Middle East Overview: March 2025
Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, and Yemen face significant unrest and conflict escalation.
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Sherwan Hindreen Ali
Middle East Research Manager
Sherwan Hindreen Ali is a Middle East Research Manager at ACLED. He has been with ACLED since February 2021, first as an Iraq Researcher and then as Assistant Research Manager for the ACLED-Religion project. Sherwan earned a MA in Islamic Studies from McGill University, and his research background is in Islamist politics and Middle Eastern history. He speaks Arabic, Kurdish, English, French, and Persian, and is based in Montreal, Canada.
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Middle East Overview: February 2025
Ceasefire agreements and violent incidents in Gaza, Lebanon, Red Sea, Syria, West Bank, and Yemen.
Middle East Overview: January 2025
Violence in Gaza decreased, tensions persist between Lebanon and Israel, Houthi confrontations rise.
Middle East Overview: November 2024
Key trends in Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, and Yemen during November 2024.
Middle East Overview: October 2024
Current geopolitical updates: intense fighting in Gaza, Iran-Israel clashes, Iraq's operations against ISIL, and escalating violence in Lebanon and Syria. Yemen sees increased Houthi attacks.
Middle East Overview: September 2024 — Expanding Israeli operations in Lebanon and the escalation of the Middle East crisis
Reports on Israel's military operations across Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen in September 2024.
Middle East Overview: August 2024
Overview of ongoing geopolitical tensions and conflicts in Lebanon, Palestine, Red Sea, and Syria.
Middle East Overview: June 2024
Overview of key regional conflicts and developments in Yemen, Iraq, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and their impact.
