Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian civil war
Three mass graves associated with the Assad regime are discovered in Al-Qabou, Homs Governorate, Syria. (SOHR)
Operation Dawn of Freedom, Yazidi genocide
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that a humanitarian crisis has developed in Manbij District, Aleppo Governorate, following its capture by Turkish-backed Syrian National Army forces and Turkish artillery fire, leading to continuous water scarcity, power outages, and basic needs shortages. (SOHR)
Sudanese civil war
Seven civilians are killed and several others are injured in a Sudanese Armed Forces strike on residential areas in the southern part of Khartoum, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
Disasters and accidents
Three police officers are killed and two others are injured in a gas explosion at the police academy in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters)
Two pilots are killed when their light aircraft crashes into the sea near Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, shortly after takeoff from Al Jazeirah Airport. (Inquirer.net)
A tourist is killed and another is injured in a shark attack at a resort in Marsa Alam, Egypt. (Al Arabiya)
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev says that Russia accidentally shot down the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, accusing Russia of trying to "hush up" the crash, and demanding from Russia a full admission of guilt, punishment for those responsible, and compensation for the victims. (AP)
2024 Sidama truck crash
At least 71 people are killed and four are injured when a passenger-carrying truck drives off a bridge into a river in Bona Zuria, Sidama Region, Ethiopia. (The Guardian) (Voice of America)
English Channel migrant crossings
Three migrants die attempting to cross the English Channel, with 45 others rescued and treated for hypothermia and four hospitalized. (BBC News)
Jeju Air Flight 2216
A Bangkok-departed Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 with 181 people on board crashes during landing at the Muan International Airport, in South Korea, killing 179 people and wounding two crew members. (Bloomberg) (YNA) (Euronews)