The Weekly Edition

March 16, 2025 to March 22, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Red Sea crisis

The Houthis claim that they targeted USS Harry S. Truman with 18 rockets and drones. No damage has been reported. (Al Jazeera Arabic)

March 2025 United States attacks in Yemen

The Houthi health ministry announces that the death toll from yesterday's strikes by the U.S. in Yemen rose to 53, with 98 injured. (BBC)

Insurgency in Balochistan

Eleven people are killed and 21 more are injured in a suicide bombing targeting a Frontier Corps convoy on a highway in Nushki, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility, claiming they killed 90 security personnel. (India Today) (WION)

Syrian civil war

Kivu conflict

M23 campaign

The M23 rebels announce they will withdraw from peace talks that was due to occur with the Congolese government tomorrow due to sanctions imposed on the group by the European Union earlier today. (DW)

2025 Walikale offensive

M23 rebels enter Walikale, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after overrunning Congolese Army positions north of the town. (Reuters)

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels capture the town of Walikale in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the collapse of peace talks with the Congolese government. (AP)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

A drone strike in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, injures one person and causes a fire at an energy facility, according to Astrakhan Oblast governor Igor Babushkin. (Reuters)

The Russian Ministry of Defense says Ukraine violated the energy infrastructure ceasefire reached by presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin by launching a drone attack on an oil depot in Krasnodar Krai. (The Moscow Times)

Massive explosions are reported after the Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strike the Engels-2 air base in Russia. Reports indicate that nearby houses are also damaged by the explosions. (Reuters)

An explosion occurs at an oil depot in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, caused by a fire that has been burning since Tuesday. The fire spreads to another tank and increases to 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft), injuring two firefighters. (Reuters)

Kursk offensive

A gas pumping and measuring station in Kursk Oblast, Russia, is set on fire after a major explosion occurs. Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the attack. (Reuters) (Reuters)

Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russia is attempting to discredit U.S. President Donald Trump's peace negotiations after Russian Armed Forces launched drone attacks on Kyiv overnight after talks between the U.S. and Russia. (BBC News)

Odesa strikes

Russia launches a massive drone attack in Odesa, Ukraine, causing injuries among civilians and damaging civilian infrastructure. (Reuters)

International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The German Navy reportedly seizes the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Eventin, suspected to be part of the Russian shadow fleet, along with at least 43.3 million ($46 million) worth of cargo, in the Baltic Sea. (DW) (The Times)

Terrorism in Lithuania, Russian hybrid warfare

Lithuanian prosecutors accuse Russia's military intelligence of orchestrating an arson attack on an IKEA store in Vilnius in May of last year. (Reuters)

March 2025 United States attacks in Yemen

The U.S. launches airstrikes on targets in Al Hudaydah and the Al Jawf Governorate. Tens of thousands of people attend a rally against the U.S. attacks on Yemen in the capital city Sanaa. (Euronews) (France24)

Middle Eastern crisis

Gaza war

Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip

March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip

The Israeli military conducts airstrikes and artillery shelling across several regions of the Gaza Strip, killing at least 404 Palestinians and wounding 560 more. The shellings represent the largest attack of the Gaza war since the beginning of a ceasefire which came into effect on 19 January. (AP) (Al Jazeera)

Early morning attacks conducted by the Israel Defense Forces on the Gaza Strip reportedly kill at least 91 Palestinians, including children. (CTV News) (Al Jazeera)

Israeli Defense Minster Israel Katz orders the Israel Defense Forces to occupy new areas of the Gaza Strip, and threatens to annex sections of Gaza if Hamas refuses to release all its remaining Israeli hostages. (The Guardian)

Red Sea crisis

The Israeli military intercepts a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis from Yemen at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel. (Middle East Monitor) (Times of Israel)

Israel intercepts a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis from Yemen that targeted the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. (CNN)

Israel intercepts a ballistic missile that the Houthis in Yemen claim to have fired at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. (Reuters)

Russo-Ukrainian War

Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to launch an offensive on Belgorod Oblast with five assaults before being stopped by Russian forces, characterizing the alleged attacks as an attempt to discredit U.S. President Donald Trump's peace negotiations. (The Kyiv Independent)

Somali Civil War

Gaza war

Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip

March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip

The Israeli military conducts multiple airstrikes on Rafah and Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, killing at least 60 Palestinians. (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel)

The United Nations reports that a UN official is killed and five others are wounded in a strike on a guesthouse. The UN states that the perpetrator is unclear at this time. (AP)

The Israeli Defense Forces re-take the Netzarim Corridor, preventing the movement of Palestinians between the northern and southern sides of Gaza. (Al Jazeera)

Sudanese civil war

Fambita mosque attack

At least 44 people are killed and thirteen others are injured in an attack on a mosque in Fambita, Niger. The Ministry of National Defense blames the Islamic State. (Reuters)