• 01

  • Syria: Army continues targeting terrorists across the country establishing control over new areas

  • Egypt: Egypt launches airstrikes on Islamic State (IS) affiliate in Sinai killing 15 people

• 02

  • India: 2 Communist Party of India maoist guerrillas killed, 4 others arrested in Bastar region

  • Iraq: Islamic State fighters attack army base near Ramadi

  • India: 4 terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist group and 3 soldiers killed in Pathankot Air Force base attack

  • Israel: Israel launches airstrikes across the Gaza Strip after rockets fire

• 03

  • Yemen: Ceasefire ended between saudi-led coalition and Yemeni Houthi rebels after 18 days

  • Iraq: Islamic State militants counterattacks repelled by Iraqi troops in the city of Ramadi

• 04

  • Philippines: Government and New People’s Army (NPA) rebels ended truce Sunday

  • Mexico: Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) marks its 22nd anniversary

• 05

  • Libya: Islamic State (IS) group claims capture of town of Ben Jawad amid clashes with guards at oil terminal of Es Sider

  • Burma-Myanmar: Burma army attacks Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army-South (RCSS/SSA-S) rebels in eastern Shan State

• 06

  • Afghanistan: Taliban militants capture Islamic State (IS) bases in Nangarhar province

  • Sudan: New Justice and Equality Movement (NJEM) rebels join dialogue process with Sudanese Government

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Police arrests 32 suspected Union of Congolese Patriots for Peace (UCPC) rebels for attacking Goma airport

  • North Korea: North Korea claims successful hydrogen nuclear bomb test

• 07

  • Yemen: Yemeni officials say the Saudi-led coalition has intensified airstrikes on the capital Sanaa targeting Houthi shiite rebels

  • Libya: At least 65 people killed in bomb attack on police training center

• 08

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 15 peole dead in Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda hutu militia attack in Lubero area

  • Burma-Myanmar: Army clashes with ethnic Buddhist Arakan Army rebels

• 09

  • Pakistan: 30 terrorists killed in North Waziristan air strikes

  • Turkey: 2 soldiers and 2 civilians killed, 5 soldiers injured during clashes with Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels in south est

• 10

  • Ethiopia: Ethiopian forces kill 140 Oromo protesters

  • Syria: At least 40 Islamic State (ISIS) militants killed in fresh clashes with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Kurdish-Arab alliance north Aleppo

  • Somalia: Al-Shabaab fighters raid an army base near Baidoa, killed 10 soldiers and many militants

• 11

  • Afghanistan: Afghan forces reclaim control of Darqad district from Taliban

  • Turkey: 4 members of security forces killed by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants

• 12

  • Iraq: Islamic State (ISIS) group claims responsibility for Baghdad mall attack that killed 18 people

  • Syria: Damascus has retaken 150 cities from rebels since December to the start of January, according Moscow

  • Turkey: At least 10 foreigners killed by ISIL suicide bombing in Istanbul

• 13

  • Ukraine: Ukrainian soldier killed in clashes with pro-Russian rebels near Donetsk

• 14

  • Cameroon: Boko Haram attack on a mosque kills 10 people

  • Indonesia: Militants launch gun and bomb attacks on Jakarta, killing at least 6 people

• 15

  • Turkey: Turkey kills 200 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in Iraq and Syria

  • Somalia: Al-Shabaab fighters attack Kenyan military base in Gedo region

• 16

  • Somaliland: Somaliland troops attack Khaatumo State army base near Sahdheer town

  • Burkina Faso: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) terrorists attack on a luxury hotel and a nearby cafe leaves 27 dead

  • Kenya: Kenyan air force launches air strikes against al-Shabaab strongholds in response to El-Adde attack

• 17

  • Burma-Myanmar: Army clashes with Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebels amid national day celebrations

  • Syria: ISIL terrorists abduct 400 civilians and slaughter 300 people during assault on Deir Ezzor town

• 18

  • Mozambique: Clashes between Government forces and Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) rebels forcing civilians to flee in Malawi

  • Yemen: Dozens of Saudi-led forces killed in Marib new Tochka missile attack

• 19

  • Turkey: Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants bomb attack kills 3 policemen in southeast

  • Afghanistan: 23 militants killed and 14 wounded by Afghan armed forces in past 24 hours

• 20

  • Philippines: A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel killed and 5 soldiers hurt in clashes in Compostela Valley

  • Pakistan: At least 30 dead in Taliban attack on Bacha Khan university in Charsadda, Tehreek-e-Taliban group claims responsability

• 21

  • Sudan: Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-AW) rebel group clashed with army in Jebel Marra

  • Burma-Myanmar: Fighting between RCSS/SSA-S and TNLA/PSLF rebels in northern Shan State

  • Libya: Islamic State militants attack Ras Lanuf oil terminal

• 22

  • Egypt: Sinai Province terrorist group attacks Egyptian checkpoint in Sinai killing 5 policemen

  • Somalia: Al-Shabaab terrorists attack restaurant-hotel killing at least 20 people in Mogadishu

• 23

  • Syria: Heavy clashes as Syria government forces advance on rebel town of Rabia

  • Nigeria: Protesters calling for an independent State of Biafra

• 24

  • Iraq: Dozens of Islamic State (ISIS) fighters killed in clashes with Kurdish Peshmerga near Mosul

  • Afghanistan: 16 ISIS militants killed in eastern Afghanistan air strikes

• 25

  • Kenya: Kenya sends more troops to Somalia against al-Shabaab

  • Israel: Israel jets hit Hamas target after rocket attack from Gaza

• 26

  • Cameroon: 4 suicide attackers kill at least 28 people

  • Syria: Syrian army captures key southern town of Sheikh Maskin from rebels

• 27

  • Burma-Myanmar: Red Shan form Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA) in northern Burma after demand for new state

  • Burma-Myanmar: Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and Government army along with allied Border Guard Force (BGF) clashed in Karen State

• 28

  • Egypt: 4 Egyptian soldiers killed and 12 injured in Sinai explosion

  • Sudan: Jebel Marra fighting between army and Sudan Liberation Movement - Abdel Wahid al-Nur (SLM-AW) displaces over 34,000 peoples

• 29

  • Iraq: Mass grave of 18 Islamic State victims found in Ramadi

  • Philippines: 300 Christians form armed militia Pulahan to defend themselves against Islamic jihadists

• 30

  • Yemen: Fighting rages in Taez province amid major offensive to drive out 30,000 rebels

  • India: 3 maoist rebels killed in two encounters in Bastar region

• 31

  • Iraq: 17 Daesh terrorists killed as army jets strike area in Anbar

  • Nigeria: Boko Haram Islamic extremists burn kids alive in northeast Nigeria

February

• 01

  • Syria: At least 60 dead in bombings in Damascus, claimed by Islamic State terrorist group

  • Yemen: Al-Qaeda militants seize souther town of Azzan on key highway

  • Lebanon: 16 killed as ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra fight along Lebanon-Syrian border

• 02

  • Afghanistan: Kabul suicide bomber kills 20, claimed by taliban

  • Tunisia: Police and militants clash leaving two dead in Gabes region

  • Syria: Syrian army launches a major offensive from the north of Aleppo amid Geneva talks

• 03

  • Yemen: Fighting between Government forces and Houthi rebels outside Sanaa leaves at least 30 dead

  • Nigeria: Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) separatists have hijacked a ship and demanded the release of their leader

