Tuesday

September 3, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

A clash between the isolated indigenous Mashco-Piro community and Peruvian loggers attempting to clear a forest path near their territory results in the deaths of two loggers, with two more missing. (Reuters)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure

September 2024 Poltava strike

Russian missile strikes on Poltava, Ukraine, kill at least 55 people and injure more than 328 others. (Reuters) (AP)

Islamic State–Taliban conflict

2024 Qala Bakhtiar bombing

The Islamic State claims responsibility for yesterday's suicide bombing outside a Taliban building in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed six people. (Al Arabiya)

Boko Haram insurgency

Tarmuwa massacre

At least 102 people are killed during a mass shooting at a market and against homes in Tarmuwa, Yobe State, Nigeria, by over 50 Boko Haram militants. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

English Channel migrant crossings

During a people smuggling operation, at least 12 migrants drown when their boat breaks apart and capsizes in the English Channel. (Sky News)