Wars in the World

Wars and Main Events on 2015

• January

  • 01

    • Somalia: Somali army captures Daynunay town, a stronghold of al-Shabaab group

    • Pakistan: Pakistan targets indian posts hours after 5 die in cross-border firing

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burmese army launched attacks on Kachin local volunteers

  • 02

    • Iraq: 15 ISIS members killed by Kurdish joint forces in Sinjar

    • Cameroon: Boko Haram militants attack in Cameroon kills 11 people

  • 03

    • Syria: Rebels kill 19 people in Aleppo

    • Libya: Militants kill 18 soldiers in attack on check-point in Giofra

  • 04

    • Iraq: Islamic State in Iraq and Sham (ISIS) militants capture 170 youths in Kirkuk

  • 05

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram seizes army base in northeast Nigeria

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims yesterday’s deadly attack in Mogadishu

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: UN and DR Congo soldiers capture several National Liberation Forces (FNL) rebel bases near Burundi

  • 06

    • Burundi: At least 100 rebels killed in Burundi attack by a rebel group

    • Syria: Kurdish fighters capture key area in Kobane after heavy fighting with Islamic State militants

  • 07

    • Mali: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) militants claim attack on Nampala army base that killed at least 8 soldiers

    • Yemen: 40 killed and wounded in carbomb blast at police college in Sanaa

    • France: At least 12 dead in Islamist terror attack at satirical French publication Charlie Hebdo

  • 08

    • Central African Republic: Senior Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander surrenders to US troops

    • Iraq: Islamic State (IS) militants launch a major attack on Samarra

  • 09

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram massacres 2.000 people in attack on Baga, city burnt to the ground

    • Niger: Niger will not help retake nigerian town of Baga from Boko Haram

    • Ukraine: Militants shelled Ukrainian positions 34 times last night

  • 10

    • France: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claims responsibility for Paris terror attack

    • Iraq: Dozens of ISIS terrorists killed in shelling and battles in Anbar

  • 11

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram suicide bomber girl of 10 years old blows herself up in Maiduguri

    • Iraq: 24 members of Kurdish security forces killed in clashes with Islamic State (ISIS) in Gwer

  • 12

    • Libya: Air raids against Fajr Libya rebel bases

    • India: 39 National Democratic Front of Bodoland NDFB(S) (Songbijit faction) militants arrested after December massacre

  • 13

    • Cameroon: Army killed 143 Boko Haram fighters in military base attack

    • France: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) threatens France with more attacks

  • 14

    • Sudan: Army claims it recaptured 4 areas from rebels in South Kordofan and North Darfur

    • Egypt: Egyptian security forces kill 7 militants in restive Sinai

  • 15

    • Syria: Army kills over 40 terrorists and destroys arms depots in Daraa countryside

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters launch fierce attacks across Iraq

    • Puntland: Militants kill a soldier in Puntland

  • 16

    • Somalia: Somalia readies for fresh attack on al-Shabaab militants

    • Ukraine: 6 Ukrainian soldiers killed, fighting rage with separatists at Donetsk airport

  • 17

    • Libya: UN announced a ceasefire between warring factions in Libya

    • Burma-Myanmar: Fighting resumed between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burma army in Kachin and Shan states

  • 18

    • Mali: Jihadists strike two towns in Mali killing at least 4 people

    • Iraq: Islamic State members release 350 members of Yazidi minority in northern Iraq

  • 19

    • Israel: 6 Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli strike

    • Ukraine: Ukrainian troops retake most of Donetsk airport

    • Yemen: Yemen reaches ceasefire deal with Houthis rebels after fierce clashes in Sanaa

  • 20

    • Syria: Kurdish fighters capture strategic Kobane hilltop killing 11 Islamic State militants

    • Ukraine: Fighting intensifies in Donetsk and Luhansk regions

    • Yemen: Houthi rebels take presidential palace and shelled president’s residence

  • 21

    • Burma-Myanmar: Residents trapped in Kachin State as fighting intensify

    • Philippines: Philippine army kill 3 Abu Sayyaf militants

    • Ukraine: Russia sends 9.000 troops into Ukraine, says Petro Poroshenko

  • 22

    • Afghanistan: Defense Ministry says 23 taliban killed in latest Afghan army operations

    • Ukraine: Donetsk airport falls into hands of pro-Russia separatists

  • 23

    • Sudan: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-N) captures new position in South Kordofan

    • Syria: Air strikes kill 32 civilians in a rebel-held village near Damascus

  • 24

    • Ukraine: Ukraine rebel forces to advance against Kiev’s troops, rebel leader says

    • Lebanon: 8 Lebanese soldiers killed in clash with Syrian Islamist rebels close to Syria

  • 25

    • Ukraine: Dozens killed in Ukraine port city of Mariupol attacked by rebels

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks city of Maiduguri, dozens killed

    • Pakistan: 35 militants killed by airstrikes in North Waziristan

  • 26

    • Philippines: Troops clash with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels, 30 police commandos killed

  • 27

    • Syria: Kobane under full control of Kurdish fighters, Islamic State jihadists expelled

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces claim victory over Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Diyala

  • 28

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burma army continue after 3 policemen released

    • Israel: Israel hits Syrian military positions in response to rocket fire

    • Israel: Antitank missile hits Israeli military vehicle along Lebanese border, claimed by Quneitra Martyrs Brigade

  • 29

    • Nigeria: Scores killed by Boko Haram in renewed attacks on villages in Adamawa State

    • Sudan: Sudanese army suffered historic defeat in South Kordofan by Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N)

    • Chad: Chadian army captures Malumfatori Nigerian town from Boko Haram militants

  • 30

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Army in new offensive against Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels

    • Egypt: Sinai Province, the Islamic State Egypt wing, claims attacks that killed 27 people

    • Ukraine: Pro-russian rebels overrun Vuhlehirsk town in east

    • Iraq: Kurdish Peshmerga forces repel ISIS attack, killed 30 militants western Mosul

  • 31

    • Syria: Al-Nusra Front attacks Hazm Movement rebels in Aleppo

    • Chad: 123 Boko Haram militants and 3 Chad soldiers killed in Cameroon

    • Ukraine: 15 Ukrainian soldiers killed by rebels in past 24 hours

• February

  • 01

    • Afghanistan: 32 rebels killed in nationwide military offensives

    • Burma-Myanmar: Battles rage in Kachin and northern Shan State between Kachin Independence Army and Burmese army

  • 02

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram fighters launch fresh assault on Maiduguri

    • South Sudan: South Sudan president signs cease-fire agreement with rebel leader

    • Ukraine: Donetsk militants say they will have army of 100,000 men

  • 03

    • Yemen: At least 10 people killed in attacks led by Ansar al-Sharia

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) loses key Iraqi city to government forces

  • 04

    • Chad: Chadian troops take over Nigeria’s Gamboru town from Boko Haram rebels

    • Ukraine: Militants still launching artillery attacks on village of Pisky

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab gunmen attack Bossaso Police station

  • 05

    • Libya: Violent clashes between army and Fajr Dawn militia kill 16 soldiers near town of Derna

    • Syria: Jaysh al-Islam rebel group claims responsibility for Damascus shelling

    • Syria: Jordanian airstrikes kill 55 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants

  • 06

    • Libya: Libyan army retakes Benghazi port from Islamist militants

    • Egypt: Army airstrikes kill 27 militants of Sinai Province rebel group in Sinai

    • Niger: Boko Haram militants attack military base in Niger

  • 07

    • Syria: Syrian Kurds of Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) seize dozens of villages from Islamic State militants

  • 08

    • Yemen: After taking power, Houthi Shiite rebels criticized for their coup d’etat as protests grow

    • Niger: Boko Haram stages new assault on Diffa town

  • 09

    • Ukraine: 45 Ukrainian soldiers killed in past 24 hours

    • Syria: ISIS pulls some forces and hardware from Aleppo

  • 10

    • Libya: Libyan army says has retaken main military base in Benghazi from islamist fighters

