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ACLED Factsheet | US strikes and counter-strikes in the Middle East (Updated 2/9/23)
3 February 2024
Update: 9 Feb 2023 | This factsheet includes information from the latest ACLED data on activity in Iraq, Syria and Yemen as of 4 February 2024. The outbreak of the Israel-Gaza conflict on 7 October 2023 is bringing the Middle East to the edge of a broader war. Although both Iranian and United States officials…
Read MoreConflict Watchlist 2024 | Yemen and the Red Sea: Rising Tensions Threaten Peace Process and International Security
17 January 2024
The domestic situation in Yemen remains tense despite the recent announcement of an imminent roadmap under UN auspices. A regional escalation in the Red Sea could nevertheless derail ongoing peace efforts and lead to a resurgence of the conflict. This intricate situation results in domestic, regional, and international actors finding themselves in diverse predicaments.
Read MoreUpdate: US and UK Strikes on Yemen Escalate Tensions
12 January 2024
On 12 January, United States and United Kingdom air forces claimed to have carried out strikes on over 60 Houthi targets at 16 locations in Yemen. The operation was supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, members of the naval task force Operation Prosperity Guardian. The spokesperson of the Houthi military forces acknowledged the…
Read MoreQ&A: Why Are Yemen’s Houthis Attacking Ships in the Red Sea?
5 January 2024
Q&A with Luca Nevola ACLED Middle East Regional Specialist Attacks by Yemen’s dominant Houthi forces on international shipping passing through the Red Sea have multiplied in number and severity since the October outbreak of war in Gaza, worrying many that they could provoke a regional escalation. But in this Q&A, Middle East Regional Specialist Luca…
Read MoreThe Resurgence of Armed Groups in the West Bank and Their Connections to Gaza
14 December 2023
This study examines the activity of Palestinian militant groups in the West Bank in the year before the outbreak of the most recent conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
Read MoreInfographic: Violence Escalates in the Middle East in Response to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
29 November 2023
Since the outbreak of the current Israel-Palestine conflict, the so-called ‘axis of resistance’ led by Iran has mobilized against Israel and the United States on multiple fronts across the Middle East.
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