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Version History 20.11 UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset Version history 20.11 1 The latest version of this document can always be found at http://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/. In 2017, the versioning was changed. For more information on this, see section “Version name convention” in the UCDP Non-State Conflict Codebook v. 20.1-2020. Introduction This document gives a historical record of the changes made to the dataset since its initial release. It will also contain, if applicable, a list of known errata that will be updated in the next release of the dataset. We encourage scholars using the data to always use the latest version available if possible, but provide this list as a reference point as to whether or not an upgrade from a previous release of the data is necessary for a particular analysis. Changes from version 19.1 to 20.1 New conflicts added Conflict ID Dyad ID Dyad Name Year(s) Location(s) 13014 13793 al-Tawhid Brigade – PYD 2013 Syria 13017 13796 Ahfad al Rasoul Brigade, Ahrar al-Sham, 2013 Syria IS, Islamic Kurdish Front, Jabhat Fateh al- Sham – PYD 13019 13798 Ahrar al-Sham, al-Tawhid Brigade, IS, 2013 Syria Jabhat Fateh al-Sham – PYD 13033 13812 Ahfad al Rasoul Brigade – IS 2013 Syria 14926 16277 IS - Northern Storm Brigade 2013 Syria 14937 16294 Dawn of Freedom Brigades - IS 2013 Syria 14961 16319 IS, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham - Jabhat al-Akrad 2013 Syria 14967 16325 Ahfad al Rasoul Brigade, Ahrar al-Sham, 2013 Syria al-Farouq Brigades, Ghuraba al-Sham, IS, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Jazeera-Euphrates Liberation Front, Liwa al-Fateh – PYD 14973 16331 Ahrar al-Sham, al-Tawhid Brigade, IS, 2013 Syria Islamic Kurdish Front, Jabhat Fateh al- Sham – PYD 13427 14372 Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Liwa al-Aqsa – SRF 2014 Syria 13668 14710 IS - Southern Front 2014, Syria, Jordan 2016 13748 14817 Ahrar al-Sham, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham - IS 2015 Syria 13860 14985 IS - Jaysh Asoud al-Sharqiya, Martyr 2016 Syria Lieutenant Ahmed Abdou Brigades 14101 15246 Ahrar al-Sham - Hamza Division, Liwa al- 2017 Syria Sultan Murad 14138 15292 GATIA – IS 2018 Mali 14420 15675 IS - Jaysh al-Sanadid, PYD 2014 Syria 14564 15849 CMC, NDC-R – CNRD 2018 DR Congo (Zaire) 14695 16002 SLM/A - Mubarak Aldouk faction - SLM/A 2018 Sudan - Salih Borsa faction Conflict ID Dyad ID Dyad Name Year(s) Location(s) 14699 16006 IS - al-Qa'qa Brigade, Army of Ahl al- 2014 Syria Sunni wal Jamaa , Army of al-Ikhlas, Army of Maoata al-Islami, Authenticity and Development Front, Bayareq al-Shaaitat , Islamic Front, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar, Liwa al-Qadisiya 14708 16021 IS - Islamic Front, Jabhat al-Akrad, Jabhat 2014 Syria Fateh al-Sham, Mujahideen Army, SRF 14714 16031 16th Division, Islamic Front, Jabhat Fateh 2014 Syria al-Sham - IS 14732 16050 Authenticity and Development Front, 2014 Syria Islamic Front – IS 14742 16061 Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Rahman Corps - 2016 Syria Jaysh al-Islam 14749 16071 IS - Islamic Front, Jabhat al-Akrad, 2014 Syria Mujahideen Army, SRF 14763 16089 IS - Nour al-Din al-Zenki, Sham Legion 2016 Syria 14778 16106 Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis, HTS, Jaysh al-Islam, 2017 Syria Sons of Yarmouk Movement, Southern Front – IS 14784 16112 Ahrar al-Sham, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, 2016 Syria Jaysh al-Islam, Jaysh Asoud al-Sharqiya, Martyr Lieutenant Ahmed Abdou Brigades, Rahman Corps – IS 14807 