Wars in the World

Wars and Main Events on 2020

• January

  • 01

    • Turkey: Turkey may send allied Syrian fighters to Libya

  • 02

    • Afghanistan: Dozens of Afghan forces killed in new taliban attacks

  • 03

    • Turkey: Parliament approves military deployment to Libya

  • 04

    • Iraq: Qassem Soleimani, powerful Iran general, killed in US airstrike in Iraq

  • 05

    • Libya: Airstrike in Tripoli wreaks 16 casualty at military academy

  • 06

    • Nigeria: Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) jihadists kill 4 soldiers in military base attack in Jakana

  • 07

    • Libya: Libyan general Khalifa Haftar forces seize key city of Sirte

  • 08

    • Burma-Myanmar: Rakhine State, the new front of burmese violent ethnic conflicts

  • 09

    • Iran: Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at 2 military bases in Iraq

  • 10

    • Mali: 18 United Nations troops and 2 civilians injured in mortar attack in Tessalit

  • 11

    • Somalia: 5 al-Shabaab terrorists killed by Jubaland Security Forces in Lower Juba region

  • 12

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army attacks Kachin Independence Army (KIA) training base

  • 13

    • Libya: Forces loyal to Haftar announce ceasefire and Government of National Accord (GNA) agrees to truce

  • 14

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels kill 30 soldiers in North Kivu

  • 15

    • Niger: Army loses over 89 soldiers to jihadists attack in Chinagodrar

  • 16

    • Sudan: Sudanese army quells mutiny by pro-Bashir troops in Khartoum

  • 17

    • Yemen: Yemeni troops start withdrawing from Abyan province

  • 18

    • Syria: Syrian regime launches a ground offensive in Aleppo

  • 19

    • Somalia: Army repels attack on a military base near Mogadishu

  • 20

    • Yemen: Houthi missile and drone attack kills at least 70 soldiers in Marib

  • 21

    • Libya: Haftar forces break truce on day of peace conference in Berlin

  • 22

    • Nigeria: Many killed in fighting between Boko Haram jihadists and from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)

  • 23

    • Burkina Faso: Terrorist attack kill 36 civilians in north of the country

  • 24

    • Syria: Rebels launched a major attack on Syrian forces in Idlib

  • 25

    • Iraq: Turkey bombs Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) Yazidi militia in Iraq affiliated with PKK

  • 26

    • Sudan: Sudanese government and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) led by Malik Agar sign peace framework agreement

  • 27

    • Ukraine: 2 Ukrainian soldiers killed and 2 wounded in Donbass

  • 28

    • Colombia: How National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas painfully confirmed authorities are powerless in northeast

  • 29

    • Central African Republic: FPRC militia infighting clashes kill around 40 people in Bria

  • 30

    • Afghanistan: Taliban kill at least 29 members of the Afghan security forces in renewed clashes

  • 31

    • Mali: Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) jihadists return to village where a raid killed 20 soldiers

• February

  • 01

    • Philippines: 1 soldier hurt and 1 rebel slain in Mindoro town clash

  • 02

    • Israel: Israel attacks several Hamas targets

  • 03

    • Turkey: Turkey launches strikes on Syria after 8 Turkish soldiers are killed

  • 04

    • Somalia: 8 soldiers killed in al-Shabaab attack in Qalimow

  • 05

    • Libya: Rival factions agree to turn truce into lasting cease-fire, UN envoy says

  • 06

    • Yemen: Yemeni army kills 15 Houthi militants in Al-Jawf province

  • 07

    • Philippines: 2 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrender in Aurora province

  • 08

    • Yemen: Qassim al-Rimi leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) killed in US military operation, said Donald Trump

  • 09

    • Syria: Regime forces enter rebel-held Saraqeb town in Idlib province

  • 10

    • Iraq: 1 Iraqi soldier and ISIS members killed in clashes in Salahuddin

  • 11

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram kills 30 travelers and abduct women and children in a fresh attack in Auno

  • 12

    • Afghanistan: 172 Taliban militants surrender to Afghan forces in Herat and Ghor

  • 13

    • Turkey: Turkish fighter jet shot down a Syrian military helicopter

  • 14

    • Burma-Myanmar: At least 19 children hurt by shelling at school in Rakhine state

  • 15

    • Yemen: 6 Houthi commanders killed in clashes with Yemeni forces

  • 16

    • Mali: Dozens killed in attacks in central Mali

  • 17

    • Cameroon: Fighting between government troops and Ambazonia separatists kill several dozen of people

