Wars in the World

Wars and Main Events on 2014

• January

  • 01

    • South Sudan: Government and Machar rebels agree peace talks as fighting rages

  • 02

    • Lebanon: Lebanese troops arrest Abdullah Azzam Brigades chief

  • 03

    • Iraq: Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) seized control of parts of Fallujah and Ramadi

  • 04

    • Syria: Clashes between rebel groups Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Mujahedeen Army

  • 05

    • Iraq: Iraqi army shells Falluja to dislodge Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants

  • 06

    • Syria: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) pulls out of northern Syria strongholds by Free Syrian Army and al-Nusra Front

    • Puntland: Unidentified gunmen kill 5 soldiers and wounding others in Bosaso

  • 07

    • Syria: Islamists rebel groups fight al-Qaeda allies in Raqqa city

  • 08

    • Iraq: Government airstrike kills 25 Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant militants

  • 09

    • South Sudan: Army says rebel group of David Yau Yau agreed to ceasefire

  • 11

    • Syria: Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) rebels expelled from Aleppo

    • Syria: At least 45 rebels killed in ambush by troops in Homs

  • 12

    • Kenya: More than 30 al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia by kenyan military air strike

  • 13

    • Yemen: 4 soldiers killed in tribal attack

  • 14

    • South Sudan: Army advances on town of Bor in rebel hands

    • Syria: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists retake Al-Bab town

  • 15

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mai Mai Sheka rebels attacked Pinga town

  • 16

    • Philippines: New People’s Army (NPA) rebels resume operations against military in Visayas

  • 17

    • South Sudan: Ugandan troops are fighting alongside South Sudan soldiers as rebellion rages

  • 18

    • Yemen: Four killed in clashes between soldiers and Southern Secessionist Movement militants in Daleh

  • 19

    • South Sudan: Army says recaptured Bor town from rebel forces

    • India: National Democratic Front of Bodoland rebels killed serveral people in Assam

  • 20

    • Iraq: Iraqi army launches offensive against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIS) militants in Ramadi

  • 21

    • Afghanistan: ISAF soldier killed by a group of militants in Kandahar base attack

  • 22

    • Colombia: Military claims 14 Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels killed in raid

  • 23

    • Iraq: Iraqi air strikes kill more than 50 militants in Anbar

  • 24

    • South Sudan: Government and rebels sign ceasefire agreement

    • Mali: France soldiers killed 11 jihadist fighters near Timbuktu

  • 25

    • Egypt: Esplosions in Cairo and Giza caused 6 deaths and more than 100 injured, claimed by Ansar Beit al-Maqdis

  • 26

    • Philippines: Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels sign final peace agreement

    • Afghanistan: 3 taliban militants killed and 23 others detained during military operations

  • 27

    • South Sudan: Rebels accuse government of ignoring cease-fire

    • Philippines: Army battles Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) rebels opposing peace deal with the main insurgent group

  • 28

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab commander killed by missile in suspected drone attack, militants blame US

    • Nigeria: Nearly 100 killed in Boko Haram extremists attack a village and a church

  • 29

    • Libya: Fighting between Misratan forces and Qaddafi supporters at Sebha airbase

    • Philippines: 37 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) rebels opposing peace pact killed in army offensive

  • 30

    • Turkey: Turkish military strikes Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) convoy in Syria

  • 31

    • Yemen: Clashes flare up between Houthis shiite faction and Al-Islah Sunni faction on north of the Yemeni capital

    • Egypt: Jihadist group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis claims Sinai pipeline bombing

• February

  • 01

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army captures Kachin Independence Army (KIA) post, heavy fighting continues in southern Kachin state

    • Yemen: Suspected al-Qaeda militants kill 18 soldiers in southeastern Yemen

  • 02

    • South Sudan: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army In Opposition (SPLM/A In Opposition) rebels accuse Ugandan army of violating ceasefire

    • Central African Republic: Seleka rebels seize Sibut town north of Bangui

  • 03

    • Yemen: al-Huthis rebels advance in battles against Hashid tribe militants northern Yemen

    • Iraq: Iraq troops and allied tribesmen killed 57 islamist militants in Anbar province

  • 05

    • Syria: Government airstrikes killed at least 18 people in Aleppo

  • 06

    • Puntland: Puntland armed forces clashed with al-Shabaab militants in Galgala mountains

  • 07

    • Syria: Rebels launched a new offensive outside Aleppo

  • 08

    • Yemen: Houthi Shia fighters and Salafi militants clashed near Yemeni capital

  • 09

    • Egypt: New militant group Ajnad Misr (Egypt’s Soldiers) claims Cairo and Giza bomb attacks

  • 10

    • Russia: Caucasus Emirate’s United Province of Kabarda, Balkaria and Karachays (KBK) claimed responsibility for killing of at least 6 Russian infidels in Nogai Steppe province

  • 11

    • Syria: Al-Nusra Front, Ahrar Al-Sham and Jund Al-Aziz form alliance to fight Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Deir Ezzur

  • 12

    • Iraq: Militants attack army killing 15 troops in northern Iraq

  • 13

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram attack kills 43 people in northeast

  • 14

    • Mali: 30 people killed in clashes between armed civilians and members of Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) rebel group

  • 15

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army captures 2 Kachin Independence Army (KIA) frontline posts near Laiza capital

  • 16

    • Syria: Syrian troops bombard a rebel-held town near Lebanon border

  • 17

    • Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram militants kill dozens of people in northeast of Nigeria

  • 18

    • Afghanistan: 17 talibas killed in operations carried out by Afghan security forces

  • 19

    • South Sudan: Rebels recapture Malakal, Government troops on the run

    • Lebanon: 2 car bombs killed 8 people and wounded 128 others in Beirut, claimed by Abdullah Azzam Brigades

  • 20

    • Yemen: 12 deaths and 14 soldiers captured in clashes between army and militants secessionists

    • Ukraine: Clashes between policemen and anti-government protesters, more than 100 dead and 500 injured, it’s the start of a civil war ?

