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Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) is an independent, impartial, international NGO collecting data on violent conflict and protests globally.
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How much conflict is occurring in the world? 🌍
ACLED records 204,605 conflict events from 1 December 2024 to 28 November 2025, resulting in over 240,000 deaths. Swipe through the key findings from our Conflict Index & Watchlist. More: acleddata.com/conflict-ind...
ACLED records 204,605 conflict events from 1 December 2024 to 28 November 2025, resulting in over 240,000 deaths. Swipe through the key findings from our Conflict Index & Watchlist. More: acleddata.com/conflict-ind...
#Pakistan experienced one of its most violent years in over a decade in 2025. Militant violence in the frontier provinces killed over 4,000 people, and ACLED records more than 80 border clashes with Afghanistan in the first 11 months. 🎥 Watch the full breakdown.
December 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
#Pakistan experienced one of its most violent years in over a decade in 2025. Militant violence in the frontier provinces killed over 4,000 people, and ACLED records more than 80 border clashes with Afghanistan in the first 11 months. 🎥 Watch the full breakdown.
Houthi attacks remained a major driver of insecurity in the Red Sea in 2025. While overall attacks declined & the threat to shipping eased, the group shifted to targeting US warships —prompting Washington to re-designate the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization.🔗 acleddata.com/report/regio...
December 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Houthi attacks remained a major driver of insecurity in the Red Sea in 2025. While overall attacks declined & the threat to shipping eased, the group shifted to targeting US warships —prompting Washington to re-designate the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization.🔗 acleddata.com/report/regio...
Competition between Los Lobos and Los Choneros gangs drove escalating violence in #Ecuador in 2025. After Los Choneros’ leader was extradited to the United States, Los Lobos expanded into rival territory, sparking turf wars with severe consequences.
🔗 acleddata.com/report/press...
🔗 acleddata.com/report/press...
December 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Competition between Los Lobos and Los Choneros gangs drove escalating violence in #Ecuador in 2025. After Los Choneros’ leader was extradited to the United States, Los Lobos expanded into rival territory, sparking turf wars with severe consequences.
🔗 acleddata.com/report/press...
🔗 acleddata.com/report/press...
How much conflict is occurring in the world? 🌍
ACLED records 204,605 conflict events from 1 December 2024 to 28 November 2025, resulting in over 240,000 deaths. Swipe through the key findings from our Conflict Index & Watchlist. More: acleddata.com/conflict-ind...
ACLED records 204,605 conflict events from 1 December 2024 to 28 November 2025, resulting in over 240,000 deaths. Swipe through the key findings from our Conflict Index & Watchlist. More: acleddata.com/conflict-ind...
December 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
How much conflict is occurring in the world? 🌍
ACLED records 204,605 conflict events from 1 December 2024 to 28 November 2025, resulting in over 240,000 deaths. Swipe through the key findings from our Conflict Index & Watchlist. More: acleddata.com/conflict-ind...
ACLED records 204,605 conflict events from 1 December 2024 to 28 November 2025, resulting in over 240,000 deaths. Swipe through the key findings from our Conflict Index & Watchlist. More: acleddata.com/conflict-ind...
From Palestine to Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran, & even Qatar, #Israel projected military power across the region in 2025. The IDF conducted attacks on the territory of more foreign countries than any other military worldwide. Full details: acleddata.com/report/israe...
December 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
From Palestine to Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran, & even Qatar, #Israel projected military power across the region in 2025. The IDF conducted attacks on the territory of more foreign countries than any other military worldwide. Full details: acleddata.com/report/israe...
Government forces were involved in 74% of violent events worldwide in 2025 — the highest share since ACLED reached global coverage. State-led violence against civilians has tripled since 2020, with state forces now responsible for 35% of all civilian targeting. 🔗 acleddata.com/report/whats...
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Government forces were involved in 74% of violent events worldwide in 2025 — the highest share since ACLED reached global coverage. State-led violence against civilians has tripled since 2020, with state forces now responsible for 35% of all civilian targeting. 🔗 acleddata.com/report/whats...
Weeks after #Russia claimed control of Kupiansk, Ukrainian forces counter-attacked on 11–12 December and regained most of the city & 3 surrounding settlements. President Zelenskyy visited Kupiansk as fighting continues. 🔗 More: acleddata.com/monitor/ukra...
December 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Weeks after #Russia claimed control of Kupiansk, Ukrainian forces counter-attacked on 11–12 December and regained most of the city & 3 surrounding settlements. President Zelenskyy visited Kupiansk as fighting continues. 🔗 More: acleddata.com/monitor/ukra...
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Join a dynamic, remote team focused on providing reliable data and analysis on conflict trends, political violence, and protests around the world. 👉 Explore our careers page: acleddata.bamboohr.com/careers
Join a dynamic, remote team focused on providing reliable data and analysis on conflict trends, political violence, and protests around the world. 👉 Explore our careers page: acleddata.bamboohr.com/careers
December 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🚀 Looking to end the year with a new opportunity?
