Tuesday

November 21, 2023

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War

The United Nations Human Rights Office says that more than 10,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022, though it expects the actual death toll to be "significantly higher". (Reuters)

Israel–Hamas war

2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)

Al-Qassam Brigade militants; three pro-Hezbollah Al Mayadeen television station journalists and a civilian are killed and a civilian is injured by Israeli shelling and airstrikes in Chaaitiyeh, Khiam, Kafr Kila and Tayr Harfa, southern Lebanon. (The Times of Israel)

Israel Defense Forces said it struck several Hezbollah anti-tank missile squads in southern Lebanon and other sites in response to missile fire toward Metula in northern Israel. (AlArabiya) (Reuters)

Kivu conflict

Congolese Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula announces that the DRC has signed agreements for the complete withdrawal of the MONUSCO United Nations peacekeeping force. The UN has around 15,000 peacekeepers stationed in the Central African country. (AP)

Myanmar civil war

Operation 1027

The Arakan Army assaults Pauktaw, Rakhine State, for a second time. The town has switched hands twice between the rebel group and the military. (The Irrawaddy)

War in Sudan

Darfur campaign

The Rapid Support Forces seize the Sudanese Armed Forces 20th Infantry Division headquarters in Ed Daein, East Darfur, effectively capturing the city. (Sudan Tribune)

At least 40 civilians are killed and more than 50 others are injured when Sudanese army warplanes bomb the vicinity of the 20th Infantry Division in East Darfur. (Sudan Tribune)

Business and economy

Cryptocurrency company Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to money laundering in the United States. The company will pay $4.3 billion in fines and Zhao will step down as CEO. (Reuters)