Wars in the World

Wars and Main Events on 2013

• January

  • 01

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army launches air strikes on Kachin Independence Army (KIA) positions

  • 02

    • Syria: Clashes between army and rebels in suburbs of Damascus and near Aleppo airport

  • 03

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army is continuing ground offensive against Kachin Independence Army (KIA)

    • Central African Republic: Seleka rebels agree to peace talks

  • 04

    • Syria: Fighting for control of Taftanaz military airport in Idlib province

    • Puntland: 3 terrorists killed as Puntland forces repel al-Shabaab attack near Galgala Mountains

  • 05

    • Pakistan: 20 militants killed and 14 injured in air attack by security forces

  • 06

    • Philippines: Leftist rebel group Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) re-extends truce to January 15 with Philippine government

  • 07

    • Pakistan: Clashes between pakistani and indian troops at Kashmir border

    • Burma-Myanmar: Government troops move closer to Laiza

  • 08

    • Mali: Army clash with islamists in response to incursion

    • Turkey: 1 soldier and 9 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants killed in clashes in southeast Turkey

  • 09

    • India: Pakistan troops cross into Indian territory, killed 2 jawans after ambush in Rajouri

  • 10

    • Burma-Myanmar: Villagers flee as government troops seize another Kachin Independence Army (KIA) outpost

  • 11

    • Mali: Ansar Dine islamists capture town of Konna

    • Central African Republic: Seleka rebels agree to ceasefire of 1 week

  • 12

    • Syria: Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters captured Taftanaz air base in Idlib

    • France: Army launched airstrikes against islamist militants in Mali

  • 13

    • Sudan: Army kill over 50 Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) rebels in South Kordofan

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin rebels say they have shot down a government helicopter

  • 14

    • Mali: France steps up air strikes in Mali’s Islamist-held north for a third straight day

    • Mali: Rebels seize Diabaly town

  • 15

    • Burma-Myanmar: 3 civilians killed in attacks by army on Kachin rebel stronghold Laiza

    • Syria: Over 80 dead and more than 160 injured in two rocket explosions at Aleppo University

  • 16

    • Kashmir: Indian troops kill Pakistani soldier in Kashmir

  • 17

    • Mali: French troops and malian forces started the ground operation to fight islamist rebels

  • 18

    • Mali: African forces begin arriving in Mali to aid battle against rebels

    • Burma-Myanmar: 3 Kachin rebel posts lost as fighting rages along frontline

  • 19

    • Mali: Malian and french armies recapture Diabaly and Konna towns

  • 20

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin rebels say clashes continue despite friday’s ceasefire

  • 21

    • Colombia: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) ends unilateral truce, proposes bilateral ceasefire

    • Algeria: Prime Minister confirms 37 foreign workers died in siege by islamists

  • 22

    • Mali: Army enters in Douentza as anti-rebel operations move north

    • Philippines: Soldier killed in New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attack in southern Philippines

  • 23

    • Jordan: Tensions mount between two armies on the Syrian-Jordanian border

    • Burma-Myanmar: Fights continue in Kachin State between army and Kachin Independent Army (KIA), say rebels

  • 24

    • Afghanistan: 3 armed talibans killed and other 13 arrested by security forces

    • Mali: Ansar Dine rebel group splits into two sides, created new Islamic Movement for Azawad (IMA)

  • 25

    • Somaliland: Somaliland army clashed with Khaatumo militiamen in the district of Hudun

    • Chechnya: Russian forces kill 12 islamist rebels

  • 26

    • Mali: Retaken Hombori by french-malian soldiers

    • Syria: Clashes rage between rebels and army around central Idlib prison

  • 27

    • Mali: Malian and French troops seized control of Gao airport and of a key bridge

    • Mali: French forces headed to Timbuktu

  • 28

    • Afghanistan: 10 policemen killed by roadside bomb in Kandahar

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin rebels lost Hka Ya Bum, last line of defence before enter in the capital Laiza

  • 29

    • Mali: French and Malian troops retake Timbuktu

    • Pakistan: Clashes in Khyber Agency province between Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) talibans and pro-government militia Aman Lashkar

  • 30

    • Yemen: Hundreds of al-Qaeda fighters in Radda town ready to fend off Yemen armed forces

    • Mali: French forces entered in last rebel stronghold Kidal

  • 31

    • Syria: Israel attacked military research center in Damascus

    • Israel: Israeli regime deploying army on Syria border

• February

  • 01

    • Colombia: 5 Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels killed in Antioquia department

    • Colombia: Clashes with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), killed 4 soldiers

  • 02

    • Nigeria: Joint Task Force (JTF) kills 17 Boko Haram members in two separate operations in Borno state

  • 03

    • Pakistan: Pakistani Taliban group claimed attack on Pakistan army post that left 35 dead

  • 04

    • Senegal: 4 killed in clashes between rebels of Casamance Movement of Democratic Forces (MFDC) (MFDC) and army

    • Philippines: Clashes between rebels of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) left 21 dead

  • 05

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin rebels and Government will hold peace talks in China this week

  • 06

    • Mali: National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) tuareg rebels say to have occupied town of Menaka

  • 07

    • Sudan: Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) rebels claim Ansar Dine Islamist group arrived in Darfur

