Wars in the World

Wars and Main Events on 2021

• January

  • 01

    • India: Indian troops kill Kashmir rebels but families say they were innocent

  • 02

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: At least 25 killed by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Congo, some beheaded

  • 03

    • Algeria: 2 Algerian servicemen killed in clashes with terrorists

  • 04

    • Central African Republic: Rebels attack and enter in Bangassou town before election results announced

  • 05

    • Libya: Fresh clashes erupt between Haftar and Government of National Accord (GNA) forces threatening frail ceasefire

  • 06

    • Central African Republic: Thousands flee to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in wake of post-election rebel attacks on Bangassou town

  • 07

    • Sudan: Sudanese army repulses two fresh attacks by Ethiopian forces

  • 08

    • Yemen: 6 civilians killed in Houthi shelling

  • 09

    • Cameroon: Boko Haram jihadists kill 13 civilians in a fresh attack

  • 10

    • Cameroon: Ambazonia separatists kill 6 people at army post

  • 11

    • France: French warplanes fly over Central African Republic amid rebel offensives

  • 12

    • United States of America: US to designate Houthi in Yemen as a foreign terrorist organization

  • 13

    • Israel: Intense Israeli airstrikes kill pro-Iranian 57 fighters in eastern Syria

  • 14

    • Somalia: 8 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Gedo region

  • 20

    • Afghanistan: Security forces airstrikes kill 6 terrorists in northern province of Kunduz

  • 21

    • Iraq: Twin suicide bombing kills dozens of people in Baghdad

  • 22

    • Syria: Israeli missiles strike on Hama killing 4 civilians

  • 23

    • Niger: 5 soldiers killed in anti-terror operation

  • 24

    • Philippines: 1 soldier killed in clash with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Ilocos Sur

  • 25

    • Burma-Myanmar: Hundreds flee latest clashes between army and Karen National Union (KNU) fighters

  • 26

    • India and China clash again on Himalayan border

  • 27

    • Somalia: Somali troops and Jubaland regional forces clash ahead of elections

  • 28

    • Mali: 100 jihadists killed in joint offensive by France and Mali armies in the centre of the country

  • 29

    • Afghanistan: 53 Taliban rebels killed in military operations

  • 30

    • Burma-Myanmar: Coup fears mount as military refuses to accept election results

  • 31

    • Afghanistan: Taliban car bombing in Nangarhar province leaves 14 soldiers dead

• February

  • 01

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab armed group attacks hotel in Mogadishu

    • Burma-Myanmar: Military seizes power in coup d’etat

  • 02

    • Syria: Car bombs kill 11 people in Turkish-held northern Syria

  • 03

    • Afghanistan: Bombings in Kabul kill 2 people including cleric

  • 04

    • Burma-Myanmar: Coup d’etat threatens ceasefire, Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) ethnic rebel leader says

  • 05

    • Central African Republic: Government forces retake Bossembele key town from rebels

  • 06

    • Afghanistan: Taliban kill 21 Afghan troops, warn of dangerous escalation if US breaches deal

  • 07

    • Philippines: 11 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)-Karialan faction members surrender in Maguindanao

  • 08

    • Yemen: 4 Saudi officers and 4 militants killed in missile attack on Al-Tadavin military base

  • 09

    • Sudan: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu (SPLM-Nal-Hilu) extends unilateral ceasefire for 5 months

  • 10

    • Syria: Islamic State (IS) attacks a convoy of Syrian soldiers, at least 26 victims

  • 11

    • Yemen: Houthi rebels launch attack on civilian plane on Abha airport in Saudi Arabia

  • 12

    • China and India agree to pull troops back from disputed Himalayan border

  • 13

    • Pakistan: 4 Pakistani soldiers and 4 terrorists killed in clash in South Waziristan

  • 14

    • Somalia: Car bomb explodes near presidential palace in Mogadishu

  • 15

    • Iraq: 3 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes witch Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq

  • 16

    • Syria: Syrian army says air defenses intercepted Israel aggression over Damascus

  • 17

    • Sudan warns Ethiopia against troop deployment in its territory

  • 18

    • Nigeria: Gunmen kill 1 student and abduct 40 others between students and teachers