  • 21

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram attack in the Bama town kills 60 people

    • Pakistan: 40 terrorists killed as fighter jets bomb Talibans hideouts in Waziristan

  • 22

    • Somalia: Presidential palace attacked, 9 al-Shabaab militants killed

    • Spain: Basque militants Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) put some arms beyond use

  • 23

    • Iraq: Arab Sunni tribes rise against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

    • Ukraine: Hundreds are recruiting to form Popular Brigades in Crimea

  • 24

    • Afghanistan: 19 Afghan soldiers killed in taliban attack in Kunar

    • Pakistan: Asmatullah Shaheen Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) top leader killed in North Waziristan

  • 25

    • India: Army kills 7 militants as gun battle breaks out in northern Kashmir

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between army and Shan State Army (SSA) rebels

  • 26

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram militants attack school killing dozens of students

  • 27

    • Syria: Syrian army killed 175 al-Nusra Front rebels near Damascus

  • 28

    • Iraq: Dozens of people killed in series of Baghdad bomb attacks

• March

  • 01

    • Ukraine: 2000 russian soldiers land in Crimea for an armed invasion

    • Syria: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists retreat from northern Syria

  • 02

    • Russia: Russian Parliament authorized Putin to send armed forces into Ukraine

    • Nigeria: Twin blasts kill at least 35 people in Maiduguri, blamed Boko Haram

    • Ukraine: Ukraine mobilizes troops against Russia

  • 03

    • Yemen: Clashes between troops and Shiite rebels kill 7 people in al-Jawf

  • 04

    • Iraq: 52 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) militants killed by army in a ambush

  • 05

    • Burma-Myanmar: Government troops overrun another Kachin military base

  • 06

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Army close to defeating ADF-NALU ugandan islamist rebels

  • 07

    • Syria: Government forces and rebels clash for future of Aleppo

  • 08

    • Somalia: Federal Government and ethiopian forces liberate strategic town of Hudur from al-Shabaab

  • 09

    • Syria: Syrian forces wrest a border town from rebels

  • 10

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda targets a military base in southern Yemen

  • 11

    • Libya: Libya orders military force to liberate rebel-held ports

  • 12

    • Israel: Israel Air Force strike killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) cell in Gaza

    • Crimea: Parliament declares independence from Ukraine ahead of referendum

  • 13

    • Sudan: Government prepares to crush Sudan Liberation Movement/ Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) rebels in North Darfur within 72 hours

  • 14

    • Israel: Gaza militants fire more rockets into Israel after overnight air strikes

  • 15

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Government forces and UN troops launch offensive against Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels

    • Ukraine: Army press back Russian assault from township Strilkove, Kherson region

  • 16

    • Ukraine: Crimea ready for referendum to decide whether will secede from Ukraine and will join to Russia

    • Syria: Syrian army captures strategic border town of Yabroud

  • 17

    • Mali: French air strikes kill leader of Movement for Unity and Jihad in the Islamic Maghreb (MUJWA)

  • 18

    • Russia: Vladimir Putin recognises Crimea as a sovereign and independent nation

    • Russia: Crimea signs agreement on republic’s inclusion into russian federation

  • 19

    • Syria: Army prepares for offensive in Qalamoun mountains

    • Israel: Israel strikes Syrian army targets after border blast, 1 dead and 7 injured

    • Crimea, Transnistria, Ukraine and Russia

  • 20

    • South Sudan: Clamorous, UN provides weapons to rebels led by Riek Machar ?

  • 21

    • Afghanistan: Explosions and gun battles hit Jalalabad city

  • 22

    • Iraq: At least 27 killed in violence in Iraq

  • 23

    • Sudan: Sudanese army recaptures rebel areas in North Darfur

    • Russia: Russia ready to annex Moldova region, Nato commander claims

  • 24

    • Turkey: Syrian warplane downed by Turkish pilots

    • Somaliland: The escalating border tensions with Puntland armed forces

  • 25

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda killed 22 soldiers in Hadhramawt province

  • 26

    • Syria: Rebels capture town of Kassab near Turkish border

  • 27

    • Somalia: Somali National Army and AMISOM troops capture ninth town from al-Shabaab

  • 28

    • Philippines: Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels ink final peace deal

    • Ukraine: Almost 100,000 Russian soldiers massed on Ukraine borders

  • 29

    • Burma-Myanmar: Battles resume in northern Shan State

  • 30

    • Syria: Syrian authorities release 500 rebels in Daraa

    • Central African Republic: Chadian peacekeepers kill 30 civilians in Bangui capital

  • 31

    • Yemen: Pro-government militiamen killed in an al-Qaeda ambush

    • South Korea: South and North Korea exchange live fire near western sea border

• April

  • 01

    • Nigeria: Army killed hundreds of people after Boko Haram barracks attack

  • 02

    • Colombia: National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels recruit girls

  • 03

    • Yemen: Militants attack army headquarters in Aden, 6 soldiers killed

  • 04

    • Burma-Myanmar: A series of battles fought between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Government troops

  • 05

    • Pakistan: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) extends ceasefire till April 10

  • 06

    • Egypt: 4 islamist militants killed in a military operation in North Sinai

  • 07

    • Israel: Israel bombs Gaza Strip overnight after rocket attacks

    • Ukraine: Separatists announce creation of Donetsk People’s Republic

  • 08

    • Pakistan: 30 Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Baloch Republican Army (BRA) militants killed by security forces

  • 09

    • India: Killed 2 rebels and 3 indian troops in Kashmir

  • 10

    • Pakistan: United Baloch Army (UBA) claims terror attack in Islamabad

    • Burma-Myanmar: Hundred displaced as Burma army shells Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebel post

  • 11

    • Yemen: 5 killed as Shiite rebels press advance on Yemen capital

    • Somalia: Strong battle between al-Shabaab islamists and government troops

  • 12

    • Sri Lanka: Army says it killed 3 Tamil separatists militants

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram militants killed 8 teachers and 11 others in Maiduguri

  • 13

    • Syria: Syrian government and rebels blame each other for poison gas attack in a village

    • India: Maoists kill 14 in two attacks in Chhattisgarh

  • 14

    • Ukraine: Armed forces plan to launch a full-scale operation against rebels

    • Morocco: Police dismantled a terrorist cell that recruited combatants for war in Syria

  • 15

    • Nigeria: Dozens of people killed in 2 blasts at bus station in Abuja, suspects on Boko Haram

    • Syria: Army and Hezbollah fighters recaptured town of Maaloula

  • 16

    • South Sudan: Government admits losing of capital Bentiu in Unity State to rebel forces

    • Ukraine: Military column seized by pro-russian militants in Kramatorsk

  • 17

    • Pakistan: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) decides not to extend ceasefire

  • 18

    • Somaliland: Army captures the historic town of Taleh without meet any resistance of Khaatumo militia

  • 19

    • South Sudan: At least 58 people killed in an attack on a UN base

  • 20

    • Yemen: Air strike kills 10 terrorists in al-Bayda province

    • Algeria: 14 soldiers killed in terrorist attack near Tizi Ouzou

  • 21

    • Colombia: 4 Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels killed in fighting against army

  • 22

    • South Sudan: Rebels killed hundreds of civilians on ethnic basis, says UN

    • Uganda: Ugandan air force bombs rebel bases in Jonglei State in South Sudan

  • 23

    • Central African Republic: African troops capture junior Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander

    • Burma-Myanmar: In north Burma, army only fights to defend itself, Government says

  • 24

    • Ukraine: Ukraine forces liberate the town of Svyatohirsk from armed groups

    • Ukraine: Ukraine forces kill 5 rebels, Russia starts drill near border

  • 25

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab suffer significant losses during the battle against AMISOM and government forces last night in Bay region

