Sunday

March 27, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War

Palmyra offensive (March 2016)

The Syrian Army takes full control of Palmyra after heavy fighting with ISIL forces, according to a Syrian military source. (Sky News)

2016 Lahore suicide bombing

A suicide bomber from a Pakistani Taliban faction kills at least 60 people and injures 300 others at a park in Lahore, Pakistan, and the group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it intentionally targeted Christians celebrating on Easter Sunday. An official says the explosion took place close to Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park's children's rides. (CNN) (Reuters) (Al Jazeera) (AP)

Arts and culture

Thousands of people in Dublin, Ireland, attend the Irish government's commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule. (The Guardian)