  • Ethiopia: Ethnic clashes between Nuer and Anuak groups kill dozens of people in Gambella region

• 04

  • Egypt: Egyptian forces kill 2 militants in clashes in upscale Cairo area

  • Philippines: 3 soldiers killed in south clashes with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels

• 05

  • Syria: Syrian forces break rebels siege of Nubul and Zahraa Shia key towns

  • Iraq: Peshmerga forces expel ISIS militant terrorists from strategic town of Koudellah

• 06

  • Mali: Jihadists attack a UN military camp in Timbuktu

  • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants take back town of Merka in southern Somalia

• 07

  • Pakistan: 9 dead and 40 injured as powerful blast rocks Quetta, claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group

  • Somalia: Somali and African Union troops retake key port of Merka from al-Shabaab militants

  • Libya: Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) denies clashes in southern Libya

• 08

  • United Arab Emirates: United Arab Emirates ready to send ground troops to Syria

  • Libya: Heavy clashes broke out between Derna Shura Council revolutionaries and Islamic State (IS) militants

• 09

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Clashes between Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels and Mai Mai militia kill 29 people

  • Turkey: 25 killed in clashes between army and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebel fighters in southeast

• 10

  • Syria: Islamic State (IS) suicide bombing kills nine police officers in Damascus

  • Iraq: Security forces fully liberate city of Ramadi from Islamic State (IS) fighters, government says

  • Philippines: Army captures a high commander of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)

• 11

  • Nigeria: 2 female suicide bombers kill 56 people in Nigerian refugee camp

  • Afghanistan: Clashes between ISIS militants and talibans in Nangarhar

• 12

  • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) and Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) force residents of Lotnaw village to flee

  • Syria: World powers reached agreement to cessation of hostilities in Syria

• 13

  • Mali: Suspected islamist militants kill 3 peacekeepers in attack on UN base in Kidal

  • Nigeria: Cameroon soldiers kill more than 20 Boko Haram fighters across border

• 14

  • Turkey: Turkey and Saudi Arabia could launch ground operation in Syria against the Islamic State (IS)

  • South Sudan: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) accuses South Sudanese army of attacking their bases

• 15

  • Syria: Damascus confirms its army targeted by Turkish shelling, complains to UN

  • Syria: 3 hospitals one of which supported by Doctors Without Borders and a school hit by russian airstrikes

• 16

  • Yemen: Dozens of Houthi rebel militants killed throughout Yemen

  • Burma-Myanmar: As tensions rise between Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Shan State Army-South (SSA-S), Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army-North (SSPP/SSA-N) offers mediation

• 17

  • Nigeria: Cameroon special forces kill 162 Boko Haram extremists, retaken town of Goshi

  • Syria: Kurds of Syrian Democratic Forces capture strategic town of Tell Rifaat from Arab rebels in Aleppo province

  • Turkey: 2 soldiers killed in fresh Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant attacks in Diyarbakır province

• 18

  • Turkey: 28 people killed and 61 hurt after terror attack in central district in Ankara

  • Yemen: 14 soldiers dead in Aden suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State group

  • Syria: UN aid reach 5 besieged Syrian areas

• 19

  • Pakistan: Two attacks in Mohmand district kill 9 security agents of the Khasadar Force

  • Sudan: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) rebels claim killing 16 government troops in Blue Nile State

  • Iraq: Security forces advanced into al-Karma district east of Fallujah killing dozens of ISIS fighters

• 20

  • Turkey: Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) militants claim deadly Ankara blast, vow to destroy Turkish tourism

  • Libya: U.S. airstrikes on ISIS training camp in Libya kill at least 41 people

• 21

  • Syria: More than 35 Islamic State (ISIS) militants killed in clashes with People’s Protection Units (YPG) Kurdish forces north Raqqa

  • Mozambique: Clashes between Government forces and Renamo militants in Tete province, thousands of refugees toward Malawi

  • Syria: Homs and Damascus blasts kill more than 100 people

• 22

  • Ukraine: 1 soldier killed in clashes with pro-russian separatists near Donetsk

  • Sudan: Darfur Sudan Liberation Movement-Abdel Wahid al-Nur (SLM-AW) rebel group denies initiating Jebel Marra clashes

• 23

  • Syria: Islamic State attacks government supply line into Aleppo

  • Philippines: 24 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) jihadists and 4 army soldiers killed in clashes in Lanao del Sur

• 24

  • Syria: Kurdish-Arab alliance of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expels ISIS from main gas facilities in Hasakah

  • Libya: Islamic State (IS) militants briefly occupy centre of Sabratha near Tripoli

• 25

  • France: French forces arrived in Libya to support Haftar in Benghazi

• 26

  • Afghanistan: 14 militants killed in clashes between Taliban and security forces in Kunduz

  • Syria: Massive Russian air raids in northern Aleppo

• 27

  • Somalia: More than 20 killed in Mogadishu car bombings, claimed by al-Shabaab

  • Syria: Temporary Syria truce begins

• 28

  • Cameroon: Cameroon says 92 Boko Haram militants killed and 850 captives freed in Nigeria

  • Afghanistan: 22 insurgents dead in clashes with army in Baghlan and in airstrikes

  • Burma-Myanmar: Army deployed in northern Shan State, clashes with Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebels

• 29

  • Iraq: Baghdad twin suicide bombing kill 70 people, ISIS claims responsibility

  • Somalia: Al-Shabaab suicide bombings kill 55 people and wounds 60 in southern Somalia

March

• 01

  • Syria: Turkish shelling of Syrian Kurds continue backing for Islamic State

  • Somaliland: Clashes between Somaliland army and Nugaal militia from Puntland

  • France: French special forces target al-Qaeda commanders in Mali

• 02

  • Iraq: Iraq launches major anti Islamic State offensive to retake Samarra city

  • Yemen: Yemeni army and Popular Forces clashed with Saudi forces in Ta’iz and Ma’rib, heavy losses

• 03

  • Syria: Over 200 killed in clashes between Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Daesh on Turkish-Syrian border

  • Tunisia: Tunisian security forces kill 5 militants near Libyan border

  • Turkey: 2 female terrorists who attacked Istanbul police identified as members of Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) terrorist group

• 04

  • Libya: Islamic State (IS) terrorist group militants clash with local residents in Sirte

• 05

  • Burma-Myanmar: Arakan army claims ambush that killed 30 Government troops

  • Syria: Free Syrian Army’s Southern Front rebels take Iraq border crossing from Islamic State

• 06

  • Iraq: Iraqi forces planning assault on Islamic State forces in Mosul

  • Sudan: Sudanese army will resume military operations against rebels in South Kordofan soon

• 07

  • Nigeria: Several terrorists killed, 3 Nigerian soldiers injured as troops battle Boko Haram

  • Pakistan: At least 13 killed, including 2 children, in suicide attack claimed by Pakistani Taliban

• 08

  • Tunisia: Islamist fighters attack Tunisian forces in Ben Guerdan town near Libyan border, 53 people killed

  • Somalia: US strike kills 150 militants at an al-Shabaab training camp

• 09

  • Turkey: Southeast Turkey clashes between Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants and army leave 15 dead

• 10

  • Afghanistan: Taliban infighting leaves nearly 70 militants dead

• 11

  • Lebanon: 9 dead as Lebanese army clashes with terrorists

  • Syria: Democratic Syria Forces (QSD) fighters to liberate Mekmen, ISIS last base between Raqqa and Cezîre

