Thursday

April 4, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian appointed officials claim that Ukrainian shelling has killed two civilians and injured nine others in Donetsk. Separately, four people are killed in drone attacks in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast. (Reuters)

U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Ukraine will eventually become a NATO member. (Reuters)

Kharkiv strikes

Russia launches multiple Shahed drone strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing at least five people, including three rescue workers, and injuring five others. (Reuters)

Papua conflict

Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency

Eleven security forces, including five Revolutionary Guards, are killed in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, during an attack against the Revolutionary Guards' headquarters by members of Jaish ul-Adl. Sixteen militants are killed in the ensuing shootout. (Reuters)

Syrian civil war

Former Al-Nusra Front emir Abu Maria al-Qahtani is assassinated in a suicide bombing in Sarmada, Idlib Governorate, Syria. The Islamic State are accused of being behind the attack, which also injured several others at his house. (Reuters)

Business and economy

99 Cents Only Stores announces an orderly wind-down, closing all of its 371 stores in the United States beginning April 5. (Newsweek)