Sunday

May 8, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Sinai insurgency

Gunmen kill eight policemen in an ambush outside Cairo. The attack is claimed by Islamic State. (CNN) (Reuters) (BBC)

Terrorism in Saudi Arabia

A policeman is killed in a shootout with militants in Taif, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters) (FOX News)

Syrian Civil War

Three Spanish journalists were released after being abducted around Aleppo, Syria, and held hostage by the Al-Nusra Front since 13 July 2015. (The Telegraph)

Spillover of the Syrian Civil War, Turkey–ISIL conflict

Turkish shelling kills 55 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria insurgents in northern Syria in retaliation for rocket attacks on Kilis, a Turkish border town. (Reuters) (Daily Progress)

Disasters and accidents

At least 73 people are killed in a collision between two buses and a fuel tanker in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. (BBC) (USA Today)

At least 41 people are missing in Taining County of China's Fujian province after a landslide hits a construction workers dormitory. (BBC)