Thursday

January 8, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Operation Southern Spear

2026 United States strikes in Venezuela

The death toll from the U.S. airstrikes on Caracas, Venezuela, five days ago increases to 100 people, including 23 Venezuelan military personnel and 32 Cuban personnel. (BNO News)

SDF–Syrian transitional government clashes

January 2026 Aleppo clashes

As fighting between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian Army continues in Aleppo, Syrian authorities open an evacuation corridor for tens of thousands of civilians to evacuate the city. (Euronews)

The Syrian Army captures the Ashrafieh neighbourhood of Aleppo after three days of fighting with the Syrian Democratic Forces. (Al Jazeera)

Yemeni civil war

2025–2026 Iranian protests

A police officer is killed during clashes with anti-government protesters in Malard, Iran, as the number of injured police officers rises to 568. (AA)

The Iranian opposition in exile calls for a general strike in the Kurdish areas in western Iran, which is widely observed. (Zeit in German)

NetBlocks reports a total internet outage in Tehran and other Iranian cities amid ongoing protests against the government. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Cambodia–China relations, Scam centers in Cambodia

The Cambodian central bank orders the liquidation of Prince Bank and suspends its operations after founder Chen Zhi was indicted by the United States for large-scale fraud and extradited to China. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

Killing of Renée Good

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, protesters and police clash after an ICE agent shot and killed a legal observer yesterday. Pepper balls and a gas-like substance are fired toward the protesters outside a federal building. (CNN)

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