Friday

May 29, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis

2026 Iran war

Iranian state media says that Iran shot down an American aircraft near the city of Jam, Bushehr province. However, the U.S. Central Command denies any such claim, stating that no U.S. aircraft has been shot down. (Middle East Eye) (Reuters)

2026 Lebanon war

Three people, including two children, are killed and fifteen others are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. (Naharnet)

Russo-Ukrainian war

Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia–NATO relations

A Russian drone enters Romanian airspace during an attack on Ukraine and crashes into an apartment building in Galați, causing a fire and injuring two people. (AFP and CBS News)

Sudanese civil war

Kordofan campaign

The Sudan Doctors Network accuse the Rapid Support Forces of killing 27 civilians in the Al-Murra village in the Bara area of North Kordofan, Sudan, during the second day of the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha. (AA)

Allied Democratic Forces insurgency

A human rights group reports that more than 100 people were killed by Allied Democratic Forces attacks during May in the Mambasa Territory, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Radio Okapi in French)

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed and 34 others are injured when a bus collides with six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. (AP) (BBC News)