  • 08

    • Syria: Government forces and rebels continue fight for control of Damascus

  • 09

    • Mali: French and Chadian forces control Tessalit in northeast Mali

  • 10

    • Mali: Malian forces and islamist rebels clash in Gao town

  • 11

    • Syria: Popular Protection Units (YPG) kurdish fighters killed 3 soldiers and 5 pro-regime militiamen in Aleppo

    • Burma-Myanmar: Despite peace talks, Kachin conflict continues

  • 12

    • South Sudan: David Yau Yau rebels kill more than 100 people in Jonglei State

    • Syria: Rebels seize the military airport of Al-Jirah in Aleppo

  • 13

    • Sudan: Government and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Darfur rebel group sign ceasefire agreement

    • Thailand: Killed 16 insurgents of Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) rebel group during attack on military base in Narathiwat province

  • 14

    • Colombia: National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group release 5 hostages in north Colombia

  • 15

    • Syria: Fighters shot down 2 warplanes in Idlib and Al-Nusra Front seized the town of Shadadeh

  • 16

    • Somalia: Government forces and African Union troops captured 3 key towns from al-Shabaab rebels

  • 17

    • Syria: Rebels captured military airbase in Sfeira town

  • 18

    • Sudan: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) rebels will hold peace talks with Sudanese government in March

    • Pakistan: Suicide bomber kill 83 people in Shiite enclave of Hazara, attack claimed by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group

  • 19

    • Sudan: Wounded Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) rebels retreat to South Sudan

  • 20

    • Afghanistan: 21 talibans killed in clashes by Afghan Security Forces

  • 21

    • Syria: Car bomb explosion killed dozens near the headquarters of Baath party of president Assad in Damascus

  • 22

    • India: Police investigate on Hyderabad two bomb blasts that killed 12, blamed Indian Mujahideen islamist group

    • Indonesia: 8 soldiers shot dead in two separate attacks in Papua, blamed Free Papua Movement independentist group

  • 23

    • Syria: Rebels seize nuclear research center in Deir Ezzour province, Assad forces kill at least 85 people

  • 24

    • Mali: Chad troops killed 65 extremists rebels in clashes in Adrar des Ifoghas mountains

  • 25

    • Sudan: 60 people killed in renewed tribal clashes in North Darfur

  • 26

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Clashes between two rival factions of the M23 rebel group

  • 27

    • Israel: Rocket from Gaza hit south for first time since truce, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed attack

  • 28

    • Mali: France confirms violent clashes in northern Mali

• March

  • 01

    • Thailand: Government to hold peace talks with Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) rebel group

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: 36 killed in clashes between government troops and Alliance des Patriotes pour un Congo Libre et Souverain (APCLS) militia in Kitchanga

  • 02

    • Mali: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) leader along with 40 terrorists killed in a French airstrike

  • 03

    • Iraq: Iraqi army shelled Free Syrian Army (FSA) positions inside Siria and helped Syrian army retake border checkpoint

  • 04

    • Mali: Mokhtar Belmokhtar leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) killed in Mali by chadian armed forces

  • 06

    • Syria: Rebels captured city of Raqqa

  • 08

    • Somaliland: Clashes between army and Khaatumo separatist group militiamen in Hudun town

  • 09

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin National Organization (KNO) says violence continues between army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA)

  • 10

    • Nigeria: Ansaru islamist group kills 7 foreigners kidnapped in Bauchi state

    • Falkland Islands: Islanders prepare for referendum to mantain status like Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom or to go under Argentina

  • 11

    • South Sudan: South Sudan army says repulsed two Sudanese attacks

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq rebel group claims killing of 48 Syrian soldiers in Iraq

  • 12

    • North Korea: North Korea preparing for war against South Korea and United States

    • Falkland Islands: Falkland islanders vote to remain under British sovereignty

  • 13

    • Yemen: A pro-government tribal militia has dismantled an al-Qaeda cell in Abyan province

  • 14

    • India: Hizbul Mujahideen claims responsibility for attack on CRPF camp in Srinagar in Kashmir

  • 15

    • Central African Republic: 4 soldiers killed in a Seleka rebel attack

  • 16

    • Syria: Syria warns it may strike Lebanon

  • 17

    • Russia: 5 militants killed on Chechnya-Ingushetia border

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) claims recent Baghdad attacks

  • 18

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab insurgents capture town of Hudur

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burma army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) clash in Shan state

  • 19

    • Syria: Syrian air force strikes rebels positions at borders with Lebanon

  • 20

    • Sudan: Khartoum signs a peace deal with Sudan’s Liberation Movement of Abdel Wahid Nur (SLM-AW)

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) group linked to al-Qaeda claims wave of attacks

  • 21

    • Philippines: New People’s Army (NPA) rebel group will stage more attacks

    • Mali: 10 islamist fighters killed by French and Malian forces in Timbuktu

  • 22

    • Turkey: Ocalan calls on Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) forces for a cease-fire and withdrawal from Turkey

  • 23

    • Central African Republic: Seleka rebels seized town of Damara

  • 24

    • Central African Republic: Seleka rebels attacked town of Bossembele and opened a second front

