Conflict & Security in the 21st century

702 sourced entries, 2000 CE to 2025 CE, oldest first. Also see Conflict & Security across every century or everything else in the 21st century.

2000January 15 – Assassination of Željko Ražnatović, Serbian mobster and paramilitary leader.Kosovo source
2000February 5 – Second Chechen War: Novye Aldi massacre – Russian forces summarily execute 56–60 civilians in a suburb of Grozny.source
2000February 6 – Second Chechen War: Battle of Grozny (1999–2000) ends as Russian forces conclude capture of the Chechen capital Grozny.source
2000March 22: Former NKR Defence Minister General Samvel Babayan leads an unsuccessful assassination attempt against president Arkadi Ghukasyan in Stepanakert.Armenia source
2000Six Libyan nationals are sentenced in absentia by the Court of Assizes in Paris to life imprisonment for the 1989 bombing of a French UTA airliner over Niger.Libya source
2000May 1 - The annual U.S. report on international terrorism was released and named Afghanistan as posing a major terrorist threat, partly because it sheltered Osama bin Laden. The report also said that Pakistan refused to end support for groups that trained terrorists in Afghanistan and in Pakistan itself and that Pakistan did not close schools that serve as conduits for terrorism.Afghanistan source
200012 May – United Nations Security Council resolution 1297 was adopted unanimously and demanded an immediate end to hostilities between the country and Ethiopia.Eritrea source
2000May 24 – Real Madrid C.F. defeats Valencia CF 3–0 in the UEFA Champions League Final at Stade de France to win their second title between 1998 and 2002, and their eighth overall.source
2000May - Religious riots erupt in Kaduna over the implementation of Islamic law.Nigeria source
2000July 11–25 – A summit meeting takes place at Camp David between United States president Bill Clinton, Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat, ending without an agreement.source
2000September 6 – The last wholly Swedish-owned arms manufacturer, Bofors, is sold to American arms manufacturer United Defense.source
2000September 7–14 – Fuel protests in the United Kingdom, with refineries blockaded and supply to the country's network of petrol stations halted.source
2000September 28 – Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visits the Temple Mount in East Jerusalem, sparking an uprising that becomes the Second Intifada.source
2000October 5 – Mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to resignation of Yugoslavia's president Slobodan Milošević.source
2000December 24: Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombingsIndonesia source
2000On 24 October 2000, President Chandrika Kumaratunga called for a parliamentary election, following harsh criticism regarding the Sri Lankan Civil War. The turnout went in favor of Chandrika, winning a total of 107 seats. The elections were marred by violence. Seventy people were killed during the campaign, including six on election day itself.Sri Lanka source
2001January 16 – Assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila: The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is shot in his office during the Second Congo War and rushed to Harare in Zimbabwe for medical treatment; his death will be announced two days later. He is succeeded by his son, Joseph Kabila.source
2001January 22 – The 2001 insurgency in Macedonia begins when a police station is shelled by the National Liberation Army in Tearce, near the border with Kosovo.source
2001January 23 – A self-immolation incident takes place in Tiananmen Square in central Beijing, China. Five members of the Falun Gong are alleged to have set themselves on fire, but details surrounding the incident are disputed by Falun Gong sources.source
200120 February –Thousands of Ethiopian troops begin withdrawing from Eritrea after a successful peace agreement after the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.Ethiopia source
2001February 22 – The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) sentences three Bosnian Serb soldiers to prison for wartime sexual violence, recognizing it as a war crime for the first time.source
2001March 12 - Uganda is accused of harbouring anti-Rwandan elements starting a feud between the two countries.Rwanda source
2001March 14 – Battle of Tetovo: Violence erupts between Albanian rebels and Macedonian soldiers in Tetovo. Conflict in Tetovo will continue for months during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia.source
2001May 7 – In Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, an attempt is made to reconstruct the historic 16th-century Ferhadija Mosque. Serbian nationalists respond with riots and mass violence against Bosnian Muslims.source
2001May 21 – The Končulj Agreement results in the disarmament of the Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac, ending the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley.source
2001May 31 - Faisal Husseini, 60, Iraqi-born Palestinian politician and senior member of PLO.Palestine source
2001June 1 - Nepalese royal massacre.Nepal source
2001June 19 – Royal Ulster Constabulary officers intervene to protect Catholic schoolchildren and their parents from Ulster loyalist stone throwers while entering their school in Ardoyne, marking the beginning of the Holy Cross dispute.source
2001President Kufour abolishes the celebration of the June 4th revolution anniversary.Ghana source
2001July 7 – 2001 Bradford riots: Ethnic violence is provoked in Bradford, England, by the far-right National Front and far-left Anti-Nazi League.source
2001July 24 – Bandaranaike Airport attack: The Tamil Tigers bomb the Bandaranaike International Airport in Sri Lanka during the Sri Lankan Civil War.source
200124 July – Bandaranaike Airport attack: The LTTE launch a bold attack on Bandaranaike Airport. This would be one of the boldest attacks launched by the organization to date. Multiple aircraft ranging from civilian airlines to military helicopters were destroyed and damaged, and the nation's tourist industry was greatly affected.Sri Lanka source
2001August 2 – The ICTY convicts Bosnian Serb general Radislav Krstić on the charge of genocide for his role in the Srebrenica massacre.source
2001August 9 – A Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem is bombed by a Palestinian Hamas terrorist, killing 15 civilians and injuring 130 others.source
2001August 21 – Operation Essential Harvest: NATO sends a military forces to the Republic of Macedonia in response to the ongoing insurgency.source
2001August 27 – A U.S. Military RQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle failed to return from a routine reconnaissance mission, Iraq claims to have shot it down.Iraq source
2001August 28 – A targeted Israeli strike kills PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa. Palestinian militants respond by firing on Israeli civilians. Israeli forces occupy Beit Jala, Palestine to combat the militants.source
2001August 31 – The World Conference against Racism 2001 begins in Durban, South Africa. Israel and the United States withdraw three days later, alleging antisemitism in the conference.source
2001September 9 – A suicide bomber kills Ahmad Shah Massoud, military commander of the Afghan Northern Alliance.source
2001September 17 – George W. Bush, president of the United States, delivers remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington praising Muslim Americans and condemning Islamophobia in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.source
2001September 20 – In an address to a joint session of Congress, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a war on terror, officially the global war on terrorism.source
2001September 27 – Zug massacre: In Zug, Switzerland, a gunman shoots 32 people, killing 14 members of parliament and then himself.source
2001October 1 – Jaish-e-Mohammed militants attack the state legislature building in Srinagar, Kashmir, killing 38 people.source
2001October 7 – United States invasion of Afghanistan: In response to the September 11 attacks, Afghanistan is invaded by a US-led coalition, beginning the War in Afghanistan.source
2001October 16 – American planes misidentify and bomb a Red Cross facility in Afghanistan. A similar error occurs again on October 27.source
200112:30 p.m. EDT (9 p.m. local time): the United States, supported by Britain, begins its attack on Afghanistan, launching bombs and cruise missiles against Taliban military and communications facilities and suspected terrorist training camps. A Northern Alliance spokesman later tells CNN that attack hit anti-aircraft batteries near Kabul and "at least three terrorist camps" near Jalalabad. Initial reports are that Kabul, Kandahar, and Herat are among the targets. Electricity in Kabul is almost immediately cut off. A number of different technologies were employed in the strike. U.S. Air Force general Richard Myers, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated that approximately 50 Tomahawk cruise missiles, launched by British and U.S. submarines and ships, 25 F/A-18 Hornet strike aircraft from U.S. aircraft carriers, USS Carl Vinson and USS Enterprise and 15 U.S. Air Force bombers, such as B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress were involved in the first wave, launched from Diego Garcia. Two C-17 Globemaster transport jets delivered 37,500 daily rations by airdrop to internally displaced persons inside Afghanistan on the first day of the attack.Afghanistan source
2001October – Zaki Biam massacre: The Nigerian army executes hundreds of unarmed TIV civilians in response to the killing of 19 soldiers.Nigeria source
2001November 10 – Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif: American and Northern Alliance forces take Mazar-i-Sharif in the first major offensive of the War in Afghanistan.source
2001November 12 – 2001 uprising in Herat: Northern Alliance forces take the city of Herat from the Taliban.source
2001December 1 – The International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty produces a report on responsibility to protect.source
2002January 18 – The Sierra Leone Civil War comes to a conclusion with the defeat of the Revolutionary United Front by government forces.source
