Risk events in Qatar, August 2026

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130 events were recorded: 111 conflict events and 19 unrest events.

130 eventsSources: gdelt

130 events· Qatar

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 20 Aug 2026Martial law in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 19 Aug 2026Assault in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 18 Aug 2026Assault in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 17 Aug 2026Mass violence in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Military posture change in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Assault in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Assault in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Assault in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Demonstration in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 19 Aug 2026Demonstration in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 17 Aug 2026Demonstration in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 17 Aug 2026Demonstration in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Demonstration in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026Demonstration in Doha, Qatar · Qatar · 16 Aug 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
111
44 in the list
Unrest
19
6 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 200.1
111
Unrest
90-day baseline: 20.7
19
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0.3
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-01002007
2026-08-020030014
2026-08-03003200
2026-08-04003000
2026-08-05002100
2026-08-06003005
2026-08-07006009
2026-08-08003003
2026-08-09003001
2026-08-10004000
2026-08-110013008
2026-08-120040013
2026-08-13005107
2026-08-14002104
2026-08-150011500
2026-08-160016600
2026-08-17008209
2026-08-18008008
2026-08-19006106
2026-08-20006000
2026-08-21000000
2026-08-22000005
2026-08-23000005
2026-08-24000008
2026-08-25000003
2026-08-26000000
2026-08-270000013
2026-08-280000020
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-300000013
2026-08-310000016

Events

What is happening now

130 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Assault in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 2 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Assault in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 2 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Martial law in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Assault in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 2 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Assault in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 2 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Assault in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 2 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Mass violence in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 4 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Assault in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 2 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  30. Unrest

    Demonstration in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  31. Unrest

    Demonstration in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military posture change in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 2 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Assault in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 2 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Assault in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 2 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Assault in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 2 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  48. Unrest

    Demonstration in Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Al Rayyan · Source: gdelt

  49. Unrest

    Demonstration in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

  50. Unrest

    Demonstration in Doha, Qatar

    Severity 3 · Doha · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.