Middle East
How Lebanon’s Disengagement From the Syrian Civil War Changed Violence in the Country
11 July 2018
The 2017 Qalamoun offensive (see here for more on this topic) disengaged Lebanese territory from the Syrian Civil War resulting in greater stability in Lebanon. This can be seen in…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Ethnic Militias
- Focus On Militias
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Pro-Government Militias
- Remote Violence
- Unidentified Armed Groups
- Vigilante Militias
- Violence Against Civilians
Regional Overview – Middle East 9 July 2018
10 July 2018
Demonstrations dominated the events reported last week in several countries across the region including in Bahrain, Iran, and Turkey. In Syria, intense activity was reported in Dar’a governorate last week…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Current Hotspots
- Middle East
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
The Reconstitution of the Islamic State’s Insurgency in Central Iraq
5 July 2018
Following the protracted Battle for Mosul between October 2016 and July 2017, the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq was subsequently pushed out of its other major strongholds in Telafar and…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Islamic State
- Islamist Violence
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
The Islamic State in Yemen
5 July 2018
Since its formation in November 2014, the Yemeni branch of the Islamic State (IS) has undergone major changes in its organisation and tactics. Thanks to a more radical stance that…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Ethnic Militias
- Focus On Militias
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Pro-Government Militias
- Unidentified Armed Groups
- Vigilante Militias
- Violence Against Civilians
Lebanon – 2016 Data Release
4 July 2018
During 2016, the war in Syria greatly impacted Lebanon due to the more than one million Syrian refugees entering the country, and the active fighting with Syrian rebel forces along…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Press
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Israel and Palestine – 2016 Data Release
4 July 2018
In 2016, an increase in the development of settlements by Israel in the Palestinian West Bank was recorded while discriminatory land policies remained in place to prevent land development by…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Middle East
- Press
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians