Armed conflicts and attacks
Internal conflict in Myanmar
Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar
Eight people are killed and 36 are arrested in clashes between the Myanmar Army and what are believed to be Rohingya insurgents in Rakhine State. (Reuters)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
Human Rights Watch says that Kurdish Regional Government forces have destroyed Arab homes and villages in northern Iraq in what may amount to a war crime. (Reuters)
The ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, south of Mosul, is recaptured by the Iraqi Army after heavy fighting with ISIL militants. (The Guardian)
Syrian Civil War
Militants launch projectiles containing toxic gas in an area near Aleppo International Airport, injuring at least 28 people. (South Front)
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says an explosion from a suspected airstrike at a border crossing in Kurdish-held Afrin Canton kills 12 people. (AP)
Business and economics
Volkswagen emissions scandal
A new class action lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in U.S. federal court in Illinois, claims the Volkswagen Group used emission defeat devices in at least six of its Audi V6 gasoline engines. (UPI) (Auto Week) (Industry Week)