2002January 18 - US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives in Nepal supporting the government efforts against fighting Maoist terrorist.Nepal source
2002January – Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines: The Philippines and the United States begin a joint operation to combat Jihadist groups in the Philippines.source
2002February 11 – Several Muslim-majority nations ban an issue of Newsweek International when it depicts Muhammad.source
2002February 12 – The Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict comes into effect, establishing an international agreement against the use of child soldiers.source
2002February 23 – A ceasefire ends Eelam War III in Sri Lanka. It stays in effect until January 2008.source
2002February 27 – A mob attacks a train near Godhra, India, killing approximately 59 people. The state of Gujarat breaks out into riots, including the Gulbarg Society massacre on February 28 that kills approximately 69 people.source
2002March 2–10 – Afghan and coalition troops carry out Operation Anaconda in the Shah-i-Kot Valley, the largest combat operation against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban to that point.source
2002March 29 – In response to increasingly common attacks by Palestinian militants, Israeli initiates Operation Defensive Shield, a large-scale counter-terrorism operation in the West Bank.source
2002April 1 – Battle of Jenin: Israeli forces attack Palestinian militants in the Jenin refugee camp.source
2002April 2 – Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem: Israeli forces besiege the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem when militants take shelter there. The siege will last for 38 days.source
2002April 11 – Llaguno Overpass events: a shootout takes place between the Caracas Metropolitan Police and pro-government Bolivarian Circles in central Caracas, Venezuela, near the presidential Miraflores Palace, causing 19 deaths and injuring 127 people. The military high command refuse President Hugo Chávez's order to implement the Plan Ávila as a response to the protests and demands his resignation. President Chávez is subsequently arrested by the military. Chávez's request for asylum in Cuba is denied, and he is ordered to be tried in a Venezuelan court.source
2002May 2 – Bojayá massacre: A church is struck with a cylinder bomb during a conflict between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, killing an estimated 119 people.source
2002May 13 – Rebels bombard Arthington, Liberia, with artillery during the Second Liberian Civil War causing panic in the neighboring capital, Monrovia.source
2002May 14 – Kaluchak massacre: Militants attack a bus and an Indian army camp in Kaluchak, Jammu and Kashmir, killing 31 people and escalating the India–Pakistan standoff.source
2002June 8 – The Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson boxing fight takes place. Following a scuffle prior to the match, Lennox Lewis defeats Mike Tyson.source
2002June 29 – Second Battle of Yeonpyeong: During the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, two North Korean patrol boats cross a contested border in between the two Koreas and attack two South Korean Chamsuri-class patrol boats.source
2002August 28 - Uganda and Zimbabwe begin pulling their troops out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2002September 19 – General Robert Guéï leads an army mutiny in an attempt to overthrow Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, resulting in civil war.source
2002September 19 - An attempted coup by disaffected former soldiers of Côte d'Ivoire was put down, with the death of the alleged coup leader, General Robert Guéï, a former military dictator of the country. Guéï was killed when his car refused to stop at a roadblock in downtown Abidjan. Rebels continue in control of the cities of Bouaké and Korhogo.Ivory Coast source
2002October 5 - 2002 Bosnian general election took place.Bosnia and Herzegovina source
2002October 11 – The United States Congress approves military action in Iraq should it fail to comply with United Nations requirements for weapons of mass destruction.source
2002October 12 – Jemaah Islamiyah militants detonate multiple bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 people and injuring over 300 people, making it the worst terrorist act in Indonesia's history.source
2002October 23–26 – Chechen rebels take control of the Nord-Ost theatre in Moscow and hold the audience hostage. At least 170 people are killed following a Russian attempt to subdue the militants.source
2002October – Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa: The United States deploys troops to the Horn of Africa to combat Islamist groups and pirates.source
2002November 8 – The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 1441, forcing Iraq to either disarm or face "serious consequences". Iraq agrees to the terms of the resolution on November 13.source
2002November 28 – 2002 Mombasa attacks: Suicide bombers blow up an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, but their colleagues fail in their attempt to bring down an Arkia Israel Airlines charter flight with surface-to-air-missiles.source
2002November — Religious riots erupt over the Miss World pageant hosted in Abuja; The pageant is subsequently moved to London.Nigeria source
2002December 3 – The government of Burundi signs a ceasefire with the CNDD-FDD rebel group to end the Burundian Civil War. It holds until February 2003.source
2002December 5 – A bomb exploded within an inner-city McDonald's restaurant in Makassar. The bombing was conducted by the Islamic group "Laskar Jundullah", which caused death to 3 people, including the bomber himself, and injured 15 others.Indonesia source
2002Kamppi Car Bomb: On 16 July 2002, a car bomb detonated in the Kamppi district of Helsinki. The blast was linked to a rare contract killing.Finland source
2002Kuwaiti Premier League 2002–03Kuwait source
2003January 10 – North Korea announces its withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.source
2003January 10 - Maoists send a letter threatening journalist Rabin Prasad Thapalia with death for an article deemed sympathetic to government forces.Nepal source
2003January 24 - The Ethiopian government denies harassing teachers and students opposed to the regime during riots in 2001.Ethiopia source
2003February 5 – U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell gives a speech to the United Nations presenting the case for a military invasion of Iraq. It will later be discovered that the United States Bush administration misled him when preparing his testimony.source
2003February 6 – North Korea announces that it has resumed its nuclear weapons program.source
2003February 9 – The War in Darfur starts.Sudan source
2003February 15 – Millions of people worldwide take part in massive anti-war protests in anticipation of the United States and its allies invading Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime.source
2003February 26 – The War in Darfur begins after rebel groups rise up against the Sudanese government.source
2003March 8 - Kuwaiti workers have been instructed to make 35 holes in the fence between Iraq and Kuwait, and that the Kuwaiti army is positioning tanks at these openings. The Pakistan Daily Times reported that UNIKOM had found armed US Marines in the demilitarized zone along the fence last month. CBC reported that 230 UN support workers have been ordered out of the demilitarized zone.Kuwait source
200314 March – United Nations Security Council resolution 1466 was adopted unanimously and extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) until 15 September 2003.Eritrea source
2003March 15 – Former General François Bozizé seizes power through a military coup in the Central African Republic.source
2003March 20 – The Iraq War begins with the invasion of Iraq by the United States and allied forces.source
2003April 9 – U.S. forces seize control of Baghdad, ending the rule of Saddam Hussein.source
2003May 1 – U.S. President George W. Bush declares an end to the invasion of Iraq in the Mission Accomplished speech. Hostilities would continue for several years during a period of Iraqi insurgency.source
2003May 19 – Peace talks break down in the insurgency in Aceh and the Indonesian government launches new attacks against the insurgents.source
2003May 24 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 takes place in Riga, Latvia, and is won by Turkish entrant Sertab Erener with the song "Everyway That I Can".source
2003June 8-10: A failed military coup attempted to overthrow the President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.Mauritania source
2003June 15 – Operation Desert Scorpion: U.S. forces in Iraq facilitate searches for Ba'athist forces, distribution of humanitarian aid, and engineering programs to repair damaged infrastructure.source
2003June 21 – Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko: Boxer Lennox Lewis defends his title as heavyweight boxing champion against Vitali Klitschko.source
2003July 18 – The government of the Philippines signs a ceasefire with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. It takes effect the next day.source
2003July 24 – The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, led by Australia, begins after ethnic violence engulfs the island country.source
2003August 11 – NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.source
2003August 17 – Peace talks between Maoist rebels and the Nepalese government are interrupted by resumed hostilities in the Nepalese Civil War.source
200329 August – A grenade launcher was fired at Bulgarian troops supporting the United States in Iraq in the second holiest Shiite city of Karbala, but there were no casualties.Bulgaria source
2003October 4 – Maxim restaurant suicide bombing: A Palestinian suicide bomber attacks a restaurant in Haifa, Israel, killing at least 19 people.source
2003October 5 – Israeli warplanes strike alleged Islamic jihad bases inside Syrian territory, the first Israeli attack on the country since the 1973 Yom Kippur War.source
