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.
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ACLED's global analysis includes detailed reports, monthly regional updates, infographics, and more to explain crucial data trends by region, country, and theme.
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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.
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.
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.
Expert comments and Q&As
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
What does the funeral of Ratko Mladić mean for the Balkans going forward?
ACLED’s Magda Anastasijević comments on the funeral of Ratko Mladić
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.
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.
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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.
Election Watch
ACLED's Election Watch monitors election violence worldwide.
Raleigh Report
ACLED CEO Prof. Clionadh Raleigh's monthly observations on the state of the world.
Violence Targeting Local Officials
ACLED’s annual report on Violence Targeting Local Officials provides a breakdown of all reported violence against local administrators worldwide.
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Is Bolivia becoming a battleground for Brazil’s drug gangs?
ACLED's South America Analyst comments on the increase in organized crime violence along the Brazil-Bolivia border.
What does the SDF’s dissolution mean for security in northeastern Syria?
ACLED’s Muaz Al Abdullah, Syria Analyst, comments on the SDF’s dissolution, its declining military activity, and the challenges of integrating northeastern Syria
Drones are re-shaping armed group warfare in Latin America
Drones are becoming not only cheaper and faster to deploy in Latin America, but increasingly diffuse and lethal.
As the CIA chief warns Moscow, will Russia’s drone incursions and sabotage continue in Eastern Europe?
ACLED’s Cristian Vlas comments on continuing drone incursions into Nato territory.
Could fighting in Sudan’s Kauda trigger wider conflict in the Nuba Mountains?
ACLED’s Sudan Analyst Ali Mahmoud Ali comments on the escalating conflict between SPLM-N factions and the risk of wider violence and worsening food insecurity in South Kordofan
As the PNG Parliament tables the 2019 Bougainville referendum result, what is the region's likely future trajectory?
ACLED's Papua New Guinea Analyst comments on the future of Papua New Guinea's autonomous region of Bougainville.
Is a new wave of Somali piracy emerging in the Gulf of Aden?
ACLED’s Somalia Researcher and Southeastern Africa Analyst, Mohamed Daud Ismail comments on the recent resurgence of piracy along Somalia’s Puntland coastline and its growing reach into the Gulf of Aden.
What happens when Germany’s far right takes control of the institutions monitoring it?
ACLED's Joel Crisetig comments on the increased popularity of Germany's far-right ahead of local elections.
Security operations to protect avocado production reshape criminal risks across Michoacán
The state’s response to criminal groups’ extortion of Mexico’s agricultural economy is likely to push criminal groups to adapt their tactics and areas of operation.
Ukraine war situation update | 15 – 21 August 2026
Ukraine continues to expand its campaign against Russia’s economy and Crimea’s energy infrastructure.