Global analysis

Monthly regional updates

Every month, we publish short reports that analyze the latest ACLED data and highlight important patterns in political violence and protests around the world.

Residents and members of the new self-defense group known as 'El Machete' stand next to a burnt truck as others look for members of drug gangs and municipal authorities during a protest against the growing violence in the area, in Pantelho, in Chiapas state, Mexico 27 July, 2021

Escalating violence threatens some of Colombia’s most visited travel destinations

In the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the Gulf Clan and ACSN are intensifying their fight for control of illicit revenues.

9 September 2026

Turkey’s PKK peace process is likely to strengthen the PJAK in its confrontation with the Islamic Republic

PKK disarmament may redirect resources toward the PJAK, strengthening its armed capacity against Iran and future efforts to challenge the regime.

8 September 2026

Peyman Viyan, co-chair of the PJAK, at the group’s 7th Congress, with a portrait of PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan in the background.

Down but not out: The Islamic State and al-Qaeda remain a threat in the Middle East

Amid counter-terrorism operations across the region, jihadist groups are regrouping and shifting strategies.

2 September 2026

A joint force of the Iraqi army and Popular Mobilization Forces paramilitaries patrols an area in the Qayyara region in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province during a security operation to search for reported remnants of the Islamic State on 31 October 2024. Photo by Zaid al-Obeidi/AFP via Getty Images

Bullets to ballots: What are the stakes and prospects for the decades-long Bangsamoro peace process?

Tomas Buenaventura, Asia-Pacific Analyst at ACLED, comments on the stakes and prospects for the decades-long Bangsamoro peace process

10 September 2026

What does the funeral of Ratko Mladić mean for the Balkans going forward?

ACLED’s Magda Anastasijević comments on the funeral of Ratko Mladić

10 September 2026

Author and world map with text 'ACLED EXPERTS'

What is behind the rise in targeted killings in Iran’s Kurdish regions?

ACLED’s Middle East analyst comments on a rise in targeted killings and the growing struggle over local intelligence in Iran’s Kurdish regions.

10 September 2026

Is the far-right movement in Australia broadening its message to expand its appeal?

ACLED’s Laura Sorica comments on the March for Australia rallies.

9 September 2026

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Conflict Index

The ACLED Conflict Index is a global assessment of how and where conflicts in every country and territory in the world vary according to four indicators — deadliness, danger to civilians, geographic diffusion, and the number of armed groups.