  • 18

    • Syria: Pro-Assad forces bomb 2 hospitals in rural Aleppo as clashes intensify

  • 19

    • Central African Republic: 12 Popular Front for the Renaissance of Central Africa (FPRC) militia fighters killed in clashes with Central African and UN troops in Birao

  • 20

    • Libya: Government of National Accord (GNA) suspending ceasefire talks after Tripoli port attack

  • 21

    • South Sudan: Former rebel leader Riek Machar agrees to form national unity government with President Salva Kiir

  • 22

    • Syria: Russia accuses Turkey of shelling Syrian army to help militants

  • 23

    • Afghanistan: US and Afghan Taliban start partial truce

  • 24

    • Israel: Israeli army strikes Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) targets in Gaza and Syria

  • 25

    • Niger: More than 100 terrorists killed during a military operation

  • 26

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army attacks against Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldiers displaces 300 villagers as Suu Kyi tours Karen State

  • 27

    • Yemen: War is escalating again

  • 28

    • Libya: Haftar militias target Mitiga airport in the capital Tripoli

  • 29

    • Syria: Idlib air strike kills 33 Turkish troops

• March

  • 01

    • Afghanistan: USA signs peace deal with Taliban after nearly 20 years of war in Afghanistan

  • 02

    • Syria: 19 Syrian soldiers killed in Turkish drone strikes

  • 03

    • Puntland: Puntland forces declare victory in battle against Somaliland troops

  • 04

    • Turkey: Turkish fighter jet downs Syrian warplane over Idlib

  • 05

    • Nigeria: Six killed in Boko Haram attack on military base in Damboa

  • 06

    • Syria: Russia and Turkey agree ceasefire in Idlib province

  • 07

    • Afghanistan: At least 32 dead after shooting in Kabul, Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group claims responsibility

  • 08

    • Yemen: 14 Houthi rebels killed in clashes with Yemeni government forces in Al-Hudaydah province

  • 09

    • Philippines: Clashes leave 14 militants and 4 soldiers dead in Maguindanao province

  • 10

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: At least 17 killed in clashes with Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Beni

  • 11

    • Iraq: 2 US marines killed during raid on ISIS cave complex in Iraq

  • 12

    • Libya: Haftar forces strike 2 schools in Tripoli

  • 13

    • Somalia: 5 al-Shabaab members killed in single U.S. airstrike

  • 14

    • Iraq: US launches air raids on Kataib Hezbollah facilities after deadly rocket attack

  • 15

    • Yemen: 11 killed in clashes between Houthi rebels and yemeni army in Taiz

  • 16

    • Burma-Myanmar: 20 villages abandoned as Arakan Army (AA) rebels attack burmese army outpost

  • 17

    • Indonesia: 4 West Papua Liberation Army (WPLA) rebels killed in clashes with security forces in Papua region

  • 18

    • Libya: Fierce clashes breakout across north as Libyan National Army (LNA) forces attempt to advance

  • 19

    • Thailand: 1 soldier killed and 2 others wounded in clashes with militants in south

  • 20

    • Afghanistan: Taliban and Afghan forces clash in Balkh province

  • 21

    • Mali: 29 soldiers killed in attack on army post in Tarkint

  • 22

    • Libya: 5 Libyan women killed in Tripoli shelling

  • 23

    • Syria: Syria sends dozens of tanks to Idlib front

  • 24

    • Iraq: 2 security members and 1 Islamic State (IS) militant killed in two clashes

  • 25

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 49 dead in clashes between army and Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in Beni

  • 26

    • Mozambique: Mociboa da Praia district attacked by islamist insurgents

    • Mozambique: Terrorist group Daesh claims responsibility for attacks in Mozambique and Afghanistan

  • 27

    • Afghanistan: 10 insurgents and 5 policemen killed in clashes in two provinces

  • 28

    • Chad: Boko Haram jihadists attack kills nearly 100 Chadian troops

  • 29

    • Afghanistan: Afghan police has killed 6 Taliban in Kandahar province

  • 30

    • Nigeria: Killed by army at least 100 Boko Haram terrorists

  • 31

    • Libya: Haftar commander killed in clashes with Government of National Accord (GNA) forces

• April

  • 01

    • Yemen: Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates coalition carries out air raids on Sanaa

  • 02

    • Syria: Air defences respond to Israel missile strike in Homs

  • 03

    • Burma-Myanmar: First months of 2020 see dozens of clashes between Burmese army and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)

  • 04

    • Sudan: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM-N/A) led by al-Hilu extends unilateral ceasefire for additional 3 months

