Tuesday

December 17, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war

War crimes in the Syrian civil war, Fall of the Assad regime

Syrian mass graves

Several mass graves are uncovered across Syria following the fall of the Assad regime, with a site in Al-Qutayfah, Rif Dimashq Governorate, estimated to contain the remains of at least 100,000 people. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)

2024 Israeli invasion of Syria

The IDF continue invading Syria beyond the 1974 buffer zone in Quneitra Governorate and take control of the Al-Wehda Dam on the Yarmouk River. (JFeed)

Operation Dawn of Freedom

Senior American officials report that Turkey is building up its forces along the Syrian border, raising fears of a possible ground invasion of territories held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. (The Wall Street Journal)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the NBC Protection Troops, and his assistant are assassinated by an IED hidden inside of an e-scooter in Moscow, Russia. A Ukrainian source claims that the Security Service of Ukraine is responsible for the killings, after Kirilov was charged in absentia yesterday for the use of chemical weapons, which made him a "legitimate target". Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, says that the Ukrainian leadership would face an "imminent revenge" for the killings. (BBC News) (Deccan Herald)

Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia–NATO relations

NATO's Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine command center in Wiesbaden, Germany, takes over coordination of Western military support to Ukraine from the United States. (Reuters)

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Two police officers are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a security checkpoint in Shangla district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)

Three police officers are killed and two more are wounded by a roadside bomb targeting a vehicle carrying polio workers in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (ABC News)

Mexican drug war

Two municipal policeman were killed and three civilians were wounded in an attack near the Jerécuaro-Apaseo el Alto state highway in Jerécuaro, Guanajuato, finding about 200 bullet casing in the site. In the same day four elements of the State Public Security Forces were killed and two more were wounded after a confrontation with gunmen in the city of Uriangato. Security elements from all levels of government deployed a combined operation to try to found the responsible ot the attacks. (Milenio Noticias)

Disasters and accidents

2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

The death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Chido increase to 34, with more than 23,000 homes destroyed. (DW)

2024 Port Vila earthquake

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Vanuatu's capital Port Vila, with at least 14 people killed and more than 200 others injured. (RNZ)