Two Hezbollah militants and killed and six injured in Israeli airstrikes on "Hezbollah military command centers" in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley. (Reuters)
Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Two people are killed and at least eight others are injured in a Russian drone attack on an apartment building in Sumy. (The Kyiv Independent)
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War The European Union agrees to provide an additional €5 billion to their Ukrainian military aid fund. (Reuters)
Operation Atalanta The European Union's counter-piracy mission says that one of its warships is currently shadowing the hijacked Bangladeshi bulk carrier Abdullah as it sails toward the coast of Somalia. At least 23 crew members are being held hostage by pirates on the ship. (AP)
Piracy off the coast of Somalia Operation Atalanta The European Union's counter-piracy mission says that one of its warships is currently shadowing the hijacked Bangladeshi bulk carrier Abdullah as it sails toward the coast of Somalia. At least 23 crew members are being held hostage by pirates on the ship. (AP)
The European Union's counter-piracy mission says that one of its warships is currently shadowing the hijacked Bangladeshi bulk carrier Abdullah as it sails toward the coast of Somalia. At least 23 crew members are being held hostage by pirates on the ship. (AP)
Two people are killed and at least eight others are injured in a Russian drone attack on an apartment building in Sumy. (The Kyiv Independent)
The European Union agrees to provide an additional €5 billion to their Ukrainian military aid fund. (Reuters)
Israel–Hamas war March 2024 Kuwait Roundabout attacks At least 20 people are killed and 155 are injured at a food distribution point in the Kuwait Roundabout. (CNN)
Somali civil war 2024 Mogadishu SYL Hotel attack and siege An al-Shabaab member blows himself up outside a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing three guards and two security forces. Six gunmen then stormed the hotel in 13-hour siege, causing a gunfight with the army in which three soldiers and the six attackers are killed. Twenty-seven other people are wounded. (Al Jazeera) (NDTV)
2024 Mogadishu SYL Hotel attack and siege An al-Shabaab member blows himself up outside a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing three guards and two security forces. Six gunmen then stormed the hotel in 13-hour siege, causing a gunfight with the army in which three soldiers and the six attackers are killed. Twenty-seven other people are wounded. (Al Jazeera) (NDTV)
An al-Shabaab member blows himself up outside a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing three guards and two security forces. Six gunmen then stormed the hotel in 13-hour siege, causing a gunfight with the army in which three soldiers and the six attackers are killed. Twenty-seven other people are wounded. (Al Jazeera) (NDTV)
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine A civilian is killed and three others are injured by airstrikes launched by Ukraine in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. (TASS)
March 2024 Kuwait Roundabout attacks At least 20 people are killed and 155 are injured at a food distribution point in the Kuwait Roundabout. (CNN)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine A civilian is killed and three others are injured by airstrikes launched by Ukraine in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. (TASS) Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis Russian-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine, say that shelling has hit critical infrastructure at the plant and that "such attacks are unacceptable". (Reuters)
Russian-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine, say that shelling has hit critical infrastructure at the plant and that "such attacks are unacceptable". (Reuters)
The SPLA reportedly attacked Moroccan army headquarters in the Al-Mahbas sector. (Sahrawi Press Service)
Western Sahara conflict Western Saharan clashes The SPLA reportedly attacked Moroccan army headquarters in the Al-Mahbas sector. (Sahrawi Press Service)
Western Saharan clashes The SPLA reportedly attacked Moroccan army headquarters in the Al-Mahbas sector. (Sahrawi Press Service)
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis Russian-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine, say that shelling has hit critical infrastructure at the plant and that "such attacks are unacceptable". (Reuters)
A civilian is killed and three others are injured by airstrikes launched by Ukraine in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. (TASS)
A Royal Air Force plane carrying UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and several journalists has its GPS signals jammed while flying near Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Mobile phone signals were also jammed during the flight. The Russian military is suspected of being behind the jamming. (BBC News)
Iraq's National Security Council formally bans the Kurdistan Workers' Party following a high-level meeting between Iraqi and Turkish officials in Baghdad, Iraq. (Al Monitor)
Russia–United Kingdom relations A Royal Air Force plane carrying UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and several journalists has its GPS signals jammed while flying near Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Mobile phone signals were also jammed during the flight. The Russian military is suspected of being behind the jamming. (BBC News)