  • 05

    • Turkey: Clashes between Turkish army and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) intensify in northern Syria

  • 06

    • Niger: 4 soldiers and 63 jihadists killed in clashes in the Tillaberi region

  • 07

    • Syria: At least 8 militants killed in clashes between two armed groups backed by Turkey

  • 08

    • Yemen: Saudi-led airstrikes target Houthi rebels controlled areas in al-Bayda

  • 09

    • Afghanistan: Afghan forces announce arrest of local Islamic State of the Khorasan Province (ISKP) leader Abdullah Orokzai

  • 10

    • Mozambique: Islamic insurgents attack Muidumbe district

  • 11

    • Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia declares a two-week ceasefire in Yemen over coronavirus

  • 12

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2 soldiers and 33 Cooperative For the Development of Congo (CODECO) militiamen killed in clashes

  • 13

    • Indonesia: 3 West Papua Liberation Army (WPLA) rebels linked to Indonesia gold mine attack die in clash

  • 14

    • Yemen: Clashes continue in Yemen despite cease-fire

    • Libya: Tripoli Government troops retakes 2 cities of Surman and Sabratha from Haftar’s forces

  • 15

    • Chad: 1,000 Boko Haram extremists killed in an army raid

  • 16

    • Egypt: Clashes between security forces and an armed terrorist cell leave 8 dead and 3 wounded

  • 17

    • Afghanistan: Taliban kills 9 soldiers in Logar province

  • 18

    • Burma-Myanmar: Children killed as clashes between Burmese army and Arakan Army (AA) fighters rage

  • 19

    • Philippines: 11 soldiers killed in clashes with Abu Sayyaf fighters

  • 20

    • Libya: Air Force carries out 20 airstrikes against Haftar’s militias in Tarhouna

  • 21

    • Somalia: US-trained troops raid al-Shabaab bases in the south of the country

  • 22

    • Mexico: 13 dead after weekend clashes between Cartel del Sur and United Front of Community Police of Guerrero State (FUPCEG) in El Naranjo town

    • United States of America: Trump says he’s instructed Navy to destroy any Iranian gunboats harassing US ships

  • 23

    • Israel: Israeli air strikes in Syria kill 9 pro-regime fighters in Palmyra

  • 24

    • Iran: Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander warns US against threatening Iranian vessels in Persian Gulf

  • 25

    • Libya: 3 civilians killed in an attack by Khalifa Haftar militias

  • 26

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Police arrests Ne Muanda Nsemi leader of Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) separatist cult after deadly clashes

  • 27

    • Pakistan: 2 Pakistani soldiers and 9 militants killed in North Waziristan clash

  • 28

    • Yemen: Saudi-led coalition rejects Southern Transitional Council (STC) south Yemen self-rule declaration

    • Burundi: Burundian army has attacked Red Tabara rebels in Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • 29

    • Libya: Khalifa Haftar unilaterally declares himself ruler of Libya

  • 30

    • Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 3 people and injures 15 in Kabul

• May

  • 01

    • Syria: Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and Assad regime forces clash in Deir ez-Zor region

  • 02

    • Central African Republic: 25 people killed in clashes between members of the Popular Front for the Rebirth of the Central African Republic (FPRC) factions in Ndele

  • 03

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Democratic Republic of the Congo has given 48 hours to Burundi military to leave the country

    • South Korea: North Korea and South Korea exchange gunfire at border

  • 04

    • South Sudan: Tension rises as National Salvation Front (NAS) prepares to escalate military operation in Equatoria region

  • 05

    • Iraq: Islamic State (IS) militants kill 10 Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) members in fierce clashes

  • 06

    • Niger: Boko Haram jihadists clash with army near city of Diffa

    • Israel: Israel strikes 3 Hamas targets in Gaza after a rocket launch

  • 08

    • Turkey: 10 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters killed in Turkey and in northern Iraq

  • 09

    • Yemen: Military source has announced the death of Houthi Special Forces commander in clashes with army

  • 10

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 23 dead in clashes between army and Cooperative For the Development of Congo (CODECO) militia in Ituri

  • 11

    • Libya: Failed new attack by Haftar’s militia groups in southern Tripoli

  • 12

    • Burma-Myanmar: Brotherhood Alliance rebel coalition calls for military to extend ceasefire to Rakhine

  • 13

    • Afghanistan: Militants storm maternity clinic in Kabul killing 16 people

    • Yemen: Government vows to fight separatists as clashes erupt in south

  • 14

    • Niger: Niger says 75 Boko Haram fighters killed in two military operations

    • Somalia: Troops unleash offensive against al-Shabaab, killed a militant commander