    • South Sudan: SPLM-in-Opposition rebels claim full control of Renk town in Upper Nile

  • 26

    • Nigeria: More than 40 Boko Haram terrorists and 4 soldiers killed in clashes

    • India: 2 soldiers and 2 rebels killed in Kashmir fighting

  • 27

    • Syria: 88 rebels killed in two day of battle for Daraa

    • Iraq: Army launches first attack in Syria as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants try to cross border

  • 28

    • Syria: Militants surrender in Zabadani near Lebanon border

  • 29

    • Central African Republic: 22 people killed by Seleka militia in attack on hospital in Nanga Boguila

    • Yemen: Army offensive killed 60 al-Qaeda militants

  • 30

    • Sudan: Armed forces recapture Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) rebel headquarters in Nuba mountains

• May

  • 01

    • Syria: 100 people killed in attacks in Homs, claimed by al-Nusra Front

    • Senegal: Movement for the Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) rebels declare unilateral truce

  • 02

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda leader and 6 militants killed by army and security troops in Abyan province

    • Ukraine: 3 killed in army offensive against militants near Slovyansk, 2 helicopters shot down

  • 03

    • Libya: Heavy fighting between Ansar Al-Sharia and Saiqa Special Forces in Benghazi

    • India: Indian army called after rebels kill 29 muslims

  • 04

    • Philippines: 26 dead in clashes between marines and Abu Sayyaf fighters

    • Syria: Clashes between al-Nusra Front and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) force 60,000 people to flee from Deir Ezzor

  • 05

    • Yemen: Army kills 40 al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants in southern Yemen

  • 06

    • South Sudan: Army retakes control of Bentiu and Nasir

    • Central African Republic: At least 28 killed in fighting between former Seleka rebels and Christian militia anti-Balaka

  • 07

    • Syria: Bomb kills 30 pro-regime fighters in Maaret al-Numan in Idlib province

    • Syria: Militants began withdrawing from Homs town

  • 08

    • Yemen: Army captured an al-Qaeda stronghold

  • 09

    • Burma-Myanmar: Ambush on Burma army convoy kills 3 soldiers, Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) claims

    • Iraq: Iraq forces launch assault near Fallujah, 11 people killed

  • 10

    • Afghanistan: Afghan taliban announce spring offensive that will start on May 12

    • South Sudan: President signs ceasefire agreement with (SPLM/A In Opposition) rebels led by Riek Machar

  • 11

    • Ukraine: Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine prepare to vote in referendum whether to declare their independence

    • Iraq: Militants abduct and kill 20 soldiers in northern Iraq

  • 12

    • South Sudan: SPLM in Opposition rebels accused army of ceasefire violations

  • 13

    • Ukraine: Rebels proclaim birth of sovereign People’s Republic

    • Ukraine: Clashes in Sloviansk between separatists and troops

  • 14

    • Somalia: Ahmed Madobe’s militia invade Baladxawo and battle against government troops in Gedo region

  • 15

    • Yemen: 10 soldiers and 13 al-Qaeda suspects members killed in clashes

    • Nigeria: Residents of 3 villages kill 200 Boko Haram fighters in Borno State

  • 16

    • Sudan: Fighting between troops and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) rebels in South Kordofan

    • Libya: Fierce clashes in Benghazi between army and February 17 Brigade Islamists militia

  • 17

    • Burma-Myanmar: Battles rage between allied ethnic armies and Burmese army in Kachin and Shan States

  • 18

    • Ethiopia: Gambella Nilotes United Movement/Army (GNUM/A) condemns the mass killing in Oromia region

    • Libya: 79 killed and 141 wounded in clashes between armed groups loyal to ex general and islamist militias

  • 19

    • Mali: Mali declares war on National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) tuareg rebels

    • Libya: Libya orders Islamist militias to oppose rogue general

  • 20

    • Syria: Syrian forces advance against U.S.-backed rebels near Israel and Jordan

  • 21

    • Yemen: 27 between soldiers and rebels killed in Shia rebel attack

    • Nigeria: Blasts in Jos leave 162 dead, suspects on Boko Haram

  • 22

    • Mali: National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) tuareg rebels defeat army in Kidal

    • Thailand: Army announces coup d’etat

  • 23

    • Ukraine: Pro-Russian rebels launch deadliest attack yet in eastern Ukraine killing 13 soldiers

    • Mali: National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) tuareg rebels seized Kidal and Menaka towns

  • 24

    • Ukraine: 500 rebels attack Government troops, 20 insurgents killed

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack on parliament compound in Mogadishu

  • 25

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda militants kill 27 people in Seyoun

  • 26

    • Burma-Myanmar: Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) rebel group vows to ‘continue armed struggle’ if necessary

    • Mali: Tuareg separatists accept ceasefire agreement

  • 27

    • Ukraine: Warplanes bomb Donetsk airport in rebel hands

  • 28

    • Ukraine: Army recaptures Donetsk airport

  • 29

    • Pakistan: Mehsud group splits from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) creating Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) South Waziristan group

  • 30

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram gunmen kill 35 people in attacks on three villages

  • 31

    • Sudan: Warplanes bombard Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) rebel stronghold in South Kordofan

    • Pakistan: 16 militants killed by security forces, cross border attack foiled

• June

  • 01

    • Syria: 40 soldiers killed when Islamic Front rebels detonated explosives beneath an army base in Aleppo

  • 02

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram fighters kill 42 people in fresh attacks on 3 villages in Borno State

    • Ukraine: 5 militants killed, 10 border guards wounded in fighting near Luhansk

  • 03

    • Libya: 21 dead in fierce fighting between Ansar al-Sharia islamists and Haftar ex-general’s forces in Benghazi

  • 04

    • Yemen: Clashes between Shiite Muslim Houthi rebels and government forces leave 120 dead

    • Ukraine: Kiev claims 300 rebels killed in the past 24 hours

  • 05

    • Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants killed dozens of people in northeast

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces repel attack by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in Samarra

  • 06

    • Burma-Myanmar: Battles continue between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and a combined force of Burmese Army and Pyi Tu Tsits in Northern Shan State

  • 07

    • Iraq: 13 killed in attacks, clashes in Northern Iraq

  • 08

    • Ukraine: Ukraine says 15 rebels killed in clashes

    • Colombia: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announce 3 weeks of ceasefire to allow elections

  • 09

    • Cameroon: Cameroon kills 102 Boko Haram fighters in one week

  • 10

    • Pakistan: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims responsibility for the attack on airport in Karachi

    • Syria: 45 dead in clashes between Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and Jabhat Al-Nusra jihadists in Deir Az-Zor

  • 11

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) takes control of Mosul

    • Mali: National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, the High Council for the Unity of Azawad and the Arab Movement of Azawad sign truce deal