    • Central African Republic: Seleka rebels entered in capital Bangui

  • 25

    • Mali: Government troops repulse islamist militants attack on Gao

  • 26

    • Central African Republic: 13 South Africa soldiers killed and another 27 wounded during clashes with rebels

    • North Korea: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) ready to hit U.S., South Korea and Japan

  • 27

    • Burma-Myanmar: 8 soldiers killed during clashes with Kachin Independence Army (KIA)

    • Afghanistan: 52 talibans killed in one day

  • 28

    • North Korea: North Korea cuts off all military communication lines with South Korea

    • Thailand: 3 soldiers killed in South as peace talks start in Malaysia between Thai Government delegation and Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani (BRN) rebels

  • 29

    • Kenya: 6 Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) separatists and a police officer killed in Malindi attack

    • India: Gunfight between 2 maoist groups Communist Party of India (CPI) and Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) leaves 10 maoists killed in Jharkhand

  • 30

    • Syria: Rebels capture strategic town of Dael in Daraa province

    • North Korea: North Korea in state of war with South Korea

  • 31

    • Pakistan: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims responsibility for attacks in Bannu

• April

  • 01

    • Mali: Tuaregs of National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) clashed with 2 jihadist groups in north Mali

  • 02

    • Nigeria: Joint Task Force (JTF) kills 14 Boko Haram suspect members in a shootout in Kano State

    • Pakistan: Dozen of armed militants killed 7 workers and kidnapped other 4 in a grid station attack in Peshawar

  • 03

    • Gaza Strip: Mujahideen Shura Council (MSC) militants fired a rocket on Israel

  • 04

    • Afghanistan: 54 killed and 90 wounded in taliban fighters attack on government compound in Farah

    • North Korea: Army has been cleared to wage a nuclear attack on United States

  • 05

    • Syria: Clashes between rebels and army erupted in Damascus

  • 06

    • India: 5 maoist rebels killed in a gun battle with police in Maharashtra State

  • 07

    • Syria: Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels seize Um al-Mayathen army garrison on Jordan border

  • 08

    • Burma-Myanmar: New Burmese military operations against Shan State Army-North (SSA-North) rebels

  • 09

    • Mali: French army begins major strike on Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) islamist group near Gao

    • South Korea: North Korea completed preparations for missiles launch

  • 10

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and al-Nusra Front merged in Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

    • South Sudan: 5 indian soldiers killed by David Yau Yau militia near Gumuruk town

  • 11

    • Pakistan: 23 soldiers and 110 Lashkar-e-Islam and the Pakistani Taliban talibans killed in Tirah valley offensive

  • 12

    • Thailand: 2 soldiers dead and 6 wounded in a wave of 32 attacks in south by suspected separatist rebels of Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN)

  • 13

    • North Korea: North Korea threatens strike on Tokyo as its primary target

  • 14

    • Sudan: Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minnawi (SLA-MM) rebels in Darfur free 14 Sudanese soldiers

  • 15

    • Syria: Syrian air force raids rebels near Damascus

    • Central African Republic: Fighting between Seleka rebels and residents leave at least 17 dead in Bangui capital

  • 16

    • Iraq: Wave of bombings kill 20 and wound 195 people in Iraq

    • United States of America: 2 killed and at least 120 injured in 2 Boston marathon blasts

  • 17

    • India: 10 maoist rebels killed by security forces in a gun battle in Chhattisgarh

    • Israel: 2 Grads rockets fired by Mujahideen Shura Council (MSC) Salafi group hit city of Eilat

  • 18

    • Burma-Myanmar: New clashes between army and Shan State Progress Party / Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) rebels during Myanmar New Year celebrations

  • 19

    • Syria: Rebels capture military airport of Daba in the city of Homs

  • 20

    • Somalia: Fighting between al-Shabaab members in Bardera town

  • 21

    • Syria: Heavy clashes between soldiers and rebels around the town of Qusair near Lebanon border

  • 22

    • Pakistan: 4 security personnel killed by militants in North Waziristan

  • 23

    • Nigeria: At least 187 killed in clashes between military and Boko Haram islamic extremists

  • 24

    • India: India asks China to withdraw border troops

  • 25

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burma army has reinforced its troops to the Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) controlled areas

  • 26

    • Somalia: Heavy fighting between Kenyan troops and al-Shabaab fighters in Dobley

    • Syria: New clashes in Damascus between rebels and government forces

  • 27

    • South Sudan: 3000 rebels of South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA) surrender

  • 28

    • Afghanistan: Talibans announce spring military offensive

  • 29

    • Israel: Israeli Air Force strikes Al-Quds Brigades positions in Gaza Strip

  • 30

    • Iraq: 36 people killed in a wave of attacks with car bombs in Shiite areas

• May

  • 01

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) rebels and Government militia Border Guard Force (BGF)

  • 02

    • Iraq: 10 people killed and 37 injured in wave of violence, hit also the government paramilitary group Sons of Iraq

    • Afghanistan: Afghan and Pakistani troops clash along border

  • 03

    • Burma-Myanmar: United Wa State Army (UWSA) worries as tension between Shan rebels and Burma army grows

  • 04

    • Syria: Government forces attack village of al-Baida near Baniyas killing between 50 and 100 people

    • Israel: Israeli air strike in Syria on a shipment of missiles headed for Hezbollah

