By Roudabeh Kishi17 May 2018
Of the fourteen United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions currently active around the world, half are…
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Violence in Bangui, Central African Republic

By Giovanni Zanoletti16 May 2018
Since the beginning of April there has been a dramatic escalation of violence in Bangui,…
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Naxalite-Maoist Conflict in India 1 January 2016 to Present

By Paul Swartzendruber10 May 2018
Violent conflict involving Naxalite-Maoist rebels in India’s Red Corridor has contributed to a recent increase…
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5 Hidden Conflicts in Asia

By Melissa Pavlik2 May 2018
In this series of infographics, ACLED’s Research Analyst, Melissa Pavlik, explores 5 hidden or under-reported…
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5 Hidden Conflicts in the Middle East: #5 Spillover Conflicts

By Melissa Pavlik28 April 2018
In this series of infographics, ACLED’s Research Analyst, Melissa Pavlik, explores 5 hidden or under-reported…
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Burundi: Violence in the Run-Up to the Constitutional Referendum

By James Moody27 April 2018
The first two weeks of April witnessed a sharp increase in the number of violent…
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5 Hidden Conflicts in the Middle East: #4 Turkish Village Guards

By Melissa Pavlik26 April 2018
In this series of infographics, ACLED’s Research Analyst, Melissa Pavlik, explores 5 hidden or under-reported…
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5 Hidden Conflicts in the Middle East: #3 Kurdish Groups & Political Violence in the Middle East

By Melissa Pavlik25 April 2018
In this series of infographics, ACLED’s Research Analyst, Melissa Pavlik, explores 5 hidden or under-reported…
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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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