Monday

September 9, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Eastern Ukraine campaign

Russian troops capture the village of Memryk in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)

Russia–NATO relations

The Latvian Defence Ministry confirms that a Russian military Shahed drone that crashed near the village of Gaigalava, Latvia, last week was carrying explosives and was likely intended to strike Ukraine. (Reuters)

Use of incendiary weapons in the Russo-Ukrainian War

Ukraine begins the implementation of "dragon drones" that spray molten thermite on forest cover to reveal and help destroy Russian units and military equipment. (Al Jazeera)

Israel–Hamas war

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

At least eight people are killed and dozens are wounded in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, bringing the confirmed Palestinian death toll to over 41,000. (Al Jazeera)

Syrian civil war

Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war

At least 25 people are killed and more than 40 others are injured in overnight Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian research centers in Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (The Guardian) (Syriahr)

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Thirteen people are injured when a roadside bomb targets a police vehicle escorting a polio vaccination team in Wana, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Arab News)

Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency

Sudanese civil war

The Rapid Support Forces renew an assault on the city of Sennar, Sennar State, Sudan, killing at least 31 people and injuring more than 100 others. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Draghi report on European competitiveness is published. (Politico)