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This bulletin outlines several recent security and political developments in the Middle East.

Due to extreme heat and infrastructural challenges, water shortages are not uncommon in the Middle East—nor are the protests and civil unrest that often follow them. In recent weeks, hundreds of protesters gathered in Ir...

This report is the second in a series, providing a top-level overview of the state of terrorism in Levantine countries and Iraq based on changes or incidents in the past year.

This situation report is being released on an ad hoc basis. In response to recent developments, OSAC hosted a snap call on October 2 to discuss the developing situation between Israel-Hizballah and Iran’s missile attack...

This survey covers the reported impact on private-sector operations, changes to measures taken in response to the developing situation in Lebanon, and indicators prompting changes to security posture across the region. R...

While Israel and Hizballah have exchanged tit-for-tat cross border strikes since October, recent events, especially the deaths of Hizballah and Hamas leaders, have raised concern of more widespread and intensified confli...

This report outlines Lebanon’s deteriorating socioeconomic situation compounded by ongoing clashes involving Hezbollah in the South and tensions concerning Syrian refugees.

As part of OSAC’s response to the ongoing crisis in Israel and Gaza, OSAC’s MENA Team launched this survey to gain a better understanding of the progression of the operational posture of OSAC members operating in Israel,...

This report reviews the recent refugee camp violence in Lebanon and ensuing travel advisory warnings from several countries.

This report outlines how Lebanon’s lack of definitive leadership will exacerbate on-going political and economic instability, resulting in a greater risk of civil unrest and crime to U.S. private-sector organizations in...

The October 14 demonstration turned violent, with Christian and Shia militia groups openly engaging in a firefight in the streets of Beirut, echoing the violence of the 1975-1990 civil war. This report reviews how the po...

This report analyzes the economic challenges plaguing Lebanon and assess that violence, protests, and crime will continue to increase in frequency as Lebanon slips further into economic collapse in the absence of critica...

This report reviews recent periods of protest in Lebanon and Tunisia, and assesses that protests will likely continue until the pressures of the economic crises are alleviated.

COVID-19 has spread across the Middle East and North Africa, putting stress on weak governments with already entrenched economic, social, and political problems. This report reviews how Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt...

This report provides an overview of the massive explosion at Beirut's port on August 4. A massive shockwave reverberated throughout the city, leaving at least 137 people dead and 5,000 more wounded. This explosion comes...

This analytical report focuses on the economic crisis and protests gripping Lebanon. An international aid package could alleviate the economic and security situation, but it is unclear if and when the Government of Leban...

On January 3, the U.S. conducted targeted airstrikes near Baghdad International Airport. The strikes hit the convoy of two significant military figures: Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds For...

OSAC's Middle East & North Africa Team conducted a benchmarking survey regarding the ongoing protest activity in Lebanon that have been ongoing with varying degrees of severity since October 17. The wave of civil unrest...

Despite sporadic breaks in activity, protests have been ongoing throughout Lebanon since October 17, with limited violence breaking out at times. The wave of civil unrest came as the result of a government-announced 20-c...

Since August 24, reports of Israeli drone strikes in Lebanon and Iraq, and airstrikes in Syria, have begun to circulate. All reported incidents appeared to target various Iranian actors in the region. The incidents have...