    • Ukraine: Azov Battalion spearheads Ukrainian counter-offensive

    • Egypt: 17 terrorists killed by egyptian armed forces in Sinai

  • 11

    • Burma-Myanmar: Battles rage between allied ethnic forces and burmese army in Lau Kai

    • Somalia: Somali troops clashed with Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamaah Sufi fighters

    • South Sudan: Heavy fighting between army and rebel forces in Unity State

    • Ukraine: Militants offensive kills 19 Ukrainian soldiers near Debaltseve

  • 12

    • Syria: Syrian army makes fresh progress in southern front

    • Belarus: Ukraine cease-fire deal signed at Minsk summit

    • Somaliland: Somaliland army repulse attack of gunmen led by Sultan Wabar in Qolujeed

  • 13

    • Iraq: ISIS launches major offensive on Baghdadi district western Anbar province

    • Burma-Myanmar: 47 Government troops killed, tens of thousands flee from heavy fighting in Shan State

    • Libya: Islamic State (IS) militants take over radio stations in Sirte

  • 14

    • Pakistan: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants storm Shiite mosque in Peshawar, kill 18 and injure 60

    • Chad: Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants attack Chad for first time

    • Ukraine: Ukrainian soldiers eliminated about 100 terrorists last night

    • Yemen: At least 26 dead in clashes between Houthi fighters and al-Qaeda militants in al-Bayda city

  • 15

    • Nigeria: Military repels Boko Haram attack on Gombe

    • Ukraine: President Poroshenko orders ceasefire, shellings stop in line with pact

    • Iraq: Iraqi army re-take Baghdadi town from Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Anbar province

  • 16

    • Pakistan: 15 militants killed by security forces in Pakistan

    • Egypt: Egypt strikes Islamic State targets in Libya

  • 17

    • Nigeria: Military takes back Monguno from Boko Haram

    • Ukraine: Russian-backed rebels claim to capture Debaltseve, key ukrainian town

  • 18

    • Afghanistan: 22 Afghan police killed by suicide bombers, Afghan Taliban group claimed attack

    • Iraq: Islamic State terrorists have burned alive 45 Iraqis in Al-Baghdadi town

    • Tunisia: Okba Ibn Nafaa militants kill 4 police in checkpoint attack

    • Egypt: Egyptian troops launch ground attack in Libya in Derna town in ISIS hands, capturing 55 militants

  • 19

    • Burma-Myanmar: Arakan Army (AA) involved in clashes with government army in Laukkai

    • Nigeria: Military kills 300 Boko Haram terrorists and liberates 11 communities

    • Ukraine: 14 Ukrainian troops killed and 172 injured in the fighting over past 24 hours

  • 20

    • Somaliland: Somaliland armed forces and Khaatumo militia clash near Buuhoodle

    • Mali: Malian government and 6 armed groups agree to cease hostilities

    • Libya: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants claim 3 car bombs in eastern Libya

  • 21

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for attack on Central hotel in Mogadishu that killed 20 people

    • Syria: Jabhat al-Nusra rebels recaptured key towns in Aleppo province

  • 22

    • Nigeria: Nigerian troops recapture Baga the town of Baga from Boko Haram

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burmese army kill over 100 civilians in Laukai

  • 23

    • Libya: Army kills 25 Ansar al Sharia pro-ISIS jihadists in Benghazi

  • 24

    • Burma-Myanmar: Around 50 Myanmar troops killed by Kokang rebels in weekend clashes

    • Iraq: Iraqi troops launch offensive on town of Baghdadi

  • 25

    • Syria: Army units kill many terrorists, including 50 in Hama and 30 ISIS members in Homs

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Army launches offensive against Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) Rwandan Hutu militants

  • 26

    • Sudan: Sudan People Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) rebels claims overran Armed Forces garrison near South Kordofan capital

    • Ukraine: Ukraine to begin moving heavy weapons away from front lines

  • 27

    • Syria: Coalition warplanes target Islamic State (IS/ISIS) militants in Christian villages northern Syria

    • Afghanistan: Clashes between ISIL and Taliban militants

  • 28

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram militants killed about 100 people in northern Nigeria

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants kill 4 soldiers in a Lahj province

• March

  • 01

    • Syria: Al-Nusra Front drove out Hazm Movement rebels from a military base near Aleppo

    • Libya: Isis withdraws from Derna, Libyan airstrikes on Ansar al Sharia sites

  • 02

    • Iraq: Peshmerga forces repel ISIL attack in Makhmuri

    • Iraq: Iraqi army launched offensive against Islamic State (IS) in Tikrit

  • 03

    • Burma-Myanmar: Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldiers and Government militia Border Guard Force (BGF) fight, one killed and two wounded

    • Libya: Libya forces hit airports in Tripoli and Misrata

  • 04

    • Afghanistan: 60 rebels eliminated by special forces in Zabul offensive

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 7 Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) Rwandan Hutu rebels killed in fighting

  • 05

    • Syria: Syrian rebels bomb Aleppo air force intelligence headquarters

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram gunmen kill 68 people in the village of Njaba

  • 06

    • Syria: Syrian or international coalition attack kills several al-Nusra Front leaders

  • 07

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces recapture town of Baghdadi

    • South Sudan: Troops and rebels clash after failed peace talks

  • 08

    • Ukraine: Terrorists shelled Avdiivka and unsuccessfully attacked Ukrainian army’s positions near Sokolnyky

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram joins Islamic State (ISIS)

    • Ukraine: Rebels claim withdrawal of heavy weapons under Minsk deal

    • Nigeria: Maiduguri multiple blasts kill 55 people, as army recovers two more local governments

  • 09

    • Nigeria: Chad and Niger launch joint military offensive against Boko Haram in Nigeria

    • Yemen: Yemen army base attacked by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants leaves 4 dead

  • 10

    • Libya: Fighting renewed near Sebha at Brak Al-Shatti airport and airbase site

    • Burma-Myanmar: Battles rage between TNLA rebels and army in Tarmonye and Manton

  • 11

    • Iraq: Iraqi army and volunteer forces enter Tikrit from multiple directions

    • Iraq: Peshmerga forces shell Islamic State (IS) bases on Khazir front north of Mosul

  • 12

    • Nigeria: Nigeria says that 36 towns have been retaken from Boko Haram

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants launch deadly attack on government offices in Baidoa

    • Syria: More than 50 soldiers and islamist terrorists dead in battle in Latakia province

  • 13

    • Libya: Islamic State (IS) claims responsibility for blast in Tripoli

    • Sudan: Army repels new Sudan People’s Liberation Movement - North (SPLM-N) rebel attack in South Kordofan

    • Iraq: Peshmerga Forces free several villages south of Kirkuk

  • 14

    • India: 5 People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army Maoists killed in encounter, claim Jharkhand Police

  • 15

    • China: China sends fighter jets to Burma border after bomb kills four people

    • Pakistan: 15 people killed in Taliban attack on Lahore churches, claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction

  • 16

    • Libya: Fighting between Battalion 166 militiaa and Libyan Islamic State branch

    • South Sudan: Clashes resume between government forces and SPLA-IO rebels in Upper Nile State

  • 17

    • Afghanistan: Army killed 10 militants affiliated with Islamic State in Helmand

    • Syria: Army kills dozen of al-Nusra Front and ISIS terrorists in airstrikes

  • 18

    • Iraq: Tikrit offensive stalled by Islamic State bombs

    • Tunisia: At least 8 killed in Tunisia museum attack

    • Tunisia: European Union foreign policy chief Mogherini blames Islamic State group for Tunisia attack

  • 19

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes intensify between army and Kokang rebels

    • Yemen: Airstrikes target presidential palace in the south, clashes at Aden airport

  • 20

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks town of Gamboru killing 11 people

    • Ukraine: Killed 3 separatist rebels in Shirokine

  • 21

    • Yemen: Suicide attacks at mosques by Sana Province group, an Islamic State affiliate, kill more than 130 people

  • 22

    • Libya: Libyan army battles militias near Tripoli as bombs strike city’s only airport

    • Pakistan: 80 terrorists killed and 100 others injured by army

  • 23

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels melt into forest in face of army offensive