The Netherlands awards a contract to French defense firm Naval Group to build its Orka-class submarines. The new submarines will replace the aging Walrus-class submarine fleet. (Le Monde)
At least 20 people are killed and at least 73 others are injured in a Russian double tap missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine. (CNN)
Odesa strikes At least 20 people are killed and at least 73 others are injured in a Russian double tap missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine. (CNN)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Odesa strikes At least 20 people are killed and at least 73 others are injured in a Russian double tap missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine. (CNN)
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia says that two civilians have been killed by Ukrainian shelling in the city of Belgorod. (AP)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia says that two civilians have been killed by Ukrainian shelling in the city of Belgorod. (AP)
A drone reportedly hits a military base in Transnistria, destroying an Mi-8 helicopter. (The Kyiv Independent)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Northern Ukraine skirmishes Ukraine says that three Russian sabotage groups have been intercepted in Sumy Oblast. (The Kyiv Independent)
Transnistria conflict A drone reportedly hits a military base in Transnistria, destroying an Mi-8 helicopter. (The Kyiv Independent)
Israel–Hamas war Siege of Gaza City Dozens of people are killed in an Israeli attack on the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The Israeli military claims that twenty Hamas militants were killed, including a senior figure of the group. (NOS) (BBC News) Al Jazeera Arabic reporter Ismail al-Ghoul is arrested by Israeli forces at Al-Shifa hospital, with the network joined by journalist advocacy groups in denouncing his arrest. (Al Jazeera)
Dozens of people are killed in an Israeli attack on the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The Israeli military claims that twenty Hamas militants were killed, including a senior figure of the group. (NOS) (BBC News)
Gang war in Haiti The bodies of at least twelve people are discovered in the neighborhood of Pétion-Ville, in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. The perpetrators of the killings are unknown. (Al Jazeera)
Siege of Gaza City Dozens of people are killed in an Israeli attack on the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The Israeli military claims that twenty Hamas militants were killed, including a senior figure of the group. (NOS) (BBC News) Al Jazeera Arabic reporter Ismail al-Ghoul is arrested by Israeli forces at Al-Shifa hospital, with the network joined by journalist advocacy groups in denouncing his arrest. (Al Jazeera)
Nigerian bandit conflict Around 80 people are kidnapped by unknown bandits near Kajuru Station, Kaduna State, Nigeria. (BBC News)
Former Mississippi sheriff's deputy Hunter Elward is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for his role in torturing two men in January 2023. (CBS News)
Israel announces the death of senior Hamas military leader Marwan Issa, following an airstrike on a tunnel complex last week, making Issa the highest ranking Hamas official killed in the war so far. (BBC News)
Israel–Hamas war Israel announces the death of senior Hamas military leader Marwan Issa, following an airstrike on a tunnel complex last week, making Issa the highest ranking Hamas official killed in the war so far. (BBC News)
Rankin County torture incident Former Mississippi sheriff's deputy Hunter Elward is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for his role in torturing two men in January 2023. (CBS News)
Somali Civil War Two Somali National Army airstrikes kill 39 alleged al-Shabaab militants in Afgooye, Somalia. (Horseed Media)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia claims to have captured the village of Orlivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Anadolu Agency)
Two Somali National Army airstrikes kill 39 alleged al-Shabaab militants in Afgooye, Somalia. (Horseed Media)
Gang war in Haiti Gangs attack the neighborhood of Pétion-Ville in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing at least five people. (The Washington Post) The United States evacuates its citizens by helicopter as fighting spreads. (The Guardian)
Mexican drug war Twelve bodies are found in Mexico, five inside a truck in the municipality of Villa Corona, Jalisco and seven in Sonora. (El Universal)
A Russian missile strike kills at least five people and injures eight others in an industrial area of Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Eight Balochistan Liberation Army gunmen are killed after trying to storm Gwadar's port in the Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Two security guards are also wounded in the gunfight, which lasted for two hours. (Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in Balochistan Eight Balochistan Liberation Army gunmen are killed after trying to storm Gwadar's port in the Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Two security guards are also wounded in the gunfight, which lasted for two hours. (Al Jazeera)
Kharkiv strikes A Russian missile strike kills at least five people and injures eight others in an industrial area of Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Kharkiv strikes A Russian missile strike kills at least five people and injures eight others in an industrial area of Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Three Jenin Brigades militants are killed during an airstrike against a vehicle by Israel in Jenin, Palestine. (Al Mayadeen)
