Monday

June 29, 2015

Armed conflicts and attacks

Four Israelis were shot and injured in a drive-by shooting attack near Shilo, as a manhunt begins for the suspects. (YNet)

A Palestinian woman was arrested after stabbing and seriously wounding a female IDF soldier at a checkpoint near Bethlehem. (Haaretz)

Five Chadian security officials and six militants have been killed during an explosion in a raid in the capital N'Djamena. (BBC)

Egypt's state prosecutor Hisham Barakat dies in a bomb attack in Cairo. (AP via Fox News)

Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War

The Turkish military is reportedly preparing for an imminent invasion of northern Syria following a National Security Council meeting. The aim is to establish a buffer zone for refugees and drive back Islamic State militants. The Kurdish militia group YPG have said they will oppose any Turkish intervention in Syria. Turkey has for decades fought against Kurdish separatist movements such as the PKK (Telegraph)

War in Afghanistan:

According to witnesses who fled fighting in Nangarhar province, fighters loyal to Islamic State seize substantial territory in Afghanistan for the first time, wresting areas in the east from rival Taliban insurgents in a new threat to stability, scorching opium poppy fields that help to fund the Taliban's campaign to overthrow the Afghan government. (Newsweek)

Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)

A car bomb explodes behind a military hospital in the Yemeni capital Sana'a causing 28 casualties. Islamic State has claimed responsibility. (AP), (AFP via France 24)

International relations

The Israeli Navy intercepts and takes control of the lone ship still involved in Freedom Flotilla III and pilots it to Ashdod. The other three ships involved had already turned back after being intercepted. Israel offered all ships to unload their humanitarian aid cargo in Israeli ports and transport it into Gaza for free but the ships refused. (Israel National News)(Times Of Israel)

The United States Office of Personnel Management closes down its system for employee background checks following the theft of millions of records in a computer hacking incident suspected to be conducted by Chinese hackers. (Breaking News)