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army launches airstrike on a Kachin rebel base, several burmese soldiers killed in clashes

  • 24

    • Ukraine: 7 people hurt in new clashes, rebels accused of Grad rockets attack

    • Yemen: Southerners prepare for Houthi rebel invasion

  • 25

    • Syria: New coalition called Army of Conquest launches offensive on Idlib

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram kidnap over 500 women and children in Damasak

  • 26

    • Yemen: Houthi rebels take key air base while president flees from Aden

    • Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia and Gulf region allies have launched air strikes in Yemen against Houthi militants

  • 27

    • Iraq: Iraqi troops launched final phase of the offensive on Tikrit

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram headquarters in Gwoza destroyed

  • 28

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants kill 7 people in Mogadishu hotel attack

  • 29

    • Syria: Rebels seize Idlib city from Assad forces

  • 30

    • Pakistan: 15 Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) militants killed in Khyber Agency province

  • 31

    • Burma-Myanmar: Fighting reported between Government troops and Arakan Army

    • Libya: Clashes between pro-government forces and Libya Dawn group in Bir al-Ghanam kill 5 militants

• April

  • 01

    • Iraq: Iraq says its forces recaptured Tikrit from Islamic State

    • Turkey: 2 DHKP-C group suspected assailants shot in attack on Istanbul police HQ

  • 02

    • Syria: Clashes between Islamic State and Aknaf Beit al-Maqdis, captured Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk

    • Kenya: Garissa University College death toll hits 15 after terror attack, claimed by al-Shabaab

    • Yemen: Dozens of foreign troops disembark at Aden port

  • 03

    • Kenya: Garissa University siege by al-Shabaab group ends with 152 students killed and 81 injured

    • Egypt: 5 security personnel and 15 terrorists killed in North Sinai clashes

    • Chad: Army says hundreds of Boko Haram militants and 9 soldiers killed in clashes

  • 04

    • India: 3 indian soldiers killed by National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) rebels in ambush in Arunachal Pradesh

    • Yemen: Tens killed in battles between pro-government tribes and Houthi rebels in South Yemen

  • 05

    • Syria: ISIS seizes 90 percent of Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus

  • 06

    • Ukraine: Six Ukrainian soldiers killed in east

    • Kenya: Kenya responds to Garissa attack bombing al-Shabaab bases in Somalia

    • Yemen: Clashes between rebels and loyalists kill more than 100 people as aid delayed

  • 07

    • Iraq: 1.700 dead soldiers killed by Islamic State found in mass grave in Tikrit

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2 soldiers killed by FDLR Rwandese rebels

  • 08

    • Tunisia: Four soldiers killed and six others wounded in a terrorist ambush

  • 09

    • Yemen: Fighting in Abyan governorate continues as anti-Houthi forces advance

    • Burma-Myanmar: 2 Burma army troops killed and 2 injured in fighting with Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)

  • 10

    • Syria: The Islamic battalions shell the regime positions in Aleppo and Idlib, while the clashes renew in al-Hasakah

    • Central African Republic: Seleka and Anti-Balaka rebel factions sign ceasefire agreement in Kenya

  • 11

    • Yemen: 40 Houthi militants killed by car bombing in Shabwah province

    • Syria: 152 ISIS members killed ny YPG/YPJ kurdish forces in 2 days near Til Temir village

    • Pakistan: Balochistan Liberation Front militants kill 20 sleeping workers of a dam

  • 12

    • Libya: 10 soldiers killed by islamist militants in clashes in Benghazi

    • Saudi Arabia: 500 yemeni Houthi militants killed in Jazan and Najran sectors in past 17 days

  • 13

    • Pakistan: US drones killed 50 militants of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)

    • India: Third attack in 3 days, Naxals rebels kill a policeman in Chhattisgarh

    • Egypt: Two bomb attacks in Sinai kill 13 people, claimed by Sinai Province group

  • 14

    • Sudan: Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N) shells South Kordofan Dilling town on elections day

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab launches deadly attack on Education Ministry

  • 15

    • Iraq: 10 killed in clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants in refinery near Baiji

  • 16

    • Colombia: 10 soldiers killed in southwest Colombia FARC attack

    • Burma-Myanmar: Battles between army and rebels of KIA and MNDAA rage in Shan State

  • 17

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda captures airport of Mukalla

    • Iraq: Thousands flee as Islamic State group advances on Ramadi

  • 18

    • Yemen: Intense airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition, al-Qaeda advances in east

    • Afghanistan: Twin blasts kill at least 37 people and injure 100 in Jalalabad, Islamic State terrorist group claims responsibility

  • 19

    • Libya: At least 21 people killed in fighting between Fajr Libya militia and pro-government forces in Tajoura

    • Iraq: Kurdistan Peshmerga recapture from Islamic State strategic areas after intense fight south of Kirkuk

  • 20

    • Syria: Syrian army pounds al-Nusra Front hideouts in Daraa, Quneitra and Idlib

    • Russia: Imarat Kavkaz terrorist group leader killed in anti-terrorism special operation in Dagestan

  • 21

    • Somalia: U.N. aid workers among six killed in al-Shabaab attack in Puntland

    • Syria: Syrian army makes major advances in Qalamoun region

  • 22

    • Saudi Arabia: International coalition declares successful end of Decisive Storm operation in Yemen

    • Afghanistan: Taliban militants announced start of spring offensive on April 24

  • 23

    • Pakistan: 22 terrorists killed in North Waziristan

    • Somaliland: Army units deployed in Taleeh to stop clashes between the two clans

  • 24

    • Nigeria: Nigerian troops forced to retreat from mined Boko Haram stronghold in Sambisa Forest

    • Israel: Israel Defence Forces strike targets in northern Gaza in retaliation of rocket fired by Hamas

  • 25

    • Burma-Myanmar: Arakan Army declared armed clashes in Kyauktaw Township

    • Syria: Conflicts in Syria rises as al-Nusra Front captures Jisr al-Shughur town

  • 26

    • Yemen: Aden hit by Coalition airstrikes amid fierce street battles between Houthi rebels and government militas

    • Niger: Boko Haram attacks Niger army base, military source warns of heavy losses

  • 27

    • Sudan: Sudanese army and rebels both claim victory in South Darfur battles

    • Israel: Israeli airstrikes target alleged militants on Syrian border

  • 28

    • Ukraine: Fightings intensify between army and rebels near Mariupol

    • Burma-Myanmar: Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldiers and Government troops fight in northern Karen State

  • 29

    • Nigeria: Army rescue nearly 300 women and girls from Boko Haram stronghold

  • 30

    • Afghanistan: 70 militants killed by security forces in Khanjar operation in Ghazni province

    • Sudan: Al Bashir threatens to invade South Sudan and disarm Darfur rebel movements

• May

  • 01

    • Mali: Clashes between army and Tuareg rebels leave 19 dead in Lere town

    • Burma-Myanmar: Mongla rebels say that full control of region brought development

  • 02

    • Saudi Arabia: 3 Saudi troops and dozens of Yemeni rebels killed in border clashes

  • 03

    • Pakistan: Army air strikes kill 44 militants in Khyber Agency in North Waziristan

    • Iraq: Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists kills 300 Yazidi captives west of Mosul

  • 04

    • India: National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants gun down 8 Assam Rifles men near Myanmar border

    • Sudan: Sudan Liberation Movement - Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) rebels say inflected heavy losses on Sudanese militiamen in North Darfur

  • 05

    • Yemen: Pro Hadi forces retake Aden airport

    • Yemen: New fighting along Yemen border closes schools and airports

  • 06

    • Niger: Thousands flee from Boko Haram in Niger

    • Sudan: Israeli fighter jets strike Sudan

  • 07

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2 Tanzanian UN peacekeepers killed and 13 others injured by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels

    • Afghanistan: Government forces defend Kunduz from talibans that are fighting with foreign jihadists

  • 08

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader killed in a US strike in Yemen

  • 09

    • Burma-Myanmar: 2 fighter jets bomb KIA rebel positions near Nam Lim Pa

    • India: 250 villagers abducted by Naxals rebels in Chhattisgarh on eve of PM Modi’s visit

