Thursday

July 16, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

2026 Iran war

2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations

July 2026 United States strikes against Iran

The United States Central Command launches new strikes against Iran for a sixth consecutive night in an effort to degrade Iranian military capabilities. (Middle East Eye)

Explosions are reported in Iran's Qeshm Island, Bushehr, Ahvaz, and Bandar Abbas, including a bridge in Bandar Khamir. A truck on the bridge is reported to be targeted, killing the driver. (Turkiye Today)

Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war

The Kuwaiti defense ministry reports that the military intercepted and destroyed 32 drones entering the country's airspace. (Arab Times Kuwait)

Sudanese civil war

The Sudanese Armed Forces says that they have destroyed around 205 combat vehicles, military supply trucks, and four strategic drones belonging to the Rapid Support Forces in the past two weeks. (AA) (Sudan Tribune)

Sudanese refugee crisis

Around 1,000 Sudanese returnees in Egypt are reported by a local committee to have returned to Sudan. (Middle East Monitor)

Disasters and accidents

Twenty-one people are killed and several others are injured after a bus lost control and veered off the road in Kapchorwa, Uganda. (Xinhua)

Fourteen people are killed and five others are injured after a minibus plunged into a deep ravine in Cajamarca, Peru. (Xinhua)

Eleven people are killed and 19 more injured in a fire at a care facility in Algiers, Algeria. (BBC News)

Six members of a family are killed after a fire engulfed their house in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. (Xinhua)