  • 19

    • Chad: Dozens killed in farmer and semi-nomadic herders clashes

  • 20

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army blocks roads, restricts travel, obstruct aids and access to displaced Karen villagers, shelling continues, 200 more villagers displaced

  • 21

    • Somalia: 4 al-Shabaab terrorists killed and 21 captured by AMISOM forces

  • 22

    • Iraq: Rockets target airbase near Baghdad after clashes with Islamic State (IS)

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio and carabinier Vittorio Iacovacci shot dead in attack on UN convoy

  • 23

    • Iraq: Al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance Movement fighters kill governor and Grand Mufti of ISIS in Baghdad

  • 24

    • Central African Republic: Several civilians injured in violent clashes between armed groups and government forces

  • 25

    • Nigeria: Supreme Egbesu Liberation Fighters (SELF) threaten to attack major cities

    • Armenia: Armenian prime minister accuses military of attempted coup d’etat

  • 26

    • Nigeria: Gunmen kill 36 people in attacks in Kaduna and Katsina states

    • United States of America: US launches an airstrike against 2 Iranian-backed militias in Syria

  • 27

    • Mali: Several soldiers killed in an attack near town of Bandiagara

    • Nigeria: Hundreds of schoolgirls abducted in Jangebe town as gunmen attack nearby military site

  • 28

    • Yemen: Over 60 fighters killed in clashes between Houthi rebels and government forces

• March

  • 01

    • Iraq: US forces on higher alert, fearing response following airstrike in Syria

  • 02

    • Afghanistan: 600 Taliban rebels killed within three-month of war in Kandahar

    • Nigeria: Nigerian official says 279 schoolgirls released 4 days after mass-abduction

  • 03

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels kill at least 10 civilians in east of the country

  • 04

    • Iraq: At least 10 rockets hit an airbase housing USA, Danish and Britain troops

  • 05

    • Nepal: Communist Party of Nepal Revolutionary Maoist (CPNRM) rebel group agrees to abandon violence under deal with government

  • 06

    • Somalia: At least 20 people killed by suicide car bomb near restaurant in Mogadishu

  • 07

    • Yemen: At least 90 combatants between government forces and Houthi rebels have been killed in fighting in Marib in last 24 hours

  • 08

    • Yemen: Saudi-led coalition launches air raids on Sanaa

  • 09

    • Sudan: Ethiopia provides military support to People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-al-Hilu) rebels led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu in Blue Nile state

  • 10

    • Afghanistan: 20 security force members killed and wounded in 24 hours

    • Pakistan: Police kill 5 suspected Baluch Liberation Army (BLA) separatists in southwest

  • 11

    • Cameroon: Military accused of killing civilians in new attacks on Ambazonia separatists

  • 12

    • Philippines: 4 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels yield to Army in Sultan Kudarat province

    • Ethiopia: Video of Tigray massacre lifts lid on war without photos

  • 13

    • Nigeria: 172 Afaka town students rescued by army after attack by bandits

  • 14

    • Afghanistan: Car bomb kills at least 7 and injures 53 in Herat

  • 15

    • Syria: Syrian war killed nearly 400,000 people so far

  • 16

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) suspected islamists kill at least a dozen of villagers in Bulongo

  • 17

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin Independence Army (KIA) that once trained Indian militants has ambushed military bases in Myanmar

  • 18

    • Syria: Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli attack around Damascus

  • 19

    • Afghanistan: At least 9 dead in helicopter crash after clashes with local militia

  • 20

    • Saudi Arabia: Houthis claim to have launched drones in attack against Saudi Aramco in Riyadh

  • 21

    • Mali: Dozens of soldiers killed in attack on army base

  • 22

    • Turkey: First Turkish air strikes on Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Kurdish zone in Syria in 17 months

  • 23

    • Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia proposes ceasefire plan to Yemen’s Houthi rebels

  • 24

    • Egypt: Islamic State (ISIS) leader in Sinai killed in clash with Bedouin and Egyptian forces

  • 25

    • Philippines: Philippine troops kill 16 Muslim militants in clashes

  • 26

    • Niger: At least 11 people killed in jihadist attacks and classrooms set on fire

