Saturday

October 12, 2019

Armed conflicts and attacks

2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria

Senior SDF official Redur Xelil says defending ISIL prisons is not a priority anymore due to the conflict with Turkey. (BBC News)

Prominent Kurdish Syrian politician Hevrin Khalaf is dragged from her vehicle on the M4 Motorway and summarily executed along with her driver and eight civilians by Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army militants. The killings were recorded by the militants, which has since been spread on social media. (The Guardian)

Terrorism in Kenya

A homemade bomb strikes a Kenyan military vehicle, killing 10. (Reuters)

2019 Ecuadorian protests

President Lenín Moreno orders curfew and the militarisation of the capital as civil unrest worsens. (Deutsche Welle)

Sinai insurgency

Shelling in Bir Al Abd, Egypt kills nine members of the same family. A further six people are wounded. (Gulf News)

Disasters and accidents

A Hard Rock Hotel and Casino under construction in New Orleans partially collapses, killing one person and injuring at least 18. (The New York Times)

Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, the biggest storm to hit the region in decades, with over seven million people urged to evacuate. (BBC News)