Armed conflicts and attacks
Somali Civil War, War against the Islamic State
Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
Puntland forces carry out drone strikes on Islamic State targets in the Cal Miskaad mountains near Balidhidhin District, Bari, Puntland, Somalia, killing several militants. (Idil News) (VOA)
Puntland counterterrorism forces capture four foreign Islamic State fighters from Ethiopia, Yemen, and Tanzania, while intercepting and destroying multiple explosive-carrying drones in Bari, Puntland. (Idil News) (VOA) (Garowe Online)
Israel–Hamas war
A study published in The Lancet claims that around 3% of the Gaza Strip population has died from traumatic injury due to the conflict with Israel, with the death toll from other causes due to the military campaign likely higher. (CNN)
Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip kill at least 22 people. (Al Jazeera)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian artillery strikes kill two people in Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, according to the region's governor. In the Russian-controlled area of Kamianka-Dniprovska, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, the region's Russia-appointed governor says that two people were killed by Ukrainian artillery strikes. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
Twelve miners are trapped in a collapsed coal mine in Balochistan, Pakistan, following a methane gas explosion. (AP)
2025 California wildfires
January 2025 Southern California wildfires
At least six people are killed due to spreading wildfires in Los Angeles County, United States.
The Kenneth Fire ignites in Woodland Hills, adding to the 179,000 people placed under evacuation orders. (NBC News)