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Category Archives: Ethnic Militias

South Sudan and Sudan — 2015 Update

By Janet McKnight11 December 2015
In 2015, both Sudan and South Sudan experimented with peace talks and peace agreements with…
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South Africa — 2015 Update

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd11 December 2015
2015 has so far been the most active year for South Africa in the ACLED…
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DR-Congo — October 2015 Update

By Matt Batten-Carew9 October 2015
ACLED tracks a wide variety of non-governmental conflict actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo.…
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Sudan — September 2015 Update

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd4 September 2015
August witnessed the lowest levels of political violence in Sudan, both in terms of activity…
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Updated Conflict Data Surrounding Early Darfur Crisis

By Clionadh Raleigh18 August 2015
ACLED periodically reviews its coding of past major events and each country. These data occasionally…
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Libya — August 2015 Update

By James Moody7 August 2015
Conflict events in Libya were subject to a slight rise in July, although they steadily…
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Burundi — July 2015 Update

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd10 July 2015
The political crisis in Burundi is entering its 14th week and though aggregate levels of…
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Changing Patterns of Violence in Burundi’s Political Crisis: A comparison to Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd23 June 2015
The decision by Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza to push for a third term in government…
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Failed Negotiations and Separatist Violence in Myanmar

By Jessica Carrillo16 June 2015
Recent fighting between Myanmar Armed Forces and ethnic armed groups threatens to derail the Myanmar…
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Rape as a Weapon of Political Violence, Part 2: Where, When, and by Whom is This Tactic Used?

By Roudabeh Kishi25 February 2015
Sexual violence (e.g. rape) is a conscious strategy frequently employed by armed groups to torture…
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