Violence Escalates in the Middle East in Response to the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Since the outbreak of the current Israel-Palestine conflict, the so-called ‘axis of resistance’ led by Iran has mobilized against Israel and the United States on multiple fronts across the Middle East. Iran-affiliated armed groups have launched almost 260 attacks on Israeli targets and Israeli-linked targets, and more than 80 against US targets and US-linked targets. In turn, the US and Israel have retaliated by launching over 900 attacks against ‘axis of resistance’ forces in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq.

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Week of 18 Nov 23

Data cover the period of 18 Nov 23 - 24 Nov 23. For more information about how ACLED collects data and categorizes events, see the ACLED Codebook.

Political Violence Events: 2,854ℹ

-14% from previous week

Demonstration Events: 2,761ℹ

-10% from previous week

Event Types:

Battles: 709 Events

Explosions/Remote Violence: 1,518 Events

Violence Against Civilians: 420 Events

Mob Violence: 207 Events

Protests: 2,658 Events

Violent Demonstrations: 103 Events

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