    • Macedonia: Intensified fighting between police and armed insurgents in Kumanovo

  • 10

    • South Sudan: Renewed clashes between rebels and government troops force thousands of people to flee

    • Yemen: Houthi rebels agree to five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by Saudi Arabia

  • 11

    • Syria: Syrian troops attack Jisr al-Shughour town recently captured by militants

    • Central African Republic: 10 armed groups sign peace deal with government

    • Macedonia: In Kumanovo albanian guerrillas behind armed attack

  • 12

    • Ukraine: Fighting continue in combat zone hotspots, military spokesman says

    • Iraq: Peshmerga forces thwart Islamic State (IS) attack in Shingal

  • 13

    • Afghanistan: Security forces liberate Jawand district from Talibans

  • 14

    • Burundi: Military declares coup d’etat, with president out of the country

    • Iraq: ISIS No. 2 leader Abu Alaa al-Afri killed in airstrike, Iraq army says

  • 15

    • Mali: At least 4 killed fresh clashes between Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) members and pro-government militias in the north

    • Nigeria: Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri

    • Libya: Shelling in Benghazi kills 8 people, including 7 children

  • 16

    • Iraq: Islamic State (IS) extremists capture Ramadi government headquarters

  • 17

    • Syria: Abu Sayyaf, key ISIS figure in Syria, killed in U.S. Special Operations forces raid

    • South Sudan: Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) rebels claim capture of Malakal

  • 18

    • Iraq: Ramadi has fallen, ISIS seizes key Iraqi city after troops fled

    • Saudi Arabia: Saudi forces respond to Yemeni Houthi rebels cross-border fire

    • Iraq: Shiite forces in Iraq mobilize to retake Ramadi from Islamic State (IS)

  • 19

    • Libya: Tripoli forces clash with Islamic State (IS) militants in Sirte

    • South Sudan: Army halts offensive to capture rebel headquarters

  • 20

    • Syria: Rebels seize Syrian regime’s key military base in Idlib province

    • Pakistan: 13 terrorists killed in North Waziristan airstrikes

  • 21

    • Syria: Islamic State seizes ancient Syrian city of Palmyra

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram loses 10 more camps in army hands in Sambisa forest

  • 22

    • Mali: At least 6 civilians killed in fighting between pro-government GATIA militia and CMA rebel coalition

    • Colombia: At least 18 FARC rebels killed in army airstrikes

  • 23

    • Saudi Arabia: Najd Province, ISIS affiliate, claims responsibility for suicide attack on Shiite mosque

    • South Sudan: SPLM/SPLA rebels claim capture of Mundri town, officials deny

    • Mali: Coordination of Movements of Azawad (CMA) rebels say captured 19 soldiers

  • 24

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants capture four townships in southern Somalia

    • Yemen: Saudi-led warplanes launched a fresh wave of air strikes across Yemen

  • 25

    • Iraq: ISIS captures Iraq-Syria border while Iraqi forces launch counterattack, retaken town of Husaybah

    • Burma-Myanmar: Fighter jets continue to bombard Kachin Independent Army rebel positions

  • 26

    • Afghanistan: 68 people wounded in Zabul suicide attack, claim talibans

    • Iraq: Iraq launches military operation to drive Islamic State (IS) extremists out from Anbar

    • Yemen: Pro-government forces retake city of Dhale from Houthi Shiite rebels

  • 27

    • Colombia: FARC leader Ramón Ruiz killed in Colombian Air Force bombing

    • Israel: Israel launches airstrike on Gaza after rocket attack

  • 28

    • Yemen: The Saudi-led coalition targets the special security headquarters in Sana’a

  • 29

    • Syria: Jaish al Fateh rebels capture last Syrian town of Ariha in Idlib province

    • Libya: 166 Battalion militia says that ISIS affiliate in Libya takes civilian airport in Sirte

  • 30

    • Pakistan: Terrorists kill 20 people after kidnapping 35 passengers in Mastung

  • 31

    • Afghanistan: Afghan National Army airstrikes leave several Islamic State (IS) and Taliban fighters dead

• June

  • 01

    • Mali: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) islamists claim two attacks against UN in Mali

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters kill 33 Iraqi soldiers in Anbar ambush

  • 02

    • Somalia: 50 killed in Somali-Ethiopian border clashes

    • Ethiopia: Ogaden National Liberation Front rebels capture Ethiopian allied fighters after fighting in southeast

  • 03

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram terrorists launch fresh attack on Maiduguri, army has repelled them

  • 04

    • Ukraine: Army accuses pro-Russian rebels of launching a large scale offensive

    • India: 20 Indian soldiers killed and several others injured in ambush by Manipur rebels

  • 05

    • Iran: Iran deploys 15.000 troops in Syria to support Assad

  • 06

    • South Sudan: South Sudanese rebels capture oilfields in Unity state

    • Libya: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants seize another town

  • 07

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces repel ISIS assaults

    • Afghanistan: Intense fighting under way as Afghan forces try to retake Yamgan district from talibans

  • 08

    • Somalia: Ahlu Sunnah Waljama’a moderate Islamist rebels seize control of Dhusamareb town

    • Pakistan: Clashes between army and militants, 26 killed

  • 09

    • India: NSCN-K Nagaland militants attack Assam Rifles camp in Arunachal

    • Syria: Southern Front alliance rebels say they capture major base from army near Deraa

  • 10

    • Yemen: Army and Popular Committees storm Saudi military site at border

    • Burma-Myanmar: Indian army attacks insurgents along Burma border

  • 11

    • South Sudan: Revolutionary Movement for National Salvation (REMNASA) rebels ambush government troops in Western Equatoria State, 5 dead

    • Mali: Suspected Islamist militants attack police base in Misseni

  • 12

    • Libya: Shura Council of Darna’s Jihadists militants attack ISIS affiliate after their leader killed

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram extremists attack 6 villages killing 37 people

  • 13

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kokang rebels of Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) declare unilateral cease-fire with Myanmar troops

    • Afghanistan: Talibans attack police post in Helmand province killing 17 policemen

  • 14

    • Iraq: Popular Mobilisation Front shiite militia prepares for battle to take back Falluja

    • Pakistan: Airstrikes army kill 20 militants in Datta Khel in North Waziristan

    • Syria: Syrian Kurdish YPG militia gain ground against Islamic State (IS) in Syria

    • Somaliland: Somaliland and Puntland are massing troops on border for a new war

  • 15

    • Yemen: Houthi forces seize al-Hazm city near Saudi border

    • Libya: US airstrike kills 7 Ansar Al-Sharia terror suspects including Al-Mourabitoun group leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar

  • 16

    • Yemen: Killed Nasser Al-Wuhayshi leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

    • Syria: Kurdish YPG militia seize Tal Abyad from Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) fighters

  • 17

    • Syria: 34 people dead and 190 wounded by rockets fired by rebels in Aleppo

    • Burma-Myanmar: Fresh fighting between army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Hpakant force 100 villagers to flee

  • 18

    • Yemen: Suicide bombers target Shiite rebels in Yemeni capital

    • Afghanistan: Casualties in clashes between security forces and rebels in Helmand and Wardak provinces

  • 19

    • Chad: After Chadian air strikes on Boko Haram bases in Nigeria, rebels attack 2 Niger villages

  • 20

    • Yemen: Heavy airstrikes across Yemen kill Houthis Shiite rebels and 10 civilians

    • Philippines: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebel group starts to disarm

  • 21

    • Egypt: Government forces kill 15 Velayat Sinai militants in Sinai Peninsula

    • Mali: Malian rebel alliance Coordination of Movements of Azawad (CMA) signs peace deal with government

  • 22

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants attack Somali army base in Mogadishu

  • 23

    • Afghanistan: Taliban attack on Kabul parliament repelled, attackers killed

    • Libya: Tripoli forces hit Islamic State fighters with air strikes

  • 24

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces repel Islamic State attack in Anbar Province

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab attack on UAE embassy convoy kills 6 people

  • 25

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram militants kill 42 people in Borno State

