The Weekly Edition

October 26, 2025 to November 1, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

A man plants an explosive near propane gas cylinders at a gas station in Georgetown, Guyana, killing a child and wounding four other people. The attacks is described as a terrorist incident, while the perpetrators are unknown. (AP)

Russo-Ukrainian war

Two people are killed, including an elderly woman, and another is injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on an apartment building in Russian-controlled Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (MSN)

2025 Sumy offensive

One person is killed and 13 others are injured, including two seriously, in a Russian drone strike on a minibus in Mykolaivka, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. (Kyiv Post)

Sudanese civil war

Siege of El Fasher

The Rapid Support Forces say that they have captured El Fasher, the last stronghold of the Sudanese Armed Forces in North Darfur. (Reuters)

Al-Fashir massacre

Over 460 people are killed in an attack on a hospital by the Rapid Support Forces in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan. (AP)

Siege of El Fasher, War crimes during the Sudanese civil war

Al-Fashir massacre

Massacres occur in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan, as Rapid Support Forces overwhelm the city and kill civilians for several days, targeting Zaghawa people. (DW)

Israel–Hezbollah conflict

Three people are killed in two Israeli airstrikes in An-Naqoura and Baalbek, Lebanon. Separately, an Israeli drone drops a grenade near UNIFIL forces in Kfar Kila, without casualties. (Al Jazeera)

War in the Sahel

Mali War

Mali's government closes all schools and universities across the country amid a fuel blockade by al-Qaeda-aligned JNIM insurgents. (Al Jazeera)

2025 United States military strikes on alleged drug traffickers

Fourteen people are killed and one survives after three American airstrikes against four boats in the Pacific Ocean. (CBS News)

Four people are killed in an American airstrike on a boat in the Pacific Ocean. (ABC News)

Gaza war

Eight Palestinians are killed and 13 injured in the Gaza Strip during Israeli airstrikes, despite the agreed ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Hamas fires at and launches an anti-tank missile at Israeli troops in Rafah, Gaza, killing an Israeli soldier. (The Jerusalem Post) (BBC)

At least 104 people are killed, including 46 children, and 50 others are injured in multiple Israeli retaliatory airstrikes across Gaza City. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Gaza war hostage crisis

Hamas announces that it is postponing the return of the body of a dead hostage, citing multiple violations of the ceasefire by Israel. (Reuters)

Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war

Three Al-Qassam Brigades militants are killed by Israeli troops in a shooting–airstrike attack in Kfar Qud, near Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. (L'Orient Today) (Reuters)

Armed conflict for control of the favelas

Operation Containment

Sixty-four people, including four police officers, are killed in large-scale raids on Comando Vermelho spots in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, making it the deadliest police operation in the city's history. At least 81 suspected gang members are arrested in the operation. (CNN) (DW)

The death toll from yesterday's police operation in Rio de Janeiro rises to at least 132 people. (Reuters)

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Six Pakistani soldiers and seven gunmen are killed in a shootout at the border with Afghanistan. (Al Arabiya)

Spillover of the Mali War

The JNIM carries out its first attack in Nigeria, killing a soldier and seizing ammunition and cash in Kwara State. (Al Jazeera)

2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict

Following peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to an extended ceasefire, while Pakistan continues to allege that Afghanistan is sheltering militant groups like the Tehreek-e-Taliban. (DW)

Israeli–Lebanese conflict

Israeli troops enter the southern Lebanese city of Blida and storm the municipal hall, killing an employee while sleeping. In response, Lebanese president Joseph Aoun orders the military to confront any Israeli incursions. (Reuters)