• 12

  • Yemen: Clashes between Houthi rebels and local fighters in besieged city of Taiz killed more than 50 people

  • Israel: Israeli air strikes kill 10-year-old boy in Gaza Strip

• 13

  • Turkey: Turkey claims it killed 67 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters in airstrikes on Kurdistan

  • Iraq: Over 400 injuries reported in ISIS-led chemical attack in Taza Khurmatu

  • Ivory Coast: Six gunmen attacked 3 hotels, government says

• 14

  • Turkey: Ankara car bombing kills at least 34 people, injures 125, official says

  • Ivory Coast: Al-Qaeda claims Ivory Coast attack that left 22 people dead

  • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacks kill 47 Iraqi soldiers near Ramadi

• 15

  • Russia: Putin orders start of Russian military withdrawal from Syria, says objectives achieved

  • Syria: Airstrikes reported around Palmyra

• 16

  • Yemen: 65 people killed in Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen

  • India: Killed 3 of 10 Pakistani terrorists who entered India via Gujarat

  • Nigeria: 2 female suicide bombers kill 22 people at mosque near Maiduguri

• 17

  • Libya: Heavy clashes between soldiers loyal to Tobruk government and jihadist militants in Benghazi

  • Afghanistan: Clashes between Taliban and Afghan forces kill 25 people in Uruzgan

  • Syria: Kurds declare a federal region in Syria

• 18

  • Somalia: 30 al-Shabaab militants killed in two clashes with Kenyan armed forces in Somalia

  • Philippines: Ansaru’l Khilafah Philippines terrorist group claims beheading a policeman

• 19

  • Syria: Syrian army push toward Palmyra amid Russian airstrikes

• 20

  • Burma-Myanmar: Army launches air strikes against Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebels

  • Egypt: 13 Egyptian policemen killed in North Sinai attack claimed by Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis group

  • Tunisia: Tunisian army clashes with militants

• 21

  • Kenya: Kenyan army kills 34 al-Shabaab fighters and captures their commander

  • Turkey: 5 security forces martyred in Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorist attack

• 22

  • Somalia: 70 al-Shabaab militants killed in battle against Puntland forces

  • Mali: Gunmen attack European Union military mission headquarters in Mali, 1 attacker killed

  • Belgium: Brussels attacks, explosions hit airport and metro

  • Belgium: Islamic State terrorist group claims responsibility for the Brussels attacks

• 23

  • Iraq: Turkish military foils ISIS attack in Bashiqa military camp in northern Iraq

  • Yemen: US airtrikes kill at least 50 militants at al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) training camp

• 24

  • Ukraine: 1 Ukrainian soldier killed and 10 wounded in Donbass

  • Libya: 7 dead in clashes between tribesmen and forces loyal to unrecognised government near Tripoli

  • Iraq: Iraq has launched offensive to recapture ISIS-held Mosul

  • Burma-Myanmar: Battle rages between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) troops and Burmese army in Sadung

• 25

  • Syria: Syrian government forces retake ancient city of Palmyra

  • Nigeria: 829 captives of Boko Haram freed by army

  • Syria: ISIS number 2 killed in US raid in Syria

• 26

  • Iraq: ISIS claims suicide attack on Iraqi stadium that killed 25 people

  • Yemen: Triple suicide bombing in Aden kills 22 people

  • Egypt: Egyptian army says it has killed 60 Islamic militants in Sinai

• 27

  • Puntland: New clashes between army and al-Shabaab fighters in Bari region

  • Pakistan: Suicide attack kills at least 59 people in a Lahore park

• 28

  • Turkey: Turkish jets bomb Islamic State (IS) positions north of Iraq

  • Pakistan: Jamaat ul Ahrar Taliban splinter group claims Lahore attack

  • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin Independence Army (KIA) clashes with People’s Militia Force in poppy growing area of Kachin State

• 29

  • Azerbaijan: Clashes between armies of Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted along border

  • Sudan: Army retakes strategic positions from Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) in South Kordofan

• 30

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 16 dead in clashes between army and 3 rebel groups in North Kivu

• 31

  • Colombia: Colombia announces formal peace talks with National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels

  • Libya: Blasts and heavy gunfire heard in Tripoli

  • Niger: Attack of Boko Haram kills 6 soldiers, 3 others wounded

April

• 01

  • North Ireland: New IRA terrorist group warns of more attacks on prison officers and members of the security forces

  • Puntland: Al-Shabaab suicide bombing kills 6 people

• 02

  • Burma-Myanmar: Army and Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebels engage in new clashes in Rakhine State

• 03

  • Azerbaijan: At least 32 killed in heavy fighting between Armenian army and Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Saudi Arabia: Najd Province group claims police station bombing in al-Dalam

• 04

  • Nigeria: Leader of Ansaru jihadist group arrested in Nigeria

  • Azerbaijan: Unilateral cease-fire against Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Republic of the Congo: Heavy gunfire heard on streets of Brazzaville, clashes between police and Ninja militia

• 05

  • Iraq: As Iraqi forces close in on Mosul, ISIS lashes a wave of suicide attacks

  • Sudan: Sudanese warplanes carry out intensified air attacks on Sudan People’s Liberation Movement - North (SPLM-N) rebels in South Kordofan

  • Azerbaijan: Cease fire declared in Nagorno-Karabakh

• 06

  • Turkey: Turkey hits Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebel targets in Iraq

• 07

  • Syria: Syrian army and allies launched a major attack against rebels south of Aleppo

  • Yemen: Saudi Arabia’s strategic military base near Bab Al-Mandeb captured by Yemeni forces

• 08

  • Pakistan: 12 militants killed as security forces repulse cross-border attack in Lower Kurram

  • Egypt: 7 killed in Sinai terror attacks claimed by Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis (Wilayat Sinai) group

• 09

  • Armenia: 2 Armenian soldiers killed in clashes with Azerbaijan despite cease-fire

  • Somalia: New terrorist group Jahba East Africa challenges al-Shabaab terrorist group

• 10

  • Philippines: 18 Filipino soldiers killed in clashes with Abu Sayyaf militants

  • Syria: Al-Nusra Front rebels and Syrian government forces battle in fierce clashes near Aleppo

  • Iraq: US plane drops arms for Daesh according several Iraqi policemen

• 11

  • Yemen: Loyalists and rebels vow to respect truce

  • Peru: Shining Path guerrilla group attack death toll raised to 7

  • Philippines: Army offensive kills 8 militants and wounds commander

• 12

  • Syria: ISIS recaptures key town of al-Rai on border between Syria and Turkey

  • Afghanistan: Taliban announce start of spring offensive in Afghanistan

• 13

  • Burma-Myanmar: Battles rage in southern Kachin State

  • Turkey: 5 Turkish soldiers and 30 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants killed in clashes

• 14

  • Libya: 6 killed in bombing and clashes with ISIS militants in western Libya

  • Afghanistan: Over 200 militants killed and wounded in Afghan forces air and ground raids

• 15

  • Sudan: Sudan Liberation Movement - Abdel Wahid al-Nur (SLM-AW) rebels say still controlling Jebel Marra area

  • Yemen: Yemeni forces seize city of Houta from al-Qaeda militants

• 16

  • Iraq: Security forces expel ISIS militants from key district of Hit in Anbar province

  • Ethiopia: An Ethiopian official says that armed groups have killed more than 140 civilians near Ethiopia’s border with South Sudan