2003October 6 – Hezbollah and the Israel Defense Forces engage in hostilities in the Shebaa Farms.source
2003October – An alleged attempted coup occurs against President Blaise Compaoré and his Congress for Democracy and Progress regime.Burkina Faso source
2003November 15 – Suicide bombings occur in Istanbul. Further attacks occur five days later. They kill 63 people between them, making them the two deadliest terror attacks in Turkey, and cause uncertainty in the international economy.source
2003November 22 – Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile fired by the Islamic Army in Iraq and forced to land. All three crew members survive without injuries.source
2003November 23 – A ceasefire is reached at the Line of Control in Kashmir.source
2003December 19 – Libya agrees to eliminate all of its materials, equipment, and programs aimed at producing weapons of mass destruction.source
2004January 4 – An insurgency breaks out in southern Thailand.source
2004February 1 – Two suicide bombings are carried out by al-Qaeda in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.source
2004February 29 – Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide is overthrown in a coup d'état.source
2004February 29 - A coup d'état takes place in Port-au-Prince, forcing President Aristide to resign and flee to the Central African Republic. 10 people have been killed in the process.Haiti source
2004March 2 – A series of bombings occur in Karbala, Iraq, killing over 140 Shia Muslims commemorating the Day of Ashura.source
2004March 11 – Al-Qaeda bombings on Cercanías trains in Madrid, Spain, kill at least 192 people.source
2004March 17 – Ethnic violence breaks out in Kosovo between Albanians and Serbs.source
2004March 28 – Bombings attributed to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan kill 15 in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. This is the first instance of suicide bombings in the country or the surrounding region of central Asia.source
2004March 30 – The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) abducts over 1,000 people from the Bajura District to fight in the Nepalese Civil War.source
2004April 4 – The Siege of Sadr City begins when the Mahdi Army ambushes American soldiers in Sadr City, Iraq.source
2004April 4 – The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire begins to maintain a ceasefire in the First Ivorian Civil War.source
2004April 8 – The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups to create a ceasefire in the War in Darfur.source
2004April 10–11 – Mass protests in Đắk Lắk, Gia Lai and Đắk Nông provinces.Vietnam source
2004April 18 – Newly elected prime minister of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, announces the withdrawal of all 1,300 Spanish troops from Iraq.source
2004June 1 – The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) peacekeeping mission begins in Haiti.source
2004June 23 – The International Criminal Court opens an investigation into crimes against humanity during the Second Congo War.source
2004June 28 – The US-led coalition occupying Iraq, the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), transfers sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government.source
2004July 5–September 20 – Indonesian presidential election, 2004.Indonesia source
2004July 24 – The Mexican government files charges against former President of Mexico Luis Echeverría for his role in the 1971 Corpus Christi massacre.source
2004July 29 – The International Criminal Court opens an investigation into the actions of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda.source
2004August 11 – Fighting breaks out in the Georgian–Ossetian conflict.source
2004September 1 – Chechen rebels take 1,128 hostages, mostly children, at a school in Beslan, Russia. Russian security forces eventually storm the building, resulting in more than 330 people being killed.source
2004September 8 - Qatar Airways resumes flights to Kathmandu after shutting down operations after an attack on its office in the capital the previous week.Nepal source
2004September 9: United States Secretary of State Colin Powell declares that the actions of the Janjaweed Arab militia in Darfur constitute genocide. Powell holds the government of Sudan responsible. Up to 50,000 ethnic Africans have been killed and 2.2 million displaced into refugee camps in neighboring Chad by ethnic Arab militias.Chad source
2004September 30 – Israel launches a military offensive in the northern Gaza Strip.source
2004October 12 – Germany's defense minister, Peter Struck, indicated that Germany might deploy troops in Iraq if conditions there change. This gesture appears to provide backing for John Kerry, the US Democratic presidential challenger.Iraq source
2004Tak Bai incident occurred on October 25 and resulted in 85 deaths.Thailand source
2004November 7 – The Second Battle of Fallujah begins in Fallujah, Iraq.source
2004November 15 – A ceasefire is reached between Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army.source
2004November 20: The Angola national football team defeats Zambia to win the 2004 COSAFA Cup tournament.Angola source
2004November 22 – The Orange Revolution begins, following a disputed presidential election in Ukraine where Viktor Yanukovych won against Viktor Yushchenko amid accusations of electoral fraud. A revote results in Yushchenko being declared the winner.source
2004December 2 – EUFOR takes over peacekeeping duties in Bosnia and Herzegovina from the United Nations.source
2005February 10 – North Korea announces that it possesses nuclear weapons as a protection against the hostility it says it perceives from the United States.source
2005March 7 - Three members of the former military government, Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, go on trial accused of crimes against humanity during the civil war.Sierra Leone source
2005April 26 – Cedar Revolution: Syria withdraws the last of its military garrison from Lebanon, ending its 29-year military occupation of the country.source
2005May 13 – Uzbek Interior Ministry and National Security Service troops massacre at least 200 protesters in the city of Andijan.source
200516 May – Prime Minister Zenawi bans demonstrations in the capital of Addis Ababa after allegations by the opposition that the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front has been involved in harassment of opposition members and electoral fraud.Ethiopia source
2005June 7 - Human Rights Watch demands an investigation into the unrest and accuses the government of covering up a massacre.Uzbekistan source
2005July 7 – Four coordinated suicide bombings hit central London, killing 52 people and injuring over 700.source
2005July 20 - Saudi Arabian long-time ambassador to USA, prince Bandar bin Sultan, resigns for "personal reasons".Saudi Arabia source
2005July 28 – As a result of the Good Friday Agreement signed in 1998, the Provisional Irish Republican Army ends its armed campaign and decommissions their weapons, by ordering all its units to drop their arms under the supervision of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning.source
2005August 18 – Peace Mission 2005, the first joint China–Russia military exercise, begins its eight-day training on the Shandong Peninsula.source
2005August 19 - 4,000 refugees from the Central African Republic enter chad, fleeing from violence.Chad source
2005September 12 – Israel demolishes multiple settlements and withdraws its army from the Gaza Strip.source
2005September 30 – Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, sparking outrage and violent riots by Muslims around the world.source
2005December 18 – Chad descends into civil war after various rebel forces, with support from Sudan, attack the capital, N'Djamena.source
2005December – Bulgaria's contingent of 400 light infantry troops leaves Iraq. In February 2006 parliament agrees to dispatch a non-combat guard unit.Bulgaria source
2005Joint US-Algerian naval exercises, codenamed "Barbary Thunder", involving such vessels as the USS Nashville.Algeria source
20052005 Belize unrest January and AprilBelize source
2006January 1–4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.source
2006January 17 - Supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo attack United Nations peacekeepers after the Ivorian Popular Front withdraws from the Ivorian Civil War peace process.Ivory Coast source
2006February 9 - U.S. forces are searching for the USS Cole attacker who escaped from prison last Friday. According to Interpol, an al-Qaeda operative who had been sentenced to death for plotting the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 escaped with a group of convicts from their prison last week in Sana'a.Yemen source
2006February 22 – 2006 al-Askari mosque bombing: Explosions occur at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, causes the escalation of sectarian violence in Iraq into a full-scale war (the Iraqi Civil War of 2006–2008).source
2006March 20 - The UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR, says it has been ordered to leave Uzbekistan within one month.Uzbekistan source
2006April 18 - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warns that violence from Chad could spread to neighboring Central African countries.Chad source
20063 June – Human Rights Watch releases a video showing South Sudanese Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon bribing cult and rebel leader Joseph Kony and his second-in-command Vincent Otti of the Lord's Resistance Army to not attack southern Sudanese citizens.Sudan source
2006June 15 - Hundreds are wounded in fighting between rival factions of the Movement of the Democratic Forces of Casamance led by Salif Sadio, who supports the continuation of the Casamance conflict, and Magne Dieme, who supports reconciliation with the government of Senegal. The fighting has spread to the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau may intervene.Gambia source
2006June 28 – Israel launches an offensive in the Gaza Strip in response to rocketfire by Hamas into Israeli territory.source
2006June 28 – The United States Armed Forces withdraws its forces in Iceland, thereby disbanding the Iceland Defense Force.source
