Friday

July 31, 2015

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of the Haqqani Network, is reported as having died in 2014. (BBC)

Turkey–PKK conflict

Two Turkish police officers and two PKK militants are killed following a PKK raid on a police station in the south-eastern town of Pozantı. Also, in the eastern province of Kars, PKK militants bombed a railway line and then fired at repair workers, leaving one dead. (BBC)

Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen

Houthi shelling kills four Saudi Arabian soldiers and wounds eight others in the Saudi town of Aseer near the volatile Yemeni border. Jazeera)

Business and economy

Swiss National Bank reports a first half loss of 50 billion CHF as a result of the franc to euro peg removal earlier this year. (BBC)

Russian financial crisis (2014–present)

The Central Bank lowers interest rate to 11%, while the ruble falls 1.5% on the day to close at 60.60 against the dollar. (Reuters UK)