A tourist is killed and another is injured in a shark attack at a resort in Marsa Alam, Egypt. (Al Arabiya)
Sudanese civil war Battle of Khartoum Seven civilians are killed and several others are injured in a Sudanese Armed Forces strike on residential areas in the southern part of Khartoum, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
Syrian civil war Fall of the Assad regime Syrian mass graves Three mass graves associated with the Assad regime are discovered in Al-Qabou, Homs Governorate, Syria. (SOHR) Operation Dawn of Freedom, Yazidi genocide The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that a humanitarian crisis has developed in Manbij District, Aleppo Governorate, following its capture by Turkish-backed Syrian National Army forces and Turkish artillery fire, leading to continuous water scarcity, power outages, and basic needs shortages. (SOHR)
Battle of Khartoum Seven civilians are killed and several others are injured in a Sudanese Armed Forces strike on residential areas in the southern part of Khartoum, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
Seven civilians are killed and several others are injured in a Sudanese Armed Forces strike on residential areas in the southern part of Khartoum, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
Germany's federal prosecutor charges an Iraqi couple, allegedly members of the Islamic State, with enslavement, torture, and war crimes, after they allegedly kept two Yazidi girls as slaves and sexually and physically abused them. (DW)
Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. Ukraine says that many of those released by Russia are soldiers captured during the Siege of Mariupol in 2022. (BBC News)
Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. Ukraine says that many of those released by Russia are soldiers captured during the Siege of Mariupol in 2022. (BBC News)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. Ukraine says that many of those released by Russia are soldiers captured during the Siege of Mariupol in 2022. (BBC News)
Yazidi genocide Germany's federal prosecutor charges an Iraqi couple, allegedly members of the Islamic State, with enslavement, torture, and war crimes, after they allegedly kept two Yazidi girls as slaves and sexually and physically abused them. (DW)
Israeli invasion of Syria Israel Defense Forces operating in the Syrian side of the 1974 buffer zone, in Quneitra Governorate, advance into the Syrian town of Madinat al-Baath. (The Times of Israel)
Somali Civil War, Puntland military offensives into ISIS Ten Islamic State militants are killed by Puntland forces in an attempted attack involving suicide bombers on a military base in Dharjaale, Bari, Puntland, Somalia. This comes after the semi-autonomous region of Puntland announced a military offensive against the Islamic State and Al-Shabaab. (Garowe Online) (Reuters) (Idil News)
War against the Islamic State Opération Chammal The French Air Force conducts airstrikes against several Islamic State targets in Syria. (Le Parisien) Somali Civil War, Puntland military offensives into ISIS Ten Islamic State militants are killed by Puntland forces in an attempted attack involving suicide bombers on a military base in Dharjaale, Bari, Puntland, Somalia. This comes after the semi-autonomous region of Puntland announced a military offensive against the Islamic State and Al-Shabaab. (Garowe Online) (Reuters) (Idil News)
2024 Ecuadorian conflict An Ecuadorian judge issues arrest warrants for 16 soldiers accused of the disappearance and murder of four children in Guayaquil after genetic tests confirm the charred remains found near a military base belong to the missing victims. (AP)
A military tribunal in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, sentences 13 soldiers to death for charges including murder, looting, and cowardice, following territorial losses attributed to desertion during the conflict. (Reuters)
An Ecuadorian judge issues arrest warrants for 16 soldiers accused of the disappearance and murder of four children in Guayaquil after genetic tests confirm the charred remains found near a military base belong to the missing victims. (AP)
Kivu conflict, Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo A military tribunal in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, sentences 13 soldiers to death for charges including murder, looting, and cowardice, following territorial losses attributed to desertion during the conflict. (Reuters)
Ten Islamic State militants are killed by Puntland forces in an attempted attack involving suicide bombers on a military base in Dharjaale, Bari, Puntland, Somalia. This comes after the semi-autonomous region of Puntland announced a military offensive against the Islamic State and Al-Shabaab. (Garowe Online) (Reuters) (Idil News)
Opération Chammal The French Air Force conducts airstrikes against several Islamic State targets in Syria. (Le Parisien)
The French Air Force conducts airstrikes against several Islamic State targets in Syria. (Le Parisien)
Ongoing wars, regional conflict, and security crises remained among the most important global issues of 2024.
