Hannah Tabara

Post-election violence erupted in India, the Myanmar military made gains in northern Chin state, and Balochistan recorded one of the deadliest attacks in recent years.

5 June 2026

Balochistan Liberation Army launched deadly suicide bombings, security forces clashed with Naxal-Maoist rebels in India, and an operation to confiscate guns in Papua New Guinea turned deadly.

9 February 2026

Continuing militancy threatened the ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea saw election-related violence, and anti-corruption protests in the Philippines were widespread, but divided.

8 December 2025

TTP attacks led to cross-border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Chinese and Philippine vessels faced off in the South China Sea, and the Ta’ang Army in Myanmar agreed to a ceasefire.

6 November 2025

Rohingya militants became increasingly active in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, anti-government demonstrations turned deadly in Nepal, and mass rallies and violent demonstrations against corruption broke out in the Philippines this past month

6 October 2025

In August, the Myanmar navy increasingly relied on air support to fight resistance forces, and Indonesia’s anti-government demonstrations turned deadly.

5 September 2025

In July, a Thailand-Cambodia border dispute erupted, the Myanmar military intensified offensives, drone strikes ramped up in Pakistan, Papua New Guinea saw elections-related violence, and rido violence involving the MILF continued in the Philippines’ BARMM region.

8 August 2025

Hannah Tabara, ACLED’s Senior Research Assistant based in Papua New Guinea’s Highlands region, breaks down the factors fueling violence and what might come next.

25 April 2025