  • 05

    • Burma-Myanmar: Hundreds of civilians fled during clashes between Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and Karen Border Guard Force (BGF)

    • Syria: Attack on military facility has been a declaration of war by Israel

  • 06

    • South Sudan: 3 rebel groups declared peace with the Government

  • 07

    • Afghanistan: Afghanistan and Pakistan forces clash again at border

  • 08

    • Turkey: Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels confirm they will start retreat from Turkey to Iraq this Wednesday

    • Nigeria: 55 killed in Boko Haram attacks, 105 prisoners freed

  • 09

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burmese army torches Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) outpost

    • Nigeria: Dozens of policemen killed in a ambush by Ombatse militia fighters

  • 10

    • Somalia: Fighting between Raskamboni militia and al-Shabaab in Gedo and Lower Juba regions

  • 11

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burmese army seizes Shan rebel outpost after latest attack

  • 12

    • Turkey: Turkey sends military reinforcements to Syrian border after blasts in Reyhanli district

  • 13

    • Sudan: Sudan accused South Sudan to support rebels of Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF)

  • 14

    • Afghanistan: 3 Georgian troops killed by insurgents in Helmand province

  • 15

    • Syria: Rebels have counter-attacked to retake the strategic town of Otaiba near Damascus

    • Nigeria: Nigeria declares massive military campaign against Boko Haram in three north states

  • 16

    • Syria: Clashes between rebels and Syrian army around a Aleppo prison

  • 17

    • Afghanistan: Afghan and coalition forces wounded 1 taliban leader and killed 2 other insurgents in Jowzjan province

  • 18

    • Nigeria: Nigerian forces shelled Boko Haram fighters camps killing at least 21 people

  • 19

    • Somaliland: Somaliland waits for worldwide recognition

  • 20

    • Syria: Syrian army storm rebels-held town of Qusair

    • Nigeria: Army says Boko Haram militants are in disarray after offensive

  • 21

    • Iraq: Iraq hit by a wave of attacks with car bombs, killed more than 70 people

  • 22

    • Syria: Firefight in the Golan Heights between Syrian forces and Israeli soldiers

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: M23 rebels clash with soldiers in Goma

  • 23

    • Syria: Iranian troops alongside Hezbollah and Syrian troops join battle for Qusair

  • 24

    • Niger: Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) claims responsibility for car bombs attacks in Niger

    • Afghanistan: Talibans launched massive attack on Kabul

  • 25

    • Sudan: Khartoum steps up military operations against Darfur and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) rebels

  • 26

    • Philippines: 11 killed in clashes between soldiers and Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu island

  • 27

    • India: Almost 300 maoist rebels kill 24 people in Chhattisgarh state ambush

  • 28

    • Philippines: 8 policemen killed and 7 others hurt in New People’s Army (NPA) rebels ambush in Cagayan

  • 29

    • Burma-Myanmar: United Wa State Army (UWSA) call for recognition of a Wa State

  • 30

    • Lebanon: Hezbollah sends more fighters to Syria after rebels issue ultimatum

  • 31

    • Burma-Myanmar: Government and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebels agree on ceasefire

• June

  • 01

    • Syria: Hundreds of Tawheed brigade Syrian rebels enter the besieged city of Qusair

  • 02

    • Sudan: Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) rebels said downed a military helicopter and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebels attacked a government convoy

  • 03

    • India: Maoist rebels kill a senior paramilitary officer in a gun battle

  • 04

    • Afghanistan: Twin ISAF air attack kills 6 taliban militants in Paktia

    • France: National Liberation Front of Corsica (FNLC) separatists vow to attack France again

  • 05

    • Mali: Mali deploys troops to Kidal occupied by tuareg rebels of Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA)

  • 06

    • Syria: Hezbollah fighters backed by syrian army retake control of Qusair from rebels

    • Mali: 10 rebels killed and 2 soldiers wounded in clashes between National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and army in Anefis

  • 07

    • Syria: Army recaptures Quneitra border crossing in Golan Heights

  • 08

    • Afghanistan: 6 georgian soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan

  • 09

    • Syria: Syrian army captures final rebel stronghold near Qusair

  • 10

    • Somalia: Hundreds flee in clashes between gunmen of Ras Kamboni and Iftin Hassan Basto groups in Kismayo

    • Afghanistan: Clashes ended near Kabul airport, all militants shot dead

  • 11

    • Syria: Army plans major offensive on Aleppo with an operation called Operation Northern Storm

    • Syria: Army started to launch multiple attacks on rebel positions in Aleppo province

  • 12

    • South Sudan: South Sudan says that at least 3000 soldiers from Sudan have entered its territory

  • 13

    • Syria: Rebels kill 60 Shiites and Syrian army helicopter fired missiles on Lebanon town of Arsal

  • 14

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and Burma army continue in Shan state, despite 7 points agreement

  • 15

    • United States of America: US offers Syrian rebels military support, alleges Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons

  • 16

    • Pakistan: Double attack in Quetta kills 25 people, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militant group claimed responsibility

  • 17

    • Iran: Iran will send 4000 soldiers in Syria to aid President Bashar al-Assad forces