2006July 12 – 2006 Lebanon War: Israeli troops invade Lebanon in response to Hezbollah kidnapping two Israeli soldiers and killing three others. Hezbollah declares open war against Israel two days later.source
2006August 10 – News was revealed of a thwarted terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks, aboard multiple transatlantic air flights.source
2006September 19 – The Royal Thai Army overthrows the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a coup.source
2006November 16 - Riots begin in Nuku'alofa after a crowd of democracy advocates protested against the lack of government action.Tonga source
2006November 23 – A series of car bombs and mortar attacks in Sadr City, Baghdad, kills at least 215 people and injure 257 other people.source
2006December 1 – WikiLeaks leaks Hassan Dahir Aweys' conspiracy to assassinate Somali government officials.source
2006December 5 – The military seizes power in Fiji, in a coup d'état led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama.source
2006December 5 — Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, overthrows the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.Fiji source
2006December 11 – Mexican drug war: Felipe Calderón sends the Mexican military to combat the drug cartels and put down the violence in the state of Michoacán, initiating Mexico's drug war.source
2006December 24 – War in Somalia (2006–09): Ethiopia admits its troops have intervened in Somalia.source
2007January 8 – Russian oil supplies to Poland, Germany, and Ukraine are cut as the Russia–Belarus energy dispute escalates; they are restored three days later.source
2007January 8: Russian oil supplies to Poland, Germany, and Ukraine are cut as the Russia-Belarus energy dispute escalates.Belarus source
2007January 10 – Iraq War: The surge of US troops in Iraq is announced.source
2007January 10 - A general strike starts in Guinea, with trade unions calling for pay rises, the return to jail of Mamadou Sylla and the resignation of President Lansana Conté.Guinea source
2007January 28 - Six soldiers have been killed and 20 injured in attacks by Shia militants in the north of Yemen, officials say.Yemen source
2007February 3 – A truck bomb explodes in Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 135 people and injures 339 others.source
2007February 26 – The International Court of Justice finds Serbia guilty of failing to prevent genocide in the Srebrenica massacre, but clears it of direct responsibility and complicity in the case.source
2007March 11 – Georgia accuses three Russian helicopters of firing on the Kodori Gorge, then the only part of the break-away autonomous republic of Abkhazia still under Georgian control.source
2007March 23 – Naval forces of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps arrest Royal Navy personnel in disputed Iran-Iraq waters; they were released on April 4.source
2007April 16 – Virginia tech massacre: 23-year-old Seung-Hui Cho fatally shoots 32 people and injured 17 others, before committing suicide as police arrive on the scene.source
2007May 27: Nepalese police clash with Bhutanese asylum seekers at a United Nations resulting in one 16-year-old boy being killed and a dozen people being injured.Bhutan source
2007June 10–15 – Fatah-Hamas conflict: The Battle of Gaza is fought between Fatah and Hamas, and ends with Hamas gaining control of the Gaza Strip.source
2007June 24 - A roadside bomb hits a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon patrol, killing six Spanish-speaking peacekeepers (three of whom were Colombian) and injuring two others.Lebanon source
2007July 31 – Operation Banner comes to an end, thus ending the longest continuous deployment in British military history.source
2007August 4: Opposition party protests against government to denounce "impunity"Togo source
2007September 6 – Israeli Air Force airplanes attack a suspected nuclear reactor in Syria in an airstrike.source
2007October 15 – October 21 – The 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is held in Beijing, China.source
2007October 29: The UK embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, is closed as a precaution after a terrorist attack in the city is prevented. The US embassy also closes its doors after the Azerbaijan Government reports of the thwarting of a "large-scale, horrifying terror attack."Azerbaijan source
2007November 7 – Whistleblower website WikiLeaks leaks the standard US army protocol at Guantanamo Bay.source
2007November 7 – The Jokela school shooting happened in Finland.source
2007November 15: United Nations human rights envoy Paulo Sergio Pinheiro visits political prisoners, including Su Su Nway, in Burma's Insein Prison.Myanmar source
2007November 29 – The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.source
2007December 27 – Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the general election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that killed over 1,000 people.source
2008January 17 - President José Ramos-Horta urges Timorese to forgive and pray for former Indonesian president Suharto, who ordered the invasion of East Timor in 1975.East Timor source
2008February 4 – Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name One million voices against FARC.source
2008February 11 – EU spokesman announces that the deployment of the EUFOR Tchad/RCA, delayed by the fighting in N'Djamena, is to be resumed. Currently there are only 150 EUFOR troops in Chad.Chad source
2008March 10 – Protests in Tibet against China's treatment of Tibetans begin.source
2008March 14 – 2008 Tibetan unrest: Demonstrations by Tibetan separatists turn violent as rioters target government and Han Chinese-owned buildings.China source
2008March 25 – African Union and Comoros forces invade the rebel-held island of Anjouan, returning the island to Comorian control.source
2008May 21 – Manchester United wins their third European Cup and second Champions League after they beat Chelsea in the first all-English final in the history of the competition. Manchester United won the match 6–5 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time.source
2008May 30 – International Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted in Dublin.source
2008June 2 - The United Nations Security Council goes on a mission to Africa with the first leg of the mission to Djibouti to discuss the Somali Civil War.Djibouti source
2008June 10 – 13 – The Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict occurred between the forces of the country and Djibouti.Eritrea source
2008June 13: Muammar Gaddafi, then-Head of State of Libya, begins 3-day visit to TogoTogo source
2008July 1 – Riots erupt in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections.source
2008July 2 – Íngrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages are rescued from FARC rebels by Colombian security forces.source
2008August 6 – President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi of Mauritania is deposed in a military coup d'état.source
2008August 7 – Georgia intervenes against Russian-backed separatists in its South-Ossetia and Abkhazia regions, causing Russia to invade Georgia and spark the Russo-Georgian war, the first major European land war of the 21st century.source
2008October 6 – A controversial Peruvian tape regarding a Norwegian oil company causes the 2008 Peru oil scandal, sparking protests which cause Jorge de Castillo to resign from office.source
2008October 9 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo accuses Rwanda of sending troops across the border, threatening the city of Goma.Rwanda source
2008December 6 – The police shooting of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropulos lead to riots across Greece.source
2008December 23 – A military coup d'état deposes the government of Guinea shortly after the death of longtime President Lansana Conté.source
2008December 23 - A military coup is announced in Guinea, hours after the death of President Lansana Conté.Guinea source
2008December 27 – Israel invades the Gaza Strip, in response to rockets being fired into Israeli territory by Hamas, and due to weapons being smuggled into the area.source
20082008 Belizean constitutional referendum 7 FebruaryBelize source
2009January 1 – Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda assume their seats on the United Nations Security Council.source
2009January 2 - Ethiopia withdraws its military forces from Somalia after two years of helping the Transitional Federal Government combat insurgents.Somalia source
200910 January – Russia's gas dispute with Ukraine cuts supplies to Bulgaria, resulting in a severe energy shortage lasting several weeks and widespread anger at the government's energy policies.Bulgaria source
2009January 18 – Gaza War: Hamas announces that they will accept the Israel Defense Forces offer of a ceasefire, ending the conflict.source
2009January 21 – Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending its three-week war with Hamas. However, intermittent air strikes by both sides continue in the following weeks.source
2009March 17 – The President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, is overthrown in a coup d'état, following a month of unrest in Antananarivo.source
2009May 13 - The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda kill at least 90 people in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Rwanda source
2009May 15 - Sudan accused Chad for two air bombardments in its territory done by the Chadian government to attack Chadian rebel groups' bases in Sudan.Chad source
2009May 15 – Sudan accused Chad of two air bombardments in its territory done by the Chadian government to attack Chadian rebel groups' bases in Sudan.Sudan source
2009May 18 – Following more than 25 years of fighting, the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the total military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.source
2009June 13 – Mass protests erupt across Iran following a disputed presidential election in which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reelected president, the largest demonstrations in the country since the Iranian Revolution.source
