The Weekly Edition

July 13, 2025 to July 19, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Gaza war

Three people are killed and nine others are injured when Israeli forces strikes the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, the only Catholic church in Gaza. (BBC News)

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings

Israeli strikes kill at least 30 people, including six children, at a water collection zone, bringing the official death toll in Gaza to over 58,000. (AP)

Somali Civil War

At least six people are killed and ten others are injured after a fresh outbreak of tribal violence in the Galgaduud region of Somalia. (Hiiraan Online)

2025 Shabelle offensive

Al-Shabaab militants claim the takeover of Tardo Village in the Hiiraan region of Somalia's Hirshabelle state, which was previously captured by Ma'awisley fighters and the Somali National Army in September 2022. (Garowe Online) (Reuters)

Constitutional crisis in Somalia

The Puntland interior ministry reports at least five militant casualties in Dhahar, Haylan region, following a coordinated campaign as Puntland's defence forces repels an assault backed by the Somali federal government. (Idil News) (Garowe Online)

Aftermath of the Syrian civil war

Southern Syria clashes

More than 30 people are killed and 100 others are injured in clashes between pro-government forces and Druze fighters in Suwayda, Suwayda Governorate, Syria. (Sky News) (The Straits Times)

Southern Syria clashes, Israeli invasion of Syria

Israeli warplanes carry out strikes targeting Syrian government forces as they attempt to enter the Druze-majority city of Suwayda in southern Syria. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims he ordered the strikes for the protection of the Druze from forces aligned with the Syrian transitional government. (Reuters) (The Times)

Allied Democratic Forces insurgency

Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces insurgents kill at least 66 people in Territory of Irumu, in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)

Sudanese civil war

At least 48 civilians are killed, houses are razed and property is looted in an attack when Rapid Support Forces fighters storm the village of Um Garfa in North Kordofan, Sudan. (Barron's)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Israel–Hezbollah conflict

At least 12 people are killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley. The missiles struck a number of military compounds belonging to the armed group Hezbollah, including training camps affiliated to its elite Radwan Force. These were the deadliest strikes since a ceasefire ended a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. (BBC News)

Middle Eastern crisis

Gaza war

2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings

At least 21 Palestinians are killed in a crowd crush at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) site in the Gaza Strip. The GHF attributed the stampede to armed agitators, while Hamas and Palestinian eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers sprayed people with pepper gas and opened fire. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Israeli invasion of Syria, Southern Syria clashes

Israeli forces launch an attack on the Druze city of Suwayda in As-Suwayda Governorate, Syria, after scattered clashes continue in spite of the ceasefire announcement by the Syrian Armed Forces. (Al Jazeera) (AP)

Bangladesh quota reform movement

The Bangladesh military clashes with supporters of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Gopalganj District, leading to four deaths and many others injured. (AP)

Herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria

At least 27 people are killed when unidentified gunmen attack a village in Riyom, Plateau State, Nigeria. (BBC News) (AP)

Spillover of the Somali civil war

Al-Shabaab militants claim to have killed three Kenyan soldiers patrolling a road in the east of the country near the Somali border. (Reuters)

Israeli invasion of Syria

Southern Syria clashes

Israel and Syria agree to a ceasefire after Israel struck forces and sites aligned with the Syrian transitional government on Wednesday. (Reuters)

Red Sea crisis

Israel intercepts a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis, who say it was targeting Ben Gurion International Airport. (Reuters)