Wars in the World

Wars and Main Events on 2024

• January

  • 01

    • Yemen: US army attacks three Houthi boats in Red Sea killing at least 10 fighters

  • 04

    • Iran: Blasts killed 200 as Iran marked three years since Soleimani killing

  • 05

    • Iran: Islamic State (ISIS) claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombing

  • 08

    • Lebanon: Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in response to killing of top Hamas leader

  • 11

    • Sudan: Sudanese joint forces repel fresh Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attack on Dilling town in South Kordofan

  • 14

    • Burma-Myanmar: Military junta confirms temporary ceasefire with rebels

  • 18

    • Iran: Iran strikes Syria, Iraq and Pakistan as Middle East tensions spike

  • 22

    • Russia: Russian forces claims capture of the village of Krokhmalne in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region

  • 26

    • Burma-Myanmar: Arakan Army (AA) rebels claim control of port town of Pauktaw causing a serious blow to the junta

• February

  • 02

    • United States of America: US launches dozens of airstrikes in response to attack that killed troops in Jordan

  • 06

    • Burma-Myanmar: Border guards flee to Bangladesh amid clashes with rebels

  • 08

    • Pakistan: Islamic State (IS) claims responsibility for bombings on eve of Pakistan election

  • 09

    • Ukraine: Russia attacks Avdiivka from all directions, situation difficult says mayor

  • 13

    • Israel: Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages as airstrikes kill around 100 Palestinians in Rafah

  • 21

    • Ukraine: Trapped and left for dead, injured Ukrainian soldiers in Avdiivka exchanged desperate messages as the town fell

  • 25

    • Burma-Myanmar: Arakan Army (AA) seizes a military junta police station near Rakhine State’s capital Sittwe

  • 26

    • Ukraine: In overnight attacks, russians try to destroy Ukrainian air defense systems with drones and missiles

  • 27

    • Transnistria: Moldovan separatists to ask Putin to annex their region

• March

  • 03

    • Ukraine: Russians strike more than 300 times in Zaporizhzhia region over 24 hours

  • 06

    • Colombia: National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels say have freed all hostages under deal with government

  • 10

    • Yemen: US, UK and French froces destroy dozens of Houthi drones

  • 12

    • Philippines: Rebels killed and residents displaced in southern Philippines ahead of Ramadan

  • 13

    • Russia: Ukraine-based Russian armed groups claim raids into Russia

  • 18

    • Somalia: Several Al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia

  • 24

    • Russia: Kremlin claims Islamic State Khorasan (Isis-k) terrorists that killed over 140 in Moscow attack had relevant contacts in Ukraine as Putin promises to punish anyone who stands behind them

  • 28

    • Syria: Syrian Arab Army repels an attack of a terrorist cell affiliated with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in southern Idlib

• April

  • 05

    • Israel: Israel on full alert as it prepares for Iran retaliation over Syria strike

  • 08

    • Israel: Israel withdraws all ground troops from southern Gaza leaving just one IDF brigade in the enclave

  • 10

    • Burma-Myanmar: Military junta loses a key base to rebel forces

  • 13

    • Iran: Iran launches drones towards Israel weeks after deadly Syria consulate strike

  • 17

    • India: 18 Naxalites maoist rebels killed in a clash with Indian security forces

  • 20

    • Iraq: Explosion hits Iraqi military base housing pro-Iranian militia Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF)

  • 24

    • Lebanon: Hezbollah launches deepest attack into Israel since start of Gaza war

  • 26

    • Israel: Signs indicate Israel preparing for imminent Rafah operation

  • 30

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin Independence Army (KIA) seizes military junta headquarters near Kachin State capital

• May

  • 06

    • Russia: Russia amassing tens of thousands of troops around the key Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar

  • 07

    • Israel: Hamas accepts Gaza ceasefire deal proposal from Egypt and Qatar

  • 12

    • Ukraine: Russian attack on Kharkiv continues as Moscow says it has taken five villages

  • 15

    • France: Armed clashes in New Caledonia, curfew decreed

  • 18

    • Somaliland: Somaliland eyes Ethiopia’s recognition amid Somalia tensions

  • 24

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Army launches offensive against M23 rebels in the east