2009June 19 – War in Afghanistan: British forces began Operation Panther's Claw, in which more than 350 troops made an aerial assault on Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan.source
2009June 28 – The Military of Honduras ousts Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in a coup d'état, condemned by OAS.source
2009July 2 – The Heydar Aliyev Airport suspended its night schedule. The airport operated under normal conditions from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. According to an AZAL spokesperson, this rule was implemented to allow the population to rest peacefully during the night. He noted that the restrictions do not apply to humanitarian, state, sanitary, or rescue flights, nor to flights that were caught in bad weather and need to land urgently.Azerbaijan source
2009July 26 – The Islamic extremist group Boko Haram initiates an uprising in Bauchi State, Nigeria and quickly spreads throughout the northern part of the country.source
2009September 28 – At least 157 demonstrators are massacred by the Guinean military at the Stade du 28 Septembre during a protest against the government that came to power in a coup d'état the previous year.source
2009October 25 – Two suicide attacks in Baghdad, Iraq, kill 155 people and injure at least 721 people.source
2009November 10 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was released.source
2009December 8 – A series of attacks in Baghdad, Iraq kill at least 127 people and injure at least 448 more.source
2009December 9: French embassy secretary expelled from TogoTogo source
2009In the 2009 Lebanese general election, the American-backed party March 14 Alliance defeated Hezbollah in the polls.Lebanon source
20101 January – An armed skirmish occurs between the country's soldiers and the army of Ethiopia near the border town of Zalambesa, Eritrea.Eritrea source
2010January 8 – The Togo national football team is attacked in Cabinda Province, Angola, and as a result withdraws from the Africa Cup of Nations. The attack was perpetrated by the FLEC, their first since the Angolan Civil War.source
2010January 14 – Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.source
2010January 25 - Houthi fighters in northern Yemen offer to leave Saudi Arabia after three months of fighting on the border.Yemen source
2010February 10 – The Australian government is hit by cyberattacks from freedom of expression activists, following recent Australian pornography restrictions.source
2010February 18 – The president of Niger, Mamadou Tandja, is overthrown after a group of soldiers storms the presidential palace and form a ruling junta, the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy headed by chef d'escadron Salou Djibo.source
2010February 18 - A military junta named the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy carries out a coup d'état, suspending the constitution and detaining President Mamadou Tandja.Niger source
2010April 7 – Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev flees the country amid fierce anti-government riots in the capital, Bishkek.source
2010April 21 - Bosnian police fired tear gas and water at war veterans in Sarajevo, during a protest against proposed state benefit cuts.Bosnia and Herzegovina source
2010May 19 – Protests in Bangkok, Thailand, end with a bloody military crackdown, killing 91 and injuring more than 2,100.source
2010May 22 – Inter Milan beats Bayern München 2–0 in the 2010 Champions League Final at the Santiago Bernabéu.source
2010May 28 – the 2010 Ahmadiyya mosques massacre in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, killed 94 people during Friday prayers at two mosques.source
2010June 10–14 – Ethnic riots in Kyrgyzstan between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks result in the deaths of hundreds.source
2010July 25 – WikiLeaks, an online publisher of anonymous, covert, and classified material, leaks to the public over 90,000 internal reports about the United States-led involvement in the War in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010.source
2010August 23 – The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people, including the perpetrator, while injuring 9 others.source
2010Jobless rural youth are the focus of a new Afghan security plan designed to help defeat Taliban insurgents mostly in the south, east and southeast of the country. The government, which already has about 200,000 national police (ANP) and army personnel at its disposal, says it also needs local combatants to help fight Taliban insurgency.Afghanistan source
20102010 Israel-Lebanon border clashLebanon source
2010October 5 - President Wade dismisses Samuel Sarr from his role as energy minister following a week of protests over a power cut. Sarr is replaced with Wade's son.Senegal source
2010October 12 – The Finnish Yle TV2 channel's Ajankohtainen kakkonen current affairs program featured controversial Homoilta episode (literally "gay night"), which led to the resignation of almost 50,000 Finns from the Evangelical Lutheran Church.source
2010October 22 – The 2010 Iraq War Documents leak occurs, being deemed the biggest US government leak in history. WikiLeaks being responsible for revealing 391832 documents concerning the 2003 Iraq War which revealed approximately 60% of the Iraqi deaths were civilian casualties, the Iraq War body count project showing the casualty percentage is closer to 80%.source
2010November 17 - failed military coup attempt against President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina.Madagascar source
2010November 23 – North Korea shells Yeonpyeong Island, prompting a military response by South Korea. The incident causes an escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula and prompts widespread international condemnation. The United Nations declares it to be one of the most serious incidents since the end of the Korean War.source
2010December 8 - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf warns former rebel fighters not to get involved in the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire.Ivory Coast source
2010December 17 – The attempted suicide of Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor in Tunisia, triggers the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring throughout the Arab world.source
2011January 1 – A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt leave a new year service, killing 23 people.source
2011January 1 - Mass graves are discovered in Côte d'Ivoire amid other political violence as United Nations peacekeepers come under increased tension in the country when allies of Alassane Ouattara call for a forceful removal of Laurent Gbagbo.Ivory Coast source
2011January 5 – Internet vigilante group Anonymous launches DoS attacks on government websites of Syria, Tunisia, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, and Jordan in response to the Arab Spring protests.source
2011January 10 - 36 people killed, including possibly 20 police, as Southern Sudan votes on referendum on independence.South Sudan source
2011January 14 – The Tunisian government falls after a month of increasingly violent protests; President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees to Saudi Arabia after 23 years in power.source
2011January 28 – Friday of anger (Egyptian revolution of 2011). Protestors clash with security forces which resulted in over 600 protestors estimated dead and several police stations were raided.source
2011February 2 - The army in Mauritania destroy a car packed with explosives outside the capital Nouakchott, killing three people suspected of being members of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.Mauritania source
2011February 14 – The Day of Rage in Bahrain begins, which marks the first day of the 2011 Bahraini uprising.source
2011February 15 – The First Libyan Civil War starts.source
2011February 18 - Police shoot tear gas at thousands of people demonstrating against the Ismail Omar Guelleh regime in Djibouti.Djibouti source
2011February 27 - Police clash with anti-government protesters in Sohar, leaving two people dead.Oman source
2011March 5 – Egyptian protestors storm the State Security headquarters in the Nasr City district of Cairo.source
2011March 6 – Civil uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War is triggered when 15 youths in Daraa are arrested for scrawling graffiti on their school wall denouncing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.source
2011March 15 – Egypt’s Ministry of Interior dissolves the widely feared and hated State Security Investigations Service accused of human rights abuses and announced the establishment of the new National Security Agency will replace it and take over its internal security duties.source
2011March 15 – Protests breakout across Syria demanding democratic reforms, resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, and release of those imprisoned for the March 6 Daraa protest. The government responds by killing hundreds of protesters and laying siege to various cities, beginning the Syrian Civil War, which lasts until Assad’s overthrow in 2024.source
2011March 15 – Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, declares a three-month state of emergency as troops from the Gulf Co-operation Council are sent to quell the civil unrest.source
2011March 17 – The United Nations Security Council votes 10–0 to create a no-fly zone over Libya in response to allegations of government aggression against civilians.source
2011March 19 – In light of continuing attacks on Libyan rebels by forces in support of leader Muammar Gaddafi, military intervention authorized under UNSCR 1973 begins as French fighter jets make reconnaissance flights over Libya.source
2011April 24 – The 2011 Guantanamo Bay files leak occurs, WikiLeaks and other organisations publishing 779 classified documents about Guantanamo Bay detainees, and it had been exposed 150 innocent citizens from Afghanistan and Pakistan were held in the camp without trial and detainees being as young as 14 years old.source
201113 May - Qatar faces international criticism for ongoing human rights issues, including women's discrimination, migrant worker exploitation, arbitrary nationality deprivation, and the use of flogging and the death penalty.Qatar source
