Armed conflict and attacks
War in Somalia
The Red Cross says that at least 36 people may be dead following an attack in Mandera County in northeastern Kenya. Al-Shabaab militants are believed to be responsible. (Bloomberg via Business Week), (Reuters via New York Times)
Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon
Unidentified gunmen kill 6 Lebanese soldiers near the eastern town of Ras Baalbek. (Al Jazeera)
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
The Lebanese government arrests a wife and daughter of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (NBC News)
Sony Pictures Entertainment hack
The FBI launches a probe into a massive hacking attack on Sony Pictures, believing the leadership of North Korea to be responsible. (FOX News)