Tuesday

June 9, 2015

Armed conflicts and attacks

Naxalite–Maoist insurgency

Indian police kill at least 12 Naxalite Maoist rebels in a clash in the state of Jharkhand. (AP)

Syrian Civil War

The Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army claims to have captured a major Syrian Army base known as Brigade 52 in Daraa Governorate. (BBC)

Business and economy

HSBC announces plans to cut 8,000 jobs in the United Kingdom, one-sixth of its U.K. workforce, via "natural attrition" as it restructures its banking business. A total of 25,000 jobs could be axed globally. (BBC)