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Demonstrations in Iran
13 June 2018
Iran has been the stage of a new wave of civil unrest since the final days of December 2017, when citizens gathered in the streets in demonstrations that turned deadly…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Poverty
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Electoral Violence in Afghanistan
13 June 2018
Parliamentary elections in Afghanistan have been delayed for nearly three years due to security concerns and debates over election processes (Reuters, 1 April 2018). With the date now set for…
Read MoreUS Involvement in Yemen
13 June 2018
The United States military began conducting operations against Al-Qaeda in Yemen shortly after US lawmakers passed Joint Resolution 23, which authorized the use of military force against “those nations, organizations,…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Ethnic Militias
- Focus On Militias
- Islamic State
- Islamist Violence
- Political Stability
- Pro-Government Militias
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Demonstrations in Jordan Gaining Momentum
6 June 2018
Over the last week, protests and riots occurred across Jordan in response to the proposed income tax bill, which would raise the income tax by at least 5% — dramatically…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Focus On Militias
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Pro-Government Militias
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Collaboration between YPG and Regime Forces
6 June 2018
In early 2018, the YPG publicly requested the support of the Syrian regime to obstruct the Turkish expansion in northern Syria (Reuters, 2018). The call for support fuelled a longer-standing…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Focus On Militias
- Governance
- Islamic State
- Islamist Violence
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Pro-Government Militias
- Violence Against Civilians
The Houthis and the Use of Landmines in Yemen
6 June 2018
Although air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition continue to account for the highest number of reported civilian fatalities, Houthi-planted landmines are a persistent threat for Yemeni civilians. On May 22,…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Human Rights
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Remote Violence
- Unidentified Armed Groups
- Violence Against Civilians
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