  • 12

    • Iraq: Iraqi officials say Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants seize city of Tikrit

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Clashes between Congo and Rwanda, heavy fighting reported

  • 13

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant seize 2 more town, press further south

    • Ukraine: Ukrainian forces retake city of Mariupol

  • 14

    • Iran: Iran deploys military to fight Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIL) Sunni insurgents in Iraq

    • Ukraine: Rebels shoot down military plane near Luhansk killing 49 ukranian soldiers

  • 15

    • Ukraine: More than 250 militants killed in the last 24 hours

    • Iraq: Iraq kills more than 279 militants in fight against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

  • 16

    • Syria: Syria recaptures from rebels the border crossing with Turkey

    • Kenya: Somali al-Shabaab militants claim responsibility for attack that killed 50 people

  • 17

    • Pakistan: Army offensive against Talibans kills 184 militants in North Waziristan

  • 18

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burma army allegedly attacked Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldiers

  • 19

    • Iraq: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacks Iraq’s largest refinery in Baiji with mortars

  • 20

    • Ukraine: Rebels speak of heavy losses in battle against government troops

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burma Army attacked and seized Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) Mongsu camp

  • 21

    • Ukraine: President orders to armed forces 1 week of cease-fire against pro-Russian separatists

  • 22

    • Iraq: Islamic Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) militants seize Rawa town

  • 23

    • Yemen: 17 policemen wounded in an ambush during clashes between Shiite Houthi rebels and government forces

  • 24

    • Iraq: Iraqi soldiers recapture 2 border crossings from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants

    • Ukraine: Separatists agree to ceasefire

  • 25

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burmese troops and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) repeatedly clash in southern Kachin state

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram extremists abduct 91 more people

  • 26

    • Afghanistan: 800 militants launch attacks in various districts of Helmand

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda fighters attack Sayun airport

  • 27

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces land in Tikrit, clash with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants

  • 28

    • Gaza Strip: Popular Resistance Committee militants killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces say Tikrit regained from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants

  • 29

    • Pakistan: 18 more Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists killed by army in North Waziristan

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram attacked 3 villages near Chibok killing over 20 people

  • 30

    • Iraq: Sunni extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) declares a new islamic caliphate

    • Sudan: 10 Sudanese soldiers killed near Ethiopia border

• July

  • 01

    • Pakistan: Army begins ground offensive against Talibans

    • Israel: Israeli jets pound Gaza, hit 34 targets in overnight strike

  • 02

    • Syria: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants capture key Syrian border town of Boukamal

  • 03

    • Syria: Syria rebel groups seek aid to fight Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) jihadists

  • 04

    • Saudi Arabia: 30,000 Saudi soldiers deployed on Iraq border

    • Israel: Israel mobilized troops along Gaza Strip border

  • 05

    • Lebanon: Syrian airstrike kills one boy, wounds family members near Arsal in east Lebanon

    • Ukraine: Ukrainian forces retake key rebel stronghold of Sloviansk in east

  • 06

    • Nigeria: Troops kill 53 Boko Haram insurgents and lose 6 soldiers in Borno

    • Uganda: 60 killed in clashes between Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) and Bakonzo mercenaries

  • 07

    • Kenya: Al-Shabaab militants killed at least 29 people in two separate attacks

  • 08

    • Syria: Syrian troops advance in northern Aleppo

    • Israel: Siren sounds in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem; 16 killed in Israel Defense Forces strikes in Gaza

  • 09

    • Somalia: Presidential palace under al-Shabaab militants attack

    • Israel: Death toll rises to 51 as Israel pounds Gaza, including 13 children

  • 10

    • Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents attack governor office and police headquarters in Kandahar killing 26 people

  • 11

    • Ukraine: Donetsk militia force Ukrainian troops to retreat 10 km from Karlivka

    • Iraq: Kurdish Peshmerga forces seize oil refineries, oil fields of Kirkuk and Bai Hassan

  • 12

    • Ukraine: 30 Ukrainian soldiers killed in overnight rocket attack

    • India: Pakistani troops violate ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir

  • 13

    • Yemen: Ansarullah shiite rebels agree to pull out of key city of Amran

    • Libya: Libyan militias battle for Tripoli international airport

  • 14

    • Ukraine: Ukrainian tanks attack Luhansk

  • 15

    • Israel: Gaza Strip death toll at 176 as Israeli strikes continue

    • Iraq: Iraqi army launches assault on Tikrit seized by Islamic State sunni group

  • 16

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram attacked Dille village in Borno State killing 45 people

    • Greece: Fugitive leader of Revolutionary Struggle arrested after Athens shootout

  • 17

    • Burma-Myanmar: Time out with Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebels

    • Somalia: Intense clashes breaks out on Qoryoley periphery between army and al-Shabaab militants

  • 18

    • Ukraine: Separatist leader says rebels did not shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

    • Israel: Israel launches Gaza Strip ground operation

  • 19

    • Tunisia: 15 tunisian soldiers killed near Chaambi, attack claimed by Uqba Ibn Nafi Battalion

  • 20

    • Syria: Government forces aim to retake gas field seized by Islamic State fighters

  • 21

    • South Sudan: South Sudanese opposition forces claim capture of Nasir town

  • 23

    • Turkey: 3 soldiers and 6 Democratic Union Party (PYD) militants killed in a clash on Syria border

    • Burma-Myanmar: Resume fighting between Burma Army and Shan State Army-North affects six villages

  • 24

    • Syria: 700 people killed in two days of conflict between army and rebel forces loyal to Islamic State (IS)

    • Central African Republic: Muslim Seleka rebels and anti-balaka Christian militia sign ceasefire

  • 25

    • Israel: At least 15 killed by Israeli shelling on Gaza school, death toll exceeds 760 people

    • Israel: Israeli strike kills a leader of al-Quds Brigades

  • 26

    • Syria: Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) overruns a large Raqqa military base

    • Ukraine: Government forces launch offensive to retake Donetsk

  • 27

    • Burma-Myanmar: 800 civilians newly displaced by fighting between army and (Palaung) Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebels in Shan State

    • Israel: Israel resumes Gaza offensive after Hamas rockets break cease-fire

  • 28

    • Libya: Armed clashes between government forces and Islamist militants in Benghazi and Tripoli leave 59 dead

    • Syria: Army recaptures al-Shaer gas field in Homs after intense battles with Islamic State (IS)

  • 29

    • Philippines: Abu Sayyaf militants kill 21 civilians in road attack in Sulu province

    • China: Dozens killed and injured in terror attack in Xinjiang

  • 30

    • Gaza Strip: At least 115 palestinians killed and 220 injured on 23rd day of Israeli aggression on Gaza