  • 15

    • Afghanistan: Taliban claim attack on an Afghan army base in Gardez

  • 16

    • India: Undemarcated boundaries lead India and China troops to clash, 11 wounded

  • 17

    • Philippines: 4 rebel leaders slain in clashes with army

  • 18

    • Yemen: Clashes between separatists and pro-government forces kill fighters and soldiers in Abyan province

  • 19

    • Libya: Libyan forces aligned with Tripoli government capture key air base of Watiya

  • 20

    • India: Intensive clashes between Pakistani and Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir region

  • 21

    • Somaliland: Somaliland to take case for self determination to International Court

    • Iraq: Iraq confirms arrest of a top ranking Islamic State (IS) member Nasser Al-Qardash

  • 22

    • Russia: Russia sends 8 Soviet-made warplanes to Haftar in Libya

  • 23

    • Syria: Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist group launches several attacks across Syria

  • 24

    • Egypt: Egypt says 21 jihadists killed in Sinai

    • Greece: Greece accuses Turkey of occupying small piece of Greek land

  • 25

    • Libya: Government forces retake 3 military bases near Tripoli

    • Iraq: Iraqi jet struck by terrorist fire near border with Syria

  • 26

    • Nigeria: Nigerian troops kill 35 Boko Haram militants

  • 27

    • Afghanistan: Afghanistan to free 900 more Taliban prisoners

  • 28

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants killed in a fierce gunfight with regional forces

  • 29

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and Madina at Tauheed Wau Mujahedeen (MTM) rebel groups killed at least 40 people in attacks in Ituri

  • 30

    • Sudan: Deadly clashes between Sudan army and Ethiopia militias near border

  • 31

    • Burma-Myanmar: Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has attacked military convoy in Shan State

• June

  • 01

    • Libya: Libyan army shells Haftar militias at Tripoli airport

  • 02

    • Burkina Faso: Dozens killed in separate attacks by armed groups

  • 03

    • Spain: Spain to withdraw troops from Iraq and Afghanistan

  • 04

    • Russia: Russia resumes air-strikes in Syria after three-month ceasefire

  • 05

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) rebels kill at least 16 civilians in Ituri province

  • 06

    • Syria: Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch a large-scale operation against Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in Deir al-Zor

  • 07

    • France: French forces in Mali kill Abdelmalek Droukdel chief of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), defence minister says

  • 08

    • Libya: Government of National Accord (GNA) vows to retake east side of the country after Sirte offensive

  • 09

    • Syria: Clashes between jihadists and regime forces leave 41 fighters dead

  • 10

    • India: Indian troops kill 4 Kashmir rebels, sparking new clashes

  • 11

    • Nigeria: 81 people killed in a bloody attack by suspected Boko Haram militants in a village in northeast

  • 12

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants clash with Jubaland Regional Forces in Gedo

  • 13

    • Italy: Informal Anarchist Federation Santiago Maldonado terrorist cell in Rome responsable for attacks discovered

  • 14

    • Yemen: Al-Houthi rebels ready for dialogue with Saudi Arabia-led coalition

  • 15

    • Nigeria: String of Islamic State (IS) jihadist attacks kills dozens of people in northeast

  • 16

    • Burma-Myanmar: Arakan Army (AA) blamed for attack on border police

  • 17

    • India: 20 Indian soldiers killed in clashes with China troops in Galwan Valley in Kashmir

  • 18

    • North Korea: North Korea threatens to send troops into the demilitarized zone

  • 19

    • Turkey: Turkey accused of chemical attack on refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan

  • 20

    • Burma-Myanmar: Kachin Independence Army (KIA) warns civilians fighting with Myanmar military could erupt anytime

  • 21

    • Yemen: Clashes erupted between Government forces and Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatists in Socotra

  • 22

    • Algeria: Clash with insurgents in Ain Defla leaves 1 soldier dead

  • 23

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 20 civilians killed in attacks of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on 2 northeastern villages

  • 24

    • China: China and India hold military talks and agree to take necessary measures to de-escalate tensions

  • 25

    • Burkina Faso: Army says it has destroyed 2 jihadist bases

  • 26

    • Iran: Iran claims it cleared border area of Kurdish fighters as violent clashes continue

  • 27

    • Yemen: Clashes between government forces and separatists mar ceasefire

  • 28

    • South Sudan: Thousands of people flee intense fighting in Pibor

  • 29

    • Turkey: 1 Turkish soldier dies in clashes with Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters

