ConflictBarometer_2016

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MIDDLE EAST AND MAGHREB Name of conflict 1 Conflict parties 2 Conflict items Start Change 3 Int. 4 Turkey (opposition) opposition groups vs. government system/ideology, national 2013 4 power Turkey (PKK, TAK) PKK, TAK vs. government autonomy 1974 5 Turkey – Iraq* Turkey vs. Iraq vs. Kurdistan Regional international power 1979 1 Government (Iraq) Turkey – Russia* Turkey vs. Russia international power 2015 2 Yemen (AQAP – al-Houthi) AQAP, Ansar al-Sharia vs. al-Houthi, forces loyal to former president Saleh system/ideology, subnational predominance 1992 3 Yemen (AQAP, Ansar al-Sharia) Ansar al-Sharia vs. government, Southern Mobility Movement system/ideology 1992 5 Yemen (SMM /South Yemen) SMM vs. government secession 2007 2 Yemen, Saudi Arabia (al-Houthi) al-Houthi, troops loyal to former president Saleh vs. government, Saudi Arabian led coalition, popular resistance forces, tribal forces national power, subnational predominance 2004 5 1 234 cf. overview table for Europe AFGHANISTAN (TALIBAN ET AL.) Intensity: 5 | Change: | Start: 1994 Conflict parties: Conflict items: Taliban et al. vs. government system/ideology, national power The war over national power and the orientation of the political system between the Taliban and various other Islamist militant groups, on the one hand, and the government supported by the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission (RSM), and US forces, on the other, continued. On March 15, the UNSC extended UNAMA's mandate until March 2017. On July 6, US President Barack Obama announced that 8,400 US forces would remain deployed until the end of his presidency. In the ''Warsaw Summit Declaration on Afghanistan'' from July 9, the states contributing to RSM agreed to sustain their presence beyond <strong>2016</strong>. This commitment was strengthened on October 5, when RSMcontributing and several other states and organizations additionally pledged USD 15.2 billion financial aid to the Afghan government until 2020 to promote political stability, statebuilding, and economical development. According to UNAMA, fighting in Afghanistan led to 11,418 civilian casualties. While the civilian death-toll decreased by two percent compared to 2015, the total number ofinjured civilians increased by six percent, marking an overall increase by three percent. These numbers include casualties from violence related to the so-called Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) [→ Syria, Iraq et al. (IS)]. Ground operations, suicide attacks, and IEDs caused the majority of civilian casualties. Furthermore, over 636,500 people were internally displaced nationwide by the end of the year. Throughout the year, according to the Afghan government at least 6,785 Afghan National Defence Security Forces (ANDSF) were killed and at least 11,777 wounded. On September 22, the government agreed on a 170 draft peace deal with Hezb-i-Islami, led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, which called for a ceasefire, judicial amnesty for Hekmatyar, release of prisoners, governmental recognition of the group, and support for the lifting ofinternational sanctions. Throughout the year, the government continued to hold talks with Pakistan over the possible establishment of a peace process with the Taliban. Both Afghan and international security forces continued to conduct operations targeting Islamist militant groups throughout the country. In accordance with the aims of RSM, the (ANDSF) increasingly conducted military operations on their own authority in <strong>2016</strong>. Countering the Taliban's annual spring offensive, ANDSF launched the countrywide ''Operation Shafaq” on March 22, which left at least 690 people dead in April alone. During a highway clearance operation that started on May 9 and lasted several days, military units led by Vice President Rashid Dostum killed at least 35 militants and wounded 40 in Jawzjan province. The operation was conducted on the Sar-i-Pul-Jawzjan highway between the provincial capital Shiberghan and the city of Sar-i-Pul, eponymous province. ''Operation Shafaq II” followed in November and was carried out in 13 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces. This was the first large-scale ANDSF offensive in the winter months. Throughout the year, several local Taliban groups surrendered to the authorities. For instance, on June 22, at least 115 Taliban handed over their weapons following a government operation in Astana area of Sherin Tagab district, Faryab province. Moreover, RSM and additional US forces continued to provide military support to ANDSF. On January 2, Afghan special forces, with intelligence support by RSM units, freed 59 prisoners held by the Taliban in Nahr-i-Saraj district, Helmand province. A US airstrike on March 26 killed 73 Taliban near Nad Ali district, Helmand. On June 6, a night raid in Pyarokhel village on the outskirts of Pul-i-Alam, Logar province, conducted by Afghan and US forces, left 13 Taliban dead and four wounded. On November 4, a US airstrike killed at least 33 people, injured 29, most of them civilians, and destroyed several houses near Kunduz city, eponymous province. The strike was requested by US and Afghan forces during clashes with Taliban inaresidential area. As in previous years, militants frequently attacked Afghan security forces. On January 19, Taliban attacked an Afghan
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