  • 18

    • Syria: Hezbollah trains Bashar al-Assad forces for Aleppo offensive

  • 19

    • Afghanistan: Afghan talibans open first office in Doha as U.S. plans peace talks

  • 20

    • Mali: Mali signs ceasefire deal with Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) Tuareg separatist rebels

  • 21

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese army, mortar shells hit houses

  • 22

    • Syria: Commander of syrian rebels confirms they have received new weapons

  • 23

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burma army attacks again Shan State Army base at Loikuk

  • 24

    • Pakistan: Janud-e-Hafsa faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan islamist group kill nine foreign tourists and their guide in Nanga Parbat

  • 25

    • Lebanon: Clashes in Lebanon left 16 soldiers killed in Sidon

    • Aghanistan: 4 taliban suicide bombers and 3 security guards killed in Kabul attack

    • Israel: 7 Israeli air strikes on Gaza Strip hit Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) targets

  • 26

    • Syria: Fierce battles between army and rebels raged in Damascus and Aleppo

  • 27

    • Somalia: Heavy fightings in Baidoa between Government troops and al-Shabaab fighters

  • 28

    • Libya: 5 killed and almost 100 injured in Tripoli clashes between rival militias

  • 29

    • Syria: Rebels seize a strategic army position in Daraa city

    • Thailand: Eight soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Yala province

  • 30

    • Syria: Syrian troops launch attack on Homs

• July

  • 01

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burma army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) battle for second straight day in Shan State

  • 02

    • Algeria: 2 islamist militants killed and 1 captured in a gunfire with army not far from Tunisia border

  • 03

    • India: More than 50 maoist rebels kill 4 policemen in Jharkhand

  • 04

    • Pakistan: Armed militants stormed a checkpoint killing 6 paramilitary policemen in Peshawar

  • 05

    • Philippines: 8 suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in a clash with security forces in Sorsogon

    • Egypt: Islamist militants attacked security checkpoints in Sinai peninsula

  • 06

    • South Sudan: South Sudan accuses Sudan of new attacks on its territories

  • 07

    • Yemen: 2 soldiers killed and 2 wounded by a bomb at checkpoint

  • 08

    • Afghanistan: 14 afghan soldiers and dozens of taliban militants killed in the past 24 hours

  • 09

    • Philippines: Army calls off offensive on rebels of Bangsamoro Islamic Liberation Movement (BILM)

  • 10

    • Burma-Myanmar: United Wa State Army (UWSA) and Myanmar Army (MA) engage in dangerous maneuvers

    • Lebanon: Car bomb rocks Hezbollah stronghold of Beirut wounding at least 53 people

  • 11

    • India: Militants attack security posts near Indian-Myanmar border, no casualty

  • 12

    • Nigeria: Cease-fire agreement between islamic fundamentalist sect Boko Haram and Nigerian Government

  • 13

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab fighters kill at least 5 people in a wave of attacks in Mogadishu

  • 14

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels attacked North Kivu province, over 30,000 congolese fled in Uganda

  • 15

    • Sudan: 7 UNAMID peacekeepers killed and 17 injured in South Darfur ambush

    • Syria: Free Syrian Army (FSA) and al-Qaeda-linked fighters clashed again

  • 16

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Government says its troops killed 120 M23 rebels in North Kivu

  • 17

    • Colombia: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leader says Colombia insurgency near end

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) says deputy leader killed in US drone strike

  • 18

    • Colombia: 30 National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels surrender in Colombia

  • 19

    • Syria: Syrian kurdish and al-Nusra Front fighters clashed in Ras al-Ain town

  • 20

    • Syria: Al-Qaeda rebels kill a Free Syrian Army commander

  • 21

    • Philippines: 7 dead in New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attack

  • 22

    • Syria: Battle for Aleppo city rages

  • 23

    • Colombia: At least 17 soldiers killed in Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack

  • 24

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claims responsibility for 2 Iraqi prisons attacks

  • 25

    • Sudan: Sudanese army repulses rebel attack by Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) in North Kordofan

  • 26

    • Afghanistan: Army launched major military offensive in Eastern Afghanistan

  • 27

    • Burma-Myanmar: Fighting resumes between allied ethnic armed groups and goverment troops in North Shan State

  • 28

    • Pakistan: 7 coast guards killed in attack by Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) in Gwadar

  • 29

    • Syria: Army gained control over Khaldiyeh area in Homs

  • 30

    • Iraq: 11 car bombs hit Bagdad killing 54 people while security forces killed 10 militants

  • 31

    • Pakistan: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) free hundreds of prisoners in a major attack on a prison in Dera Ismail Khan

• August

  • 01

    • Sudan: Sudan says Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebels kill 9 soldiers in ambush

    • Philippines: 94 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered, killed and arrested last month

  • 02

    • Algeria: Algeria boosts forces on Tunisian border after the killing of 8 Tunisian soldiers

  • 03

    • Tunisia: Army launched air and ground strikes on Islamist militants near the Algerian border

  • 04

    • Syria: Syrian warplane attacks Lebanese border area killing 9 people

  • 05

    • Somalia: Renewed infighting between al-Shabaab fighters in lower Shabelle region