  • 26

    • Syria: Islamic State attacks border town of Kobane in new offensive

    • Tunisia: Terror attacks on 3 continents, including 28 people killed at Tunisia hotel

  • 27

    • Somalia: At least 50 African Union soldiers killed in assault by al-Shabaab rebels

    • Syria: Kurdish forces drive Islamic State (IS) fighters out of Kobane

  • 28

    • Mali: Massina Liberation Front fighters attack Nara town, 11 people dead

  • 29

    • Pakistan: Army says 23 militants killed in air strikes

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 5 civilians and 3 soldiers killed in Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels raid

  • 30

    • Yemen: Houthis fighters and allied army units launch missiles at 3 Saudi Military bases

    • South Sudan: Army and rebels contest control of Farajalla in Western Bahr el Ghazal state

    • Afghanistan: Islamic State (ISIS) fighters gain ground wresting areas from rival Taliban insurgents

• July

  • 01

    • Syria: Syrian army and pro-government forces recapture area from ISIL in northeastern city of Hasakah

    • Egypt: 64 soldiers killed by Province of Sinai militants in a wave of attacks in Sinai

  • 02

    • Syria: Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) forces regain control of Tal Abyad after Islamic State (IS) fighters attack

  • 03

    • Burma-Myanmar: Asia highway closed as army and Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) rebels exchange fire

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks kill 145 people in Borno

    • Syria: Syria rebels launch massive attack on Aleppo

  • 04

    • Mali: 6 UN peacekeepers killed in attack claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

  • 05

    • Egypt: 36 Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) militants killed in air raids in Sinai

    • Libya: 10 civilians killed in 3 car bombs in Darna

  • 06

    • Yemen: Clashes between the Saudi army and Houthi militants on the Saudi/Yemeni border

    • Nigeria: Military killed over 600 Boko Haram terrorists in the past month

  • 07

    • Afghanistan: 49 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) affiliates killed in Nangarhar drone strikes

    • Kenya: At least 14 killed and 11 injured in Mandera al-Shabaab attack

  • 08

    • Syria: Syrian troops repel al-Nusra Front militants attack on Aleppo neighborhood

  • 09

    • Burma-Myanmar: Battles rage as Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) offers a nationwide cease-fire

    • Libya: Heavy clashes between army and Ansar al Sharia jihadists and Revolutionary Shura militants in Benghazi

  • 10

    • Iraq: Security forces repel ISIS attack southwest of Samarra

    • Yemen: Temporary humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen to begin friday night

    • Ethiopia: 3000 Ethiopian troops cross into Somalia

  • 11

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants launch two attacks at Mogadishu hotels

    • Tunisia: Tunisian security forces kill Islamist militants in Gafsa

  • 12

    • Pakistan: 4 soldiers and 9 militants killed in Waziristan

    • Burma-Myanmar: Fightings continue between Government troops and Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) rebels

    • Afghanistan: Afghan forces kill 61 Taliban militants over the past 24 hours

  • 13

    • Libya: ISIS admits losing control of Derna city

  • 14

    • Burundi: 31 suspected rebels killed and 170 captured in recent fighting with army

  • 15

    • Iraq: Iraq army launches assault on ISIL to retake Anbar

    • India: Maoist rebels kill 4 abducted policemen

    • Ukraine: 8 soldiers killed and 16 injured by rebels in east Ukraine

  • 16

    • Yemen: Yemeni troops battle Houthi shiite rebels in Aden neighborhoods

    • Somalia: Airstrike kills 2 al-Shabaab senior commanders

  • 17

    • Israel: Israel Air Force strikes terrorist target in Gaza in response to a rocket attack

    • Mali: Army kills at least 30 terrorists in southern Mali

  • 18

    • Yemen: Exiled Government says it has retaken Aden from Houthi rebels

    • Iraq: ISIL claims responsibility of suicide bomb that killed more than 100 people

  • 19

    • Chad: At least 19 Boko Haram fighters killed by Chadian soldiers

    • Algeria: 9 soldiers killed in attack claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

  • 20

    • Egypt: 3 soldiers and 59 militants killed in North Sinai

    • Somalia: AMISOM and Somali National Army launch military offensive against al-Shabaab in Bay and Gedo regions

  • 21

    • Syria: Syrian regime forces and Kurdish fighters join to fight Islamic State in Hasaka

  • 22

    • Philippines: New People’s Army rebels attack 12 security outposts, 1 dead

    • Somalia: African Union and Somali troops seize town of Bardhere held by al-Shabaab rebels

  • 23

    • Turkey: Turkey sends fighter jets to Syrian border after clashes between army and Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group

  • 24

    • Syria: Southern Front rebels launch attack to take southern city of Daraa

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Alliance of Democratic Forces Ugandan rebels kill 3 women in a raid in Mayi-Moya

  • 25

    • Egypt: Army says it killed 12 terrorists in North Sinai

    • Turkey: Turkish jets strike Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) kurds in Iraq and Islamic State in Syria

  • 26

    • Yemen: Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill more than 120 people in port city of Mokha

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram kills 25 people in northeastern Nigeria

  • 27

    • Iraq: Army Golden Brigade recaptures Ramadi university from Islamic State (IS) group

    • India: India blames Lashkar-e-Taiba for attack that killed 6 people in Punjab

  • 28

    • Libya: Heavy clashes between army and Ansar al Sharia militiamen in Benghazi

    • Syria: Kurdish militia captures key northern town from Islamic State militants

  • 29

    • Afghanistan: Hundreds of taliban fighters seize headquarters of Kohistanat district

    • Afghanistan: Taliban leader Mullah Omar died in 2013, Afghan Government says

  • 30

    • Central African Republic: Seleka and Revolution-Justice rebel groups clash in Markounda leaving 26 dead

    • Turkey: 4 security forces and 1 civilian killed by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in terror attacks in southeast

  • 31

    • Yemen: Yemeni forces seize Houthi positions on Aden outskirts

    • Somalia: Heavy fighting between somali forces and al-Shabaab militants erupted in Baladweyne town

• August

  • 01

    • Thailand: 14 people wounded as Malay Muslim rebels storm base in south

    • Syria: Dozens dead as Syria army pushes back rebels near regime heartland

  • 02

    • Afghanistan: Army kills more than 150 militants in the last 48 hours

    • Benin: Benin sends 800 troops to fight Boko Haram

  • 03

    • Nigeria: Nigerian soldiers repel Boko Haram attack on Borno village

    • Mali: 10 soldiers killed in attack on army camp in north

  • 04

    • India: India signs peace accord with National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) rebels

    • Yemen: Pro-government fighters retake control of a airbase from Houthi rebels

  • 05

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces liberate Sufia region, killed 35 Islamic State terrorists

    • Mali: Monday’s attack claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

  • 06

    • Syria: 14 rebels surrender to Hezbollah in Zabadani

  • 07

    • Saudi Arabia: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claims deadly attack on Saudi forces at mosque

  • 08

    • Afghanistan: Talibans claim deadliest attacks in Kabul

  • 09

    • Yemen: Yemeni forces kill 70 Saudi-backed militants in Abyan Province

  • 10

    • Sudan: Army says it recaptured town in Blue Nile state from Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N) rebels

    • Turkey: Revolutionary People’s Liberation Front (DHKP-C) marxist terrorist group claims attack on Istanbul US consulate

  • 11

    • Syria: Over 20 militants killed in Islamic State (ISIL) assault on Kweiris military airbase

    • Turkey: Turkey conducts 17 airstrikes on Kurdistan People’s Party (PKK) targets

  • 12

    • Cameroon: Cameroonian troops clash with Boko Haram fighters in Far North region

    • Peru: Two Shining Path terrorists captured in the La Convencion province

  • 13

    • Iraq: Islamic State ambush kills 14 soldiers in Anbar province

  • 14

    • Libya: ISIS fighters and a Salafist Muslim group clash in Sirte, 17 people killed

  • 15

    • Libya: More than 100 killed during combats between Islamic State (ISIL) and Feryan tribe members in Sirte

    • Yemen: Pro-government forces retake a fifth province in south Yemen

  • 16

    • Mali: Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) and Platform armed groups clashed near rebel stronghold Kidal