    • Libya: Libyan militants seize Benghazi special forces base

  • 31

    • Somaliland: 20 Puntland soldiers defected and voluntary surrendered to Somaliland army based in Gambadha district, Sool region

    • Somalia: Two rival clan militias fought in Lower Shabelle region

• August

  • 01

    • Libya: Ansar al-Sharia islamic militants seized Benghazi and declared an Islamic Emirate

    • Israel: Israel and Hamas to observe 72 hour truce in Gaza

  • 02

    • Ukraine: Pro-Russian rebels kill 10 Ukrainian soldiers near Malaysia Air crash site

    • Syria: Shueitat tribesmen force extremist group of Islamic State to withdraw from of three eastern villages

  • 03

    • Nagorno-Karabakh: Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan armed forces kill 15 soldiers

    • Iraq: Islamic State militants seize 2 towns in northern Iraq after fierce clashes with Kurdish forces

    • Lebanon: 11 soldiers and 30 militants killed in east Lebanon

  • 04

    • Israel: Israel prepares to end offensive in Gaza Strip

    • Ukraine: More than 400 ukrainian soldiers cross border into Russia, but Moscow and Kiev give 2 different reasons

  • 05

    • Iraq: Prime Minister orders air strikes to support Kurdistan’s Peshmerga army battling ISIS jihadists

    • Ukraine: Fighting between separatists and government troops reaches rebel-held Donetsk

  • 06

    • Pakistan: Army airstrikes in North Waziristan kill 30 militants

    • Yemen: 5 soldiers killed in ambush by al-Qaeda militants

  • 07

    • Iraq: Army airstrike kills 60 Islamic State (IS) militants in Mosul

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) militants capture Iraq’s largest Christian town of Qaraqosh

  • 08

    • Syria: Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) jihadists seize parts of army base in Raqa province

    • Israel: Three-day ceasefire ends as strikes and rocket fire resume

  • 09

    • Iraq: 150 Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers killed and 500 injured in battles against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

    • Yemen: 14 Yemeni soldiers kidnapped and killed by al-Qaeda militants

  • 10

    • Ukraine: Prime minister separatist of Donetsk People’s Republic calls for ceasefire in east Ukraine

    • Somalia: Fierce clash erupted between al-Shabaab militants and army outside Qoryoley town

    • Iraq: Islamic State militants kill 500 members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority

  • 11

    • Iraq: Kurdish Peshmerga recapture Makhmur town from Islamic State militants

    • Ukraine: Ukrainian forces prepare to recapture Donetsk

  • 12

    • Mali: French special forces bomb al-Qaeda militants stronghold in northern Mali

    • Syria: Syrian forces advance on Aleppo, rebels fear another siege

  • 13

    • Burma-Myanmar: Repeated clashes between army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Kachin ruby mine

  • 14

    • Syria: As Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) violence worsens, Deir Ezzor’s tribes prepare for fight

  • 15

    • Pakistan: Airbases in Quetta targeted, six militants killed

    • Somalia: At least 14 killed as Government forces and African Union forces attack insurgents in Mogadishu

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram members abduct 100 young men in Borno State

  • 16

    • Iraq: Clashes continue between Kirkuk Resistance Units (KRU) and ISIS gangs around Jalawla

    • Ukraine: Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian armoured convoy

    • Iraq: Kurdish Peshmerga offensive for the control of Mosul dam

  • 17

    • Ukraine: Rebel leader says 1.200 Russian fighters and weapons en route to eastern Ukraine

    • Yemen: President Abdrabu Mansour Hadi forms tribal army to fight Houthi militants in Jawf governorate

  • 18

    • Iraq: Kurdish Peshmerga forces fully recapture Mosul Dam in hands of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

    • Ukraine: Army claims pro-Russian rebels hit refugee convoy killing dozens of people

  • 19

    • Iraq: Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) liberate village of Bare from ISIS gangs

  • 20

    • Israel: Hamas fired 40 rockets on Tel Aviv and southern Israel

  • 21

    • Afghanistan: Heavy clashes between Afghan forces and armed militants in eastern Nuristan province

  • 22

    • Yemen: Yemen on high alert as Shiite al-Houthi rebels push to overthrow government

  • 23

    • Iraq: At least 40 Iraqis dead in attack on Sunni mosque

    • Egypt: Army bombs Ansar Bait al-Maqdis militant group’s weapon storage facility

  • 24

    • Israel: Rocket fired from Lebanon hits northern Israel

    • Libya: Libya’s Dawn militia claims control of Tripoli airport

  • 25

    • Nigeria: Abubakar Shekau leader of Boko Haram declares an Islamic Caliphate in Gwoza town

    • Mozambico: Rebel movement Renamo sign ceasefire with government ending 2 years of conflict

  • 26

    • Somalia: Somali forces and AMISOM liberate Tiyeeglow town in Bakool region from al-Shabaab terrorists

  • 27

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram expands own caliphate in Nigeria

    • Ukraine: At least 129 Ukrainian soldiers surrender to Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) militia

  • 28

    • Syria: Rebel fighters, including members of Al-Nusra Front, take control over Golan border crossing of Quneitra

    • Syria: Islamic State militants claim mass execution of 250 Syrian soldiers

  • 29

    • Ukraine: Ukraine president accuses Moscow as 15,000 Russian soldiers join separatists

  • 30

    • Iraq: Kurds Peshmerga recapture oilfields near Mosul from Islamic State (IS) militants

    • Lesotho: Military coup under way in Lesotho - Prime Minister fled the country

  • 31

    • Philippines: Filipino peacekeepers and Syrian rebels clash in the Golan Heights

    • Somaliland: Somaliland armed forces take control of Saah Dheer town during clashes against Khaatumo State forces

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces enter besieged northern city of Amerli by the Islamic State (IS/ISIS) militants

• September

  • 01

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants attack intelligence site in Mogadishu

    • Ukraine: Ukrainian forces retreat from Luhansk airport

  • 02

    • Syria: Al-Nusra Front rebels with their allies and Syrian forces clashed near Golan Heights

    • Iraq: Islamic State executing ethnic cleansing in Iraq reports Amnesty International

  • 03

    • Libya: Clashes between islamist militiamen and forces loyal to Gen. Hifter in Benghazi killed 31 fighters

    • Ukraine: Putin and Poroshenko largely agree on ceasing fire in Ukraine

  • 04

    • Afghanistan: 81 rebels and 7 security men dead in clashes between talibans and armed forces in Helmand province

    • India: Al-Qaeda opens new branch for Indian sub-continent called Qaedat al-Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent

  • 05

    • Nigeria: Hundreds flee from Maiduguri as Boko Haram militants advance

    • Mozambique: Government and Renamo rebel group marked the ratification of a peace agreement

  • 06

    • Ukraine: Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels reach ceasefire deal