2011May 26: Ratko Mladić, the war crimes fugitive accused of orchestrating the Siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica massacre, has been arrested in Serbia.Serbia source
2011May 28 – Barcelona beats Manchester United 3–1 in the 2011 UEFA Champions League final at the Wembley Stadium.source
2011June 15 – A riot broke out in Vancouver, British Columbia in the aftermath of the Boston Bruins' win over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals.source
2011July 20 - Riots erupt in the country against the president Bingu wa Mutharika.Malawi source
2011July 22 – In Norway, Anders Behring Breivik kills 8 people in a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, then kills 69 at a massacre at a Workers' Youth League camp on the island of Utøya.source
2011August 20–28 – Libyan rebels take control of the capital Tripoli, effectively overthrowing the government of Muammar Gaddafi.source
2011October 18 – Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange: Israel and the Palestinian militant organization Hamas begin a major prisoner exchange, in which the captured Israeli Army soldier Gilad Shalit is released by Hamas in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian and Israeli-Arab prisoners held in Israel, including 280 prisoners serving life sentences for planning and perpetrating terror attacks.source
2011December 18 – The United States withdraws the last forces which effectively ends the Iraq War. While this ends the insurgency, it begins another.source
2012January 1 - Moldova security zone incidentMoldova source
2012January 1 - South Sudan is to send more troops and police to Pibor, the scene of ethnic violence.South Sudan source
2012January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the Romanian city of Târgu Mureș, protesters expressing solidarity towards certain figures in the medical field and calling for the resignation of president Traian Băsescu. The protests would soon spread through all of the country, marking the start of a long civil unrest in Romania, lasting up to November 2015.source
2012January 30 - A US drone airstrike kills 15 members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Lawdar in the Abyan Governorate.Yemen source
2012February 1 – Egypt's deadliest football incident known as the Port Said Stadium riot is sparked after local Port Said Al Masry fans attack supporters of Cairo-based team Al Ahly SC. The massacre results in 74 deaths: 72 Al Ahly fans, 1 Al Masry fan and 1 police officer. Most of the deaths are caused by stabbing, fans thrown off the stands and a stampede.source
2012March 4 – A series of explosions is reported at a munitions dump in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, with at least 250 people dead.source
2012March 5 – Air date of Kony 2012 (viral documentary film) on YouTube.source
2012March 17 - Mauritania's state information agency announces that Abdullah Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief, has been arrested at the airport in Nouakchott upon arrival from Morocco.Mauritania source
2012March 22 – The President of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré, is ousted in a coup d'état after mutinous soldiers attack government offices.source
2012March 29: A unrest and fire inside the San Pedro Sula kills 13 inmates.Honduras source
2012April 12 – Mutinous soldiers in Guinea-Bissau stage a coup d'état and take control of the capital city, Bissau. They arrest interim President Raimundo Pereira and leading presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Júnior in the midst of a presidential election campaign.source
2012April 22 - Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix during protests.Bahrain source
2012May 12–August 12 – The 2012 World Expo takes place in Yeosu, South Korea.source
2012May 25 – Houla massacre takes place, perpetrated by the Syrian Arab Army, with 108 being killed.source
2012June 8 – UEFA Euro 2012, hosted by Poland and Ukraine, begins in Warsaw, with a match between Poland and Greece, which ends 1-1.source
2012September 11–27 – A series of terrorist attacks are directed against United States diplomatic missions worldwide, as well as diplomatic missions of Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the US, opinions are divided over whether the attacks are a reaction to a YouTube trailer for the film Innocence of Muslims. In Libya, US ambassador J. Christopher Stevens is among those killed during attacks in Benghazi.source
201214 September: Protesters angered by an anti-Islamic film denigrating the Prophet Muhammad attack the German and British embassies in Khartoum. In Khartoum, Tunis and Cairo, at least seven people die. An Egyptian fruit seller dies by rubber bullets.Sudan source
2012November 13 – Activision releases Call of Duty: Black Ops II.source
2012November 14–21 – Israel launches Operation Pillar of Defense against the Palestinian-governed Gaza Strip, killing Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari. In the following week 140 Palestinians and five Israelis are killed in an ensuing cycle of violence. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is announced by Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after the week-long escalation in hostilities in Southern Israel and the Gaza Strip.source
2012December 4-6 – Egyptian protestors protest outside the presidential palace against the 2012 constitutional declaration which gave President Morsi influence over the judiciary and turns violent when Morsi supporters clashed with anti-Morsi protestors. It led to the intervention of security forces. The incident caused the deaths of at least 10, including anti-Morsi protestors and supporters of Morsi as well as hundreds of injuries.source
2012The Myanma military begins its systematic violence against the Rohingya people, burning villages and committing atrocities.Myanmar source
2013January 11 – The French military begins a 5-month intervention into the Northern Mali conflict, targeting the militant Islamist Ansar Dine group.source
201311 January - France commits troops to aid government forces in the Northern Mali conflict.Mali source
201310 February - A roadside bombing in Yala Province kills 5 soldiers and injures three others.Thailand source
2013February 14 - Bahraini uprising (2011–present)Bahrain source
2013March 24 – Central African Republic President François Bozizé flees to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after rebel forces capture the nation's capital, Bangui.source
2013April 15 – Boston Marathon bombing: Two Chechnya-born Islamist brothers (one a United States citizen) detonate 2 bombs at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States, killing 3 people and injuring 264 others.source
2013June 6 – Global surveillance disclosures: Former CIA employee and NSA contractor Edward Snowden discloses operations engaged in by a U.S. government mass surveillance program to news publications and flees the country, later being granted temporary asylum in Russia.source
2013July 3 – Amid protests, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is deposed in a military coup d'état, leading to widespread violence.source
2013August 14 – Following the military coup in Egypt, two anti-coup camps are raided by the security forces, leaving 2,696 people dead. The raids are described by Human Rights Watch as "one of the world's largest killings of demonstrators in a single day in recent history".source
2013September 21 – Al-Shabaab militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 62 civilians and wounding over 170.source
2013October 18 – Saudi Arabia rejects a seat on the United Nations Security Council, making it the first country to reject a seat on the Security Council. Jordan takes the seat on December 6.source
201317-19 October: Battle of TouayelTunisia source
20133 November – Two American missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) were attacked in the nation by a group of known Albanian Islamic terrorists in Pristina. Both missionaries made a full recovery.Kosovo source
2013December 15 – South Sudanese Civil War: Fighting between ethnic Dinka and Nuer members of the presidential guard break out in Juba, South Sudan, plunging the country into civil war.source
201315 December – President Kiir accuses his former deputy Riek Machar and ten others of attempting a coup d'état, leading to the start of the South Sudanese Civil War.South Sudan source
2013The Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) receive the first of twelve Poland-manufactured Sikorsky S-70i Blackhawk helicopters, to replace their ten ageing Bell 212 helicopters.Brunei source
2013Tensions between Buddhist and Muslim flare into violent clashes in various cities throughout central and eastern part of the country.Myanmar source
20132013 Papua New Guinea National Soccer LeaguePapua New Guinea source
2014January 3 - The United States evacuates additional diplomatic personnel at its embassy in Juba due to the deteriorating security situation.South Sudan source
2014January 18 – A warrant is issued for the arrest of Leader of the Opposition Belden Namah over claims that he sent a threatening letter to the commissioner of police.Papua New Guinea source
2014February – Guen massacre: in the context of the civil war in Central African Republic, Anti-balaka militia murdered 72 Muslim civilians.source
2014March 24 – During an emergency meeting, the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, Germany, France, Japan, and Canada temporarily suspend Russia from the G8, recognizing Crimea within Ukraine's international borders and rejecting the validity of the 2014 Crimean referendum.source
2014April 1 - The death toll in Guinea rises to 80 with two people dead in neighbouring Liberia.Guinea source
20141 April – NATO suspends "all practical civilian and military cooperation" with Russia as a result of the annexation of Crimea, and no sign that Russian troops have withdrawn from the Ukrainian border.Russia source
2014April 10 – In response to the invasion and subsequent annexation of Crimea by Russia, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) passes a resolution to temporarily strip Russia of its voting rights; its rights to be represented in the Bureau of the Assembly, the PACE Presidential Committee, and the PACE Standing Committee; and its right to participate in election-observation missions.source
