Tuesday

November 29, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Pakistani security forces kill five militants during a joint operation in Sibi District of Balochistan. (Dawn)

Somali Civil War (2009–present)

A bomb kills at least 4 Somali soldiers and another 11 are injured. (Reuters)

November 2016 Butig clash

Almost 2,000 families are displaced in Mindanao region of the Philippines due to clashes between government forces and Islamist militants. (Rappler)

Kashmir conflict

Nagrota army base attack

Militants launch an attack on an Indian Army base in the town of Nagrota. At least 7 soldiers and 3 insurgents die in the attack. (AP via New York Times) (Reuters) (The Times of India)

Syrian Civil War

The U.S. releases a report on the coalition's September 2016 Deir ez-Zor air raid on the Syrian Army, blaming the Syrian troops for their misidentification as Islamic State troops due to them allegedly "not wearing recognizable military uniforms or carrying identifying flags." (The Guardian)

Aleppo offensive (November 2016)

At least ten people are killed and others were injured during air strikes on Aleppo's Bab al-Nairab neighborhood. (Reuters)

Government forces and their allies announce plans to capture the remainder of Aleppo before American President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. (Reuters)

Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)

Security forces kill at least 10 PKK insurgents in Şırnak. (Anadolu Agency)

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Taliban officials make an offer to protect national interests such as copper mines and an international gas pipeline to assist the development of Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

The Israeli ultra-orthodox party Shas proposes a bill that would thwart the mixed prayer area at Western Wall by placing the site under the jurisdiction of the Chief Rabbinate; if approved, a NIS 10,000 fine would be given to those engaging in male-female prayer or women wrapping themselves in the traditional talit or laying tefillin. (Ynetnews)