  • 30

    • Nigeria: Nigerian forces conduct air strikes against Boko Haram

• July

  • 01

    • Yemen: 18 killed in clashes between army and Houthi rebels

  • 02

    • Sudan: People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-Nal-Hilu) led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu extends unilateral ceasefire for 7 months

  • 03

    • Colombia: Captured 8 National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels accused of using a car bomb in a police academy

  • 04

    • Iraq: Turkish warplanes bombed Shiladze and Hitouti areas

  • 05

    • Syria: Dozens killed as Islamic State group clashes with government forces

  • 06

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) militia ambush kills 11 people in Ituri region

  • 07

    • Somalia: Somali army says kills 2 al-Shabaab fighters in clashes near Baidoa

  • 08

    • Libya: Government vows response after base attack hit by foreign air force

  • 09

    • Burma-Myanmar: Clashes in Shan State force over 700 villagers to flee

  • 10

    • Nigeria: Troops kill 92 Boko Haram terrorists and rescue 35 captives

  • 11

    • Turkey: Turkish forces arrest 6 YPG/PKK terrorists in North Syria

  • 12

    • Afghanistan: 24 Taliban terrorists killed in clashes in three Afghan provinces

  • 13

    • Azerbaijan: 2 killed in clashes at border between Azerbaijan and Armenia

  • 14

    • Azerbaijan: 4 Azerbaijani troops die in clashes with Armenia

  • 15

    • Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan protesters demand war after Armenia clashes

  • 16

    • Yemen: New airstrikes kill at least 7 civilians

  • 17

    • Burma-Myanmar: Chin National Front (CNF) tells Arakan Army (AA) to leave Chin State and fighting with Myanmar military

  • 18

    • Armenia: Armenia and Azerbaijan border fighting escalates, 16 killed

  • 19

    • Libya: Turkish-backed fighters head for Libya’s Sirte as battle looms

  • 20

    • Somalia: 4 al-Shabaab fighters killed in southwestern Somalia clashes

  • 21

    • Nigeria: Clashes in northwest Nigeria leave at least 20 people dead

  • 22

    • Egypt: Parliament authorizes army to intervene in Libya

  • 23

    • Greece: Greece readies its navy in response to Turkey’s survey of contested continental shelf

  • 24

    • India: Encounter between police and maoists on Andhra-Odisha border

  • 25

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 37 bodies found after armed clashes between two factions of the Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC-R)

  • 26

    • Israel: Israel strikes Syrian army positions in retaliatory attack

  • 27

    • Ukraine: Government army and rebel forces begin ceasefire

  • 28

    • Israel: Fighting breaks out with Hezbollah on border between Israel and Lebanon

  • 29

    • Afghanistan: Taliban announce ceasefire for 3 days for Eid Al-Adha holiday

  • 30

    • Turkey: Turkey sent 16,500 Syrian fighters to Libya according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

  • 31

    • Philippines: 10 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) rebels slain in Maguindanao clashes

• August

  • 01

    • Yemen: Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatists agree deal with Saudi Arabia sponsored government

  • 02

    • Afghanistan: At least 22 people have died in border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan

  • 03

    • Saudi Arabia: Dozens of Saudi soldiers killed in clashes with Houthi rebels

  • 04

    • Afghanistan: 13 civilians killed and 42 injured in Nangarhar attack

  • 05

    • Syria: 18 killed in clashes between opposition groups and pro-regime fighters in north west

  • 06

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab attack kills at least 8 soldiers

  • 07

    • Afghanistan: Clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban resume after cease-fire ends

  • 08

    • Nigeria: Fulani militia armed attack kills more than 20 people in north

  • 09

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims car bomb at a military base in Mogadishu

  • 10

    • Philippines: 6 killed in clashes between security forces and New People’s Army (NPA) rebels

  • 11

    • Iraq: Turkish aircrafts kill 7 members of Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK)

  • 12

    • Mali: Militants in central Mali set jail ablaze in attack killing 2 people

  • 13

    • Sudan: Dozens killed in tribal clashes in eastern Sudan

  • 14

    • Yemen: Pro-government forces clash with Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatists

  • 15

    • India: Rebels kill 2 policemen in Kashmir the day before of India’s independence

  • 16

    • Somalia: Somali troops retake strategic town and frees 33 child soldiers from al-Shabaab

  • 17

    • Israel: Israel launches airstrikes at Hamas targets in Gaza in retaliation for rocket attacks and firebombs attached to balloons