    • Somalia: Ahmed Godane al-Shabaab leader killed in a airstrike

  • 07

    • Yemen: Clashes between al-Houthi rebels and islamist tribesmen kill 40 people

    • Syria: Air strikes on Islamic State bastion of Raqqa kill 53 people, mostly civilians

  • 08

    • Syria: Al-Nusra Front rebels advance near Golan Heights in Quneitra province

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces, aided by U.S. airstrikes, launch ground offensive to secure dam in Anbar

  • 09

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between Burma army and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) forces largely reduced, says KIO

    • Pakistan: Army offensive against islamist militants

  • 10

    • Syria: Explosion kills Ahrar al-Sham Islamist group leader and other 28 senior commanders

  • 11

    • Pakistan: 65 suspected terrorists killed in North Waziristan airstrikes

    • Pakistan: New splinter taliban group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (TTP) celebrates 9/11 attack

  • 12

    • Libya: 5 soldiers killed and 25 missing in clashes between army and Majlis al-Shura islamist group in Benghazi

  • 13

    • Syria: Syrian army regains full control of Halfaya town in Hama province

    • Ukraine: Ukraine troops repulse night terrorist attack on Donetsk airport

  • 14

    • Iraq: Army soldiers kill 100 Islamic Stato of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) militants across Iraq

    • Syria: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and moderate Syrian rebel groups sign pact of non-aggression

  • 15

    • Algeria: New armed group Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria split from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and join to Islamic State (IS) group

    • Ukraine: Heavy fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels puts ceasefire in doubt

  • 16

    • Yemen: Army and loyalist tribes clash with Shiite al-Houthi rebels in Jawf province

    • Syria: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) urge united jihadist front against US-led coalition in Syria and Iraq

  • 17

    • Iraq: Kurdish peshmerga forces retake 7 Christian villages from Islamic State (IS) jihadists

  • 18

    • United Kingdom: Independence referendum, Scotland ready to decide its future

    • Yemen: 20 killed in clashes between Houthi rebels and government allies in the al-Jawf province

  • 19

    • Burma-Myanmar: Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) rebels and Government troops clash as peace talks loom

    • United Kingdom: Scotland votes no on independence, will remain in the UK

  • 20

    • Yemen: Clashes between Houthi rebels and army in different areas in the capital Sanaa

    • Tunisia: Al-Qaeda group Uqba bin Nafi has announced an alliance with Islamic State (IS)

  • 21

    • Ukraine: Ukraine agrees to buffer zone after signing deal with pro-russian rebels

    • Nigeria: Dozens killed in Boko Haram militants attack on Mainok local market

  • 22

    • Syria: Hundreds of Kurdish fighters from Turkey join battle to save Syrian Kurdish town of Ayn al-Arab from Islamic State forces

    • Cameroon: Killed Abubakar Shekau leader of Boko Haram, Cameroon army claims

  • 23

    • Yemen: Houthi Shia rebels sign peace agreement with Yemeni government to end clashes

    • Syria: U.S. army launches dozens of air strikes in Syria against Islamic State targets

  • 24

    • Iraq: Islamic State militants allegedly killed 300 Iraqi troops with chlorine gas

    • Somalia: Dozens al-Shabaab rebels surrender in Somalia

  • 25

    • Libya: Libyan Premier orders mobilization of armed forces to free Tripoli from the Islamic militias of Operation Alba (Faraj)

  • 26

    • Syria: Syrian army overruns rebels in Adra al-Omalia town near Damascus

    • Afghanistan: Hundreds of Taliban fighters stormed Ghazni province, 100 killed

    • South Sudan: Army deploys troops along border with Sudan

  • 27

    • Syria: Islamic State militants tighten siege the Syrian border town of Kobane

    • Yemen: Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Hezbollah assist Houthi rebels in Sana’a

  • 28

    • Burma-Myanmar: Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) rebels injure 2 soldiers and detain 8 in Mon State

    • Lebanon: Al-Nusra Front starts negotiations with Lebanon about fate of captured soldiers

  • 29

    • Iraq: Pro-government forces repel Islamic State (IS) jihadists offensive in Amriyat al-Falluja

    • Afghanistan: Taliban launch coordinated attack on government compound in Paktia district

  • 30

    • Ukraine: 7 Ukrainian soldiers killed in attack by Kremlin-backed insurgents on Donetsk airport, at least 12 people killed in last day

    • Iraq: Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga troops launch offensive against Islamic State jihadists on 3 fronts

• October

  • 01

    • Turkey: Turkey deploys armored vehicles, including tanks, to Syria border

  • 02

    • Syria: Battle rages for Syrian town of Kobani as bombs kill 41 children

    • Libya: 7 Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi bombs and clashes

  • 03

    • Ukraine: Pro-Russian forces launch new attacks to seize Donetsk airport

    • Turkey: Turkey approves military operations against ‘Islamic State’ in Syria and Iraq

  • 04

    • Syria: Islamic State militants advance on Syrian city of Kobani

    • Mali: Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) behind deadly attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali

  • 05

    • Burma-Myanmar: 17 Government soldiers killed in heavy clashes against a combined force of Palaung, Kachin and Kokang ethnic rebels in Shan State

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab islamists abandon last stronghold of the port city of Barawe

  • 06

    • Lebanon: Fierce fighting between Hezbollah and al-Nusra Front along with Islamic State members kill 17 people in east Lebanon

    • Russia: At least 5 police killed in suicide blast outside concert hall in Chechnya

    • Syria: Islamic State Militants reportedly raise black flag in eastern Kobane as battle rages on outskirts of town

  • 07

    • Nigeria: Nigerian troops kill 200 Boko Haram militants in Michika

    • Turkey: Kobani syrian town is about to fall to Islamic State jihadists hands, said Turkey’s president

  • 08

    • Libya: Ansar al-Shariah militants declared an Islamic Emirate in the city of Derna and made a parade with Islamic State (IS) flags

    • India: Indian and Pakistani troops clash over Kashmir border

  • 09

    • Syria: Islamic State militants advance in Kobane despite air strikes

    • Syria: Islamic State jihadists control of more than a third of Kobane town

  • 10

    • Yemen: 47 protesters and 19 soldiers killed in two attacks, suspected al-Qaeda militants

    • Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 Ansar Beit al-Maqdis militants in Sinai

  • 11

    • Syria: Fierce clashes between YPG kurds forces and ISIS gangs in south and east Kobane

    • Ukraine: Separatists claim 3 civilians killed in Donetsk shelling

    • Algeria: 5 terrorists killed by army in Lakhdaria

  • 12

    • Burma-Myanmar: More fighting between army and Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) fighters in Karen State forced villagers to flee

    • Syria: Kurdish fighters block Islamic State (IS) advance into the centre of Kobane

  • 13

    • Libya: At least 21 killed in clashes between Zintan nationalist militia and Kekla islamist militia