2014May 16 – The Battle of Benghazi leads to the start of the Second Libyan Civil War.source
2014May 17 Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria join to combat Boko Haram.Niger source
2014May 21 – A mass stabbing incident occurred on Taipei Metro's Bannan line from Longshan Temple to Jiangzicui station causing 4 fatalities and 21 injuries.source
2014May 22 – 2014 Thai coup d'état: The Royal Thai Army overthrows the caretaker government of Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan after a failure to resolve the political unrest in Thailand.source
2014June 5 – A Sunni militant group now calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (also known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh) begins an offensive through northern Iraq, aiming to capture the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad and overthrow the Shiite government led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.source
2014June 12 – In the Camp Speicher massacre in Iraq, ISIL kills 1,566 Shia Iraqi Air Force cadets. It is the second deadliest terrorist attack in history and the deadliest attack conducted by ISIL.source
2014June 13 – The Los Angeles Kings defeat the New York Rangers 3–2 in game 5 of the 2014 Stanley Cup Final to win the series 4–1 and win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history.source
2014June 13 – War against the Islamic State begins.source
201416 July - 2014 Chaambi Mountains attack: Two checkpoints in the Chaambi Mountains are attacked by militants.Tunisia source
2014July 28 – 100-year anniversary of World War I's commencement (Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia).source
2014August 3 – Sinjar massacre, beginning of ISIS attacks resulting in the massacre of over 4,000 Yazidis in Iraq's Sinjar District.source
2014August 8 – American-led intervention in Iraq: The United States military begins an air campaign in northern Iraq to stem the influx of ISIL militants.source
2014August 9 – The shooting of Michael Brown, an African American, by a police officer occurs in Ferguson, Missouri, triggering riots.source
2014September 6 - Egypt charges former president Mohammed Morsi and nine others for leaking sensitive government information to Qatar.Qatar source
2014September 15 – Syrian civil war: ISIS militants launched an offensive to capture the town of Kobanî, which lasted for six months.source
2014September 21 – The Battle of Sanaa leads to the start of the Yemeni Civil War, as Houthi forces capture the capital city Sanaa, followed by a rapid Houthi takeover of the government.source
2014September 22 – American-led intervention in Syria: The United States and several Arab partners begin their airstrike campaign in Syria.source
2014September 26 – The 2014 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, to be held in Cape Town from 13 to 15 October, is suspended after a boycott of Nobel Laureates to protest the third time refusal of a visa to the 14th Dalai Lama by a South African Government "kowtowing to China".source
2014September 28 – Hong Kong protests: Benny Tai Yiu-ting announces that Occupy Central is launched as Hong Kong's government headquarters is being occupied by thousands of protesters. Hong Kong police resort to tear gas to disperse protesters but thousands remain.source
2014December 14 - Laurent Lamothe resigns as Prime Minister of Haiti along with several ministers following violent protests and a commission's call for him to step down. The protesters have been demanding the holding of early elections.Haiti source
2014December 16 – 2014 Peshawar school massacre: The Pakistani Taliban carry out a mass shooting at an army school in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing at least 145 people, mostly schoolchildren.source
2014December 20 - A bomb detonates in Bani Jamra, injuring 3 police officers.Bahrain source
2015January 3–7 – A series of massacres in Baga, Nigeria and surrounding villages by Boko Haram kills more than 2,000 people.source
20156 January – Anti-government protests begin with a demonstration by "Thirrjet e nënave" ("The call of mothers") at the Serbian Orthodox Church in Gjakova.Kosovo source
2015January 7 – Two gunmen belonging to Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch kill 12 people and injure 11 more at the Paris headquarters of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, prompting an anti-terrorism demonstration attended by over a million people and more than 40 world leaders.source
2015January 12 – A Boko Haram and Islamic State assault on Kolofata in the Far North Region of Cameroon is repelled by the Cameroonian Army, who kill 143 Boko Haram and Islamic State insurgents.source
2015January 17 - The Bahraini government clashes with the protesters.Bahrain source
2015February 2 - A shootout between the Lesotho Defence Force and two former bodyguards of Prime Minister Tom Thabane, leaves one bystander killed and three wounded.Lesotho source
2015February 12 – Leaders from Russian Federation, Ukraine, Germany and French Republic reach an agreement on the war in eastern Ukraine that includes a ceasefire and withdrawal of heavy weapons. However, several days later, the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels claim that, within its first day, the ceasefire was broken 139 times, as both sides failed to withdraw their heavy weapons and fighting had continued.source
2015February 12 – The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2199 to combat terrorism.source
2015February 16 – The Egyptian military begins conducting airstrikes against a branch of the Islamic militant group ISIL in Libya in retaliation for the group's beheading of over a dozen Egyptian Christians.source
2015March 7 – A suspected terrorist attack in Bamako kills five people.Mali source
2015March 25 – A Saudi Arabia-led coalition of Arab countries starts a military intervention in Yemen in order to uphold the Yemeni government in its fight against the Houthis' southern offensive.source
20153March - Assassination of French-Mozambican lawyer Gilles Cistac, which led to several protests and marches.Mozambique source
2015April 25-September 6: The 2015 Guatemalan protests take place, leading to the resignation of president Otto Pérez Molina.Guatemala source
2015May 8 – The 2015 Al Khalis prison break occurs in the Iraqi town of Al Khalis, resulting in over fifty escapees.source
2015May 21 – ISIS captures the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria.source
2015June 8 - 2015 Ecuadorian protests: Public protests escalate against the government of Rafael Correa.Ecuador source
2015Sousse attacks: 22-year-old Seifeddine Rezgui opens fire at a tourist resort at Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia, killing 38 people.source
2015Kobanî massacre: ISIL fighters detonate three car bombs, enter Kobanî, Syria, and open fire at civilians, killing more than 220 people.source
2015Two hotels are attacked in Sousse by unknown gunmen, killing 38 people and injuring 36. This was on the same day as attacks in France, Kuwait, Syria and Somalia.Tunisia source
2015July 24 – Turkey begins a series of airstrikes against PKK and ISIL targets after the 2015 Suruç bombing.source
2015August 23 – A UAE military intelligence operation in the country of Yemen frees one British hostage.source
2015September 30 – Russia begins air strikes against ISIL and anti-government forces in Syria, in support of the Syrian government.source
2015October 10 – A series of suicide bombings kills at least 100 people at a peace rally in Ankara, Turkey, and injures more than 400 others.source
2015November 4 – Romanian prime-minister Victor Ponta resigns amid calls from the people angered by the Colectiv nightclub fire, marking the end of an almost four years period of unrest in Romania. Peaceful protests would continue until November 9.source
2015November 13 – Multiple terrorist attacks claimed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Paris, France, result in 130 fatalities.source
2015November 13 – The United States begins airstrikes in Libya.source
2015November 24 – Turkey shoots down a Russian fighter jet on the Turkish–Syrian border in the first case of a NATO member destroying a Russian aircraft since the 1950s.source
2015November 30 – The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) is held in Paris, attended by leaders from 147 nations.source
2015December 15 – The Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition is formed in order to fight terrorism.source
201612 February: An attack by suspected Islamist militants on a MINUSMA base in the town of Kidal, northern Mali, kills at least five Guinean United Nations peacekeepers.Guinea source
20167 March – Battle of Ben GuerdaneTunisia source
201615 March – the 2016 Ecuadorian Army Arava crash (22 fatalities)Ecuador source
2016April 1–5 – 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes: Clashes occur along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact with the Artsakh Defense Army, backed by the Armenian Armed Forces, on one side and the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on the other. The US State Department estimates that a total of 350 people have been killed in the clashes, which have been defined as "the worst" since the 1994 ceasefire.source
20161 May – Two missionaries from the United States are found slain in separate areas of rural St. Mary parish. Randy Hentzel and Harold Nichols both worked for a Pennsylvania-based Christian charity called Teams for Medical Missions.Jamaica source
2016May 2 – Leicester City are officially confirmed Premier League Champions against 5000:1 odds at the start of the season.source
2016June 8 - Police open fire on student protesters at the University of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby, protesting against Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, killing four and leaving another seven injured. Police deny the deaths and claim they only used tear gas. A court grants an injunction barring students from protesting on campus while thousands protest and boycott classes calling for O'Neill's resignation over corruption allegations.Papua New Guinea source