16140 23rd Division, Ahrar al-Sham, Jaysh al 2018 Turkey, Syria Nasr, Jaysh al-Nukhba, Nour al-Din al- Zenki, Sham Legion, SNA – SDF 14808 16141 National Front for Liberation, SNA – SDF 2018 Syria 14809 16142 23rd Division, Jaysh al Nasr, Jaysh al- 2018 Syria Nukhba, Sham Legion, SNA, Syrian Liberation Front – SDF 14812 16145 National Front for Liberation, SNA, Syrian 2018 Syria Liberation Front – SDF 14876 16223 Euphrates Islamic Liberation Front, Islamic 2014 Syria Front, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Liwa Thuwar ar-Raqqa – IS 14900 16248 Ahrar Ghurayan - PYD 2014 Syria 14910 16259 Authenticity and Development Front, 2014 Syria Islamic Front, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham – IS 14912 16260 IS - Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Liwa al- 2014 Syria Qadisiya, Omar al-Mukhtar Battalion 14938 16295 Dawn of Freedom Brigades, Euphrates 2014 Syria Islamic Liberation Front, Islamic Front, Jabhat al-Akrad, Liwa Thuwar ar-Raqqa – IS 14943 16300 IS - Islamic Front, Jabhat al-Akrad, Liwa 2014 Syria Thuwar ar-Raqqa Conflict ID Dyad ID Dyad Name Year(s) Location(s) 14945 16302 Dawn of Freedom Brigades, Jabhat al- 2014 Syria Akrad, Northern Storm Brigade – IS 14952 16309 IS - Islamic Front, Northern Storm Brigade 2014 Syria 14955 16312 Baz al-Islamiya, Dawn of Freedom 2014 Syria Brigades, Islamic Front, Jabhat al-Akrad, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Liwa al-Sultan Murad, Majd al-Sham - IS 14956 16313 Dawn of Freedom Brigades, Harkat Hazm, 2014 Syria Islamic Front, Jabhat al-Akrad, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Mujahideen Army, Nour al- Din al-Zenki, Sham Legion - IS 14958 16315 IS - Islamic Front, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, 2014 Syria Liwa al-Jihad fi Sabeel Allah, Liwa Thuwar ar-Raqqa 14959 16317 Authenticity and Development Front – IS 2014 Syria 14972 16330 Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Salahadin Brigade – 2012 Syria PYD New conflict-years added Conflict Dyad ID Dyad Name Year(s) Location(s) ID 4638 5248 Hema – Lendu 2017 DR Congo (Zaire) 4700 5310 Sa'ad subclan of Habar Gidir clan (Hawiye) 2002 Somalia - Saleban Abdalla subclan of Surre clan (Dir) 4704 5314 Pokot – Turkana 2007 Kenya 4988 5598 Greenlanders – NDV 2011 Nigeria 10823 11433 Black Axe – Eyie 2014 Nigeria 11053 11663 Beltrán Leyva Cartel - Sinaloa Cartel 2018 Mexico 12994 13767 IS, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham – PYD 2014 Syria 13403 14348 IS - Islamic Front, Mujahideen Army, SRF 2015 Syria 13726 14779 IS - Jaysh al-Islam 2016 Syria 13744 14813 Euphrates Vulcano – IS 2014 Syria Conflicts removed Conflict ID Dyad ID Dyad Name Year(s) Location(s) 11679 12345 FSA, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham – PYD 2012 Syria 12995 13768 Jabhat Fateh al-Sham – PYD 2013 Syria 12996 13769 FSA, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Mish'al at 2013 Syria Tammu Brigade – PYD 12997 13770 FSA – IS 2013, Syria 2014 Conflict ID Dyad ID Dyad Name Year(s) Location(s) 12998 13771 FSA – PYD 2013 Syria 12999 13772 FSA, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham - Jabhat al- 2013 Syria Akrad 13015 13794 FSA, IS – PYD 2014 Syria 13410 14355 IS, Islamic Front, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham – 2014 Syria PYD 13424 14369 IS - Islamic Front, Jabhat Al-Kurd brigade, 2014 Syria Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Mujahideen Army 13434 14379 IS - Islamic Front, Mujahideen Army 2014 Syria 13445 14397 IS - Islamic Front, Mujahideen Army, 2014 Syria PYD, SRF 13542 14544 Eyie – Maphite 2015 Nigeria 13697 14749 