  • 06

    • Nigeria: 35 killed in clashes between nigerian army and Boko Haram

    • India: India accuses Pakistan of killing 5 soldiers

  • 07

    • Syria: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant rebels take control of a key Aleppo air base

  • 08

    • Burma-Myanmar: All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) rebels signed preliminary ceasefire with government

  • 09

    • Somalia: Clashes between allied forces and al-Shabaab in different parts of Somalia

  • 10

    • Syria: Troops kill more than 60 al-Nusra Front rebels in an ambush

  • 11

    • Burma-Myanmar: Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) refused to sign ceasefire agreement

  • 12

    • Syria: Rebels claim they killed 40 Hezbollah and Iranian fighters in Damascus

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claims wave of attacks in Baghdad

  • 13

    • Sudan: More than 100 killed in conflict between Rizeigat and the Maalia tribes in South Darfur

  • 14

    • Egypt: Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC), a Sinai militant group, claimed responsibility for a missile fired at Israel

  • 15

    • Peru: Peruvian forces kill 3 high-ranking rebels of Shining Path

  • 16

    • Somalia: Security forces destroyed 17 al-Shabaab operation centres

  • 17

    • Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram islamists killed 11 people in attack on Damboa

  • 18

    • Syria: Rebels kill 11 people mainly Christians in a checkpoint attack in Homs

  • 19

    • Egypt: Armed attacks continue in Sinai

  • 20

    • Nigeria: Army says Boko Haram leader may be dead

  • 21

    • Afghanistan: Clashes between talibans and Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) on Kandahar-Herat highway leaves 83 dead

  • 22

    • Syria: Rebels say hundreds of civilians were killed in a gas attack near Damascus

  • 23

    • Pakistan: One soldier and one civilian killed in Karachi blast claimed by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)

    • Israel: Israeli jets raid Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) base near Beirut

  • 24

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Dozens of M23 rebels killed by army in renewed fighting

  • 25

    • United States of America: US ponders possible military action against Syria

  • 26

    • Colombia: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels kill 13 soldiers in northeastern Colombia

  • 27

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militiamen have taken control of a strategic town near Ethiopian border

  • 28

    • Russia and Iran have given fresh warning to US and its allies against a military intervention in Syria

    • India: 4 Border Security Force (BSF) jawans killed by maoist rebels in Odisha

  • 29

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram extremists kill at least 24 people in Borno state

    • Colombia: Colombia ready to talk peace with National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels

  • 30

    • Syria: Great Britain and France seek more time to weigh military strike on Syria

  • 31

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: M23 rebels suspended fighting and withdrew from the frontline

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burmese army backed by Border Guard Forces (BGF) troops launched assault on Kachin Independence Army (KIA) posts

• September

  • 01

    • India: 5 Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed in encounter with security forces in Kashmir

    • Yemen: Drone strike killed an al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader

  • 02

    • Mali: Clashes between arabs of Arab Movement of the Azawad and tuaregs of National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad (MNLA)

  • 03

    • Afghanistan: Afghan taliban fighters launched an attack near US military base

    • France: French report claims Syria staged three chemical attacks

  • 04

    • Egypt: Army kills 15 islamist militants in Sinai air raids

  • 05

    • Burma-Myanmar: 2 Burmese army officers killed in clashes with Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebels in Putao

    • Syria: Jabhat al-Nusra militants attack Christian loyalist town of Maaloula

  • 06

    • Afghanistan: 7 rebels killed by armed forces

  • 07

    • Pakistan: Militants prepare for war in Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw

  • 08

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for Mogadishu car-bomb that killed 18 people

    • Egypt: Army attacks islamist militants in North Sinai near border with Gaza Strip

  • 09

    • Syria: Syrian rebels seize Christian town of Maalula

    • Nigeria: 17 killed in clashes between Boko Haram militants and civilian vigilantes

  • 10

    • Philippines: 6 people killed during clashes with hundreds of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels

  • 11

    • Burma-Myanmar: Battle between army and Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) rebels in southern Kachin state

  • 12

    • Thailand: 5 policemen shot dead by suspected Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) rebels in Pattani

    • Mali: 3 soldiers wounded during a clash with Tuareg rebels since ceasefire of June

  • 13

    • Philippines: Government forces fail to attack six villages occupied by Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels

  • 14

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army launched major offensives against Kachin Independence Army (KIA) as government offers a nationwide peace accord

    • Philippines: Army and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) separatists reached truce in Zamboanga city

  • 15

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Army and UN troops have pushed back M23 rebels from Goma

  • 16

    • Philippines: Nearly 100 Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels killed or captured in Zamboanga

    • Philippines: Army launches airstrike on rebel positions in Zamboanga

  • 17

    • Egypt: Security forces retake control of Islamist stronghold of Dalja, 45 arrested

  • 18

    • Syria: 100.000 militants fragmented into 1.000 groups fighting in Syria according a british defense study

  • 19

    • Nigeria: Army killed 150 Boko Haram insurgents and lost 16 soldiers

    • Syria: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) rebels clashed with Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels in border town of Azaz

  • 20

    • Afghanistan: At least 20 afghan policemen killed in a taliban ambush

  • 21

    • Syria: Northern Storm Brigade rebels and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) reach cease-fire near Turkish border

  • 22

    • Kenya: At least 39 dead and more than 150 wounded in al-Shabaab shopping complex attack

