Sunday

May 18, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Gaza war

Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip, May 2025 Gaza offensive

At least 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza in the last day. (Sky News) (Reuters)

Somali Civil War

2025 Mogadishu military base bombing

At least 21 people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 15 others are injured in a suicide bombing at the entrance of a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Reuters) (Hiiraan Online)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russia launches 273 drones at Ukraine, the largest such attack since the beginning of the war. The attack comes a day after a round of direct peace talks between the two countries, and a day before Donald Trump's scheduled call with Vladimir Putin. (The Guardian)

Insurgency in Balochistan

Four people are killed and twenty others are injured in a bombing near a market in Killa Abdullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Several shops collapsed, fires were started and buildings were damaged. (The Hindu)

Syrian civil war

Three police personnel are killed and two others are injured in a car bombing targeting a police station in Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. (SANA) (Al Jazeera English)

Arts and culture

Papal inauguration of Pope Leo XIV