  • 18

    • Afghanistan: 5 Taliban terrorists killed and 4 injured in clashes with Afghan forces in Kunar

  • 19

    • Mali: Soldiers seize president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in a coup d’etat

  • 20

    • Nigeria: Jihadists take hundreds of people hostage during raid in Kukawa town

  • 21

    • Mozambique: Clashes between Islamic State (IS) extremists and army in Mocimboa da Praia port

  • 22

    • Libya: Government of National Accord and pro-Haftar Parliament agree nationwide ceasefire

  • 23

    • Yemen: Pro-Government forces launch a large offensive against Houthi rebels in Dhalea province

  • 24

    • Nigeria: Clashes between State Security Service and Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) secessionist group caused 23 death

  • 25

    • Philippines: 14 killed and 75 wounded in two terrorist attacks in Jolo town

  • 26

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army extends unilateral nationwide truce excluding Rakhine State

  • 27

    • Syria: Jihadists launch heavy attack on Syrian army stronghold near Latakia

  • 28

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia kills 24 civilians in Beni region

  • 29

    • Israel: Israel launches air strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon after shots were fired at its troops across the border

  • 30

    • Libya: Pro-Haftar militias violate ceasefire

  • 31

    • Sudan: Sudan rebels agree to key peace deal with government

• September

  • 01

    • Sudan: Sudan signs peace deal with rebel groups from Darfur

  • 02

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Banyamulenge militia disrupts school final exams in South Kivu and rape some girls

  • 03

    • India: Border tensions flare between India and China

  • 04

    • Syria: Airstrike kills 27 Iran-backed terrorists in east

  • 05

    • Cameroon: Deadly jihadist attack targets Cameroon village hosting displaced people killing 7 civilians

  • 06

    • Somalia: Somali national army recaptures key strategic town of Jana Abdalle in Jubaland

  • 07

    • Tunisia: 1 policeman and 3 terrorists dead after terrorist attack

  • 08

    • Yemen: 24 killed during clashes between troops and Houthi rebels in al-Jawf province

  • 09

    • India: 2 maoist rebels die in police encounter in Telangana, border areas in state on high alert

  • 10

    • Turkey: Turkey and Iran agree to conduct joint operations against PKK and PJAK kurdish rebels

  • 11

    • Afghanistan: Killed 5 militants in clashes with troops in Helmand province

  • 12

    • Syria: New Israeli airstrikes hit Aleppo

  • 13

    • South Sudan: National Salvation Front (NAS) rebels kill 4 South Sudanese troops in fresh clashes in Central Equatoria

  • 14

    • Burma-Myanmar: Hundreds displaced by fighting between Burma army and Northern Alliance

  • 15

    • Philippines: 9 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered

  • 16

    • Syria: Russian warplanes target rebel positions in Idlib

  • 17

    • Israel: Israeli army strikes Gaza in response to 15 rockets fired after peace deal with two Gulf Arab countries

  • 18

    • Afghanistan: 23 soldiers and 31 militants killed in clashes in two Afghan provinces

  • 19

    • Iraq: Turkey strikes two parts of Kurdistan Region’s Sidakan area

  • 20

    • Nigeria: Nigerian forces kill 16 Boko Haram terrorists

  • 21

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 70 armed groups agree to end hostilities in South Kivu

  • 22

    • Philippines: Army says a New People’s Army (NPA) guerrilla dead in clash in Zambo Sur town

  • 23

    • Syria: 28 dead as Islamic State group and government forces clash in Raqqa

  • 24

    • Pakistan: Pakistan says 2 soldiers killed in clash with India

  • 25

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab plots to retake Dhusamareb town after suffering heavy losses

  • 26

    • Burma-Myanmar: Army attacks Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/A) in Muse district

  • 27

    • Chad: Chad says troops killed 20 Boko Haram fighters and freed 12 hostages

    • Yemen: Government and Houthi rebels agree to exchange over 1,000 prisoners

  • 28

    • Fighting rages between Armenia and Azerbaijan in disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh

  • 29

    • Turkey: Turkey vows support for Azerbaijan in escalating Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

  • 30

    • Armenia: Armenia and Azerbaijan conflict escalates as Turkey calls allegation of downing jet absolutely untrue

• October

  • 01

    • Sudan: Sudan Liberation Movement of Abdel Wahid al-Nur (SLM-AW) Darfur rebels attacked Sudanese army in Jebel Marra

  • 02

    • Armenia and Azerbaijan defy Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire calls

  • 03

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fighting between army and Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) kills 11 people despite peace deal