• 17

  • Iran: Iran deploys army in Syria to bolster support for Syrian president

• 18

  • Afghanistan: Afghan air strike kills 41 suspect ISIS loyalists in Nangarhar province

• 19

  • Sudan: Darfur clashes between Arab tribes of Maaliya and Rizeigat leave 20 dead

  • Afghanistan: Taliban assault in Kabul kills 30 people and wounds more than 300

• 20

  • Syria: Syrian regime airstrikes kill 33 people in Idlib province

  • Yemen: Houthi rebels agree to join delayed peace talks in Kuwait

• 21

  • Pakistan: Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan Jamaat-ul-Ahrar kills 7 policemen guarding polio vaccination team

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 13 people killed in army and Mai Mai Simba militia clashes

• 22

  • Burma-Myanmar: Army demands Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army-North (SSPP/SSA-N) withdrawal from strategic outposts

  • Syria: 50 people killed and wounded in Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG)-Syrian army clashes in the Kurdish city of Qamishli

• 23

  • Nigeria: Military cover-up of mass slaughter at Zaria exposed

  • Libya: Libyan army liberates key eastern city of Derna from Daesh militants

• 24

  • Kenya: Kenyan military jets bomb 2 al-Shabaab training camps in Somalia

• 25

  • Iraq: Clashes erupt between Kurdish peshmerga forces and Shiite fighters in Tuz Khormato town

  • Yemen: Saudi coalition says 800 al-Qaeda fighters killed in their stronghold of Mukalla

  • Egypt: Army kills 30 militants in North Sinai air raids

• 26

  • Colombia: Clashes between ELN rebels, neo-paramilitary rivals Los Urabenos and army displace 3,000 people in west Colombia

  • Azerbaijan: 2 Nagorno-Karabakh soldiers killed by Azeri gunfire

• 27

  • Burma-Myanmar: Shelling forces 314 Arakan State villagers to flee their homes

• 28

  • Somalia: 20 al-Shabaab militants killed by government forces in Bay region fighting

  • Syria: 27 killed in airstrike on Aleppo hospital

• 29

  • Syria: Syrian forces prepare for large-scale Aleppo offensive

  • Sudan: 3 rebel groups announce unilateral ceasefire

• 30

  • Ukraine: Ukraine troops and pro-Russia rebels agree Orthodox Easter ceasefire

  • Iraq: Islamic State group claims responsibility for Baghdad bombing that killed 21 people

May

• 01

  • Afghanistan: Afghan forces launched military operations against Taliban in 18 provinces

• 02

  • Ukraine: Killed 3 people in clashes between army and rebels despite Easter armistice

  • Turkey: Turkish and coalition strikes in Syria kill 63 Daesh terrorists

• 03

  • Turkey: Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) group claims suicide attack in Bursa

  • Syria: Dozens killed or wounded by rebel fire on hospital in Aleppo

• 04

  • Iraq: Islamic State militants breach Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga defenses, a U.S. serviceman killed

  • Burma-Myanmar: New Burma army offensives across Kachin and Shan States, civilian casualties

• 05

  • Libya: Haftar orders attack on ISIS stronghold in Sirte

  • Israel: Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after mortar fire

  • Libya: ISIS militants stage attacks between Sirte and Misrata taking control of several villages

• 06

  • Syria: Air strike on refugee camp kills dozens of people near Sarmada

  • Nigeria: Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) militants attack Chevron oil facility in Nigeria

• 07

  • Syria: Scores killed in fierce fighting between army and rebels in south of Aleppo

• 08

  • Burma-Myanmar: As conflict reignites, Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) claims gains at Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) army’s expense

  • Turkey: 55 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants killed as Turkish military hits positions in Syria

• 09

  • Egypt: Islamic State (IS) and Popular Resistance Movement claim responsibility for killing 8 police officers in Helwan

  • Libya: Gaddafah, Warfalah and Ould Suleiman Libyan tribes swear allegiance to Isis

• 10

  • Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims credit for car bomb attack in Mogadishu

  • South Sudan: Scores killed and dozens injured in clashese between Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and Mundari tribe in Mongalla

• 11

  • Iraq: Iraq army retakes town of Makhmur from Islamic State militants ahead of planned offensive for Mosul

  • Turkey: 3 killed and 45 wounded in car bombing blamed on Kurds

  • Iraq: ISIS claims responsibility for bombing that killed dozens of people at a Baghdad market

• 12

  • South Sudan: New rebel group formed in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state

  • Ukraine: 1 soldier killed and 3 critically wounded in eastern Ukraine

  • Libya: Libya prepares military operation on ISIS stronghold of Sirte

• 13

  • India: Revolutionary Communist Centre (RCC) maoists attack road construction camp office

  • Syria: Strike kills al-Nusra Front fighters in Syria

• 14

  • Turkey: 8 Turkish troops killed, army helicopter downed in anti-PKK operations

• 15

  • Syria: Islamic State fighters seize hospital in advance on Syrian government forces

• 16

  • Yemen: At least 37 killed, ISIS targets recruits at Yemeni security compound

• 17

  • Turkey: Turkish military says killed 22 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in clashes

  • Burma-Myanmar: Burma army forces clash with Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) splinter group

  • Libya: Misrata forces fight Islamic State (IS) militants near Sirte

• 18

  • Iraq: 63 people dead in bombings claimed by Islamic State terrorist group

  • Somaliland: Somaliland wants world recognition of its independence

• 19

  • Nigeria: Red Egbesu Water Lions (REWL) militants shift attack to Bayelsa, bomb Agip gas pipeline; demand release of Kanu and Dasuki

• 20

  • Libya: Libya forces make advances against Daesh terrorists

  • Pakistan: Alleged islamic militants killed in Pakistan

• 21

  • Sudan: Media say tribal clashes between Awlad Subaih and Jamaaniyah clans left dozens dead in West Kordofan State

• 22

  • Afghanistan: Talibans confirm leader Mullah Mansour killed in US drone attack

  • Ukraine: Ukrainian soldier killed in fresh clashes near Avdiyivka

• 23

  • India: 6 Assam Rifles personnel killed by Coordination Committee (CorCom) militants in Chandel district

  • Iraq: Iraq launching offensive against Islamic State (IS) group to retake Fallujah

  • Syria: 145 killed as ISIS attacks Syria regime bastions

• 24

  • Yemen: Islamic State (IS) attack kills at least 40 military recruits in Aden

  • Ukraine: 7 soldiers killed in 24 hours

• 25

  • Syria: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch Raqqa liberation operation

  • Afghanistan: New taliban chief Haibatullah Akhundzada to head Afghan Taliban

• 26

  • Kenya: Kenyan army kills 21 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia

  • Nigeria: Niger Delta Avengers militant group claims new attack in Delta region

• 27

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Congolese refugees flee militia infighting

  • Iraq: Iraqi troops retake key town of Karma from ISIS in Falluja offensive

• 28

  • Ukraine: 2 pro-Russian rebels killed by government forces in fresh clashes near Avdiivka

  • Puntland: Mine blast kills Puntland soldiers, fighting in southern Somalia

• 29

  • Turkey: Turkish artillery kills 104 Daesh terrorists in Syria

  • Sudan: Troika denounces Sudanese army’s bombing of civilians in South Kordofan

  • Philippines: 22 dead in 3 days of clashes between military and Maute terrorist group

• 30

  • Yemen: South Yemen clashes between government forces and Houthi rebels kill 48 fighters

