armed conflict and location event data project (acled)

They were less than 450 in the first six months of this year.īy contrast, in Mali, where there were two coups in 20, deaths in violent incidents more than doubled last year to nearly 5,000 as more than 2,000 French troops left and Mali’s army teamed up with Russian private military contractor Wagner Group. MMIA fire: Official discloses cause after evacuation of passengers, staffįatalities from violence, including both civilians and combatants, dropped by a third between 20, to just below 1,000, the data showed.PEPC strikes out parts of petition by Obi, LP for being vague.

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Armed conflict and location event data project (acled)