Thursday

August 6, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two people are killed and 13 others are injured when an explosive device detonates on a passenger minibus in Jaramana, Syria. (AA)

Middle Eastern crisis

Gaza war

Ugandan authorities approve a measure to send troops from the country to Gaza as part of the International Stabilization Force proposed by the Board of Peace to secure the enclave following the war. (NBC News)

Yemeni civil war

The Houthis announce a military offensive against Saudi-backed government forces in Marib Governorate and Hadhramaut Governorate, with over 30 government soldiers being killed in two missile attacks. (Al Jazeera)

Russo-Ukrainian war

Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war

Ukrainian forces launch drone attacks on two oil refineries in Russia, the Yaroslavl refinery and a Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Bashkortostan, causing large fires at the facilities. (BBC News)

Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure

Six people are killed in Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including three civilians in Kharkiv Oblast, while a total power outage occurs in the city of Kherson after critical infrastructure was targeted overnight by Russian drones. (Al Jazeera) (Antikor)

Ethiopian civil conflict

Ethiopia-TPLF clashes

It is reported that the situation on the border between Ethiopia and Sudan is calm following recent clashes between the Ethiopian Army and Tigray People's Liberation Front that sparked fears of a new conflict four years after a peace agreement was signed in 2022 to end the war in Tigray. (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

Six people are killed and 19 others are injured after a bus crashed in Constantine Province, Algeria. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic

Congolese health authorities monitor passengers from a boat near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a traveler died from Ebola complications. (The Washington Post)

International relations

2026 Morocco–Spain border incident

Ceuta mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas confirms that at least 100 people died during last week's migrant surge into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, while around 3,500 to 5,000 undocumented migrants remain in the city. (Reuters)

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