  • 23

    • Kenya: At least 68 killed in assault claimed by Somali militant group al-Shabaab

  • 25

    • Burma-Myanmar: Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) pushed back by Burmese army assault

  • 26

    • Syria: 13 rebel groups reject opposition coalition, call for Islamic leadership

  • 27

    • India: Army operation over in Jammu region, all 3 Shohada Brigade terrorists gunned down

  • 28

    • Mali: The 3 tuareg rebel groups suspend peace talks with government

  • 29

    • Syria: Rebels capture military post near Jordan border

    • Iraq: 42 people killed and 63 wounded in a wave of attacks

  • 30

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram gunmen massacre 40 sleeping students

• October

  • 01

    • Mali: National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) separatist rebels launched attack on malian army in Kidal

  • 02

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant rebel group claims responsibility for Iraq attacks

  • 03

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab attacks newly liberated district in the Lower Shabelle region

    • Pakistan: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks an anti-Taliban militia

  • 04

    • Syria: Islamist rebels challenge al-Qaeda hardliners in Syria

  • 05

    • Spain: Anarchist group Comando Insurrecional Mateo Morral claimed blast in Zaragoza

  • 06

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab say British and Turkish special forces have attacked their base in Barawe

  • 07

    • Mali: Three tuareg separatist rebel groups to return to Mali peace talks

  • 08

    • Nigeria: Nigerian forces clash with Boko Haram islamists, 20 killed

  • 09

    • Syria: Syrian fighter jets bomb rebel-held areas in Maaret al-Numan

    • Central African Republic: Clashes between Seleka muslim rebels and Christian vigilante groups

  • 10

    • Egypt: Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claims responsibility for South Sinai attack

  • 11

    • Sudan: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) and Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) would intensify attacks if Sudanese regime continues crackdown on protesters

  • 12

    • Syria: Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) and Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar rebels accused of executing civilians in Latakia

  • 13

    • Syria: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels clashes kill 50 fighters in Aleppo

  • 14

    • Burma-Myanmar: For Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebels life teeters between war and peace

  • 15

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Government accuses Rwanda and M23 rebels of preparing more attacks

  • 16

    • Afghanistan: Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) capture area on border with Tajikistan

    • Nigeria: Army kills 40 Boko Haram rebels and seized weapons from Ombatse militia

  • 17

    • Syria: Al-Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham fighters assault Aleppo prison

  • 18

    • Iraq: Bomb attacks kill and injure dozens of people

  • 19

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants kill 15 soldiers in Abyan

  • 20

    • Tunisia: Security forces kill 10 Ansar al-Sharia islamist militants near Algeria border

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Behind conflict, Bilderberg Group blocks peace

  • 21

    • Afghanistan: Italian patrol attacked by insurgents

  • 22

    • Syria: Senior rebel commander of Fallujah-Houran Brigade killed in fighting with Syrian troops

  • 23

    • Ethiopia: Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) fighters attack Kebridahar Airport

  • 24

    • Tunisia: 5 members of National Guard killed in clashes with militants in south of Tunis

    • Syria: Over 60,000 iranians fighting alongside Bashar al-Assad forces

  • 25

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burma army continue in Shan State

    • Tunisia: Chief of fundamentalist islamist group Ansar al-Sharia Tunisia captured by security forces

  • 26

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Clashes between M23 rebels and army near city of Goma

  • 27

    • Syria: Kurdish rebels take control of a key border crossing between Syria and Iraq

  • 28

    • Iraq: Series of car bombs killed at least 52 people across Iraq

    • Israel: Israel Air Force (IAF) strikes Gaza Strip following rockets launched by al-Qassam Brigades

  • 29

    • Burma-Myanmar: Thousands of villagers trapped by battles between army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Kachin State

  • 30

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Army forces M23 rebels to retreat to mountain base

  • 31

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Army captured Bunagana town, main M23 rebel base

• November

  • 01

    • Afghanistan: Taliban commander killed in Urozgan province

  • 02

    • Pakistan: American drone kills Hakimullah Mehsud chief of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in North Waziristan

  • 03

    • Somalia: Somali army attacks al-Shabaab base killing over 30 fighters

    • Yemen: Al-Houthi shiite rebels attack sunni Salafi rebels in Dammaj town in north Yemen

  • 04

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: March 23 (M23) rebels announce ceasefire

    • Uganda: Museveni orders deployment of armed-forces at border with Democratic Republic of Congo

  • 05

    • Syria: Rebels lose ground against government forces, Free Syrian Army official Akaidi resigns

  • 06

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: March 23 (M23) rebels declared end rebellion and ready to disarm

  • 07

    • Mozambique: Renamo fighters killed 4 soldiers in attacks in central part of country

    • India: Militants attack patrol near Awantipora killing 2 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) policemen

  • 08

    • Syria: Syrian Army seizes control of al-Sbeineh al-Kubra, al-Sbeineh al-Sughra and Ghazal towns

  • 09

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) 12th battalion troops and burmese army troops

  • 10

    • Puntland: 20 al-Shabaab armed islamic extremists attacked Bossaso prison, 3 guards killed

  • 11

    • Syria: Rebels recapture military base in counteroffensive against army in Aleppo

