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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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Africa’s jihadist threat remains highly uneven, with financing and battlefield capabilities shaping how armed groups operate across different regions.

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This week on the Ukraine Weekly Watchlist: ACLED recorded 1,933 conflict events across #Ukraine and #Russia, a 2% decrease from the previous week, as fighting continued.

🔗Explore more: https://t.co/3VCgY0upVY

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Israeli settlers besieged three Palestinian homes in #Qusra on 9 August after setting up tents on the outskirts of the village. For more than a week, residents were denied access to water, electricity, food, and other supplies. Full: https://t.co/1Gikea9QUw

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#Saudi Arabia, #Turkey and #Pakistan are forming a powerful new #alliance.

What does this new friendship mean for the balance of power across the Middle East and South Asia?

🎙️ Watch the full clip from Conflicts of Interest.
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Tensions between the #Houthis and #Saudi Arabia escalated into open conflict last month. Between 13 July and 14 August, the Houthis carried out 16 attacks against Saudi assets, including oil facilities and tankers.
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Intercommunal violence is intensifying in South Sudan’s Warrap State.

A recent attack in Tonj North involved youth from neighbouring Unity State and suspected local clan militias, leaving communities displaced and property destroyed. #SouthSudan

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President #Trump has ordered the annual US-South Korea exercise to be “substantially reduced”. ACLED's East Asia Pacific Analyst says that cutting the exercise roughly in half reduces allied deterrence without any reciprocal step from the North.
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🚨 ACLED IS HIRING!

We’re looking for an Associate Media & Digital Communications Officer to join our External Affairs team.
📍 Remote | Full-time | 6-month contract
🌎 Focus: Latin America & Asia
🗣️ Fluent English and Spanish required

Interested? Head to https://t.co/9FIqts8gbx learn more about the role and apply.

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What does the latest UN report reveal about Africa’s jihadist threat? Explore:🔗 https://t.co/eGbuZtUvx2

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Nowhere is the threat of global #jihadism more severe today than in #Africa. In 2026 so far, #Somalia recorded 2,402 political violence events involving Islamist groups, followed by #Nigeria with 1,021, Burkina Faso with 912, & #Mali with 811.

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Violence involving gangs, groups of youths, and others co-opted by political elites presents a serious security concern ahead of #Kenya’s 2027 elections. Full details: https://t.co/OdOcrgXFpH

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Could US pressure lead Israel to make limited concessions in #Gaza? Explore: https://t.co/YGbYKPp6DJ

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Despite the October 2025 ceasefire, Israeli military activity has continued across #Gaza, with targeted strikes intensifying in recent months and violence remaining concentrated around the #YellowLine.

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Did Israel strike a Syrian airbase to block Turkey’s military ambitions? Full comment: https://t.co/hfVuS8DzM4

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Israel carried out eight strikes on the Abu Duhur military airfield in #Syria on 18 August, ending a multi-month pause in Israeli airstrikes and marking the first time Israel targeted the site.

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From Mali and Somalia to Mozambique and the DRC, explore the latest findings 👇 https://t.co/eGbuZtUvx2

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Africa’s jihadist threat remains highly uneven, with financing and battlefield capabilities shaping how armed groups operate across different regions.

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In this episode of Conflicts of Interest, Prof. Clionadh Raleigh connects the dots between Trump, Putin, Kim Jong Un, Netanyahu, Iran and the rise of influential middle powers. 🔗
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#Trump likes Kim. Kim likes Putin. #Putin is threatening Britain. Britain needs America. America is annoyed with South Korea.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are getting closer.

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Can the SAF’s latest advances reshape Sudan’s war? Explore 👇 https://t.co/F0VnKFOjXZ

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The #RSF renewed drone attacks on El Obeid, Khartoum, and River Nile on 12 August as fighting intensified in Blue Nile. The attacks come as recent SAF advances in North Kordofan put growing pressure on RSF positions across multiple fronts in #Sudan.