Sunday

July 31, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)

Islamic State militants attack two gas facilities northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, killing at least five people and wounding six policemen. Three assailants detonated their explosive vests and a fourth was killed in clash with security forces. (Reuters)

Somali Civil War (2009–present)

An Al-Shabaab attack on the Central Investigations Department kills at least nine people. (AP via The New York Times)

2016 Yerevan hostage crisis

A two-week standoff comes to an end in Yerevan, Armenia, after the remaining gunmen holed up in a police station surrender to police. The National Security Service says "twenty terrorists have been arrested" following the "complete liberation" of the police compound. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Disasters and accidents

At least five people are killed and 10 injured after a building collapses in the Indian city of Bhiwandi amid heavy rain. (Press Trust of India via Business Standard)

Typhoon Nida (2016)

Hong Kong braces for the storm. (Reuters)