Join a dynamic, remote team focused on providing reliable data and analysis on conflict trends, political violence, and protests around the world. 👉 Explore our careers page: acleddata.bamboohr.com/careers
Join a dynamic, remote team focused on providing reliable data and analysis on conflict trends, political violence, and protests around the world. 👉 Explore our careers page: acleddata.bamboohr.com/careers
More than 5,000 people were killed in clashes between state forces & armed groups across Latin America & the Caribbean in the first 11 months of 2025. At least nine countries recorded rising lethality, including Brazil, Haiti, Colombia & Ecuador. 📈 acleddata.com/report/us-ha...
December 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
More than 5,000 people were killed in clashes between state forces & armed groups across Latin America & the Caribbean in the first 11 months of 2025. At least nine countries recorded rising lethality, including Brazil, Haiti, Colombia & Ecuador. 📈 acleddata.com/report/us-ha...
Israel recalibrated its military campaigns across a region still on edge in 2025, launching attacks in Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Syria & Yemen.
ACLED records over 12,500 Israeli military actions across the Middle East, explore the full breakdown: acleddata.com/report/israe...
ACLED records over 12,500 Israeli military actions across the Middle East, explore the full breakdown: acleddata.com/report/israe...
December 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Israel recalibrated its military campaigns across a region still on edge in 2025, launching attacks in Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Syria & Yemen.
ACLED records over 12,500 Israeli military actions across the Middle East, explore the full breakdown: acleddata.com/report/israe...
ACLED records over 12,500 Israeli military actions across the Middle East, explore the full breakdown: acleddata.com/report/israe...
More armed groups are using drones than ever before. As of 2025, ACLED records 469 non-state armed groups —including insurgents, militias, gangs & transnational cartels— that have deployed #drones in attacks over the past 5 years. 58 did so for the first time this year: acleddata.com/report/whats...
December 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
More armed groups are using drones than ever before. As of 2025, ACLED records 469 non-state armed groups —including insurgents, militias, gangs & transnational cartels— that have deployed #drones in attacks over the past 5 years. 58 did so for the first time this year: acleddata.com/report/whats...
#Ecuador is set to record the highest homicide rate in Latin America in 2025 for the third consecutive year, with more than 70% of the country’s 18 million inhabitants exposed to organized crime violence this year. Full details: acleddata.com/report/press...
December 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
#Ecuador is set to record the highest homicide rate in Latin America in 2025 for the third consecutive year, with more than 70% of the country’s 18 million inhabitants exposed to organized crime violence this year. Full details: acleddata.com/report/press...
Europe experienced the greatest increase in violence in 2025, as the war in Ukraine reached its highest levels since the 2022 full-scale invasion. Conflict persisted in the Middle East, while violence fell 48% amid fragile ceasefires in Lebanon & Gaza and the end of Syria’s civil war.
December 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Europe experienced the greatest increase in violence in 2025, as the war in Ukraine reached its highest levels since the 2022 full-scale invasion. Conflict persisted in the Middle East, while violence fell 48% amid fragile ceasefires in Lebanon & Gaza and the end of Syria’s civil war.
How is conflict shaping the world right now? ACLED’s 2025 Conflict Index ranks the 50 most severe & difficult-to-resolve conflicts worldwide. This year’s Top 10 conflicts are: Palestine, Myanmar, Syria, Mexico, Nigeria, Ecuador, Brazil, Sudan, Haiti & Pakistan. 🎥 youtube.com/shorts/3LdMh...
How is conflict shaping the world right now?
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December 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
How is conflict shaping the world right now? ACLED’s 2025 Conflict Index ranks the 50 most severe & difficult-to-resolve conflicts worldwide. This year’s Top 10 conflicts are: Palestine, Myanmar, Syria, Mexico, Nigeria, Ecuador, Brazil, Sudan, Haiti & Pakistan. 🎥 youtube.com/shorts/3LdMh...
Islamic State Mozambique fighters were seen moving out of #Chiure district after deadly incidents along the EN1 road in Cabo Delgado. Three civilians were killed near Ntutupue on 28 November, followed by the killing of seven farmers and abductions in Ancuabe district. 🔍 acleddata.com/update/mozam...
December 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Islamic State Mozambique fighters were seen moving out of #Chiure district after deadly incidents along the EN1 road in Cabo Delgado. Three civilians were killed near Ntutupue on 28 November, followed by the killing of seven farmers and abductions in Ancuabe district. 🔍 acleddata.com/update/mozam...
1 in 6 people was exposed to conflict in 2025 — how will conflict shift in 2026?
Governments and armed groups are using violence with less restraints than in recent decades, & efforts to broker peace are stalling. Explore ACLED’s Conflict Watchlist: acleddata.com/series/confl...
Governments and armed groups are using violence with less restraints than in recent decades, & efforts to broker peace are stalling. Explore ACLED’s Conflict Watchlist: acleddata.com/series/confl...
December 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
1 in 6 people was exposed to conflict in 2025 — how will conflict shift in 2026?
Governments and armed groups are using violence with less restraints than in recent decades, & efforts to broker peace are stalling. Explore ACLED’s Conflict Watchlist: acleddata.com/series/confl...
