Thursday

May 2, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war

Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war

Several people are injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, Syria, the first since the attack on the Iranian consulate in April. (The Jerusalem Post)

Alliance of Sahel States

Nigerien crisis

Russian military personnel enter the United States–operated Niger Air Base 101 near Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger. (Reuters)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian forces take control of the village of Berdychi in Donetsk Oblast. (Al-Arabiya News)

At least nine people, including eight children, are injured in a Russian guided airstrike in Derhachi, Kharkiv Oblast. (AFP via Barron's) (Reuters)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the Israel–Hamas war, Israel–Turkey relations

Turkey suspends all trade with Israel in response to their conduct in the war in Gaza and demands that humanitarian aid be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip uninterrupted, after previously suspending some exports to Israel in April. (The Guardian) (Reuters)