Tuesday

September 6, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

2016 Davao City bombing

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte declares a state of emergency in the whole country. In a warning to Abu Sayyaf, Duterte says "I will eat you alive." (Time), (Rappler)

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Gunfire is heard in the Afghan capital Kabul with security forces looking for attackers with at least one person killed and six injured. (AP)

A suicide bomber attacks a charity in the Kabul suburb of Shāre Naw with the Taliban claiming responsibility. (BBC)

South Thailand insurgency

A motorcycle bomb kills a father and daughter outside an elementary school in Narathiwat province. (Reuters)

Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant bans burqas in northern Iraq after a series of fatal attacks on its members by veiled women. (International Business Times)

Arts and culture

Warner Brothers is accused of self-censorship after it tagged its own websites for copyright infringement through the search engine Google. (New York Daily News)