One alarming global trend is the rise in violence against civilians. According to data collected by the independent nonprofit Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), there were over 35,000 ...

Research by the nonprofit organization Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) has found that more ... as having been supposed motivators of violence targeting Muslims.

A battle is defined by ACLED as “a violent interaction between two politically organized armed groups at a particular time and location.” Explosions and instances of remote violence made up ...