  • Iraq: Iraqi forces enter in Fallujah

• 31

  • Afghanistan: Clashes between security forces and Taliban rebels kill 57 policemen and wound 37 in Helmand province

  • Libya: Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) fighters say captured Ben Jawad from ISIS after clashes

June

• 01

  • Nigeria: 20 civilians killed in clashes between army against militants and secessionists

  • Puntland: Al-Shabaab militants kill 2 soldiers

• 02

  • Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for deadly attack on hotel in Mogadishu

  • Mali: Al-Qaeda al-Murabitoun battalion claims attack that killed 1 chinese peacekeeper and 3 civilians

• 03

  • Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan fires sniper rifles and AGS-17 grenade launcher at Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact

  • Turkey: Roadside PKK bomb attack wounds 8 soldiers in Diyarbakir

• 04

  • Iraq: Islamic State (ISIS) extremist jihadists burn 19 Yezidi girls to death in Mosul

• 05

  • Niger: 32 troops killed in clashes with Boko Haram fighters in Bosso

  • Syria: Kurdish militias retreat from strategic Aleppo district after jihadist offensive

  • Libya: A Libyan militia recaptures Gardabiya airbase from Islamic State (IS) militants

• 06

  • Turkey: Military says it has killed 27 Kurdish Worker’s Party (PKK) rebels

  • Syria: 35 Syrian soldiers killed in clashes with ISIS fighters near Raqqa

  • Afghanistan: At least 7 people killed during taliban raid in northern Afghanistan

• 07

  • Burma-Myanmar: Burma army and Arakan Army (AA) soldiers clash again in Arakan State

  • Turkey: Car bomb kills at least 11 people and wounds 36 in central Istanbul

• 08

  • Syria: Western-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops impose siege on ISIS in Manbij

• 09

  • Israel: Hamas claims terrorists who killed 4 people in Tel Aviv

  • Somalia: Al-Shabaab says it killed 60 soldiers at ethiopian base a Halgan

• 10

  • Libya: ISIL fighters retreat from main bastion in Libya, shaving beards as they go

• 11

  • Syria: Syrian Democrati Forces (SDF) and People’s Protection Units (YPG) cut off main ISIS road to Turkey

  • Turkey: Kurdistan Freedom Falcons kurdish militants claim responsibility for car bomb attack in Turkey

• 12

  • Libya: Libya unity government allied forces take control of Sirte port

  • Nigeria: Niger Delta Avengers threaten secession from Nigeria

• 13

  • South Sudan: SPLA and SPLA-IO rival forces clashed in Central Equatoria

  • Philippines: Another Canadian hostage killed by Philippines militant group Abu Sayyaf

  • United States of America: ISIS claims responsibility for Orlando nightclub attack that left 50 dead

• 14

  • Iraq: Iraqi forces liberate al-Shuhada neighborhood in Fallujah killing 42 terrorists

  • Syria: Air strikes on Idlib kill more than 20 people

• 15

  • Afghanistan: Afghan and Pakistani forces clash along border killing 3 people

  • Eritrea: Ethiopian and Eritrean troops engage in a heavy border battle

  • Libya: Libyan forces repel ISIL attacks in battle for Sirte

• 16

  • Iran: Clashes between Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Party for Free Life in Kurdistan (PJAK) forces in Baluchistan and Kurdistan

• 17

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Several dead in clashes between army and former rebels

  • United Arab Emirates: War is over for Emirati troops in Yemen

• 18

  • Iraq: Iraqi forces retake Falluja city hall

  • Central African Republic: Fresh violence between Christian militias and Muslim fighters kills several and forces thousands to flee

  • Burma-Myanmar: Burma army raids Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA) base

• 19

  • Nigeria: Boko Haram militants shot dead 24 women

• 20

  • Somalia: Kenyan forces battled al-Shabaab militants

  • Syria: Syrian and Russian jets hit the town of Tabqa

• 21

  • Iraq: Over 350 Yazidi women freed from Daesh in Fallujah

  • Jordan: 6 troops killed and 14 injured in car bomb attack on Syria border

• 22

  • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin Independence Army (KIA) attacked Burma army camp in northern Shan State

  • Libya: Fierce clashes between pro-government militiamen and Islamic State (IS) militants kill more than 60 people

• 23

  • Afghanistan: Infighting among Taliban in Herat leaves scores of militants dead

  • Colombia: Government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels announce full ceasefire, last day of the war

• 24

  • Syria: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) advance towards Manbij city centre

  • Yemen: Al-Qaeda militants with anti-aircraft weapons spotted in southern Yemen

• 25

  • Puntland: Abdisamad Mohamed Galan forces and Puntland troops clashed in Armo district

• 26

  • Somalia: Al-Shabaab islamist militants storm hotel in Mogadishu killing at least 6 people

  • Afghanistan: 131 ISIS fighters killed by Afghan security forces in ongoing clashes in Nangarhar

• 27

  • Yemen: Clashes intensify between government forces and Houthi rebels, killed 41 people

• 28

  • Lebanon: Second wave of suicide bombings hits Qaa village

  • Ukraine: One Ukrainian soldier killed and another four injured over the past 24 hours

• 29

  • South Sudan: Clashes between rebel groups and army kill 43 people near Wau town

  • Turkey: 36 killed and 147 injured in Istanbul Ataturk Airport terror attacks

• 30

  • Yemen: 80 people killed in heavy fighting and airstrikes in Yemen

  • Iraq: USA air strikes kill at least 250 ISIS fighters in Iraq

July

• 01

  • Syria: At least 70 between soldiers and fighters killed in north of Aleppo

  • Syria: Daesh retakes airbase on Syria-Iraq border from rebels

• 02

  • Bangladesh: At least 40 injured, 2 officers killed during attack on capital, ISIS claims responsibility

  • Bangladesh: Islamist militants kill 20 hostages in Dhaka restaurant attack, 13 more rescued by army commando raid

• 03

  • Somalia: Al-Shabaab mortar fire kills 2 people in Baidoa

  • Iraq: More than 80 people killed in bomb attack in Baghdad shopping district

• 04

  • Nigeria: Niger Delta Avengers launch 5 attacks on major oil facilities

• 05

  • Saudi Arabia: Suicide bombings hit 3 cities, one near a holy site

  • Central African Republic: At least 10 dead in renewed clashes in east

• 06

  • China: Chinese newspaper says the country should prepare for armed clashes in the South China Sea

  • Syria: Army declares 72-hour nationwide truce

• 07

  • Turkey: Turkish warplanes hit Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets in southeast

• 08

  • Yemen: 26 killed in army base attack

• 09

  • Burma-Myanmar: Army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebels clashed in Hpakant

  • South Sudan: Heavy fighting between Kiir and Machar security forces erupt inside Presidential Palace

• 10

  • Iraq: Army captures key Islamic State air base of Qayyarah in the Tigris valley south of Mosul

  • Turkey: 19 PKK terrorists killed in shootouts

  • Philippines: 10 dead and 19 injured as army clashes with Abu Sayyaf rebels

• 11

  • Somalia: Hundreds of residents flee from Marka due to renewed violences

  • South Sudan: Fighting resumed in Juba this monday

• 12

  • Philippines: Military claims killing 40 Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Sulu and Basilan

• 13

  • Burma-Myanmar: New clash between 2 ethnic rebel groups in Shan State forces villagers to flee