  • 04

    • Nagorno-Karabakh: Heavy fighting continues in Nagorno-Karabakh dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan

  • 05

    • Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan says Armenian forces shelled city of Ganja

    • France: New Caledonia rejects independence from France in referendum

  • 06

    • Burma-Myanmar: Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebels shell Myanmar’s troops in northern Shan State

  • 07

    • Syria: At least 14 killed in truck bomb explosion in al-Bab town

  • 08

    • France: France accuses Turkey of military involvement in Nagorno-Karabakh

  • 09

    • Yemen: Yemeni army captures key military base from Houthis

  • 10

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Thousands flee armed attacks by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in North Kivu

  • 11

    • Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh

  • 12

    • Azerbaijan: 7 dead and 33 injured in Ganja after shelling by Armenian forces

  • 13

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants killed in police station attack in Jalalaqsi

  • 14

    • Nagorno-Karabakh: Nagorno-Karabakh death toll rises despite cease-fire

  • 15

    • Mali: Dozens killed in spate of attacks in central Mali

  • 16

    • Syria: Syrian Kurds release over 600 Islamic State (IS) linked prisoners

  • 17

    • Armenia: Armenian missiles target residential areas in Azerbaijan’s Ganja

  • 18

    • Somalia: Dozens reported killed in clashes between Somali government forces and al-Shabaab fighters

  • 19

    • Afghanistan: 7 soldiers and 5 Taliban militants killed in clashes in Kunduz province

  • 20

    • Nigeria: Several Boko Haram militants killed in a military operation

  • 21

    • Turkey: Turkish forces withdraw from largest base in northeast Syria

  • 22

    • Pakistan: 10 cops killed in clashes between Army and Karachi Police

  • 23

    • Nagorno-Karabakh fighting raises threat of escalation of the conflict

  • 24

    • Libya: Warring Libyan factions sign a permanent ceasefire in Geneva

  • 25

    • Yemen: Houthi rebels target 2 airports and a base in Saudi Arabia

  • 26

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: At least 19 killed in armed clashes between militias

  • 27

    • Syria: Russian air strikes kill dozens of Turkey-backed rebels in Idlib

    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mai-Mai Mazembe militia clashes with army

  • 28

    • Pakistan: Bomb at seminary in Peshawar kills 8 students and wounds 136

    • Colombia: National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel commander killed in military operation

  • 29

    • Afghanistan: 5 Taliban militants killed in clashes with Afghan army in Zabul

  • 30

    • Nagorno-Karabakh: President of separatist region said that Azerbaijan forces closing in on key town of Shusha

  • 31

    • Ethiopia: Clashes between militias of 2 Somali and Afar Ethiopian States kill 27 people amid border dispute

• November

  • 01

    • Russia: Russia agrees to aid Armenia if Azerbaijan conflict spread to its territory

  • 02

    • Iraq: Coalition and Kurdish forces conduct anti-ISIS operation in Makhmour

  • 03

    • Austria: 2 killed and 15 wounded in Vienna terror attack

    • Afghanistan: ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul university attack that killed 22 students

    • Austria: Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group claims responsibility for Vienna attack

  • 04

    • Philippines: 7 Abu Sayyaf fighters killed in clash with army in Sulu

  • 05

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopia orders military offensive after army base seized by Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)

  • 06

    • Yemen: 5 children injured in Houthi shelling on Taiz city

  • 07

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopian air force bombs military facilities of Tigray People’s Liberation Front in northern region

  • 08

    • Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan retakes 16 more villages from Armenia’s occupation in Nagorno-Karabakh

  • 09

    • Libya: Warring factions to meet for peace talks

  • 10

    • Mozambique: Islamic State (IS) militants behead more than 50 people in Cabo Delgado province

  • 11

    • Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia sign Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal to end military conflict

  • 12

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopian army takes control of Humera airport as battle with Tigray separatists intensifies

  • 13

    • India: A top United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) rebel leader surrendered to Indian army in northeast

  • 14

    • Pakistan: 15 killed and 30 wounded in Kashmir clashes between Indian and Pakistani troops

    • Israel: Israeli agents killed in Iran Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah one of al-Qaeda leaders linked to 1998 attacks

  • 15

    • Ethiopia: Tigray government forces bomb 2 airports as conflict spreads

  • 16

    • Ethiopia: Forces from Tigray region bombed Asmara, Eritrea capital

  • 17

    • Turkey: Turkey neutralizes 6 YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria

  • 18

    • Somalia: 6 dead when a suicide bomber attacked a restaurant in Mogadishu

    • Israel: Israel launches airstrikes against Iran targets in Syria

  • 19

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopian troops are advancing on Mekelle, Tigray’s capital, says government spokesman

  • 20

    • Western Sahara: Polisario Front rebels launch attacks on Moroccan troops

    • Ethiopia: Tigray rebels fire rockets on city of Bahir Dar

  • 21

    • Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan troops begin retaking lands from Armenia

    • Afghanistan: Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri may have died in Afghanistan, according to a report

  • 22

    • Afghanistan: ISIS claims responsibility for attack in Kabul

  • 23

    • Ethiopia: Prime Ministre gives Tigray forces 72-hour ultimatum to surrender

  • 24

    • Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) terrorist group appoints as new leader Abu Obaida Yusuf al-Annabi

  • 25

    • Syria: Two blasts kill seven in Syrian rebel-held northwest near Turkish border

  • 26

    • Ethiopia: Ethiopia prepares to attack Tigray

  • 27

    • Ethiopia: Military begins final offensive against Mekelle, Tigray capital

  • 28

    • Ethiopia: Fresh rocket attack from Tigray rebels hits Eritrea again

  • 29

    • Ethiopia: Mekelle, Tigray capital, under control of Ethiopian forces, says Prime Minister after intense bombardment

    • Indonesia: Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) terrorist group kills 4 people and burns houses in Sulawesi

  • 30

    • Nigeria: Boko Haram militants kill dozens of people in attack on a farm

• December

  • 01

    • Afghanistan: Dozens killed in two suicide bombings in Ghazni and Zabul

    • Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijani army takes over last Karabakh district handed over by Armenia

  • 02

    • Yemen: Houthis claim killing of several Saudi soldiers in Marib

  • 03

    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab attack leaves dozens dead in central Somalia

  • 04

    • Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan says 2,783 soldiers killed in Nagorno-Karabakh war

  • 05

    • Syria: Over 10 YPG/PKK terrorists neutralized by Turkey security forces in north

  • 06

    • Ethiopia: Fighting persist Tigray People’s Liberation Front rebels say

  • 07

    • Afghanistan: 28 Taliban militants killed in latest raids

  • 08

    • India: India accuses China of helping rebel groups on Myanmar border

  • 09

    • Sudan: Infighting between Sudan Liberation Movement/Army - Abdel Wahid al-Nur (SLM/A-AW) factions displaces over 27,000 people in Darfur

  • 10

    • Nigeria: 10 Nigerian troops killed in clashes with Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadists

  • 11

    • Syria: 3 Turkish troops among 16 killed in car bomb blast in northeast

  • 12

    • Philippines: Army foils Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) attack in another Maguindanao town

  • 13

    • Afghanistan: Afghan army counterattacks in Kandahar leaves 90 Taliban killed

  • 14

    • Nigeria: Around 400 students missing after gunmen attacked a Nigerian school

  • 15

    • Armenian and Azerbaijani forces clash in first post-ceasefire fighting

  • 16

    • Syria: Fierce clashes rage across central Syria as Syrian Army attempts to thwart Islamic State (ISIS) attacks

  • 17

    • Yemen: Yemeni warring military factions complete redeployment

  • 18

    • Syria: 11 killed in clash between Kurdish and Turkey-backed fighters in Syria

  • 19

    • Afghanistan: Scores of militants killed by security forces in Ghazni and Kandahar

  • 20

    • Burma-Myanmar: Shan State Progress Party (SSPP) and Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) find the ways to reduce fighting in northern Shan State

  • 21

    • Nigeria: Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadists kill 5 soldiers and kidnap 35 civilians

  • 22

    • Somalia: Somalia deploys more troops along Kenya’s border

  • 23

    • Central African Republic: Government says ex-president attempting coup d’état as rebels form new Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC)

  • 24

    • Puntland: Police foils terror attack to key port city of Bosaso

  • 25

    • Sudan: Ethiopian forces resume attacks on Sudanese army as talks wrapped up with no deal

  • 26

    • Nigeria: 11 Nigerians killed by Boko Haram in Christmas Eve attack

  • 27

    • Philippines: 30 New People’s Army (NPA) fighters surrender in Agusan del Norte

  • 28

    • Syria: Civilians flee Ain Issa as clashes between Syrian National Army (SNA) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) escalate

  • 29

    • Pakistan: 7 soldiers killed by Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) separatist group

  • 30

    • Sudan: Sudan says it is fighting a border war with Ethiopian forces

  • 31

    • Yemen: 2 Saudi soldiers killed near Yemen border