  • 27

    • Gaza Strip: Hamas launches rocket attack towards Tel Aviv

• June

  • 02

    • Guyana: Guyana boosts security in Essequibo and engages US to defend land from Venezuela

  • 07

    • Yemen: Clashes between government forces and Houthi rebels kill 18 fighters in fresh flare-up

  • 11

    • Russia: Russian forces capture Staromaiorskoye village southwest of Donetsk in Ukraine

  • 13

    • Lebanon: Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets into Israel after strike kills its commander

  • 15

    • Sudan: Sudanese army reports death of a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) senior commander in Darfur battle

  • 19

    • Burma-Myanmar: Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) captures military base after nearly three decades of military junta control

  • 23

    • Israel and Hezbollah faceoff raises risk of wider conflict

• July

  • 07

    • Colombia: 6 soldiers killed in clashes with National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Central General Staff (EMC) rebels

  • 10

    • Ukraine: Ukraine says at least 31 people killed, children’s hospital hit in major Russian missile attack

• August

  • 12

    • Iran: Iran could attack Israel in less than 24 hours, sources say, as Western powers issue Tehran a warning

  • 13

    • Ukraine: Ukraine claims to control 1,000 sq km of Russian territory

  • 15

    • Burma-Myanmar: Arakan Army (AA) captures town of Kyeintali in far south of Rakhine State

  • 19

    • Gaza Strip: More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in 10 months of war in Gaza, health ministry says

  • 23

    • Russia: Russian military redeploys troops to Kursk in response to Ukrainian incursion

  • 25

    • Israel: Israel attacks southern Lebanon, Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel

  • 26

    • Ukraine: Russia has launched largest attack on Ukraine since start of full-scale invasion, Air Force reports

• September

  • 01

    • Turkey: Turkish forces neutralize 17 PKK/YPG terrorists in Northern Iraq and Syria

  • 03

    • Burma-Myanmar: Arakan Army (AA) rescues 26,000 civilians used as human shields by junta military forces

  • 08

    • Mali: Mali rebels claim to have killed dozens of military Junta soldiers and Russian Wagner mercenaries in battle

    • Syria: Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) fighters kill five Turkish-backed militants in Afrin

  • 11

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopian troops take control of all airports in Gedo region of Somalia

  • 15

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab assaults strategic military base near Kismayo port city

  • 17

    • Lebanon: Pagers exploded, at least 8 dead and 2,750 wounded in Lebanon and Syria amid Israel-Hamas conflict, Hezbollah blames Israel

  • 21

    • Lebanon: Top Hezbollah leader was among the 37 people killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut apartment block

    • Ukraine: Ukraine hits Russia with massive drone attack on military depot in Toropets causing huge explosions

  • 22

    • Somalia: Somalia accuses Ethiopia of shipping arms to Puntland

  • 23

    • Ukraine: Ukrainian paratroopers breach Russian defenses in new Kursk offensive push

  • 24

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) and the Congolese army (FARDC) operation kills 27 Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, rescues 40 civilians in eastern DRC

  • 28

    • Lebanon: Hezbollah confirms Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is killed after Israeli strike

  • 29

    • Egypt: Egypt vows to defend Nile waters and Somalia’s sovereignty amid escalating tensions with Ethiopia

    • Israel: Israeli army launches air raids on Yemen’s Ras Isa and Hodeidah

• October

  • 01

    • Israel: Israeli ground troops enters Lebanon as invasion begins

    • Iran: Iran launches missile attack on Israel

  • 07

    • Yemen: 33 killed in renewed clashes across Yemen

  • 08

    • Somalia: 59 al-Shabaab terrorists and 4 soldiers killed in military operations in Somalia

  • 14

    • Lebanon: Hezbollah drone attack kills 4 Israeli soldiers and injures 58

  • 17

    • Gaza Strip: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israel says

  • 20

    • Ethiopia: Fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano rebels endangers Sudan refugees

  • 21

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fighting breaks out between M23 rebels and Wazalendo militia

  • 26

    • Israel: Israel launches air strikes against Iran

  • 29

    • Russia: Russia captures Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk

• November

  • 01

    • Iran: Khamenei orders preparation for strike against Israel

  • 09

    • North Korea: North Korean troops have entered in Ukraine to fight for first time, officials say

  • 17

    • Russia: Russia pounds Ukraine’s power grid in massive air strike