• 14

  • Libya: Libyan forces carry out land and air offensive on ISIS in Sirte

• 15

  • Iraq: Islamic State says minister of war Omar the Chechen killed

  • France: Terrorist attack in Nice leaves 84 people dead and 202 injured

  • Turkey: Coup d’etat, army claims full control of the country, declared martial law and curfew

• 16

  • Turkey: Over 2.800 arrested, 265 killed, 1.440 injured in failed Turkish coup attempt

• 17

  • Libya: 20 Libyan troops killed and 105 injured in clashes with ISIS fighters

  • Nigeria: Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) troops repel Boko Haram attacks in Baga

  • Syria: Syrian troops besiege rebel-held parts of Aleppo

• 18

  • Afghanistan: Uruzgan province on brink of collapse could fall into taliban hands

  • France: Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group claims responsibility for Nice attack

• 19

  • Yemen: Twin blasts kill 6 soldiers in Mukalla city

  • Puntland: Puntland and Somaliland forces clashed in Sanag

• 20

  • India: At least 10 Indian paramilitary soldiers killed in maoist rebels ambush

  • Ukraine: 7 Ukrainian troops died in heavy clashes with Donbass rebels

• 21

  • Syria: People’s Protection Units (YPG) Kurdish forces ambush kills 35 Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists near Kobane

  • Nigeria: Army kills 12 Boko Haram militants and rescues 22 hostages

• 22

  • Somaliland: Tension rises between Somaliland and Puntland armies in Sanaag

  • Mali: Fighting erupts between High Council for Unity of Azawad (HCUA) rebels and Gatia pro-government forces in Kidal

• 23

  • Yemen: Yemeni forces launch a major offensive against Houthi rebels near Saudi border

  • Syria: Violent clashes between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Islamic State (ISIS) in Manbij, 8 ISIS militants killed

  • Afghanistan: Islamic State claims responsibility for explosion that killed 80 people in Kabul

• 24

  • Libya: Libyan forces launch new assault to oust Islamic State militants from Sirte

  • Iraq: Suicide attack in al-Kazemiya kills 14 people and wounds 23 others

• 25

  • Ukraine: Ukrainian military shell positions of militia in Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR)

  • Egypt: 15 militants killed and 12 injured during clashes in North Sinai

• 26

  • Puntland: Puntland and Somaliland agree to de-escalate Sanaag tensions

  • Somalia: 13 killed in al-Shabaab attack near Mogadishu airport

• 27

  • Saudi Arabia: Saudi jets target Houthi fighters in Yemen after fierce border clashes

  • Philippines: 6 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) rebels and 1 soldier killed in Maguindanao clashes

  • Syria: Bomb blasts kill 44 people in Qamishli claimed by ISIS terrorist group

• 28

  • Philippines: President Duterte declares unilateral ceasefire with Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and New People’s Army (NPA) and National Democratic Front (NDF) communist rebels

• 29

  • Syria: Terrorist group al-Nusra Front splits from al-Qaeda and changes name in Jabhat Fath al Sham

  • Syria: Save the Children maternity hospital in Idlib bombarded

• 30

  • Nigeria: Anti-Boko Haram task force recaptures Damasak town in Borno state

  • South Sudan: Machar troops ready at any time to storm Juba capital

• 31

  • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burma army clash amid ongoing ethnic summit

  • Somalia: 5 killed in al-Shabaab terror attack in Mogadishu

August

• 01

  • Libya: 5 Libyan forces killed in fresh clashes with Daesh in Sirte

  • Afghanistan: Taliban attack on hotel in Kabul leaves 4 dead

• 02

  • Libya: United States launches airstrikes on ISIS targets in Sirte

• 03

  • Italy: Italy would consider US request to use Sigonella air base in Libya strikes

  • South Sudan: Tens of thousands flee, reporting mass killings, recruitment of child soldiers, UN says

• 04

  • Libya: Benghazi car bomb kills 22 people and injures 20 amid Libya clashes

• 05

  • Angola: Death toll in clashes with Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) rebels approaches 30

  • Egypt: Army kills head of Ansar Beyt al-Maqdis group, ISIS affiliate in northern Sinai

• 06

  • India: 14 killed, 4 or 5 gunmen on the run, National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) group claims responsibility

  • Syria: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) group retakes northern city of Manbij from ISIS militants

• 07

  • Syria: Syria rebels claim to have broken Assad regime’s siege of Aleppo after more than 600 deaths during 5 days of bloody fighting

• 08

  • Libya: 10 Libyan soldiers killed and 19 wounded in clashes with Derna Shura Council fighters in Derna

  • Pakistan: 93 killed after bomb explodes in hospital in Quetta, no claim

• 09

  • Pakistan: Quetta hospital bombing, Party of Freedom Fighters Taliban claim attack

  • Ethiopia: At least 100 killed in protests against government in Oromia region

• 10

  • South Sudan: Clashes around strategic Yei town between South Sudanese rival forces

  • Mali: 5 Malian soldiers missing after clashes with Macina Liberation Front (MLF) rebels

• 11

  • Burma-Myanmar: Fighting near Laiza between burmese army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA)

  • Libya: Pro-government forces seize ISIS headquarters in Sirte

• 12

  • Ukraine: Army near Crimea on high alert level amid Russia tensions

• 13

  • Syria: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) take Syrian city of Manbij from ISIS

• 14

  • Yemen: Saudi-Led coalition jets pound yemeni rebels for 3 straight day

• 15

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 42 killed in a massacre caused by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in east

  • Iraq: Peshmerga regain control of 11 villages south east of Mosul, kill 120 Islamic State (IS) militants

• 16

  • Mali: Dozens killed in clashes between Gatia pro-government fighters and Coordination of Movements of Azawad (CMA) members

  • Afghanistan: Taliban capture key district of Baghlan after days of fighting

  • Turkey: 6 killed in Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) bombing near Diyarbakir

• 17

  • China: China to provide aid and enhance military training in Syria

  • Burma-Myanmar: Schools closed and civilians displaced as fighting between Burma army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) intensifies

  • Russia: Russia bombs Syrian groups from Iran base for first time

• 18

  • Turkey: At least 11 killed, over 226 wounded in PKK car bomb attack

• 19

  • South Sudan: Over 1,000 South Sudan People Patriotic Front (SSPPF) rebels defect to Gabriel Changson Chang’s South Sudan Army Forces (SSAF)

• 20

  • Nigeria: Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) militant group threatens to declare Niger Delta Republic on October 1 2016

• 21

  • Afghanistan: Afghan forces retake control of Khanabad district from taliban

• 22

  • Turkey: 51 dead in suspected ISIS bombing on wedding in Gaziantep

  • Puntland: Al-Shabaab suicide bombers kill at least 20 people in Puntland

• 23

  • Israel: Israel launches air strikes over Gaza in response to rocket attack

  • Nigeria: Nigerian army says Boko Haram leader fatally wounded in air strike

• 24

  • Syria: Syrian government forces fight Kurdish militias over Hasakah

  • Turkey: Turkey begins offensive to free Syria’s Jarabulus town from Islamic State (IS)

• 25

  • Colombia: Government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels sign historic peace agreement

• 26

  • Iraq: Iraq forces retake key town of Qayyarah south of Mosul

• 27

  • Philippines: Government and National Democratic Front (NDF) rebels forge deal for indefinite ceasefire

