Mid-Year Update: 10 Conflicts to Worry About in 2019
ACLED report on political violence across flashpoints in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in the first half of 2019.
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Salma Eissa
Middle East Research Manager
Salma Eissa is a Middle East Research Manager at ACLED and has been with the organization since October 2017. Salma has an MA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She has over 10 years of experience in the Egyptian civil society and research and academia sectors and has a keen interest in political analysis and trends and patterns of political violence in the MENA region. She is fluent in Arabic and English.
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Behind Frenemy Lines: Uneasy Alliances against IS in Iraq
The ongoing tension in Iraq includes insurgency by IS amidst political and ethnic conflicts.
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Webinar | A perpetual state of war? An analysis of IDF and Palestinian armed group tactics in the West Bank and Gaza
Watch the recorded webinar held on 29 May 2025 for in-depth analysis of these developments, the evolving strategies of Palestinian armed groups, and the political dynamics driving the escalation — followed by a Q&A.
