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Sep
26
War / Conflict / Security

Islamic terrorism in Europe, terrorism in France The suspect in the stabbing attack yesterday outside the former headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie

Islamic terrorism in Europe, terrorism in France The suspect in the stabbing attack yesterday outside the former headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris is identified as Ali H., an 18-year-old Pakistan-born man. He confessed to his actions and said he acted in vengeance for the magazine's Muhammad caricature republications earlier this year. (LCI) (BBC News)

Sep
26
War / Conflict / Security

The suspect in the stabbing attack yesterday outside the former headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris is identified as Ali H., an 18-yea

The suspect in the stabbing attack yesterday outside the former headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris is identified as Ali H., an 18-year-old Pakistan-born man. He confessed to his actions and said he acted in vengeance for the magazine's Muhammad caricature republications earlier this year. (LCI) (BBC News)

Sep
26
War / Conflict / Security

Security forces kill at least nine insurgents in Lebanon during operations against Islamic State-linked militants that killed four security forces earlier this

Security forces kill at least nine insurgents in Lebanon during operations against Islamic State-linked militants that killed four security forces earlier this month and three civilians in August. Three security forces are also injured in this incident. (Arab News)

Sep
28
War / Conflict / Security

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Seventy-one more Artsakh servicemen are killed during the fight, bringing the death toll among the fighters to 87.

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Seventy-one more Artsakh servicemen are killed during the fight, bringing the death toll among the fighters to 87. Two more Azerbaijani civilians are also killed. A passenger bus in Armenia was hit by an Azerbaijani missile, but no casualties are reported. Authorities in Nagorno reports at least 400 Azerbaijani soldiers dead, but the country has not confirmed. (BBC News)

Sep
28
War / Conflict / Security

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Seventy-one more Artsakh servicemen are killed during the fight, bringing the death toll among the figh

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Seventy-one more Artsakh servicemen are killed during the fight, bringing the death toll among the fighters to 87. Two more Azerbaijani civilians are also killed. A passenger bus in Armenia was hit by an Azerbaijani missile, but no casualties are reported. Authorities in Nagorno reports at least 400 Azerbaijani soldiers dead, but the country has not confirmed. (BBC News)

Sep
28
War / Conflict / Security

Seventy-one more Artsakh servicemen are killed during the fight, bringing the death toll among the fighters to 87.

Seventy-one more Artsakh servicemen are killed during the fight, bringing the death toll among the fighters to 87. Two more Azerbaijani civilians are also killed. A passenger bus in Armenia was hit by an Azerbaijani missile, but no casualties are reported. Authorities in Nagorno reports at least 400 Azerbaijani soldiers dead, but the country has not confirmed. (BBC News)

Sep
29
War / Conflict / Security

War in Afghanistan September 2020 Afghanistan attacks A roadside bomb targeting a civilian bus kills at least 14 people, including five children, in Kajran dist

War in Afghanistan September 2020 Afghanistan attacks A roadside bomb targeting a civilian bus kills at least 14 people, including five children, in Kajran district, Daykundi Province. Daykundi is considered one of the safest places in the country; this is the second attack in Daykundi this year. (TOLOnews)

Sep
29
War / Conflict / Security

September 2020 Afghanistan attacks A roadside bomb targeting a civilian bus kills at least 14 people, including five children, in Kajran district, Daykundi Prov

September 2020 Afghanistan attacks A roadside bomb targeting a civilian bus kills at least 14 people, including five children, in Kajran district, Daykundi Province. Daykundi is considered one of the safest places in the country; this is the second attack in Daykundi this year. (TOLOnews)

Sep
29
War / Conflict / Security

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Armenian Defense Ministry says that an Armenian Su-25 fighter jet was shot down by a Turkish F-16 fighter jet, killing its pi

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Armenian Defense Ministry says that an Armenian Su-25 fighter jet was shot down by a Turkish F-16 fighter jet, killing its pilot. Turkey says it is untrue. (BBC News) Five more Azerbaijani civilians are killed during Armenian fire in the country, bringing the death toll among Azeri civilians to 12. At least 35 others are wounded. (Reuters)

Sep
29
War / Conflict / Security

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Armenian Defense Ministry says that an Armenian Su-25 fighter jet was shot down by a Turkish F-16 f

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Armenian Defense Ministry says that an Armenian Su-25 fighter jet was shot down by a Turkish F-16 fighter jet, killing its pilot. Turkey says it is untrue. (BBC News) Five more Azerbaijani civilians are killed during Armenian fire in the country, bringing the death toll among Azeri civilians to 12. At least 35 others are wounded. (Reuters)

Sep
30
War / Conflict / Security

War in Afghanistan September 2020 Afghanistan attacks A suicide bomber in a vehicle detonated explosives in Helmand Province at a police checkpoint, killing fiv