    • Pakistan: Minister among 12 killed in Punjab suicide attack claimed by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LEJ)

  • 17

    • Syria: More than 80 people killed in Syrian army airstrikes on rebel-held town of Douma

  • 18

    • Ukraine: Ukraine says rebels shelled Mariupol suburb

    • Syria: Syrian rebels expel Islamic State (IS/ISIS) militants from border villages of Turkey

  • 19

    • Mali: U.N. deploys troops around northern town of Kidal after clashes between Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) and Platform militias

  • 20

    • Nigeria: 150 Nigerians dead in a new Boko Haram’s massacre

  • 21

    • Egypt: Anbar Beit al-Maqdis group claims Cairo car bomb that wounds 29 people

    • North Korea: North Korea orders military to be ready for war with South Korea

  • 22

    • Libya: Clashes between army and Ansar al Sharia jihadists in Benghazi

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army prepares for a new attack on Lawt Mai Yang village

  • 23

    • Yemen: Dozens of people die in fighting and air strikes in Taez city

    • Iraq: Islamic State (ISIS) group kills at least 50 Iraqi soldiers in Anbar province

  • 24

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab suicide attack kills 14 Somali soldiers

    • Tunisia: Border guard killed in firefight with a group of Islamists

  • 25

    • South Korea: North Korea and South Korea reach agreement to avoid war

  • 26

    • Libya: Air raids against ISIS positions in Sirte, ISIS kills 4 people

    • Turkey: Army airstrikes kill 34 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in north Iraq

    • South Sudan: President Salva Kiir signs peace deal with SPLM-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) rebels

  • 27

    • Iraq: Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces launch new assault on Islamic State in Kirkuk

    • Ukraine: 7 soldiers killed and 13 injured in clashes with rebels in Donbass in past 24 hours

  • 28

    • Afghanistan: Taliban forces seize Helmand district of Musa Qala

    • Yemen: Arab coalition hits with airstrikes Houthi rebel positions in Yemen

    • Burma-Myanmar: Fighting flares in northeast between army and Ta’ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebels

  • 29

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram extremists kill 28 people in villages in north-east

    • Afghanistan: Up to 100 militants killed in military operation in Musa Qala district

  • 30

    • Pakistan: 9 people killed in border shelling between India and Pakistan

    • South Sudan: South Sudan rebels say army breached ceasefire

  • 31

    • Libya: 4 soldiers killed in new battle with Islamist fighters in Benghazi

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram militants kill 68 people in Baanu village in Borno State

• September

  • 01

    • Syria: Fierce fighting in north Syria as Turkey launches air raids

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 6 soldiers killed in ambush north of Goma

  • 02

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants raid African Union base killing 50 soldiers

    • Mali: Islamic extremists attack army checkpoint killing 2 soldiers

  • 03

    • Yemen: Mosque suicide bombings kill at least 28 people, attack claimed by Islamic State

    • Libya: 9 soldiers killed by ISIS and Shura Revolutionaries militants in Benghazi

  • 04

    • Burma-Myanmar: Battle rages on Putao-Sumprabum road between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebels and army

  • 05

    • United Arab Emirates: UAE and Bahrain say 50 soldiers killed in Yemen attack

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants seize 2 small towns in southern Somalia

  • 06

    • Syria: At least 47 dead in clashes between Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists and Syrian rebels in Aleppo

    • Yemen: Saudi-led coalition renews attacks on Yemen capital after soldiers killed

  • 07

    • Turkey: F-16 jets pound PKK targets as 14 soldiers have been killed by terrorists

    • Qatar: Qatar deploys 1,000 ground troops in Yemen

  • 08

    • Iraq: 14 Islamic State (IS) militants killed in clashes and in an air strike in Anbar

  • 09

    • Turkey: Over 50 Turkish jets bomb PKK targets killing 40 militants in northern Iraq

    • Syria: Major airbase falls to rebels, Syrian troops driven from Idlib province

  • 10

    • Nigeria: Army recaptures border town of Gamboru Ngala from Boko Haram

    • Egypt: Army kills 86 militants and arrests 195 others in Sinai operation

  • 11

    • Yemen: More troops enter in Yemen from Saudi Arabia to fight Houthi rebels

  • 12

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Clashes with Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels leave 13 dead

  • 13

    • Yemen: Rebels intensify attacks in southern city of Taiz

    • Somalia: Fear of clashes between Ahlu-Sunna Waljama’a fighters and forces of Galmudug State, displaced local residents

  • 14

    • Afghanistan: Army says it killed 100 militants in 24 hours

  • 15

    • Iraq: US-led airstrikes kill dozens of Islamic State militants in Anbar

  • 16

    • Australia: Australian jets drop first bombs on Islamic State targets in Syria

  • 17

    • Egypt: Egyptian forces kill 55 militants in Sinai

  • 18

    • Burkina Faso: Military declares coup d’etat after dissolving transitional government

    • Pakistan: Pakistan Air Force camp attacked in Badaber, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims responsibility

  • 19

    • Israel: Israeli Air Force strikes Gaza targets after multiple rocket attacks claimed by Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade

    • Mali: Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) rebels retake control of Anefis town

  • 20

    • Libya: New Benghazi military operation announced by Haftar against Islamic State and other islamic groups

    • Syria: Local forces and Popular Defense Forces kill over 100 al-Nusra Front militants in Idlib

  • 21

    • Somalia: Kenyan troops kill 8 al-Shabaab militants in three foiled attacks

  • 22

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks on mosque and football fans kill 54 people

    • Burkina Faso: Army enters capital to disarm coup leaders

  • 23

    • France: Two leaders of Basque separatist group ETA arrested in France

    • Burkina Faso: Coup leaders sign agreement to withdraw

  • 24

    • Afghanistan: At least 22 insurgents affiliated with Taliban and ISIS killed in Nangarhar military operation

  • 25

    • Colombia: Colombia and FARC rebels vow to end 50-year war within six months

    • Iraq: Coalition airstrikes kill 17 ISIS militants and destroy arms warehouses

  • 26

    • Yemen: Saudi Arabia airstrikes, fighting in Taiz kill 13 people

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Suspected Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebel raid on army camp leaves 8 dead

  • 27

    • Libya: Heavy clashes between Libyan special forces and terrorists in Benghazi

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebels kill 3 villagers in Mansi township

    • France: France bombs Islamic State (IS) group training camp near Deir al-Zor

  • 28

    • Afghanistan: 85 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group militants killed in Nangarhar province

    • Central African Republic: Christian militia attacks police station

  • 29

    • Afghanistan: Taliban take full control of Kunduz city

  • 30

    • Afghanistan: Afghan forces launch counterattack in Kunduz

    • Russia: Russian military forces start airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State targets

• October

  • 01

    • Turkey: Warplanes bomb 24 PKK targets after 3 security force members killed on Tuesday

    • Pakistan: 25 terrorists killed in airstrikes in North Waziristan’s Datta Khel

  • 02

    • Afghanistan: Afghan forces retake Kunduz from the Taliban

  • 03

    • South Sudan: Clashes between government forces and rebels in Unity State

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burmese army overruns KIA’s 34th battalion headquarters

  • 04

    • Libya: Islamic State (IS) militants attacks Libyan largest oil port

    • Somalia: 9 people die in battle between Government troops and Jubaland soldiers

  • 05

    • Russia: Russia says its planes struck 10 ISIS targets in Syria

    • Iraq: Islamic State (IS) jihadists execute 70 Al Bu Nimr Sunni tribe members

  • 06

    • Ukraine: Ukraine starts pull-back of tanks and light artillery from the frontline in east

    • Chad: 11 chadian soldiers killed in Boko Haram islamists attack

  • 07

    • Yemen: Islamic State (IS) suicide attacks kill 22 people in Yemen

  • 08

    • Syria: Syrian troops launch ground offensive backed by Russian airstrikes

  • 09

    • Turkey: 16 soldiers killed and 21 others wounded by kurds of People’s Defense Forces in Başkale

  • 10

    • Burma-Myanmar: Klo Htoo Wah, Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) splinter faction, clashes with Border Guard Force in Karen State

