Wednesday

August 12, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Sudanese civil war

The RSF launch drone strikes across multiple cities in Sudan, including its capital Khartoum, Bahri, and Omdurman in Khartoum State, and the River Nile cites of Ad-Damir and Atbara. (AFP via Arab News) (The National News)

Kordofan campaign, Siege of El Obeid

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launch eight drone and land attacks across El Obeid, North Kordofan. Two people are reported to be killed during the attacks. (Reuters)

Colombian conflict

Libyan crisis

A drone strike is reported on a electrical substation in Zawiya, western Libya, causing a fire and power outages. (The Hill)

Mexican drug war

A failed attack against the Tayoltita Airfield, in San Dimas Municipality, Durango, Mexico, leaves one gunman killed and two soldiers wounded. Authorities deploy an operation in the zone to secure the area and search for the remaining attackers. (La Jornada in Spanish)

Red Sea crisis

Pakistani foreign minister Ishaq Dar reports that three Pakistanis were killed in a attack on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea. (DW)

Disasters and accidents

A woman is killed and 172 other people are rescued after a ferry catches fire off the coast of Bali, Indonesia. (AFP via RFI)