Middle East
Regional Overview – Middle East 9 April 2018
11 April 2018
Over the last two weeks a number of disparate trends have appeared in countries across the region, including in Iran, Iraq, Israel, and Palestine in particular, while pro-government forces in…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Current Hotspots
- Middle East
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Airstrikes in Syria: The Regimes Renewed Mode of Violence
6 April 2018
A feature of modern conflict is the frequent usage of airstrikes. Airwars (an ACLED partner) notes that Coalition and Russian airstrikes have declined since the last quarter of 2017 (while…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Focus On Militias
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Pro-Government Militias
- Remote Violence
- Unidentified Armed Groups
- Violence Against Civilians
The Southeastern Front of the Yemeni Civil War
29 March 2018
After the fall of Sana’a in September 2014, forces of the Houthi-Saleh alliance seized territory south of the capital with relative ease. The Houthis managed to briefly overtake Aden by…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Islamic State
- Islamist Violence
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Haredi Protests in Jerusalem
28 March 2018
Of all regions in Israel, Jerusalem district* is the most active site for political violence and protest events in the country. One major contributing factor to this is due to…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Regional Overview – Middle East 26 March 2018
28 March 2018
Trends in political violence and demonstrations stayed largely static this week, outside of some interesting activity in Bahrain, Iraq, and Turkey. Syria and Yemen also saw continuations of existing trends,…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Current Hotspots
- Middle East
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Inside Houthis’ Sa’dah Stronghold
22 March 2018
Historically the home to a powerful Zaydi dynasty and more recently the birthplace of the Houthi insurgency, Yemen’s northwestern governorate of Sa’dah has long managed to defy government control and…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Remote Violence
- Violence Against Civilians