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Israel’s Disproportionate Use of Force in Gaza
25 May 2018
The Great Return March demonstrations (see here for more on this topic) officially began on 30 March 2018 (Land Day) and ended on 15 May 2018 (Nakba Day). These events…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Current Hotspots
- Government Repression
- Middle East
- Rioting And Protests
- United Nations
The Effect on Political Violence of the Turkish Constitutional Referendum
25 May 2018
On April 16 of last year, the people of Turkey voted in favor of a constitutional referendum approving a series of amendments which significantly expanded the powers of the presidency,…
Read MoreThe Offensive on Hodeidah
22 May 2018
Since the killing of the President of the Supreme Political Council in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, anti-Houthi militias backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have managed to wrest much…
Read MoreAlleged Chemical Incidents in Syria
18 May 2018
Chemical incidents have perhaps been the only consistent factor shaping the United States’ position on the civil war in Syria before and after Trump’s election. A chemical attack on Eastern…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Current Hotspots
- Ethnic Militias
- Focus On Militias
- Government Repression
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Pro-Government Militias
- Remote Violence
- Unidentified Armed Groups
- Vigilante Militias
- Violence Against Civilians
Elections and Sectarianism in Iraq and Lebanon
17 May 2018
Since the beginning of May 2018, voters in both Lebanon and Iraq have gone to the polls in historic elections. There have been concerns that these elections could spark violence…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Elections
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Violence Against Civilians in Afghanistan: The Taliban and the Islamic State
16 May 2018
Late last month in Kabul, an Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber detonated himself outside of a voter registration centre in the predominantly Shiite neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi. At least 69 civilians…
- Analysis
- Asia
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Focus On Militias
- Improvised Explosive Devices
- Islamic State
- Islamist Violence
- Political Stability
- Violence Against Civilians
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