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Turkey-PKK Conflict: Rising Violence in Northern Iraq
3 February 2022
Last year, engagements between Turkish forces and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraq hit their highest point since the beginning of ACLED coverage in 2016.
Read MoreReligious Repression During Ashura Season: Cases From Bahrain, Iraq, and Yemen
16 December 2021
Religious celebrations can function as catalysts for religious repression, carrying a potential for state abuses and minority contestation (Hintz & Quatrini, 2020). A focus on Ashura celebrations demonstrates how regimes…
Read More‘Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong:’ The Imposition of Islamic Morality in Iran, Yemen, Egypt, and Iraq
8 November 2021
Religious repression is often targeted at individuals and groups that express religious behaviors or religious affiliation (Fox, 2016; Sarkissian, 26 May 2015). However, repressive acts can also be directed at…
Read MoreThe State of Yemen: Q2 2021 – Q3 2021
14 October 2021
In this edition of ACLED’s State of Yemen infographic series, Researcher Emile Roy and Middle East Research Manager Muaz A. map key developments in the conflict between the second quarter and third quarter of 2021.
Read MoreThe State of Syria: Q2 2021 – Q3 2021
14 October 2021
In this edition of ACLED’s State of Syria infographic series, Middle East Research Manager Muaz A. maps key developments in the conflict between the second quarter and third quarter of 2021.
Read MoreReligious Repression During Ramadan: Cases From Yemen, Bahrain, Iraq, Egypt, and Palestine
12 August 2021
Most religious holidays and festivals carry a potential for state repression and minority contestation. This is explained by three main factors: firstly, celebrations serve as a focal point in heightening…
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