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Regional Overview – Middle East 30 April 2018
2 May 2018
The number of political violence events recorded in Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine dropped this week, while the number of events in Bahrain and Turkey rose considerably. Meanwhile Syria is seeing a renewed focus by various forces on fighting the Islamic State, while fighting remains roughly static in Yemen. In Iraq, a discernible lull in…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Current Hotspots
- Middle East
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
5 Hidden Conflicts in the Middle East: #5 Spillover Conflicts
28 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 fifth explores spillover conflicts (2017-present).
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Ethnic Militias
- Focus On Militias
- Infographics archive
- Islamic State
- Islamist Violence
- Middle East
- Political Stability
- Violence Against Civilians
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 Across Iran). Over the past months, many of the demonstrations reported in Iran have been related to unemployment, wage delays, and the collapse of financial…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Governance
- Middle East
- Resources
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
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 National, 8 April 2018). Despite a marked decrease in overall levels of political violence since last summer, the episode points to the long-standing tensions behind…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Focus On Militias
- Middle East
- Pro-Government Militias
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Unidentified Armed Groups
- Vigilante Militias
- Violence Against Civilians
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 ministry insists being in Syria to fight terrorist organizations (the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda affiliates). Western governments instead claim that Russia is not in the…
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Islamic State
- Islamist Violence
- Middle East
- Violence Against Civilians
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 (2017 – present).
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Conflict Monitoring
- Ethnic Militias
- Focus On Militias
- Infographics archive
- Middle East
- Pro-Government Militias
- Remote Violence
- Unidentified Armed Groups
- Violence Against Civilians
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