At least one civilian is killed and four others are injured in a Russian ballistic missile attack on Mykolaiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Kyiv strikes Russia launches a massive attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region with ballistic and cruise missiles, injuring at least 17 people. (CNN)
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) The Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches drone attacks on Kiryat Shmona Airport and Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. (Mehr News Agency) (Islamic Republic News Agency)
Mykolaiv strikes At least one civilian is killed and four others are injured in a Russian ballistic missile attack on Mykolaiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Russia launches a massive attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region with ballistic and cruise missiles, injuring at least 17 people. (CNN)
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches drone attacks on Kiryat Shmona Airport and Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. (Mehr News Agency) (Islamic Republic News Agency)
2024 East Java earthquakes A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Bawean, East Java, Indonesia, causing severe damage. (Detik)
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Bawean, East Java, Indonesia, causing severe damage. (Detik)
At least 135 people, including two attackers, are killed and more than 140 others are injured in a mass shooting at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia, with the building subsequently catching on fire following an explosion. The perpetrators remain at large after escaping in a vehicle. (Baza) (Meduza) (Baza 2) (Reuters)
Gang war in Haiti Prominent Haitian gang leader Ti Greg, who escaped from prison earlier this month, is shot dead by police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Sky News)
The Dnieper Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia is hit by a missile causing extensive damage and a large fire. A trolleybus initially reported as carrying civilians was destroyed in the attack, later confirmed to have been empty apart from the driver who was killed. Shelling also damages one of the two power lines connected to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. (The Guardian) (The Kyiv Independent)
The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack in a statement issued by its official Amaq News Agency. (CNN)
Moro conflict The Philippines announces that Islamic terrorist group Abu Sayyaf has been "fully dismantled", bringing an end to the decades-long jihadist insurgency. Twenty members of the group remain in Sulu and Basilan provinces, and negotiations are ongoing for their surrender. (Atlas News) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Nigerian bandit conflict Fourteen people are rescued from kidnappers by Nigerian forces and local vigilante groups in Katsina State, Nigeria. (Channels TV)
Russia launches dozens of ballistic missiles at Ukrainian cities for a second consecutive day with reports of power outages in Kharkiv after critical infrastructure was damaged. At least eight missile strikes on Zaporizhzhia are reported, while a "critical infrastructure object" is damaged in Vinnytsia. More than a million people are left without power across Ukraine due to the strikes, with five people killed and dozens more reportedly injured. (BBC News) (U.S. News & World Report)
The Philippines announces that Islamic terrorist group Abu Sayyaf has been "fully dismantled", bringing an end to the decades-long jihadist insurgency. Twenty members of the group remain in Sulu and Basilan provinces, and negotiations are ongoing for their surrender. (Atlas News) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Somali civil war 2024 Busley army base attack Al-Shabaab insurgents storm a Somali military base in Lower Shabelle, killing seven soldiers, including the commander of the base, while ten al-Shabaab fighters are reportedly killed in the ensuing shootout. (Reuters)
2024 Busley army base attack Al-Shabaab insurgents storm a Somali military base in Lower Shabelle, killing seven soldiers, including the commander of the base, while ten al-Shabaab fighters are reportedly killed in the ensuing shootout. (Reuters)
Crimea attacks The Ukrainian Air Force launches a wave of airstrikes across Crimea, with several explosions reported in Sevastopol. Russian officials say at least ten missiles have been shot down over the peninsula, and that at least two civilians have been injured. (NDTV)
Crocus City Hall attack The death toll from yesterday's terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia, increases to at least 137 people. Russian authorities report that 11 suspects, including the four assailants, have been arrested. (Reuters) (The Moscow Times)
The death toll from yesterday's terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia, increases to at least 137 people. Russian authorities report that 11 suspects, including the four assailants, have been arrested. (Reuters) (The Moscow Times)
A Houthi missile hits Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned and operated oil tanker Huang Pu. It suffers minimal damage and a fire on board is quickly extinguished. No casualties are reported, and the vessel resumes its course. (X) (Newsweek) (Marine Log)