  • 27

    • Over 3,000 people displaced by clashes on border between Venezuela and Colombia

  • 28

    • Mozambique: Military launches offensive after ISIL attack on town of Palma

    • Burma-Myanmar: At least 114 killed in deadliest day since start of protests

  • 29

    • Indonesia: 14 injured in Palm Sunday suicide bomb attack on church

  • 30

    • Syria: Syrian kurdish forces arrest several people in anti ISIS operation at al-Hol camp

  • 31

    • Burma-Myanmar: Arakan Army and its allies set to resume fight against Burmese army over civilian killings

    • Niger: Gunfire near presidential palace, fears of a coup d’etat

• April

  • 01

    • Sudan: Sudan decides to redeploy armed groups out of Khartoum

    • Portugal: Portugal to send troops to Mozambique after Palma attack by Islamic insurgents

  • 02

    • Nigeria: Catholic priest and six other people killed in attack on a church

  • 03

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin Independence Army (KIA) says more clashes likely despite military junta’s ceasefire announcement

  • 04

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants attack 2 military bases in Lower Shabelle region

  • 05

    • India: Naxalites maoist insurgents kill 23 Indian forces in an ambush

  • 06

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray

  • 07

    • Sudan: Death toll from clashes in West Darfur climbs to 56

  • 08

    • Burma-Myanmar: Shan State villagers flee fighting between fighters of Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and those of Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)

  • 09

    • Western Sahara: Polisario Front says police chief killed by Morocco army

  • 10

    • Russia: Russia fears new clashes in Ukraine’s east

  • 11

    • Syria: Syrian government forces shell Idlib and Hama

  • 12

    • Yemen: 70 dead as battle for Marib rages on three fronts

  • 16

    • Somalia: Puntland warns of a possible conflict along Somaliland border

  • 17

    • Burma-Myanmar: Military suffers heavy casualties in attacks by Kachin Independence Army (KIA) ethnic armed group

  • 18

    • Eritrea: Eritrea admits its troops are still in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

  • 19

    • Colombia: At least 14 Carlos Patino Front (CPF) rebels killed in fighting with Colombian army

  • 20

    • Chad: Military says it killed 300 rebels after attempted incursion

  • 21

    • Chad: President Idriss Deby killed in frontline clashes with rebels

  • 22

    • Russia: Russian air force kills up to 200 terrorist militants in Syria

  • 23

    • Syria: Clashes between Asayish Kurdish security forces and National Defense Forces

  • 24

    • Burma-Myanmar: Thousands displaced by fighting between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese army in Bhamo district

  • 25

    • Israel: Israel airstrikes hit Gaza Strip after rocket attacks, clashes intensify in Jerusalem

  • 26

    • Chad: Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) rebels say they are ready for ceasefire and peace talks

  • 27

    • Nigeria: More than 30 Nigerian soldiers killed by Islamic State (IS) militants attack

  • 28

    • Burkina Faso: 2 Spanish reporters and 1 Irish activist killed by Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terrorist group

  • 29

    • Yemen: Houthi rebels fail to make gains in Marib

  • 30

    • Afghanistan: US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan has begun

• May

  • 01

    • Burma-Myanmar: Ethnic armed groups unite with anti-coup protesters against military junta

  • 02

    • Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agree ceasefire after border clashes

  • 03

    • Ethiopia: Suspected Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels kill 15 civilians in western Ethiopia

  • 04

    • Afghanistan: Taliban and Afghan forces clash as US hands over military base

  • 05

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Congo declares state of siege over conflict in east of the country

  • 06

    • Iraq: Islamic State (IS) terrorists attack two oil wells in northern Iraq

  • 07

    • Burma-Myanmar: Nearly 200 Myanmar troops killed in clashes with Karen forces

  • 08

    • Chad: Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) rebels fleeing, says defence minister

  • 09

    • Nigeria: 7 policemen killed by gunmen in southeast of the country

  • 10

    • Afghanistan: At least 50 killed and over 100 wounded in blast near Kabul girls school

  • 11

    • Israel: Deadly air strikes hit Gaza after rocket attacks

  • 12

    • Gaza Strip: Hamas rockets target Tel Aviv after Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza

  • 13

    • Gaza Strip: Israeli-Palestinian fighting intensifies as a Hamas commander killed in an airstrike

  • 14

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin Independence Army (KIA) launches attack against military junta troops to seize major road from Mansi to Namkham

    • Israel: Israeli army enters in Gaza, attack with air and ground forces underway

  • 15

    • Ukraine: 1 ukrainian soldier killed by separatists in war-torn east

  • 16

    • Burma-Myanmar: Chinland Defence Force (CDF) fighters injure two soldiers in clashes with military junta forces

  • 17

    • Afghanistan: Fighting resumes in Helmand as Eid al Fitr truce ends

  • 18

    • Israel: Israeli warplanes pound Hamas tunnels as conflict enters second week

  • 19

    • Yemen: Houthi offensive on Marib weakens as rebels suffer attritions and defections

  • 20

    • Nigeria: Army strikes Boko Haram during meeting in Borno killing 40 terrorists

  • 21

    • Israel: Israel and Hamas reach cease-fire to halt Gaza conflict

  • 22

    • Turkey: Turkish airstrike on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) convoy in Duhok leaves 4 dead

  • 23

    • Sudan: Ethiopia amassed troops inside Sudanese border

  • 24

    • Burma-Myanmar: Around 40 military junta troops killed by Karenni People’s Defense Force (PDF) and Karenni Army (KA) in Kayah State

  • 25

    • Mali: Military arrests Mali’s president, prime minister and defence minister

  • 26

    • Peru: National police confirms death of 18 people killed by Shining Path (SP) in Vizcatan province

  • 27

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopia says 22 regional officials killed by Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels

  • 28

    • Mali: Military junta leader colonel Assimi Goita declares himself president

  • 29

    • Philippines: Young ex-rebel in Samar shares armed struggle ordeal

  • 31

    • Yemen: Over 80 Saudi Arabia soldiers killed and captured in Yemeni attack on Jizan

• June

  • 01

    • Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap 150 students from Islamic school

  • 02

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin Independence Army (KIA) uses artillery on Putao airport

  • 03

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: At least 50 killed in attacks on two villages

  • 04

    • Afghanistan: Over 100 Taliban terrorists killed in clashes with Afghanistan forces

  • 05

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopia rejects calls for ceasefire in Tigray claiming victory is near

  • 07

    • Burma-Myanmar: Security forces clash with villagers, media report 20 dead

  • 08

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself, says Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP)

  • 09

    • South Darfur: 36 killed and dozens wounded in clashes between Taisha and Fallata tribes

  • 10

    • Afghanistan: Islamic State (IS) claims responsibility for attack on mine-clearing workers

  • 11

    • Syria: Syrian regime shelling kills 10 people near Idlib

  • 12

    • France: French army kills Mali jihadist linked to 2 journalist murders

  • 17

    • Somalia: Attack kills 10 people at Mogadishu army training camp

  • 18

    • Cameroon: Cameroon deploys troops to fight Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF) separatists

  • 19

    • Burma-Myanmar: Tatmadaw targets civilians following military defeat in Kachin State, KWAT says

  • 21

    • India: 2 maoists rebels killed in encounter with police

  • 22

    • Syria: Shelling between rebels and troops kills 10 people in Idlib

  • 23

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army clashes with People’s Defense Forces (PDF) anti-junta militia in Mandalay

  • 24

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Dozens of rebels lay down weapons in the east

  • 27

    • Afghanistan: Army repels rebel attack in Samangan

  • 29

    • Ethiopia: Interim government of Tigray flees as Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels seize capital Mekelle

  • 30

    • Ethiopia: Rebels in Tigray reject calls for ceasefire after Ethiopian government forces withdraw from regional capital

• July

  • 01

    • Burma-Myanmar: Dozens of military junta soldiers killed in Chin State clashes

  • 02

    • Central African Republic: Rebels launch deadly attacks on army positions

  • 03

    • Afghanistan: US and NATO troops leave Bagram base to Afghan army

  • 06

    • Afghanistan: More than 1,000 soldiers flee to Tajikistan after Taliban clashes

  • 07

    • Yemen: Government forces make gains as Houthis lines collapse

  • 08

    • Haiti: President Jovenel Moise assassinated in Port-au-Prince

  • 09

    • Burma-Myanmar: Inside mountain camp where Chin National Front (CNF) rebels train to fight for freedom from the military junta