    • India: Maoist militants Naxals attack village in Bihar state killing 3 people

  • 12

    • Syria: Syrian army backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants retake northern military base in third day of clashes

  • 13

    • Sudan: Sudanese army preparing for major military campaign against rebels

  • 14

    • Burma-Myanmar: Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebels reject government ceasefire proposal, clashes with Burma army

  • 15

    • Syria: Army advances as jihadists call for mass mobilisation to counter the offensive

    • Syria: Government forces gain more ground against militants near Homs

  • 16

    • Afghanistan: 37 armed insurgents killed by security forces

  • 17

    • Syria: 6 Al Hijra Ila Allah rebels executed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) qaedists

  • 18

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army troops surround Namlim Pa IDP camp and school, clashes with Kachin Independence Army (KIA) fighters

  • 19

    • Syria: Abdul-Qadir Saleh, top rebel leader of Al-Tawhid Brigade, dies after a shelling

    • Somalia: A dozen of people killed in al-Shabaab attack at police station in Baladweyn

  • 20

    • Lebanon: Suicide bombers kill 25 near Iran embassy in Beirut, claimed by Abdullah Azzam Brigades, the Hussein bin Ali cells

    • Syria: Syrian army recaptures key town of Qara

  • 21

    • Egypt: Car bomb attack kills 11 soldiers in North Sinai

    • Sudan: Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) rebels fired mortars at South Kordofan capital

  • 22

    • Sudan: Sudanese army retake Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) rebel area in South Kordofan

  • 23

    • Syria: 7 syrian rebel groups have merged forming Islamic Front group

  • 24

    • Burma-Myanmar: Fire fights between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese army in Kachin and Shan States

    • Syria: Government air strikes kill 44 people in northern Syria

  • 25

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram terrorists attack Sandiya village killing 12 people

  • 26

    • Libya: Army clashed with Ansar al-Sharia islamist militants in Benghazi

  • 27

    • France: France will send 1,000 soldiers in Central African Republic to bolster peace-keeping forces

  • 28

    • Syria: Rebels advance around Damascus and in southeastern Aleppo

  • 29

    • Burma-Myanmar: 2 clashes between Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) and Burma Army

  • 30

    • South Sudan: Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels killed 3 people in Western Equatoria State

• December

  • 01

    • Mali: Separatist rebel groups (MNLA, MAA and HCUA) announce the end of five-month ceasefire

    • Puntland: Heavy fights in Sool region between Puntland armed forces and Khaatumo State forces killed more than 10 people

  • 02

    • Yemen: North Yemen clashes between Sciite al-Houthi rebels and Sunni Salafis killed more than 120 people

  • 03

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram fighters attack Air Force base and airport in Maiduguri

  • 04

    • India: Indian army killed 3 rebels in Kashmir

  • 05

    • Somalia: Heavy fighting between al-Shabaab and AMISOM troops causes casualties in Beledweyne

  • 06

    • Central African Republic: France deploys troops in Bangui after gun battle between christian militias and muslim former rebels

  • 07

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed attack in Yemeni capital that killed 52 people

  • 08

    • Syria: Islamic Front fighters seize Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel bases near Turkey border

  • 09

    • Colombia: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels attack kills 9 people

  • 10

    • Philippines: Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels sign power-sharing accord

  • 11

    • Mali: French forces kill 19 Islamist fighters in northern Mali

  • 12

    • Central African Republic: Ugandan troops capture 19 Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels

  • 13

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Government signs peace deal with M23 rebels

  • 14

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: UN troops launched offensive against Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels

  • 15

    • Syria: Al-Nusra Front jihadists and salafis seize christian village of Kanaye

  • 16

    • India: 1 killed and 4 injured in grenades attack by suspected insurgents of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam

  • 17

    • South Sudan: Curfew in Juba capital after coup attempt

  • 18

    • Lebanon: Nusra Front in Lebanon and Marwan Hadid Brigades claimed rocket attacks on Hermel

  • 19

    • South Sudan: Powerful military general declares war against the Government

  • 20

    • Syria: Warplanes continue Aleppo airstrikes for fifth day, target southern villages

    • Uganda: Ugandan army enter South Sudan capital

  • 21

    • Burma-Myanmar: Battles continue between army and Kachin People Militia in Kachin and Northern Shan State

  • 22

    • Sudan: Army claims series of key victories against rebels in South Kordofan

  • 23

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) says attack on Yemen military hospital was a ‘mistake’

  • 24

    • South Sudan: Army is preparing for assault on rebel-held town of Bor in Jonglei state

  • 25

    • South Sudan: Army recaptured Bor town from rebels in Jonglei State

  • 26

    • Iraq: Car bomb near a church kills dozens of people in Baghdad

  • 27

    • Burma-Myanmar: Christmas clashes between Burma army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA)

  • 28

    • South Sudan: Government offers ceasefire agreement to Machar rebels

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) claims deadly attacks on Tikrit tv stations

  • 29

    • Philippines: New People’s Army rebels vow to build 25.000-strong force

  • 30

    • Syria: Syrian troops killed 73 rebels in separate clashes

  • 31

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: UN mission MONUSCO forces launched an attack against ADF-Nalu rebels