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Category Archives: Ethnic Militias

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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State Repression as an Obstruction to Conflict Monitoring

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd18 February 2015
Governments may purposely repress or limit the information available to NGOs, media outlets and academics…
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Rape as a Weapon of Political Violence, Part 1: Trends Across Africa

By Roudabeh Kishi18 February 2015
Sexual violence as a weapon of political conflict is a serious, present-day atrocity affecting millions…
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Inter-communal Conflict in Sudan

By Roudabeh Kishi28 January 2015
Sudan continues to be one of the top three most violent countries in Africa, as…
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State Policy, Political Opportunity and Phases of Contentious Political Activity in Egypt

By James Moody18 December 2014
A cursory glance at Egypt’s conflict landscape from the beginning of the revolutionary uprising would…
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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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