Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that diplomatic solutions are "still on the table" if Iran ceases attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. (The Jerusalem Post)
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announces that an American service member has been killed in northern Iraq during a "controlled" detonation of a downed Iranian drone, bringing the total amount of American casualties to 17. (The Hill) (Reuters)
2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
The Kurdistan Freedom Party reports that eight Iranian Kurdish rebels have been wounded after a drone strike from Iran hit a camp near Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. (AFP via Arab News)
2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
The Israeli military uses the Iron Dome to shoot down fragments from an Iranian missile fired at Aqaba, Jordan, after the Aegis was reportedly used to shoot down the missile. (The Jerusalem Post) (The Times of Israel)
July 2026 United States strikes against Iran
The U.S. CENTCOM launches strikes against Iran for a ninth consecutive evening amidst a rise in American casualties. (CNBC) (The Kabul Tribune)
Aftermath of the Syrian civil war
SDF–Syrian transitional government clashes
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that 530 people, including 76 civilians, have been killed in clashes between the post-Assad Syrian Army and the Syrian Democratic Forces over the past months. (Shafaq)
Mali War
Around 50 Malian soldiers are reported to have been killed in Anéfis, Mali, by the Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front rebels. (The Hindu) (The News Pakistan)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces struck a Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship carrying corn off Odesa, killing ten crew members from India and Syria. Eight others are rescued, while the vessel continues burning. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
Four people are killed, four others are unaccounted for, and several houses are swept away after a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall hits Mon District, Nagaland, India. (NDTV)
Sixty-seven people are rescued and 66 others are reported missing when passenger ferry MV Barima capsizes and sinks near the Pomeroon River in Guyana. (AP)
2026 Huancayo earthquake
At least six people are killed and 21 others are injured when a Mw 5.5 earthquake strikes the town of Pumpunya in Chongos Bajo District, Chupaca province, Department of Junín, Peru. (Reuters) (notiPerú) (El Comercio Perú)