  • 10

    • Afghanistan: Taliban controls 80 percent of the country, spokesperson tells Rudaw

  • 13

    • Afghanistan: Taliban attack on a border town repulsed

  • 16

    • Syria: Government forces hit last rebel enclave killing 9 civilians

  • 19

    • Puntland: Foreign fighters killed in Somalia’s Puntland state

  • 20

    • Philippines: 2 rebels killed, high-powered guns seized in Camarines Sur clash

  • 21

    • Mali: Armed men have attempted to stab interim president Assimi Goita in mosque

  • 22

    • Uganda: Army deploys more personnel in Zombo after attack of Co-operation for the Development of Congo (CODECO) rebels

  • 23

    • Madagascar: Authorities say to have foiled plot to kill President Andry Rajoelina

  • 24

    • Ethiopia: Afar region urges civilians to fight Tigray rebels

  • 26

    • Afghanistan: Over 22,000 Afghan families flee from Kandahar, once a bastion of Taliban

  • 28

    • Ethiopia: Thousands of Ethiopians flee Amhara region violence, crossing into Sudan

  • 31

    • Burma-Myanmar: Dozens of People Defense Force (PDF) fighters seized in Sagaing region

• August

  • 01

    • Afghanistan: Fighting rages as Taliban besiege 3 key cities

  • 06

    • Ethiopia: Tigray People’s Liberation Front rebels take control of UNESCO site Lalibela

  • 07

    • Afghanistan: Taliban capture regional capital Zaranj

  • 08

    • South Sudan: Rival South Sudanese factions clash, two sides report dozens of soldiers killed

  • 09

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopia threatens to deploy army after Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels advance

  • 10

    • Mozambique: Mozambique and Rwanda forces recapture port city from al-Shabaab rebels

  • 11

    • Mali: At least 44 dead in attack by extremists on villages in Mali

  • 12

    • Ethiopia: New armed alliance between Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) challenges Ethiopian Premier

  • 13

    • Afghanistan: Taliban capture Herat, Ghazni and Kandahar as U.S. sends troops to help evacuate embassy staff

  • 14

    • Afghanistan: Taliban trying to isolate Kabul

  • 15

    • Afghanistan: Taliban capture key northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif

  • 16

    • Afghanistan: Taliban to announce Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from presidential palace

  • 17

    • Afghanistan: Chaotic scenes at Kabul airport as Afghans and foreign nationals flee Taliban

  • 18

    • Afghanistan: Northern Alliance flag hoisted in Panjshir in first resistance against Taliban

  • 19

    • Burkina Faso: Rebels killed dozens of people in attack in north of the country

  • 20

    • Burma-Myanmar: Around 40 military junta troops abandon posts with weapons

  • 21

    • Afghanistan: Public’s Resistance Forces (PRF) capture 3 districts and killed several Taliban fighters

  • 23

    • Afghanistan: Taliban say have sent hundreds of fighters to the rebellious Panjshir Valley

  • 24

    • Syria: Syrian regime troops killed and injured in attempted advance on Daraa

  • 26

    • Afghanistan: National Resistance Front (NFR) fighters dig a trench to defend Panjshir Province

  • 27

    • Afghanistan: Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul airport blasts

  • 28

    • Afghanistan: Bloodbath in Kabul, the death toll rises to 170

  • 31

    • Burma-Myanmar: Military junta troops die in clashes with ethnic armed groups and civilian resistance fighters

• September

  • 01

    • Afghanistan: With last plane out of Kabul, America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan is over

  • 02

    • Afghanistan: Clashes between Taliban and resistance forces continue for second day in Panshir

  • 03

    • Yemen: 65 dead as Houthi rebels launch new assault on government stronghold in Marib

  • 04

    • Afghanistan: The Afghan resistance says reports of its defeat in Panjshir are Taliban propaganda

  • 07

    • Guinea: Coup d’Etat confirmed, special forces capture President Alpha Conde

    • Afghanistan: Taliban claims complete control of Afghanistan after Panjshir victory