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) rallies 10,000 militants at gates of Baghdad

    • Syria: Counter-offensive of People’s Protection Units (YPG) fighters in Kobane, killed 13 Islamic State (IS) militants

  • 14

    • Afghanistan: Taliban ambush kills 22 Afghan soldiers and policemen

    • Turkey: Turkish fighter jets bomb Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) positions for first time since start of peace bid

  • 15

    • Burma-Myanmar: Karen rebel groups plan military cooperation under name of Kawthoolei Armed Forces

    • Yemen: Houthi rebels seize strategic port city of Hudeida

    • Libya: Clashes between Khalifa Haftar forces against February 17 Martyrs Brigade in Benghazi

  • 16

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants clash with Houthi rebels

  • 17

    • Syria: Islamic State militants pushed back by airstrikes on Kobani

    • Libya: February 17 Martyrs Brigade islamists resist assault by army on Benghazi

  • 18

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram extremist sect agree immediate ceasefire with Nigerian military

    • Ukraine: 2 soldiers killed in east Ukraine fighting with pro-Russian rebels

  • 19

    • Yemen: Dozens dead in clashes between Shiite rebels against Sunni tribesmen along with al-Qaeda fighters

    • Burma-Myanmar: Fighting escalates between army and a rebel alliance in Shan State

  • 20

    • Syria: People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Kobane ally with Free Syrian Army (FSA)

    • Turkey: Turkey confirms helping Peshmerga forces cross into Kobane

  • 21

    • Yemen: Dozens of Houthi fighters killed in 2 days of clashes in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) stronghold

    • Libya: Killed 40 jihadists by air strikes in Benghazi

  • 22

    • Iraq: Islamic State advances against Yazidis on mount Sinjar

    • Syria: Hundreds of Peshmerga kurd fighters cross from Turkey to battle Isis in Syria

  • 23

    • Libya: Libyan army troops advance into Benghazi

    • Ukraine: Donetsk forces plan to retake Slaviansk, Kramatorsk and Mariupol

  • 24

    • Central African Republic: Dozens of people killed in fresh attacks

    • Syria: Free Syrian Army (FSA) sends 1,300 fighters to join Kurds in Kobane

  • 25

    • Egypt: At least 31 soldiers killed in Sinai attacks, curfew declared

    • Burma-Myanmar: Burma army clashes with KIO forces and its allies in Shan State

  • 26

    • Iraq: Kurdish forces retake Iraqi town of Zumar and nearby villages from Islamic State militants

    • Lebanon: Army pounds militant hideouts linked to ISIS in north Lebanon

  • 27

    • Yemen: Houthis fighters enter main al-Qaeda stronghold in central Yemen

  • 28

    • Egypt: Air raids on northern Sinai killed 15 terrorists

    • Syria: Al-Nusra Front and rebel units launch major assault on Idlib

  • 29

    • Iraq: Iraq forces launch new operations to retake another town

    • Syria: 16 Iraqi peshmerga fighters and 200 Free Syrian Army rebels join fight against Islamic State in Kobane

  • 30

    • Sudan: Sudan Liberation Movement-Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) and Sudanese government to engage in talks next November

    • Libya: Government troops enter in Benghazi

  • 31

    • Burkina Faso: Army seizes power in Burkina Faso, coup d’etat

    • Iraq: Iraqi peshmerga capture 60 villages during advance on Mosul

• November

  • 01

    • Nigeria: Car bomb kills 10 at bus stop in northeast Nigeria

    • Ukraine: Heavy artillery fire heard in Donetsk ahead of local elections on this Sunday

  • 02

    • Syria: Al-Nusra Front militants seize stronghold of Syria Revolutionaries Front rebels in Idlib region

    • Yemen: At least 23 killed in clashes between Yemeni troops and al-Qaeda militants

  • 03

    • Pakistan: 55 killed and 200 wounded in suicide attack at Wagah border crossing, claimed by Jundullah and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan

    • Libya: Libyan army urges Benghazi port area residents to evacuate

  • 04

    • Iraq: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claims Baghdad bombings

    • Yemen: Over 30 killed in clashes between Shiite Houthi rebels and tribal fighters backed by al-Qaeda militants in Radda

  • 05

    • Ukraine: Ukraine readies for attacks in east

  • 06

    • Iraq: Islamic State kills 500 members of the Albu Nimr tribe

    • Iraq: Battle for Iraq’s largest oil refinery far from over

  • 07

    • Nigeria: 41 Boko Haram members beheaded by Civilian Joint Task Force (Civilian JTF) militia in Biu

    • Ukraine: 200 militants killed near Donetsk airport in past 24 hours

  • 08

    • Palestine: Hamas forms new armed force called Popular Army for the Liberation of Al-Aqsa and of Palestine

  • 09

    • Yemen: Ansar al-Sharia claims to have killed 70 Shiite Houthi militants in Al-Bayda province

    • South Sudan: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-in-Opposition) rebels accuse government of launching fresh attacks

  • 10

    • Ukraine: Intense fighting in rebel bastion Donetsk

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram suspected in suicide bomb at Nigeria school, 48 dead

  • 11

    • Yemen: Dozens killed in clashes between Sunni tribesmen and Shia Houthi fighters in southern Yemen

    • Syria: Islamic Front rebel leader brands Kobane’s Kurdish defenders as enemies

  • 12

    • Somalia: Scores of people killed as al-Shabaab fighters capture Kudha town from Raskamboni militia

    • Ukraine: Russian troops crossed border, Nato says

  • 13

    • Libya: Libyan air raids target jihadist bases in Derna

  • 14

    • Syria: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) and al-Nusra Front reached a deal to stop fighting each other

  • 15

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram militants capture Chibok town again

    • Afghanistan: Kunar clash leaves 2 security officials and 8 talibans dead

  • 16

    • Philippines: 4 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in an encounter with soldiers

    • Iraq: Islamic State (IS) militants withdraw from Iraq’s largest oil refinery

  • 17

    • Nigeria: Nigerian military retakes Chibok town from Boko Haram militants

  • 18

    • Syria: Southern Front moderate Syrian rebels say they are advancing on Damascus from south

    • Ukraine: Ukraine readies to repel a possible Russian-backed rebels attack

  • 19

    • Syria: Syrian kurds advance in heart of Kobane, 13 Islamic State fighters killed

    • Yemen: Shia Ansarullah fighters take control of strategic town of Rada

  • 20

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin Independence Army (KIA) clashed with Burma Army in Kachin state

    • Burma-Myanmar: 23 Kachin cadets of Kachin Independence Army (KIA) killed and 13 injured in artillery attack by army

  • 21

    • Egypt: Jihadist group Soldiers of Egypt claims responsibility for attack on police near University in Cairo

