The Taliban and 400 Mawozo gangs were active along National Road 11, launching their first offensive in Desarmes. Although police intensified anti-gang operations, at least four communities remain under gang control & more than 8,900 people fled Verrettes in October.

As Clionadh notes in this month’s Raleigh Report, people aren’t reacting to uncertainty — but to the discomfort of seeing how political competition drives violence in predictable ways. Instability is high, but the patterns are not uncertain. Full: acleddata.com/newsletter/r...

Unrest emerged around the verdict as suspected Awami League supporters carried out crude bomb and arson attacks in at least eight districts in #Bangladesh, killing one person and hitting sites linked to interim leader Muhammad Yunus.

Half of October’s incidents targeted Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest, making this season the most violent since ACLED began collecting data. The harvest sustains tens of thousands of families, & these assaults cause lasting damage to groves built over generations.