Saturday

June 4, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War

Syrian Government forces enter Raqqa province, the joint capital of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. It is one of three simultaneous attacks in Iraq and Syria. (Haaretz)

Kashmir conflict

Two militants attack a police checkpoint in the city of Anantnag in south Kashmir killing two Indian police officers. (Indian Express)

Disasters and accidents

The flight recorder casings and potential flight recorder of Eastern Flight 980, which crashed in 1985 on Mount Illimani, Bolivia, are recovered by hikers from Boston. (Operation Thonapa)