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🚨 Eritrean forces crossed the border into #Tigray today at Zelambesa and moved toward the Adigrat-Idaga Hamus route, where ENDF drones targeted them at Guada as they traveled by vehicle toward Idaga Hamus. Latest updates: bit.ly/4z1efIM
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🚨 Eritrean forces crossed the border into #Tigray today at Zelambesa and moved toward the Adigrat-Idaga Hamus route, where ENDF drones targeted them at Guada as they traveled by vehicle toward Idaga Hamus. Latest updates: bit.ly/4z1efIM
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Ethiopia and Eritrea: How bad could this get?
🎙️ Our new Conflict of Interest episode is out now. linktr.ee/ConflictsOfInteres…
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“Ethiopia’s main trade route is through Djibouti,” ACLED’s Dr. Jalale Getachew Birru told @dwnews, explaining why #Afar has become one of the fronts.
“Just like in the previous war, the TPLF wants to control the main route from #Djibouti to Addis Ababa.” dw.com/en/tigray-war-may-spi…
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Three years after #October7, ceasefires in #Gaza and #Lebanon have reduced violence — but the conflicts remain unresolved.
What has changed, and what hasn’t?
Explore more ACLED data: bit.ly/4jwHWNg
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Middle East oil flows have nearly returned to pre-Iran war levels, despite Iran’s restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz. ACLED data show September recorded the highest number of successful Iranian attacks on commercial shipping since March. @BBCWorld: bbc.com/news/articles/cwp8gn…
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What happens now that the government has regained control of Mekele?
Over the weekend, government and allied forces began taking control of Tigray’s capital after retaking #Mekele’s main airport. Track the latest developments in #Ethiopia: bit.ly/4z1efIM
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Israel has increased its airstrikes ahead of October’s election, with air and drone attacks against Hamas and its members in #Gaza rising again in September to around the same level as their July peak. More: bit.ly/4jwHWNg
ALT Israeli air and drone strikes in Gaza
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With reports that TPLF leaders and the TDF may have fled toward #Eritrea, and growing focus on access to the Red Sea, questions are emerging over whether the conflict could extend beyond Ethiopia’s borders.
The question is: can #Ethiopia fight an insurgency at home and a war abroad simultaneously?
Track the conflict in Ethiopia: bit.ly/4z1efIM
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Ceasefires in #Gaza and #Lebanon, reached in part through US pressure on Israel, have reduced violence but have not brought it to an end.
#ACLED’s Middle East Analyst says that Israel’s October elections could bring a new government and change the timing or intensity of Israeli operations, but are unlikely to alter the country’s broader security and military objectives.
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Read more on the latest expert comment on how violence has changed in Gaza and Lebanon: bit.ly/4jwHWNg
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Fighting in #Ethiopia has spread beyond #Tigray, with violence now affecting several regions across the country.
In an interview with @AJEnglish, ACLED’s Senior Analyst for East Africa discusses the conflict’s expansion and the shifting alliances shaping the fighting.
aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2…
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🌍 New remote job opportunities at ACLED
We are currently #hiring for:
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📌Lusophone Africa Researcher
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How many people across the world have been exposed to events of violence against civilians since the start of 2026?
Let us know your guess in the comments 👇 Come back on Monday morning for the correct answer. These numbers are based on ACLED data from 1 Jan 2026 to 25 Sep 2026.
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#Houthi gains around Yemen’s #Red Sea coast are raising new risks for shipping and energy infrastructure.
With the Houthis now positioned near the Bab al-Mandab Strait and targeting Saudi infrastructure and Saudi-linked vessels, how far could the risks extend for global shipping and energy markets?
Watch the reel to find out.
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Nearly half of the settler violence events in the #WestBank so far in 2026 have taken place within 3 km of a new farming outpost established this year, concentrating violence around rural Palestinian communities. 🔗 bit.ly/4jwHWNg
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What do alliances look like around the conflict in #Ethiopia?
Egyptian support for groups in Ethiopia is difficult to verify, but analysts have pointed to possible ties between Egypt, Eritrea, and Ethiopian opposition groups.
In this episode, ACLED CEO Clionadh Raleigh, Bron Mills, and Senior Analyst Dr. Jalale Getachew Birru examine the alliances, external support, and regional interests reshaping Ethiopia’s conflict landscape.
🔗linktr.ee/ConflictsOfInteres…
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Sudan’s #Kordofan region has become a major battleground in the war between the SAF and RSF, with fighting intensifying since late 2025.
Analysis by @AJEnglish, using #ACLED data, recorded 14,648 attacks in Kordofan between 15 April 2023 and 19 Sep 2026. ACLED also recorded at least 12,314 reported fatalities in the region since the start of the war.
Read more: aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1…
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Kidnapping remains a major threat in #Nigeria — and the latest abductions in Mariga, Niger State, and Yargada, Zamfara State, show just how persistent the crisis is.
ACLED’s Dr. Ladd Serwat examines the latest abductions, the role of armed bandits, and why ransom payments remain an important source of income.
Read more: bit.ly/4rFBq9d
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