  • 11

    • Turkey: 95 people killed and 248 hurt as bombs rock rally in Ankara

    • Chad: Blasts near Lake Chad kill at least 37 people, blamed Boko Haram

  • 12

    • Iraq: Iraqi air force says it bombed Islamic State (IS) terrorist leader’s convoy

    • Pakistan: Military air strikes kill 22 militants in North Waziristan

  • 13

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Allied Defense Forces-NALU rebels kill at least 7 civilians in attacks in eastern Congo

    • Cuba: Cuban troops join the Russian offensive in Syria

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army troops clash with Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebels in Northern Shan

  • 14

    • Syria: 2 Hezbollah commanders killed fighting rebels in Idlib province

    • Yemen: 40 Houthi militants killed by Arab coalition airstrikes in Taiz governorate

    • Iraq: Iraqi army and Hashid Shaabi militia forces have launched assault to retake Baiji from Islamic State today

  • 15

    • Iraq: Iraqi offensive near to retake Ramadi captured by Islamic State militants

    • Burma-Myanmar: Government signs ceasefire accord with 8 of 16 ethnic armed groups

    • Somalia: Galmudug forces recapture Amara village from al-Shabaab militants

  • 16

    • Afghanistan: Security forces retake some areas of Tagab killing 9 rebels

    • Mali: Coordination of Movements of Azawad (CMA) and Platform pro-government coalition sign peace deal

  • 17

    • Syria: Syrian army and Russian jets attack rebels in southern Aleppo

  • 18

    • Turkey: 28 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants and 3 Turkish soldiers killed

    • Russia: Russian security forces kill 4 militants in Dagestan

  • 19

    • Sudan: Sudan sends 300 troops in Aden to bolster Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

  • 20

    • Syria: 70,000 Syrians fled southern parts of Aleppo due to government offensive

    • Sudan: Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) rebels declare six-month unilateral cessation of hostilities

  • 21

    • Iraq: Iraqi troops fully retake Baiji from Islamic State (ISIL)

    • Afghanistan: Talibans advance on capital of Helmand province

  • 22

    • Nigeria: Self-defence civil fighters and soldiers kill 150 Boko Haram militants

  • 23

    • Pakistan: Fresh air strikes kill 21 terrorists in Khyber district

    • Libya: Clashes between Zawia Martyrs Brigade and Shura Council militants in Benghazi as the Libyan army advances

  • 24

    • Burma-Myanmar: Battles continue in Kutkai township, 2 helicopters fire on KIA positions

    • Syria: Syrian army battles to retake Aleppo supply line from Islamic State (IS)

  • 25

    • South Sudan: Government forces killed at least 80 civilians and burned down houses in Unity State

    • Syria: Army kills leader of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group

  • 26

    • Somalia: Kenya Defence Forces troops kill 15 Al-Shabaab militants, destroyed operations base

    • Egypt: Egyptian security forces kill 25 militants during operation in Sinai Peninsula

  • 27

    • Israel: Israel Air Force strikes Gaza Hamas targets following rocket attack on south

    • Colombia: National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels kill 12 members of the security staff

  • 28

    • Turkey: Turkey attacks Kurdish fighters inside Syria

    • Nigeria: Nigerian troops have rescued hundreds of women and children from Boko Haram

  • 29

    • South Sudan: Revolutionary Movement For National Salvation (REMNASA) rebel group merges with Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement-In-Opposition (SPLM-IO)

    • Afghanistan: Taliban overrun remote northern district of Takhar

  • 30

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army launches midnight attack on Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) rebel headquarters

    • Syria: At least 40 killed in government forces missile attack on Douma town

  • 31

    • Syria: Raqqa Revolutionaries Front rebels announced that they will soon attack ISIS capital Raqqa

    • Syria: New syrian coalition of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launches offensive against Islamic State (ISIL) in Hasakah province

• November

  • 01

    • Somalia: Somali troops overran 2 key al-Shabaab bases near Diinsoor

  • 02

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab attack kills 15 people in Mogadishu

    • Pakistan: 6 militants killed by Frontier Corps in Balochistan

    • Nigeria: Nigerian troops killed 4 Boko Haram insurgents in a heavy gunfire

  • 03

    • Iraq: Peshmerga forces advancing in Sinjar

    • India: 2 Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan forces in firing in Kashmir

  • 04

    • Somaliland: Why Somaliland is not a recognised State

    • Syria: Syrian army regains control of Aleppo supply route

  • 05

    • Afghanistan: High Council of Afghanistan Islamic Emirate taliban splinter group chooses Mullah Rasool as chief

    • Egypt: Car bomb kills 6 people, ISIS affiliate Sinai Province claims responsibility

  • 06

    • Turkey: Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels end cease-fire

  • 07

    • Yemen: National resistance fighters killed 107 Houthi rebels in battle in Dhale

    • Nigeria: Nigerian army attacks 9 more Boko Haram camps in Borno

  • 08

    • Iraq: 21 killed in clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq

  • 09

    • Yemen: Iran-backed Houthi rebels retake positions in south Yemen

    • Somalia: Kenyan and Somali armies kill 9 al-Shabaab militants in Jungal

    • Afghanistan: Afghan talibans hang ISIS members in Zabul

  • 10

    • Egypt: Police has killed in a shoot-out a terrorist senior commander of Islamic State in Cairo

  • 11

    • Syria: Syrian regime troops break ISIS siege of major air base in Aleppo

  • 12

    • Libya: 16 Tobruk army soldiers killed in clashes with Tripoli forces in Benghazi

    • Ukraine: 1 Ukrainian soldier killed and 5 injured in east Ukraine

    • Lebanon: Isis claims responsibility as suicide bombers terrorists kill 43 people in Beirut

  • 13

    • Iraq: Peshmerga Kurds launch major offensive to retake town of Sinjar from Islamic State (IS)

    • Iraq: Kurdish forces free Sinjar town from ISIS

  • 14

    • Nigeria: Nigerian troops rescue over 60 people from Boko Haram terrorists

    • France: 140 killed in multiple Paris attacks, France seals borders and declares emergency

    • France: Islamic State (IS) terrorist group claims responsibility for Paris attacks that killed 128 people, toll expected to rise

  • 15

    • Afghanistan: Scores of Afghan soldiers defect joining to Taliban, others soldiers killed

    • Libya: U.S. airstrike kills ISIS leader in Libya

    • Yemen: Yemeni resistance repels a major Houthi rebels offensive in Taiz

  • 16

    • Syria: French warplanes bombard Raqqa city, the self-declared Islamic State (IS) ‘capital’

    • Ethiopia: The secret war in Ogaden

  • 17

    • France: ‘France is at war’ and will destroy ISIS says Hollande after Paris attacks

    • Egypt: 24 Islamic State militants killed in Sinai

  • 18

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burmese army fighter jet bombs Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebel positions

    • Anonymous shuts down 5,000 Twitter accounts belonging to Islamic State (IS) supporters

    • Nigeria: 32 dead and 80 hurt after an explosion in Yola city, blamed Boko Haram terrorists

    • Israel: Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza in retaliation to alleged rocket fire

  • 19

    • South Sudan: South Sudan National Liberation Movement (SSNLM) armed group in talks with Government to end hostilities

    • Yemen: 30 al-Houthi militants killed in Taiz air strikes

  • 20

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army offensive continues against Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Kachin State

    • Mali: Jihadist terrorists storm Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako with 170 people taken in hostage

    • Mali: Hotel siege claimed by al-Mourabitoun al-Qaeda affiliate ends with at least 18 dead

  • 21

    • Russia: Over 600 Islamic State (IS) terrorists killed by cruise missiles in Deir ez-Zor in Syria

    • Afghanistan: 12 Islamic State fighters killed by security forces in Nangarhar

  • 22

    • Cameroon: Boko Haram kills 10 people and injures dozens in suicide bombing

    • Somalia: Troops repulse al-Shabaab after militants ambushed their convoy near Wajid

  • 23

    • Syria: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) kurdish-arab alliance regains new villages from ISIS in Hasakah

