Saturday

July 9, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir

2016 Kashmir unrest

At least three people are killed and dozens more are wounded when protesters clash with Indian Army soldiers. The protesters defied an army curfew and took part in the funeral of a top rebel commander of Hizbul Mujahideen. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

South Sudanese Civil War

According to a military spokesman of the rebel SPLM-IO, at least 115 soldiers between the two rival Sudan People's Liberation Army factions are killed in clashes in the capital, Juba. (Reuters)

Syrian civil war, Russian intervention

A Russian Air Force Mi-24 helicopter crashes near Palmyra, Syria, while assisting Syrian Army forces in the area. Russia's Ministry of Defence confirms two Russian pilots, Riafa'at Habibulin and Yevgeny Dolgin, are killed. (The Independent)

Disasters and accidents

Typhoon Nepartak (2016)

Taiwan is recovering after Typhoon Nepartak hit yesterday killing two people and injuring 72. (PA via BT)