  • Somalia: 9 killed in Mogadishu beach restaurant attack claimed by al-Shabaab

• 28

  • Philippines: 15 Abu Sayyaf terrorists killed in Sulu clashes

  • Nigeria: Rebranded Indigenous People of Biafra (TRIPOB) third separatist group emerges in Biafra

• 29

  • Libya: 18 killed and 120 wounded in clashes with Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Sirte

  • Yemen: Islamic State suicide bomber kills 60 people in attack on military base in Aden

• 30

  • Ukraine: Fresh clashes erupt in Donbass, 2 Ukrainian soldiers killed

• 31

  • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between army and Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) rebels continue days before peace conference

  • Syria: Abu Muhammad al-Adnani Islamic State spokesman and strategist killed by U.S. airstrike

September

• 01

  • Tunisia: Clashes between terrorists of Okba Ibn Nafaa brigade and army in Kasserine

• 02

  • Syria: ISIS militants capture 11 army checkpoints near Palmyra

• 03

  • Egypt: 2 dead and 5 injured in North Sinai attack

  • Pakistan: Jamaat-ur-Ahrar taliban attack on Christian neighborhood and courthouse leaves 13 dead and dozens wounded

• 04

  • Libya: Libya pro-govt forces attack last ISIS bastion

  • Turkey: Army kills 100 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants

• 05

  • Libya: 11 Government troops killed in clashes with ISIS militants in Sirte

• 06

  • Afghanistan: At least 24 dead, 91 injured after bombs exploded in Kabul, taliban claims responsibility

  • Turkey: Turkish jets kill 30 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq

• 07

  • Yemen: Dozens of Houthi fighters killed in clashes east of the capital

• 08

  • Egypt: Clashes in Sinai kill 11 militants and injure 5 others

  • Israel: Israeli warplane attacks Syrian army in Golan Heights

• 09

  • Nigeria: Confusion inside Boko Haram as Shekau and Barnawi factions engage in gun battle

• 10

  • Burma-Myanmar: Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA) and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) forces clashed in Dawei district

  • Afghanistan: Afghan forces encircled by taliban in Tarin Kot town

• 11

  • Somalia: Jubaland troops begin anti al-Shabaab offensive

• 12

  • Libya: Troops loyal to army chief Haftar seize key oil ports from Government of National Accord (GNA) forces

  • Syria: Ceasefire comes into effect across Syria

• 13

  • Sudan: Clashes in Darfur kill 30 Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) rebels and undisclosed number of soldiers

• 14

  • Ukraine: Ukraine rebel leader announces unilateral truce

• 15

  • Burma-Myanmar: Thousands flee Methawaw as clashes intensify between Myanmar Border Guard Forces (BGF) and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) rebels

  • Turkey: Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claims responsibility for Van attack that it says killed 18 people

• 16

  • Syria: Over 35 Islamic State (ISIS) militants killed in clashes with Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) forces in Hasakah

  • Yemen: 40 people dead in clashes between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces around city of Taez

• 17

  • Pakistan: Suicide bomber kills at least 24 people in a mosque claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group

• 18

  • Niger: Niger and Chad troops kill 38 Boko Haram fighters

  • Somalia: Somali forces recapture El-Wak city from al-Shabaab militants

• 19

  • Libya: Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) retakes Sidra and Ras Lanuf oil terminals in east

  • India: 17 Indian soldiers killed in militant attack on Kashmir army base

• 20

  • Somaliland: Somaliland wants to secede — will it be Africa’s 55th country?

• 21

  • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Kyaw Htet (DKBA-KH) rebels and army in Karen State displace over 4,000 people

• 22

  • Nigeria: 40 multinational troops killed in northeast, Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants claim

  • Yemen: Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 19 civilians in Hodeidah

  • Eritrea: Yemeni Houthi forces attack Eritrea’s airport and navy base

• 23

  • Iraq: Security forces recapture Shirqat from Islamic State (IS) militants

  • Syria: Syrian army begins new major offensive in Aleppo

• 24

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Clashes between security forces and militia loyal to Kamwina Nsapu in Kananga kill at least 13 people

• 25

  • Iran: Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) claims to have killed 10 Iranian soldiers

  • Afghanistan: 99 ISIS and taliban terrorists killed in last 24 hours

• 26

  • Somalia: Heavy clashes between Somali soldiers and al-Shabaab militants in south, 10 people killed

  • Turkey: 10 soldiers killed in Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) attacks in southeast

• 27

  • South Sudan: New clashes between SPLA troops and SPLA-IO rebels raise risk of civil war

• 28

  • Syria: Syrian troops clash with rebels as bombs fall on Aleppo

• 29

  • Afghanistan: Afghan government signs draft peace deal with insurgent faction of Hezb-e-Islami

• 30

  • Somalia: Puntland security forces attack al-Shabaab group, 15 killed

  • India: 14 Indian soldiers killed in clashes with Pakistan army

October

• 01

  • Colombia: National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels ready to start peace talks with government

• 02

  • South Sudan: South Sudan army denies armed clashes in Morobo

  • Yemen: Houthi fighters claim attack on United Arab Emirates military vessel

• 03

  • Syria: Kurdish forces and Syrian army liberate Shkeif area near Aleppo

• 04

  • Afghanistan: Taliban launch attacks in Helmand province and in Kunduz city

• 05

  • Burma-Myanmar: Army clashed with Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) in Shan State

  • Afghanistan: Afghan troops battle Taliban in Kunduz for third day

• 06

  • Israel: Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fire on Israeli city claimed by Ahfad al-Sahaba group

• 07

  • Kenya: Al-Shabaab claims death of 6 Christians in Mandera attack

• 08

  • Yemen: 7 fighters killed in Yemen clashes

  • Burma-Myanmar: Army launched air strikes on Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebels

• 09

  • Syria: Clashes between Ahrar al-Sham and Jund al-Aqsa rebel factions in Idlib

  • Yemen: Saudi-led coalition airstrike hits Yemen funeral killing over 140 people

• 10

  • Russia: Russian police shoot dead 8 militants in Chechnya clashes

• 11

  • Afghanistan: Taliban overrun police station in Lashkargah

• 12

  • Iraq: Iraqi soldiers liberate region in Ansar province from Daesh

  • Somalia: Al-Shabaab group recaptured town of Eel Ali in southern Somalia

• 13

  • Afghanistan: 14 people killed and 36 wounded in Kabul shrine attack

  • Central African Republic: At least 23 people killed in fighting in Kaga Bandoro

• 14

  • Turkey: Turkey attacks Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) positions north Syria, Kurds respond

• 15

  • Egypt: 12 soldiers killed in terror attack in Sinai

• 16

  • Libya: 14 pro-government troops killed in clashes with Islamic State (IS) in Sirte

• 17

  • Syria: Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) captures Dabiq, Syrian town of symbolic importance to ISIS

• 18

  • Iraq: Iraq launches massive offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State terrorists

  • Somalia: Somali troops battle al-Shabaab fighters in Afgoye

• 19

  • Nigeria: Boko Haram clashes leave 13 Nigerian soldiers wounded and other missing

  • Burma-Myanmar: Myanmar says 30 Aqa Mul Mujahidin guerilla fighters killed in clashes after Rakhine border raids

• 20

  • Syria: Daesh launches offensive on kurds in Aleppo after alleged coalition airstrike

• 21

  • Burma-Myanmar: Democratic Karen Buddhist Army clashes with Burma army, casualties reported

• 22

  • Iraq: ISIS launched a major counter-attack on Kirkuk to distract Iraqi troops from Mosul

