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Category Archives: Middle East

Regional Overview: Middle East
3-9 May 2020

Middle East, Regional OverviewsBy Lauren Blaxter13 May 2020

Political violence and demonstrations decreased across the Middle East last week. Though demonstrations increased in Iraq and Iran, the uptick was not enough to offset the overall downward trend. Meanwhile, Islamic State (IS) attacks in Iraq and Syria continued to rise, indicating that instability and anti-coronavirus measures in both countries are likely allowing the group…

Regional Overview: Middle East
26 April – 2 May 2020

Middle East, Regional OverviewsBy Lauren Blaxter6 May 2020

Last week, more demonstrations were reported across the Middle East than in any week since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in early March. Islamic State (IS) activity continued to rise in Iraq, while clashes flared over control of the island of Socotra in Yemen. Though the spike in demonstrations was fueled in part by…

Regional Overview: Middle East
12-18 April 2020

Middle East, Regional OverviewsBy Lauren Blaxter22 April 2020

Last week in the Middle East key developments include: continued Islamic State (IS) attacks in Yemen, Iraq, and Syria; a significant decline in remote violence in Syria; increased protests in Lebanon and Iran; and escalating tensions between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf. Although Saudi Arabia announced a two-week unilateral ceasefire in Yemen…

Regional Overview: Middle East 9-15 February 2020

Middle East, Regional OverviewsBy Lauren Blaxter20 February 2020

Last week in the Middle East, key developments include: increased Islamic State (IS) activity in Yemen and Iraq; ongoing protests in Iraq and Lebanon; demonstrations around political anniversaries in Iraqi Kurdistan and Bahrain; and continued fighting in Syria and Yemen, taking a heavy toll on civilians. In Yemen, major clashes continued between pro-Houthi and anti-Houthi…

Regional Overview: Middle East 2-8 February 2020

Middle East, Regional OverviewsBy Lauren Blaxter13 February 2020

Last week in the Middle East, violence escalated in Yemen, Iraq, and Palestine. In Syria, regime and allied forces continued their advance in the Greater Idleb area, while Turkey warned that it will retaliate against further attacks on Turkish forces. Demonstration events remained high across the region, particularly in Lebanon, Iran, Palestine, and Turkey, although…

Regional Overview: Middle East 26 January – 1 February 2020

Middle East, Regional OverviewsBy Lauren Blaxter6 February 2020

Last week in the Middle East, key developments occurred across the region. As predicted, demonstrations were reported across a number of countries in the region following the release of the US peace plan for Israel and Palestine. Demonstrations against the newly formed government continued in Lebanon. In Syria and Yemen, major fighting took place. In…

Regional Overview: Middle East 19-25 January 2020

Middle East, Regional OverviewsBy Lauren Blaxter30 January 2020

Last week in the Middle East, significant developments occurred in Yemen with major clashes in Sana’a governorate, increased Saudi airstrikes, and the stalled implementation of the ‘Riyadh Agreement’. In Iraq, more demonstrators were reportedly killed by security forces, and rockets were fired at the Green Zone. In Lebanon, a new government was formed yet rejected…

Regional Overview: Middle East 12-18 January 2020

Middle East, Regional OverviewsBy Lauren Blaxter22 January 2020

Last week in the Middle East, developments occurred in the implementation of the ‘Riyadh Agreement’ in Yemen and the ceasefire agreement in Syria. Widespread demonstrations continued in Iraq, Lebanon, and Iran. Implementation of the ‘Riyadh Agreement’ has begun to occur in parts of the South of Yemen despite delays. Last week, mutual withdrawals of pro-Hadi…

Yemen’s Fractured South: ACLED’s Three-Part Series

Analysis, Middle EastBy Emile Roy16 January 2020

ACLED’s three-part series exploring the fragmentation of state authority in Southern Yemen can now be accessed here in its entirety. Please find the reports below, followed by concluding analysis highlighting key findings from each of the three installments. Part I: Shabwah and Hadramawt Part II: Socotra and Mahra Part III: Aden, Abyan, and Lahij After…

Regional Overview: Middle East 5-11 January 2020

Middle East, Regional OverviewsBy Lauren Blaxter16 January 2020

Primary developments in the Middle East last week were around US-Iran tensions in Iraq, the downing of the Ukrainian plane in Iran, and the ‘Riyadh Agreement’ in Yemen. Last week in Iraq, tensions between the US and Iran once again took center stage. This is following Iran’s response to the killing of Soleimani by firing…

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To download all ACLED data for the entire time period of coverage, simply click ‘export.’

To download all available ACLED data for a specific time period, enter a date range and click ‘export.’

Please be aware that ACLED covers over 100 countries, but the period of active coverage differs by region and country. For African states, all data are available from 1 January 1997 onwards. For other countries, more recent periods are available. A full list of country and time period coverage can be found here.

To download real-time and historical data for specific event types, select the relevant event types from that category and leave all other categories as they are. All data for the selected event type(s) will be exported.

To download real-time and historical data for a specific actor type or a specific actor, select the relevant actor type or actor in those categories and leave all other categories as they are. All data for the selected actor or actor type(s) will be exported.

To download real-time and historical data for a specific region, country, or location, select the relevant areas from those categories and leave all other categories as they are. All data for the selected area(s) will be exported.

By default, the data are exported in a format where each row represents a single event, on a specific day and location, and involving distinct actors.

An “actor based” file displays events by single actors instead, meaning that events are often repeated if two actors are involved. To determine which of the two file types to use, you should consider whether the data are being used to analyze patterns over time, types of violence, conflict between groups, or locations (which the default file type is best for), or to analyze actor types or specific actors. For the former, the default format should be used, while for the latter, the “actor based” file should be used.

Guides for data use and methodology documents detailing ACLED coding processes can be found here.

Please note: exported data will contain additional columns including a timestamp column which indicates when the data were last updated. Please find a methodology note explaining ACLED timestamps here.

For systems that use semi-colon separated values by default, you may wish to use the “compatibility mode” option.