While there was an increase in the number of reported events in several countries in the Middle East last week, including in Palestine, Syria, and Turkey, this was contrasted by a slight decrease in the number of political violence and protest events recorded across much of the rest of the region. In Palestine, the recent…
Beginning on 28 December 2017, a wave of demonstrations swept across Iran. Protests started in the city of Mashhad, Iran’s second most populous city and one of its most important religious centers, and rapidly spread into other major towns including Nishabur, Kashmar, Birjand, Noshahr, and Yazd. The events were initially motivated by widespread frustration with…
Although this week saw no notable changes in conflict trends Afghanistan, Iraq, or Turkey, the ongoing conflicts in Syria and Yemen continue to evolve, while several other countries witnessed significant protest dynamics. In Syria’s case a slight decrease in events was seen this week, although airstrikes by the Global Coalition continue to hit Islamic State…
The last week was primarily defined by a stabilization of activity across much of the Middle East, though several countries saw continued or increased numbers of protest events. In Syria, the government has made advances on several remaining IS pockets, while the rebel Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) and People’s Protection Units (YPG) are mostly focused…
The first month of 2018 has seen significant developments in several countries across the Middle East. Excluding Syria, the region as a whole saw a drop in the number of reported fatalities in January 2018, particularly in Yemen which fell from an annual high in December 2017 of over 2400 to just over 1800 in…
ACLED has compiled a list of select publicly available political violence datasets offering data at the national-level. This table — found below — can also be downloaded here. For a list of select publicly available political violence datasets offering data at the regional-level, see the blog post on this topic. https://www.acleddata.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Conflict-Datasets-Typology-Overview-National.pdf
ACLED has compiled a list of select publicly available political violence datasets offering data at the regional-level. This table — found below — can also be downloaded here. For a list of select publicly available political violence datasets offering data at the national-level, see the blog post on this topic. https://acleddata.com/acleddatanew/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Conflict-Datasets-Typology-Overview-Regional-2.pdf