War
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Aug- 2019 -30 August
Colombia troops kill 9 FARC dissidents in San Vicente del Caguan raid
Colombian troops killed nine FARC dissidents in a raid in what the president said was "a clear message" to their leaders
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30 August
US service member killed in combat in Afghanistan
US Special Forces soldier Sgt. 1st Class Dustin B. Ard was killed in combat in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province, the NATO Resolute Support mission said
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30 August
UN ‘ready to facilitate’ evacuations from Rukban camp in southern Syria
The UN will help evacuate civilians from the "abysmal" Rukban camp in the desert in southern Syria near the border with Jordan
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30 August
Yemen: Motorbike suicide bomb and roadside IED kill separatist fighters in Aden
Three southern Yemen separatist fighters were killed in a suicide bombing in Aden, the first such attack since government forces were first driven out
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29 August
Yemen’s southern separatists retake control of Aden from government forces
Yemeni separatists have regained full control of the interim capital Aden following clashes with government forces who withdrew from the southern port city
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28 August
Nigeria: ISWAP blamed for killing construction workers in Wajirko
ISWAP insurgents were blamed for killing 11 construction workers in the village of Wajirko in Borno state in northeast Nigeria
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28 August
Yemen government claims recapture of Aden from southern rebels
The Yemeni government announced it has assumed control of the de facto capital Aden from southern separatists
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28 August
Gaza police killed in overnight bomb attacks
Hamas said that two overnight bomb attacks killed three police officers in the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian enclave was placed under a state of alert
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27 August
Chad court jails 243 rebels over incursion from Libya in February
Chad jailed to 243 rebels who crossed into the northeast of the country from Libya in February before their incursion was halted by French air strikes
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27 August
YPG begins withdrawal from Syria-Turkey border
YPG forces have begun withdrawing from the Syria-Turkey border area as part of an agreement with the US and Turkey
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