  • 09

    • Ethiopia: Tigray rebels massacre 125 villagers in Amhara

  • 10

    • Somalia: Puntland troops repel al-Shabaab attack on a military base

  • 11

    • Burma-Myanmar: Fighting between army and a self-defence militia kill at least 15 people

  • 12

    • Israel: Israeli fighter jets hit Hamas sites in Gaza in response to rocket firing

  • 14

    • Ukraine: 2 Ukrainian soldiers die in clashes with separatists

  • 16

    • Libya: Libyan National Army (LNA) and Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) rebels clashed in southern Libya

  • 17

    • France: Islamic State head Adnan Abou Walid neutralised by French troops in Sahel

  • 20

    • Afghanistan: Islamic State (ISIS) claims attacks on Jalalabad

  • 21

    • Burma-Myanmar: Residents of a town in Chin State flee military junta artillery barrage

  • 22

    • Sudan: Sudan says coup d’etat thwarted, accuses Omar al-Bashir loyalists

  • 23

    • Colombia: 5 soldiers killed in Gulf Clan cartel attack

  • 24

    • Turkey: Turkish forces kill 11 People’s Protection Units (YPG) members in northern Syria

  • 25

    • Yemen: Over 140 killed between Houthi rebels and soldiers in clashes for Marib

  • 30

    • Nigeria: Clashes between Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram militants kill scores of people in Lake Chad

• October

  • 06

    • Burma-Myanmar: Soldiers burn homes in Sagaing after ambushes by Pale People’s Defence Force (PDF) resistance fighters

  • 09

    • Syria: Israeli airstrikes target T4 airbase near Homs

  • 13

    • Ethiopia: Tigray says Ethiopia has launched major attack on several fronts

  • 15

    • Yemen: More than 150 Houthi rebels killed in Marib air strikes

  • 18

    • Mali: 1 soldier and 4 terrorists killed in attack on Malian army post

  • 24

    • Somalia: At least 20 killed as troops battle moderate Islamist militia of Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a (ASWJ)

  • 26

    • Sudan: Military dissolves transitional government in coup d’etat

  • 28

    • Burma-Myanmar: Thousands more villagers flee military junta raids

  • 30

    • Yemen: Saudi coalition says 105 Houthi rebels killed in latest air strikes

• November

  • 02

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopian forces battle Tigrayan rebels for control of key town

  • 06

    • Syria: Syrian rebels mobilise for possible Turkish attack on Kurdish YPG fighters

  • 08

    • Iraq: Iraqi prime minister survives assassination attempt with drones at his home

  • 09

    • Pakistan: Pakistan agrees 1 month complete ceasefire with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)

  • 16

    • Ethiopia: New formed rebel alliance United Front of Ethiopian Federalist Forces (UFEFF) to continue destabilisation of Ethiopia

  • 20

    • Armenia: Armenia says 6 of its soldiers killed in latest clashes with Azerbaijan

  • 22

    • Uganda: Uganda in talks with Congo to defeat Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels after attacks

  • 24

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: At least 12 killed in Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) rebels attack

  • 26

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopia says prime minister has arrived on front lines to take charge of troops

  • 28

    • Sudan: 2 military officers killed in border clashes with Ethiopian forces

• December

  • 01

    • Barbados: A new independent republic is born

  • 02

    • Iran: Iranian soldiers and Taliban forces clash in border area

  • 04

    • Ukraine: America warns of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine with 175,000 troops in January 2022

  • 05

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kokang armed group reports escalating fighting with military junta

  • 09

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopian government claims recapture of 2 key towns, rebels say it’s part of plan

  • 12

    • France: New Caledonia holds final referendum on independence from France

  • 13

    • France: New Caledonia rejects independence in referendum

  • 18

    • Burma-Myanmar: More than 2,500 people flee to Thailand as rebels clash with army

  • 21

    • Indonesia: Free Papua Movement (FPM) rebels fight a war without weapons from a land without food

  • 23

    • Yemen: Saudi-led coalition has struck Sanaa international airport

  • 26

    • Nigeria: 6 troops and 22 jihadists killed in Lake Chad fighting