FSA, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Jaysh al-Islam, 2016 Syria Levant Front – SDF 13724 14777 Ahrar al-Sham, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham - 2015 Syria Shohadaa al-Yarmouk 13948 15103 Ahrar al-Sham, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, 2014 Syria Jaysh al-Islam – LAFA 13951 15103 Ahrar al-Sham, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, 2014 Syria Jaysh al-Islam – Hezbollah 14401 15648 Ahrar al-Sham, Nour al-Din al-Zenki, 2018 Syria Suqour al-Sham Brigades - Tahrir al-Sham 14670 15969 Beltrán Leyva Cartel - Cartel Independiente 2018 Mexico de Acapulco Conflict-years removed Conflict ID Dyad ID Dyad Name Year(s) Location(s) 4610 5220 Dir clan - Sa'ad subclan of Habar Gidir clan 2002- Somalia (Hawiye) 2003 4933 5543 Gulf Cartel - Los Zetas 2018 Mexico 13022 13801 IS – PYD 2013 Syria 13404 14349 Harkat Hazm - Jabhat Fateh al-Sham 2014 Syria 13833 14944 Hawar Kilis Operations Room – SDF 2018 Syria 13933 15086 Ahrar al-Sham, FSA, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, 2017 Syria Jaysh al-Islam – IS Misc. changes Conflict Dyad ID Year(s) Variable Added Removed ID 4570 5180 2002 SideBName Issa clan (Dir) Issa (Dir) 4609 5219 2004-2005 SideBName Marehan subclan Marehan subclan of (Darod) Sede clan (Darod) Conflict Dyad ID Year(s) Variable Added Removed ID 4669 5279 2003 SideBName Marehan subclan Marehan subclan of (Darod) Sede clan (Darod) 4670 5280 2006 SideBName Marehan subclan Marehan subclan of (Darod) Sede clan (Darod) 4700 5310 2003 SideBName Saleban Abdalla Saleban-Abdalla subclan of Surre subclan of clan (Dir) Majerteen clan (Darod) 4781 5391 1997, 2014 SideBName Tuareg Touareg 4825 5435 1993, 1995 SideBName Marehan subclan Marehan subclan of (Darod) Sede clan (Darod) 4845 5455 1991 Org 1 3 11780 12467 2012 SideAName Ikpanaya (Ibibio) Ikpanaya 11780 12467 2012 SideBName Efik Ntan Obu-Ukpe 11780 12467 2012 SideBID 941 4291 13514 14507 1997 SideAName El Dorado long- El Dorado inmates term inmates 13514 14507 1997 SideBName Former Sabaneta Guajiro Indians inmates 13730 14787 2014-2015 SideBName Tuareg Touareg 14076 15205 2018 SideAName Daoussak Daoussak (Touareg) (Tuareg) 14095 15239 2017 SideBName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14096 15240 2017 SideBName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14097 15241 2017-2018 SideBName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14124 15273 2017 SideBName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14127 15279 2017 SideBName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14137 15291 2017 SideBName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14141 15295 2017 SideBName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14174 15344 2018 SideAName NAS National Salvation Front Conflict Dyad ID Year(s) Variable Added Removed ID 14174 15344 2018 SideBName SPLM/A – IO SPLM/A In Opposition 14264 15462 2013 SideBName Idnan (Tuareg) Idnan (Touareg) 14309 15523 2017-2018 SideBName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14313 15529 2017 SideAName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14324 15542 2017-2018 SideAName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14370 15607 2018 SideBName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14424 15680 2018 SideAName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14474 15738 2018 SideBName HTS Tahrir al-Sham 14648 15943 2018 SideAName National Front Hamza Division, for Liberation, Liwa al-Sultan SNA Murad, Sham Legion, The 3rd Corps Changes from version 18.1 to 19.1 New conflicts added Conflict
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