Governments and armed groups are using violence with less restraints than in recent decades, & efforts to broker peace are stalling. Explore ACLED’s Conflict Watchlist: acleddata.com/series/confl...
Anti-gang operations intensified in #Haiti in November, with police forces supported by the Gang Suppression Force driving an 80% increase in clashes in peripheral areas of Port-au-Prince — especially in Tabarre, Croix-des-Bouquets, and Kenscoff. 🔗 acleddata.com/update/latin...
December 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Anti-gang operations intensified in #Haiti in November, with police forces supported by the Gang Suppression Force driving an 80% increase in clashes in peripheral areas of Port-au-Prince — especially in Tabarre, Croix-des-Bouquets, and Kenscoff. 🔗 acleddata.com/update/latin...
Israeli operations intensified across the northern West Bank in November, with security forces involved in over 350 violent events and killing 23 Palestinians — the highest monthly fatality count since February.
Get the full details: acleddata.com/update/middl...
Get the full details: acleddata.com/update/middl...
December 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Israeli operations intensified across the northern West Bank in November, with security forces involved in over 350 violent events and killing 23 Palestinians — the highest monthly fatality count since February.
Get the full details: acleddata.com/update/middl...
Get the full details: acleddata.com/update/middl...
What’s driving conflict today? Yesterday’s virtual launch of ACLED’s Conflict Index and 2026 Watchlist is now available to watch. Hear our experts explain the key findings, the methodology behind the Index, & the 10 crisis areas to watch next year.🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iRU...
ACLED Conflict Index & 2026 Watchlist
YouTube video by ACLED
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December 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What’s driving conflict today? Yesterday’s virtual launch of ACLED’s Conflict Index and 2026 Watchlist is now available to watch. Hear our experts explain the key findings, the methodology behind the Index, & the 10 crisis areas to watch next year.🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iRU...
The latest #Mozambique Conflict Monitor tracks key developments — from Rwandan forces launching operations against Islamic State Mozambique across several districts, to LNG financing withdrawals again spotlighting Mozambican forces’ targeting of civilians.🔍 acleddata.com/update/mozam...
December 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The latest #Mozambique Conflict Monitor tracks key developments — from Rwandan forces launching operations against Islamic State Mozambique across several districts, to LNG financing withdrawals again spotlighting Mozambican forces’ targeting of civilians.🔍 acleddata.com/update/mozam...
Russia claimed full control of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region & Vovchansk in northern Kharkiv on 1 December, shortly after also claiming Kupiansk. While Vovchansk may no longer be under Ukrainian control, fighting continues around Pokrovsk & Kupiansk. 🔗 More: acleddata.com/monitor/ukra...
December 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Russia claimed full control of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region & Vovchansk in northern Kharkiv on 1 December, shortly after also claiming Kupiansk. While Vovchansk may no longer be under Ukrainian control, fighting continues around Pokrovsk & Kupiansk. 🔗 More: acleddata.com/monitor/ukra...
Political repression intensified in #Myanmar in November as the military pushed ahead with elections set for 28 Dec. Authorities used the Election Protection Law to detain 7 people over online anti-election content & sentenced 2 protesters to nearly 50 years in prison. acleddata.com/update/asia-...
December 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Political repression intensified in #Myanmar in November as the military pushed ahead with elections set for 28 Dec. Authorities used the Election Protection Law to detain 7 people over online anti-election content & sentenced 2 protesters to nearly 50 years in prison. acleddata.com/update/asia-...
Palestine, Mexico & Ukraine are the most dangerous places in the world — yet conditions keep shifting. Palestine is now the third-most-deadly place, fatalities in Syria rose sharply, and gang violence pushed Haiti & Ecuador higher in the rankings. 2025 Conflict Index: acleddata.com/series/acled...
December 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Palestine, Mexico & Ukraine are the most dangerous places in the world — yet conditions keep shifting. Palestine is now the third-most-deadly place, fatalities in Syria rose sharply, and gang violence pushed Haiti & Ecuador higher in the rankings. 2025 Conflict Index: acleddata.com/series/acled...
As 2025 comes to an end, high levels of conflict have become the new normal. What does this mean for the global landscape in 2026?
Last chance to register for tomorrow's ACLED’s annual Conflict Index and Watchlist virtual launch: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Last chance to register for tomorrow's ACLED’s annual Conflict Index and Watchlist virtual launch: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
As 2025 comes to an end, high levels of conflict have become the new normal. What does this mean for the global landscape in 2026?
Last chance to register for tomorrow's ACLED’s annual Conflict Index and Watchlist virtual launch: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Last chance to register for tomorrow's ACLED’s annual Conflict Index and Watchlist virtual launch: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November was the deadliest month in Mali’s #Tombouctou region in two years, as JNIM’s intensified campaign and subsequent operations by the Malian Armed Forces and Africa Corps caused fatalities to surge. Explore in full: acleddata.com/update/afric...
December 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
November was the deadliest month in Mali’s #Tombouctou region in two years, as JNIM’s intensified campaign and subsequent operations by the Malian Armed Forces and Africa Corps caused fatalities to surge. Explore in full: acleddata.com/update/afric...