    • Pakistan: 3 security men die in South Waziristan blast claimed by Taliban

  • 24

    • Syria: Syrian army liberates more towns from Daesh in Homs Province

    • Turkey: Turkey fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near Syrian border

  • 25

    • Egypt: Islamic State (IS) militants claim hotel attack that killed 7 people in North Sinai

    • Tunisia: At least 12 dead in attack on Tunisian military bus

  • 26

    • Sudan: Sudanese army reay for a new war against rebels in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile

    • South Sudan: New rebel faction South Sudan People’s Patriotic Front (SSPPF) seeks alliance against government

    • Tunisia: Islamic State (IS) claims responsibility for Tunisia terror attack

  • 27

    • Yemen: 450 Colombian mercenaries sent by United Arab Emirates to fight Houthis in Yemen

    • Philippines: Philippines marines kill 8 Ansar Al-Khilafa Philippines (AAKP) fighters, ISIL sympathisers

  • 28

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces cut last Daesh supply line to Ramadi by retaking bridge

    • Mali: Rocket attack kills 3 people and injures 20 others on U.N. base in Kidal

  • 29

    • Cameroon: 4 dead in clashes between army and Boko Haram fighters in Kerawa

    • Israel: Israel Air Force attacked Syrian army and Hezbollah in Syria near Lebanese border

  • 30

    • Syria: Russian air strikes kill at least 40 people in rebel-controlled town of Ariha

    • Burma-Myanmar: Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) soldiers prepare to defend a key base

• December

  • 01

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Clashes between army and Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) Ugandan rebels kill dozens of people

    • Iraq: Iraqi army preparing to retake the town of Shargat

    • Puntland: It’s war between Puntland and Galmudug forces in Galkayo city, killed 7 people

  • 02

    • Afghanistan: 2 senior commanders of Taliban killed by police forces in Sar-e-Pul

    • Cameroon: Army kills 100 Boko Haram fighters and frees 900 hostages

  • 03

    • Yemen: Ansar al-Sharia fighters, a local affiliate of al-Qaeda, attacked and retook 2 south towns

    • Somalia: Galmudug and Puntland leaders ink peace deal to end Galkayo fighting

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants overrun the town of Budqa

    • United Kingdom: UK launches air strikes on ISIS in Syria

  • 04

    • Ukraine: 3 Ukrainian soldiers wounded in clashes in Donbass conflict zone over the last 24 hours

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army and Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) launch offensive against Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebels

    • South Sudan: New rebel faction called South Sudan Armed Forces (SSAF) overruns police post near Torit

  • 05

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Thousands flee South Sudan fighting to Democratic Republic of the Congo

    • Chad: Triple suicide blast kills around 30 people in Koulfoua island, suspects on Boko Haram

  • 06

    • Syria: Sultan Murad Brigades turkmen rebels seize villages from Islamic State (IS) in Syria

    • Yemen: Islamic State (IS) claims deadly attack on Aden governor and 6 guards

    • Somalia: At least 16 killed after renewed fighting between Galmudug and Puntland forces in Galkayo city

  • 07

    • Syria: Clashes among Syria fighters pose challenge for Turkey and US

    • Syria: 32 ISIS (Daesh) militants terrorists killed in air raids near Raqqa

  • 08

    • Afghanistan: Clashes between rival Taliban factions leave 7 dead

    • South Sudan: Fresh fighting between government forces and the armed opposition faction (SPLM-IO) displaces thousands of people in Unity State

    • Yemen: Battle for key Yemeni base in south kills dozens of fighters

  • 09

    • Iraq: Iraqi security forces retake part of Ramadi in Islamic State (IS) hand, 39 killed in clashes

    • Afghanistan: Taliban attack Kandahar airport

    • Somalia: Galmudug and Puntland start retreating armed forces from Galkayo front-line

  • 10

    • Central African Republic: Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) christian rebels still threaten Central African Republic

    • Cameroon: Cameroon troops raid Nigerian villages killing 150 villagers

    • Nigeria: What is Biafra and why are some Nigerians calling for independence ?

  • 11

    • Burma-Myanmar: Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) agreed to withdraw the troops after two-day talks

    • Burundi: Burundi military sites attacked, official says many attackers dead

  • 12

    • Libya: Libyan rival parliaments say they will sign UN-backed peace deal

    • Afghanistan: 12 people killed in Taliban attack in Kabul near Spanish embassy

  • 13

    • Pakistan: Army kills 3,400 militants in 18 months long military operation

    • Burundi: 87 people killed in Friday violence

    • Syria: ISIS claims responsibly for Homs hospital attacks that killed at least 16 people

    • Pakistan: At least 23 killed and 30 injured in Parachinar blast, claimed by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Alami group

  • 14

    • Somalia: Somalian forces recapture Barwaqo village from pro Islamic State (IS) militants

    • Israel: Air Force jets strike Hamas targets in response to rocket fire

  • 15

    • Iraq: Islamic State (IS) militants launch counter-attacks in the city of Ramadi

    • Libya: Clashes in Tripoli between islamist extremists and Fajr Libya militants, at least 9 dead

    • Syria: Syrian army retakes key airbase from rebel forces in Eastern Ghouta

  • 16

    • Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia forms coalition of 34 Islamic countries to fight terrorism

    • Nigeria: Military killed hundreds of muslim shiites

  • 17

    • Mali: Ansar Dine extremist group attacked a military barracks in Nione in north

  • 18

    • Libya: Libya’s rival governments finally sign UN peace deal

    • Iraq: Islamic State (IS) militants attack Turkish troops in northern Iraq

  • 19

    • Turkey: Turkish forces kill 54 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in intense clashes

    • Pakistan: Airstrikes near Afghan border kill 23 militants

    • Afghanistan: Afghan forces retake control of Khanshin district in Helmand province

  • 20

    • Yemen: At least 68 killed in north Yemen clashes

    • Libya: Fighting continue in Ajdabiya between Ajdabiya Revolutionaries Shoura Council (ARSC) militants and Libyan National Army (LNA)

  • 21

    • Israel: Israel shells southern Lebanon after rocket attacks

    • Afghanistan: Taliban forces take control of key district of Sangin in Helmand province

  • 22

    • Syria: Christian Female Protection Forces of the Land Between the Two Rivers battalion formed to fight ISIS in Syria

    • Iraq: Iraqi troops advance into city centre in battle to retake Ramadi from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

  • 23

    • Yemen: Pro-government forces gain ground against Houthi rebels in Hajjah province

    • Mali: France anti-terrorist forces kill 10 alleged al-Mourabitoun group militants in Mali

  • 24

    • Nigeria: Cameroon soldiers kill 70 people of a Nigerian village

    • Afghanistan: Afghan authorities deny Sangin has fallen to Taliban

  • 25

    • Syria: US-backed rebels in Syria capture areas in north from Islamic State (IS), air raids on Damascus suburb kill 20 people

  • 26

    • South Sudan: Army accused of fresh attacks on SPLA-IO armed faction positions

    • Philippines: Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters muslim rebels attacked Christian villages killed 14 people in southern Philippines

  • 27

    • Mali: Islamists fighters kill 10 Tuareg rebels in northern Mali

    • Afghanistan: Islamic State and a local militia beheading each other’s fighters in a eastern province

  • 28

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces drive Islamic State (IS) fighters out from a Ramadi stronghold

    • Nigeria: Soldiers repel Boko Haram insurgents attack on Maiduguri

    • Libya: Heavy clashes between Shura Council of the Mujahedeen of Derna militants and ISIS jihadists in Derna

  • 29

    • Afghanistan: Nangarhar governor’s spokesperson says 68 ISIS extremist militants killed in fresh air strikes

    • Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills at least 22 people in Mardan claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JA) taliban group

  • 30

    • Syria: Syrian army advances against rebels in south

    • Philippines: 8 members of terroristic group Abu Sayyaf and 1 soldier killed in Patikul, Sulu clashes

  • 31

    • Burma-Myanmar: Arakan Army (AA) clashes with government troops in Rakhine State

    • Ukraine: Donbas militia claims Donetsk suburbs were shelled by Ukrainian army