The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project

3 weeks ago | acleddata.com | Laura Fuentes |Maria Arocha |Tiziano Breda |Sandra Pellegrini

Argentina: Police repression against retirees triggers discontent On 12 March, police intervened in a protest in Buenos Aires over pensions using tear gas, water cannons, and pellets. This sparked violent clashes that resulted in more than a hundred demonstrators being arrested and dozens injured.

2 months ago | acleddata.com | Clionadh Raleigh

Welcome readers,I hope that the start of the New Year has been exciting for you. 2025 promises to bring controversy, competition, and change — though the destination remains uncertain (or is it?). Perhaps it’s this ‘known-unknown’ of the future that is driving what I’d call ‘exhausted anxiety’ in our collective reactions to ceasefires, inaugurations, and policies.

Dec 19, 2024 | acleddata.com | Clionadh Raleigh

Dear readers,Many of us won’t be devastated that 2024 is ending. It has been an extraordinarily vicious year: Conflict has increased by 25% and, as detailed in our new Conflict Index, conflict rates have doubled in the past five years.  So…season’s greetings? Bring on 2025. This year’s findings from the ACLED Conflict Index are stark. Global conflict levels have surged dramatically, with nearly 200,000 political violence events recorded in 2024 alone.

Dec 13, 2024 | acleddata.com | Trey Billing

The ACLED Conflict Alert System (CAST) forecasts organized political violence up to six months into the future. Forecasts are made globally - at the national and sub-national levels - and can be disaggregated by event type (battles, explosions/remote violence, or violence against civilians). Every month, ACLED CAST produces a report highlighting key conflict developments and significant predictions for the coming months. This report reflects the December 2024 update of global forecasts.

Dec 11, 2024 | acleddata.com | Clionadh Raleigh |Katayoun Kishi

Movement around the IndexOver the course of 2024, Lebanon rose significantly in the Index, entering into the ‘extreme’ list, whereas it previously had hosted ‘high’ levels of conflict. Libya and Peru have also become worse, both because of increases in fatalities as a result of political violence. Levels of violence overall declined in Yemen despite remaining a site of very high conflict levels.