Middle East
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Yemen: A Continued Threat?
9 August 2018
As pressure from UAE-backed troops and US airstrikes has increased over the past two years, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighters have found themselves engaged on multiple fronts,…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Focus On Militias
- Islamic State
- Islamist Violence
- Middle East
- Pro-Government Militias
- Unidentified Armed Groups
- Violence Against Civilians
Regional Overview – Middle East 30 June 2018
31 July 2018
Last week, violence continued in Gaza and the West Bank, but also in the area surrounding the Sea of Galilee as Israeli forces sparred with Syrian armed groups from across…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Current Hotspots
- Middle East
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Special Focus on Coalition Forces in the Middle East: The Global Coalition Against Daesh in Iraq and Syria
31 July 2018
The Coalition in Iraq and Syria was set up in September 2014. As the Islamic State (IS) made rapid territorial gains in Syria and Iraq, the United States (US), joined…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Remote Violence
- Violence Against Civilians
Special Focus on Coalition Forces in the Middle East: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Forces in Afghanistan
31 July 2018
On October 7, 2001, the United States (US), supported by the United Kingdom, invaded Afghanistan with the stated aims of dismantling al-Qaeda and denying it a safe haven by overthrowing…
Read MoreSpecial Focus on Coalition Forces in the Middle East: The Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen
31 July 2018
In March 2015, Saudi Arabia launched a military intervention in Yemen to restore the internationally-recognised government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, ousted by the Houthis in February of the same…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Current Hotspots
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Violence Against Civilians
Special Focus on Coalition Forces in the Middle East
31 July 2018
In today’s world, external actors are more often intervening in conflicts globally; more domestic armed conflicts have involved external states’ direct intervention in recent years than in any year since…
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