ACLED Regional Overview – Middle East (3-9 July 2021)
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Last week in the Middle East, intense clashes in Al Bayda governorate in Yemen resulted in the most violent week ever recorded by ACLED in the governorate. Meanwhile, tensions between the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and the Hadi government remain high in Southern Yemen. In Saudi Arabia, no Houthi attacks were recorded for the first week since January 2021. In Iraq, unidentified militants launched two rocket attacks against US forces at the Ain Assad air base in Erbil. In Syria, Russian airstrikes in Idlib province damaged a water pumping station and a Civil Defence center. A large demonstration was held in Turkey against the prosecutions of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) members. Meanwhile, protests against widespread power outages broke out in Iran, while fuel and medicine shortages led to mob violence events in Lebanon.
Yemen
Russia
Turkey
Jerusalem
Israel-general
Israel
Istanbul
Ma-rib
United-states
Shabwah
Kiziltepe
Yozgat