    • Iraq: Islamic State militants launch coordinated attacks in Ramadi city

  • 22

    • Nigeria: At least 45 killed in Boko Haram attack in northern Nigeria

    • Ukraine: Kiev accuses Moscow of having 7.500 troops deployed in Ukraine

  • 23

    • Kenya: Army kills all al-Shabaab terrorists that Saturday killed 28 people in Mandera bus attack

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces launch operation to retake Ramadi town from Islamic State fighters

  • 24

    • Egypt: Egyptian army troops killed 10 militants in Sinai Peninsula

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: About 100 people massacred in Beni town by Ugandan rebels

  • 25

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fights back against Houthis in Al-Baida

  • 26

    • Libya: Pro-government troops retake Libyan city of Kekla

    • Pakistan: 20 militants killed during airstrikes in North Waziristan

    • Syria: Government airstrikes on Islamic State ‘capital’ kill 95 people

  • 27

    • Iraq: Iraqi army and Kurdish peshmerga forces repelled major attack by Islamic State fighters on Kirkuk

    • Somalia: Kenya’s military tuesday killed 49 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia

  • 28

    • Ukraine: Two civilians killed in shelling in separatist stronghold of Donetsk

    • Sudan: Sudan clashes kill more than 100 people

  • 29

    • Nigeria: At least 120 dead and 270 wounded in suicide attack on a mosque, suspected Boko Haram islamists

  • 30

    • Syria: Heavy fighting resumes in Kobane between Kurdish forces and Islamic State (IS) militants

    • South Sudan: Heavy fighting erupted in Fangak County after government troops launched successful attacks

• December

  • 01

    • Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram militants raid Christian town of Shani in northern Nigeria

    • Bahrain: Gulf states launch joint military command to counter Isis and Iran

  • 02

    • Ukraine: Ukrainian government say temporary ceasefire agreed with rebels around Donetsk airport

    • Kenya: Al-Shabaab militants kill 36 workers in Kenya beheading some

  • 03

    • Libya: Libyan warplane attacks arms depot of Islamist militias in Zuwara

    • Iran: Pentagon says Iran bombed Islamic State in Iraq, Tehran denies involvement

  • 04

    • Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claims responsibility for attack on Iranian ambassador residence

    • Russia: At least 16 killed and 28 policemen wounded by in chechen rebels attack in Chechnya

  • 05

    • Syria: Islamic State militants attack government airbase in eastern Syria

  • 06

    • Somalia: Suspected al-Shabaab twin bombings in Baidoa targeted popular restaurant

    • Colombia: Killed 4 FARC guerrillas by army

  • 07

    • India: 11 Indian troops and 6 rebels killed in major Kashmir gunbattle

  • 08

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: ADF-NALU Ugandan rebels wielding machetes kill 36 people in North Kivu

    • Syria: Israeli warplanes attack multiple sites in Syria

  • 09

    • Iraq: Coalition air strikes kill 70 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants

    • Yemen: Attacks on military base kill 7 soldiers in Yemen

  • 10

    • Afghanistan: 15 taliban insurgents killed you Afghan security forces

    • Iraq: 727 peshmergas fighters martyred in the battle against ISIS since 10 June 2014

  • 11

    • Ukraine: Chechen muslim Death Battalion joins Russia’s war in Ukraine

    • Ukraine: Ukraine reports three troops killed, first since ‘Day of Silence’

  • 12

    • Libya: Libyan troops heading for Tripoli to liberate it, said Prime Minister al-Thinni

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants behead two policewomen

  • 13

    • Syria: Fighting in Kobane continue since 88 days between kurdish fighters and ISIS gangs

    • Yemen: Yemeni troops shoot dead 5 al-Qaeda suspects dressed as women

    • Libya: Libyan islamist militias form a new coalition Shura Mujahidin Council (SMC)

  • 14

    • Afghanistan: 12 de-miners shot dead by Taliban insurgents in Helmand

    • Sudan: New clashes between army and Sudan Liberation Movement - Abdel Wahid al-Nur (SLM-AW) rebels in Darfur

  • 15

    • Syria: Syrian troops advance in Aleppo, killed 26 rebels

    • Libya: Fajr Libya militia advances towards largest Libyan oil facility

  • 16

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between army and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) rebels, killed 7 Burmese soldiers in Shan State

    • Pakistan: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked army-run school, at least 126 dead

  • 17

    • Yemen: Two car bombs kill 15 female primary school students and 10 Houthi rebels

    • Libya: Air strike by Fajr Libya armed militia on Libyan oil terminal

  • 18

    • Colombia: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announce indefinite unilateral ceasefire, but under conditions

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram militants kill 32 people in Nigeria

  • 19

    • Pakistan: Top Uzbek commander among 17 terrorists killed in Khyber air strikes

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between Government troops and Federal Union Army (FUA) escalate

  • 20

    • Iraq: Kurdish peshmerga forces break ISIS’s Mount Sinjar siege

    • Israel: Israel Defence Forces aircraft strike Gaza following earlier rocket fire

  • 21

    • Pakistan: Pakistan killed Mullah Fazlullah leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) at Afghan border

    • Sudan: Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) fighters repel new attack by government forces in South Kordofan

  • 22

    • Yemen: 18 Houthi members killed in clashes with Arhab tribesmen in North Yemen

    • Nigeria: A bombing at Gombe bus station kills at least 20 people, blamed Boko Haram

  • 23

    • Libya: Islamists and pro-government forces clash in Benghazi, 16 killed

    • Afghanistan: 136 militants killed in clashes with army in eastern district of Kunar

  • 24

    • India: 49 people killed in Songbijit Brahma faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) militants attacks in Assam

    • Jordan: Jordanian Royal Air Force pilot captured by Islamic State (IS) militants after his warplane went down

  • 25

    • Algeria: Army kills Abdelmalek Gouri, leader of Jund al-Khilafah islamist group

  • 26

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab rebels say they killed 14 people in attack on African Union base in Mogadishu

  • 27

    • Syria: Syrian planes and helicopters drop barrel bombs on Islamic State-held areas killing 40 civilians

    • Somalia: Galmudug militiamen attack Saho town

    • Ukraine: Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels swap hundreds of captives

  • 28

    • Syria: Islamic State (ISIS) continues to lose ground against Kurds in Kobane

    • Somalia: A wanted top leader extremist group al-Shabaab surrenders in Somalia

  • 29

    • Libya: Air Force loyal to recognized Libyan Government carries out air strikes in port city of Misrata

  • 30

    • Cameroon: Cameroon launches air strikes against Boko Haram islamic extremists

    • Gambia: Military coup d’etat foiled in Gambia

  • 31

    • Iraq: Iraqi forces kill almost 300 ISIS fighters to recapture town of Dhuluiya 45 miles north of Baghdad

    • Yemen: 30 Houthis rebels killed in suicide bombing in Ibb city