War in Afghanistan September 2020 Afghanistan attacks A suicide bomber in a vehicle detonated explosives in Helmand Province at a police checkpoint, killing five security force members and four civilians passing the area. Four other people are wounded. (TOLO News) Taliban insurgents kill a police officer and wound another two in Farang District, Baghlan Province. (TOLOnews) At least three police officers are killed and another three injured when the Taliban attacks Kohistan District, Badakhshan Province. Four Taliban militants are also killed and five others injured in the attack. (TOLOnews)

Oct
03
War / Conflict / Security

October 2020 Afghanistan attacks A car bombing near the district governor’s compound in Shinwar District, Nangarhar Province, kills at least 15 people and wound

October 2020 Afghanistan attacks A car bombing near the district governor’s compound in Shinwar District, Nangarhar Province, kills at least 15 people and wounds another 30. Gunmen tried to enter the district governor’s compound but were killed by security forces. (TOLOnews)

Oct
03
War / Conflict / Security

War in Afghanistan October 2020 Afghanistan attacks A car bombing near the district governor’s compound in Shinwar District, Nangarhar Province, kills at least

War in Afghanistan October 2020 Afghanistan attacks A car bombing near the district governor’s compound in Shinwar District, Nangarhar Province, kills at least 15 people and wounds another 30. Gunmen tried to enter the district governor’s compound but were killed by security forces. (TOLOnews)

Oct
03
War / Conflict / Security

List of foreign nationals detained in Iran French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah is temporarily released from prison in Tehran but with an electronic tag.

List of foreign nationals detained in Iran French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah is temporarily released from prison in Tehran but with an electronic tag. Adelkhah had been detained since June 2019 and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in May 2020 for "conspiring against national security". (AFP via RFI)

Oct
05
War / Conflict / Security

2019–20 Algerian protests Between 400 and 500 Algerians defy the ban on protests and march on the capital of Algiers to both commemorate the 32nd anniversary of

2019–20 Algerian protests Between 400 and 500 Algerians defy the ban on protests and march on the capital of Algiers to both commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy protests and riots and renew calls for the resignation of the ruling military junta. (Al Jazeera)

Oct
05
War / Conflict / Security

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Timeline of military engagements in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defence says the Armenian Armed F

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Timeline of military engagements in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defence says the Armenian Armed Forces are bombarding the Azerbaijani cities of Beylagan, Barda, Tartar, and Ganja. Azeri artillery pounds Stepanakert for a fourth consecutive day, killing 5 civilians, according to an Al Jazeera journalist in the city. (Al Jazeera) (APA)

Oct
05
War / Conflict / Security

Timeline of military engagements in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defence says the Armenian Armed Forces are bombarding the Azerba

Timeline of military engagements in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defence says the Armenian Armed Forces are bombarding the Azerbaijani cities of Beylagan, Barda, Tartar, and Ganja. Azeri artillery pounds Stepanakert for a fourth consecutive day, killing 5 civilians, according to an Al Jazeera journalist in the city. (Al Jazeera) (APA)

Oct
06
War / Conflict / Security

Hurricane Delta Hurricane Delta strengthens into a powerful Category 4 hurricane, with additional strengthening anticipated until landfall in Quintana Roo, Mexi

Hurricane Delta Hurricane Delta strengthens into a powerful Category 4 hurricane, with additional strengthening anticipated until landfall in Quintana Roo, Mexico. (National Hurricane Center) Governor of Louisiana John Bel Edwards declares a state of emergency ahead of the storm. (WDSU-TV)

Oct
06
War / Conflict / Security

Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to Roger Penrose "for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general

Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to Roger Penrose "for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity," and to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea M. Ghez "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy." (CBC)

Oct
06
War / Conflict / Security

The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to Roger Penrose "for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity,"

The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to Roger Penrose "for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity," and to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea M. Ghez "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy." (CBC)

Oct
09
War / Conflict / Security

War in Afghanistan Taliban insurgency October 2020 Afghanistan attacks The Taliban kills four Afghan soldiers and four police officers in Aliabad District, Kund

War in Afghanistan Taliban insurgency October 2020 Afghanistan attacks The Taliban kills four Afghan soldiers and four police officers in Aliabad District, Kunduz Province. Five soldiers and two police are also injured in the attack. In Helmand Province, the Taliban kills at least three security forces and injures another three. (TOLOnews)

Oct
09
War / Conflict / Security

2020 Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme "for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to be

2020 Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme "for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict." (CNN)

Oct
09
War / Conflict / Security

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme "for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme "for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict." (CNN)

Oct
09
War / Conflict / Security

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to a ceasefire in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh effective 03:00 a.m.

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to a ceasefire in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh effective 03:00 a.m. local time, following Russian-brokered peace talks in Moscow. However, fighting continues and both sides accuse each other of violating the agreement. (BBC News)

Oct
10
War / Conflict / Security

War in Afghanistan October 2020 Afghanistan attacks A bomb kills at least five people and injures another nine in Grishk District, Helmand Province.

War in Afghanistan October 2020 Afghanistan attacks A bomb kills at least five people and injures another nine in Grishk District, Helmand Province. (TOLOnews) A bus hits a roadside bomb, killing two people and injuring another ten in Shindand District, Herat Province. (TOLOnews)

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