Middle East
The Crisis in Socotra
16 May 2018
Over the past weeks, Socotra has been the site of an unprecedented wave of demonstrations denouncing the militarisation of the island and the encroaching presence of the United Arab Emirates…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Focus On Militias
- Middle East
- Peacekeeping
- Political Stability
- Pro-Government Militias
- Rioting And Protests
- United Nations
- Violence Against Civilians
Regional Overview – Middle East 14 May 2018
15 May 2018
Both Lebanon and Iraq held elections last week, with the number of riots and protests as well as election-related violence rising, respectively, in each case. Demonstrations in Iran were focused…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Current Hotspots
- Middle East
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
ACLED Resources: Gaza and the US Embassy Opening in Jerusalem
14 May 2018
On Monday, May 14, the US moving of its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on the 70th anniversary of the formation of Israel was met with demonstrations and violence on…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Current Hotspots
- Human Rights
- Interactive Visuals
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Press
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Operation Olive Branch: Patterns of Violence and Future Turkish Offensives
10 May 2018
As Turkish and allied Syrian faction violence has decreased after their March 2018 capture of Syria’s Afrin border region from Kurdish forces, questions remain about Turkey’s plans for further operations…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Focus On Militias
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Recent Trends in Jordanian Demonstrations
10 May 2018
On 27 January 2018, the Jordanian government approved a new budget which removed subsidies on wheat and imposed a tax hike on over 100 common items. However, protests in the…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Human Rights
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Resources
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Tareq Saleh’s National Resistance Forces
10 May 2018
Going by the name of the National Resistance Forces (NRF), a number of fighters loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh have recently made substantive territorial gains against their former…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Focus On Militias
- Governance
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Pro-Government Militias
- Remote Violence
- Violence Against Civilians