Tuesday

April 26, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War

A Syrian government airstrike near Aleppo kills at least five members of the Syrian Civil Defense rescue organisation. Dozens of people have been killed in Aleppo over the past few days from government airstrikes and opposition bombardment. (Reuters)

Attacks on secularists in Bangladesh

Ansar-al Islam, the Bangladeshi branch of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, claims responsibility for yesterday's murder of USAID employee and LGBT activist Xulhaz Mannan and his friend, actor Tanay Majumder. (AP)

Arts and culture

Ukraine commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. (AP)