• 23

  • Syria: Syrian military says Turkish army’s presence in Syria is sign of aggression

• 24

  • Yemen: Airstrikes begin as ceasefire expires

• 25

  • India: India police killed 24 maoist rebels in Orissa

  • Somalia: Heavy clashes erupted again in Galkayo city between Puntland and Galmudug armed forces

• 26

  • Pakistan: At least 59 police cadets were killed and over 110 injured after a terrorist attack, claimed by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Alami group

  • South Sudan: Rebels claim killing 11 soldiers in Upper Nile

• 27

  • Afghanistan: Islamic State (IS) militants kill 30 civilians in central Afghanistan

• 28

  • Puntland: ISIS-linked militants seize port town in north

• 29

  • Syria: Government forces launch counter offensive against rebels in Aleppo

• 30

  • Central African Republic: 25 people killed in clashes between Muslim Seleka rebels and Christian Anti-Balaka militia

• 31

  • Egypt: 6 terrorists and 4 soldiers killed in North Sinai clashes

  • Somalia: Somali troops recapture village from al-Shabaab

November

• 01

  • Iraq: Iraqi troops enter Mosul city limits

• 02

  • Pakistan: 3 Pakistan soldiers killed in retaliatory firing by Border Security Force

• 03

  • Afghanistan: Afghan forces foil Taliban attempts to overrun southern Trinkot city after killing 80 insurgents

• 04

  • Syria: Rebel groups clash with each other in Aleppo

• 05

  • Turkey: Blast in Diyarbakir kills 9 people and injures 100 after pro-Kurdish leaders detained

• 06

  • Spain: Spain says Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) head captured in France

  • Afghanistan: US claims killing key al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan

• 07

  • Syria: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announce start of campaign to retake Raqqa

• 08

  • Somalia: Renewed fighting between Galmudug and Puntland forces erupts in Galkayo

• 09

  • Niger: 5 soldiers killed in Banibangou attack

• 10

  • Iraq: Dozens takfiri Daesh terrorists killed in Mosul military operations

  • Libya: Clashes between army and militants in central Benghazi

• 11

  • South Sudan: Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-In-Opposition (SPLM-IO) fighters repulse fresh attack in Upper Nile state

• 12

  • Syria: Over 20 ISIS jihadists killed in clashes with Kurdish YPG forces in northeast

• 13

  • Yemen: Houthi militia claimed to have seized several villages in Saudi Arabia

• 14

  • Burma-Myanmar: Dozens killed as army clashes with Rohingya militants in Rakhine state

• 15

  • Somalia: Puntland and Galmudug leaders reach peace deal in Galkayo

• 16

  • Nigeria: Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) militants claim attack on Nembe Creek oil pipeline

• 17

  • Libya: 20 Libyan troops killed in clashes in Benghazi

  • South Sudan: SPLM-IO rebels claim capture of three areas in southern and northern parts of the country

• 18

  • Syria: 3 al-Nusra Front commanders and dozens of jihadists killed in airstrikes from Russian aircraft carrier

• 19

  • Philippines: 10 Abu Sayyaf rebels and 4 soldiers killed in clashes

• 20

  • Egypt: Dozens militants killed in clashes with Egyptian army forces in North Sinai

• 21

  • Syria: Video shows bombing of a children hospital in Aleppo

  • Burma-Myanmar: 4 ethnic armed groups launched joint offensive in Shan State

• 22

  • Syria: Clashes broke out between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Turkish army forces in north

• 23

  • Cameroon: 6 Cameroonian troops killed in Boko Haram terrorist attack

• 24

  • Central African Republic: 16 dead and thousands displaced in clashes between Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC) and the Union for Peace in Central Africa (UPC)

• 25

  • Pakistan: Pakistani air force chief warns India against full-scale war

  • Yemen: Houthi fighters killed in clashes in Taiz

• 26

  • Iraq: Iraq says its forces have retaken most of eastern Mosul from ISIL

• 27

  • Pakistan: 4 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaat-ur-Ahrar (TTP-JA) bombers die in attack on a military facility

• 28

  • Uganda: At least 55 killed in clashes between Ugandan forces and Rwenzururu kingdom separatist militia

  • Philippines: 11 members of Maute islamist group killed in clashes with army in Lanao Sur

• 29

  • France: Mokhtar Belmokhtar leader of Al-Murabitoun terrorist group likely killed in a air raid

• 30

  • Iraq: Iraqi army opens new front against ISIS in Hawija

December

• 01

  • Kenya: Al-Shabaab terrorists are regrouping in Somalia to attack Kenya, police warns

• 02

  • Burma-Myanmar: Fleeing Shan State conflict, 400 villagers take refuge in Namtu town

• 03

  • Libya: Militias clash in Tripoli, worst violence in 2 years

• 04

  • Syria: Army advances in east Aleppo

• 05

  • India: 2 soldiers killed and 8 injured as Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants ambush Assam Rifles convoy

• 06

  • South Sudan: South Sudanese rebels say killed 16 soldiers in Yei clashes

• 07

  • Iraq: Iraqi army launches fresh assault toward Mosul center

• 08

  • Libya: Forces loyal to Libyan unity government fully liberate Sirte from ISIS terrorists

• 09

  • Somalia: Puntland security forces recaptured port town for Qandala from ISIS

• 10

  • Philippines: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) clashes with retreating Maute group members

• 11

  • Turkey: 38 dead and 155 wounded in twin bomb attack near Istanbul stadium

  • Syria: Russia says Islamic State militants launched second assault on Palmyra

• 12

  • Somalia: Al-Shabaab suicide bombing kills more than 20 people in Mogadishu

• 13

  • Egypt: Hasm movement claimed Cairo blast that killed 6 people

• 14

  • Burma-Myanmar: Arakan Army says 10 government soldiers killed in renewed clashes

• 15

  • Ukraine: Militants launch 15 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbass in last day

• 16

  • Syria: Air strikes and fighting mark end of Aleppo ceasefire

• 17

  • Burkina Faso: 11 troops killed in jihadist attack in Nassoumbou

• 18

  • Burma-Myanmar: Army attacks Kachin Independence Army (KIA) headquarters

• 19

  • Yemen: ISIS claims responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed 52 soldiers in Aden

• 20

  • Russia: 11 gunmen killed by police in Chechnya, regional leader says

• 21

  • Germany: Germany releases Berlin attack suspect as ISIS claims involvement

• 22

  • Syria: 16 Turkish soldiers killed and 33 others injured fighting Daesh terrorists in Al-Bab

• 23

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ethnic militia clashes kill 18 people in eastern Congo

• 24

  • Ukraine: Ukraine says 2 troops killed in Russian-backed rebel offensive

• 25

  • Nigeria: Nigerian army captures last Boko Haram camp in former stronghold

• 26

  • Iraq: Nearly 100 Islamic State (IS) militants killed in clashes and in an air strike in Mosul

• 27

  • Afghanistan: 500 Helmand residents take up arms against Taliban

• 28

  • Egypt: Airstrikes kill 13 militants in Sinai

• 29

  • South Sudan: South Sudan rival forces clash in oil-rich Upper Nile state

• 30

  • Syria: Cease-fire takes effect between Government and some rebel groups

  • Azerbaijan: 3 Armenian, 1 Azerbaijani soldiers killed in border clashes

• 31

  • Nigeria: 4 militant groups declare truce in Niger Delta