Please note the key figures displayed below reflect data from 2017 only. The Islamic State (IS) was officially founded in June 2014 following the fall of Mosul and the merger…
Time Period:2014-01-01 (ongoing)
Number of Events:25,691
Fatalities:124,885
Reported Civilian Deaths from Direct Targeting:16,900
Boko Haram is West Africa’s most active and lethal actor. Since 2009, events involving the Abubakar Shekau-led group have numbered more than 2,350 and have been linked to more than…
Time Period:2009-01-01 (ongoing)
Number of Events:4,440
Fatalities:40,621
Reported Civilian Deaths from Direct Targeting:16,327
Libya was one of the states with the highest levels of political violence in Africa in 2017 with an average of nearly 2,400 conflict-related fatalities from 2011-2017. The Libyan crisis is characterised by three periods of instability.
Time Period:2011-01-01 (ongoing)
Number of Events:9,054
Fatalities:21,201
Reported Civilian Deaths from Direct Targeting:4,773
Al Shabaab has grown to become the continent’s most active and lethal actor. Since 2008, events involving al Shabaab have numbered more than 8,400 and have been linked to more…
Time Period:2008-01-01 (ongoing)
Number of Events:11,027
Fatalities:29,679
Reported Civilian Deaths from Direct Targeting:3,653
The Yemeni civil war is a multidimensional conflict where local and national power struggles were aggravated by a regional proxy conflict. In March 2015, the Houthi Movement and military units…
Time Period:2014-01-01 (ongoing)
Number of Events:48,994
Fatalities:110,907
Reported Civilian Deaths from Direct Targeting:12,526
Please note the key figures displayed below reflect data from 2017 only. The current Syrian conflict has four major fault lines: 1) the Assad regime vs. the armed opposition; 2)…
Time Period:2014-01-01 (ongoing)
Number of Events:72,970
Fatalities:100,962
Reported Civilian Deaths from Direct Targeting:34,269
ACLED’s last data updates for 2024 were released on 16 and 17 December. Data for the period of 14 December 2024 through 10 January 2025 will be released on 13 and 14 January 2025, after which regular weekly updates will resume.
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