Middle East
Demonstrations in Iran: Water Shortages
26 April 2018
The number of demonstrations in Iran has remained high this month as the wave of unrest that began in late December 2017 continues (to read more about this, see Demonstrations…
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Conflict in Qatif
26 April 2018
In early April, the killing of a police officer during a raid in the town of Awamiyyah attracted renewed attention on a simmering conflict in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province (The…
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The Russian Involvement in Syria, Whom Do They target?
26 April 2018
There is considerable debate over Russia’s ulterior motives in Syria. While motives may be hard to disentangle, ACLED data can shed light on Russia’s choice of targets. The Russian Defense…
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5 Hidden Conflicts in the Middle East: #4 Turkish Village Guards
26 April 2018
In this series of infographics, ACLED’s Research Analyst, Melissa Pavlik, explores 5 hidden or under-reported conflicts across the Middle East. The fourth explores political violence events involving Turkish village guards…
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5 Hidden Conflicts in the Middle East: #3 Kurdish Groups & Political Violence in the Middle East
25 April 2018
In this series of infographics, ACLED’s Research Analyst, Melissa Pavlik, explores 5 hidden or under-reported conflicts across the Middle East. The third is Kurdish Groups & Political Violence in the Middle…
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5 Hidden Conflicts in the Middle East: #2 Southern Syria and the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army
24 April 2018
In this series of infographics, ACLED’s Research Analyst, Melissa Pavlik, explores 5 hidden or under-reported conflicts across the Middle East. The second is Southern Syria and the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army…
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- Civilians At Risk
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- Ethnic Militias
- Focus On Militias
- Infographics archive
- Middle East
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- Pro-Government Militias
- Remote Violence
- Unidentified Armed Groups
- Vigilante Militias
- Violence Against Civilians