Armed conflicts and attacks
Ivorian soldiers in Bouaké attack the Coordination Center for Operational Decision-Making (Centre de Coordination des Décisions Opérationnelles) military base, seizing their weaponry and setting the base on fire after accusations that the unit was spying on them. Last year the soldiers were involved in a series of mutinies. (Reuters)
Colombian conflict
After failing to reach agreement on an extension of the 101-day ceasefire, hostilities resume between Colombia's government and ELN forces. (Colombia Reports)
Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing posts on Facebook that Myanmar Army troops and Rakhine State villagers killed 10 Rohingya Muslims whose bodies were found in a mass grave in Inn Din village. This is the first time Myanmar's military has officially acknowledged extrajudicial actions against the Rohingya. Fortify Rights chief executive officer Matthew Smith says the two Reuters journalists who have been jailed since December 12, 2017, were investigating the same mass grave referenced by Min Aung Hlaing. (The Washington Post)
War in Afghanistan
The United States Central Command launches an investigation into a video posted on YouTube which appears to show a U.S. service member firing on civilians inside a truck on a road in Afghanistan. The montage video, titled "Happy Few Ordnance Symphony", has since been removed. (Politico)
Disasters and accidents
Tom Wolf, the Governor of Pennsylvania, issues a disaster declaration over the "heroin and opioid epidemic”, starting an Opioid Operational Command Center at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. (The Morning Call)
Sanchi oil tanker collision
China says no major oil spill has been detected after MV Sanchi disaster. (Channel News Asia)
A fire on the oil tanker rages for the fourth day. An explosion forces rescue teams to retreat as 31 sailors remain missing. (Reuters)