ACLED Releases Middle East Special Issue: Comprehensive Conflict Data Mapping for Iran Campaign

The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project published a special issue mapping the geographic spread, intensity, and civilian impact of the US-Israel campaign in Iran and the expanded Lebanon front. The dataset provides the most granular open-source conflict data available, tracking over 8,000 discrete events across 12 countries affected by the war. The data is critical for OSINT analysis of strike patterns and civilian harm assessment.