201623 June – a larger battle south of Wau initiated the 2016–17 Wau clashes.South Sudan source
2016July 15–16 – In Turkey, a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces that organized themselves as the Peace at Home Council, unsuccessfully stages a coup against the state institutions, resulting in the deaths of at least 240 people and triggering a series of unprecedented purges throughout the country.source
201615 July – 2016 Turkish coup d'état attemptTurkey source
2016September 9 – The government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea calling it "maniacal recklessness".source
2016October 7 – Three events that will play a significant role in the 2016 United States presidential election all take place on the same afternoon: (1) U.S. intelligence agencies publicly accuse the Russian government of using computer hacking to interfere with the U.S. election process; (2) The Washington Post releases a videotape showing candidate Donald Trump privately bragging about sexual improprieties; (3) WikiLeaks releases thousands of private emails from inside the political campaign of candidate Hillary Clinton.source
20167 October – Moroccan general election, 2016Morocco source
2016December 19 – Berlin truck attack: A truck is deliberately driven into the Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, leaving 12 people dead and 56 others injured.source
2016December 23 – The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2334 condemning "Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967".source
2016December 31 – Withdrawal of the majority of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 15 years of war.source
2016Soldiers shoot a 13-year-old boy named Julio Rene Alvarado Ruano and his younger border on the Belieze-Guatemala border starting border tensions.Guatemala source
20171 January - President Jammeh accuses the ECOWAS bloc of "declaring war" on the Gambia after it was said they were putting forces on alert in case he refuses to step down by the deadline of January 19.Gambia source
2017January 8 – 2017 Jerusalem truck attack: A Palestinian assailant entered the road where the Israeli defense forces were located with a truck, killing 4 people and injuring 15 others.source
2017January 27 – U.S. President Donald Trump issues executive order banning travel and immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. Protests against the immigration order erupt nationwide for about two weeks.source
2017March 31 – Horacio Cartes presents to Congress his plans of allowing the re-election of the president of Paraguay for a second term, going against the Constitution of Paraguay, leading to a political crisis which ended in the storm of Congress by liberal activists and in the assassination of Rodrigo Quintana by the police. After this, the Congress votes against the re-election project.source
2017April 7 – In response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town, the U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage U.S.–Russia ties.source
2017April 27 – The 2017 storming of the Macedonian Parliament occurs.source
2017May 22 – An ISIL terrorist bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, kills 22 people and injures more than 500 others.source
201722 May – Manchester Arena is attacked by a suicide bomber following a music concert by American singer Ariana Grande, resulting in multiple casualties. It is the most deadly attack in the UK since the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the first in the North of England since the IRA bombing of Manchester in June 1996.United Kingdom source
20175 June – Qatar plunges into diplomatic crisis as Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the internationally recognised government of Yemen sever ties with it, claiming that national security, media incitement and Qatari support for Iran are the cause.Qatar source
2017June 7 – Two terrorist attacks are simultaneously carried out by five Islamic State (ISIL) terrorists against the Iranian Parliament building and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, both in Tehran, leaving 17 civilians dead and 43 more wounded.source
2017June 18 – Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) fire six surface-to-surface mid-range ballistic missiles from domestic bases targeting ISIL forces in the Syrian Deir ez-Zor Governorate in response to the terrorist attacks in Tehran earlier this month.source
201718 June – June 2017 Bamako attackMali source
2017June 22 – The African and Caribbean War Memorial unveiled in Brixton, London.source
2017June 27 – 2017 cyberattacks on Ukraine: A series of cyberattacks using the Petya malware begins, affecting organizations in Ukraine.source
2017July 7 – ISIL affiliated insurgents attacked an Egyptian military checkpoint in Northern Sinai's Rafah which resulted in the deaths of 26 Egyptian personnel including colonel Ahmed Mansi and 44 other insurgents.source
20175 August - Mauritanians vote on the constitutional referendum to abolish the Senate and add red bands to the flag. Criticism of President Aziz's attempts at suppressing opposition also arises.Mauritania source
2017August 18 – The first terrorist attack ever sentenced as a crime in Finland kills two people and injures eight others. Islamic terrorist Abderrahman Bouanane, a Moroccan man carried out the ISIS-inspired attack in southwest Finland.source
2017August 25–ongoing – A military operation targeting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar "seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing", according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.source
2017September 1 – Russian President Vladimir Putin expels 755 diplomats in response to United States sanctions.source
2017September 3 – North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.source
20177 September – Tundu Lissu, an MP of the opposition party Chadema, survived being shot multiple times at his home after returning from a parliamentary session by unknown gunmen.Tanzania source
2017November 3 – Syrian Civil War: both Deir ez-Zor in Syria and Al-Qa'im in Iraq are declared liberated from ISIL on the same day.source
2017November 24 – A mosque attack in Sinai, Egypt kills 305 worshippers and leaves hundreds more wounded.source
2017November 27 – Start of the Honduran protests.source
20171 December: During the 2017 Venezuelan protests, negotiations resume between Nicolas Maduro's Venezuelan government and the country's primary opposition coalition held in the Dominican Republic.Dominican Republic source
2017Ongoing rebuilding after Winston, which impacted 62% of the Fiji population and caused F$2 Billion in daage (20% GDP), killed 44 people, and left 131,000 people homeless.Fiji source
2017Ongoing since April 2016 – the Pool WarRepublic of the Congo source
2018January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of South Sudan.source
2018January 20 – Turkey, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announces the beginning of a military offensive to capture a portion of northern Syria from Kurdish forces, amidst the ongoing Kurdish–Turkish conflict.source
2018February 14 – A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida is one of the deadliest school massacres with 17 fatalities and 17 injuries.source
2018March 4 – Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, are poisoned by the Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, England. UK counter-terrorism police investigate amid speculation the Kremlin was behind the incident.source
20187 March – Sierra Leonean general election, 2018Sierra Leone source
2018March 9 – Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, a UAE princess, escaped Dubai with a group of other people. She was arrested by Indian and UAE authorities, a few kilometers off the coast of India. She was then taken back to the UAE.source
2018March 14 – In response to gun violence in the United States, and particularly triggered by the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, thousands of high school students across the country participate in an organized protest they called the National School Walkout.source
201818 March – De facto Abkhazia and South Ossetia take part in the 2018 Russian presidential election, showing record turnout in voting, with local authorities organizing vote and campaigning for Vladimir Putin. Tbilisi condemns the polls as illegal.Georgia source
2018March 23 – An Islamic terrorist attack in Carcassonne and Trèbes, France, kills five people, including the perpetrator.source
20181 April - President Barrow accuses supporters of former President Jammeh of supporting rebels in Senegal's Casamance region.Gambia source
2018April 14 – Syrian Civil War: The United States, the United Kingdom and France order the bombing of Syrian military bases in response to the sarin attack allegedly by the Bashar al-Assad regime on civilians in Ghouta.source
201820 April - The death toll for protests that began two days ago reaches 10 by government figures.Nicaragua source
2018May 3 – The separatist group ETA officially announces its final dissolution after 40 years of conflict and more than 800 deaths in Spain.source
2018May 20 – The 2018 Venezuelan presidential election was held with incumbent President Nicolás Maduro reelected with 67.8% of the vote and the lowest turnout in Venezuela's modern democratic history since the 1958 coup d'état. The elections were denounced as a "sham" by several Latin American countries, the United States, Canada, the Organization of American States and the European Union.source
2018May 24 – The Constitutional Court unanimously upheld the ban of all forms of ritual slaughter, stating that 'the Constitution did not allow easily preventable suffering to be inflicted on animals without a justified cause', and that this provision did 'not disproportionally interfere' with religious freedom.Slovenia source
2018May 26 – Real Madrid wins the 2017-18 Champions League held in Kyiv, Ukraine by beating Liverpool in the final 3–1.source
2018July 10 – Twelve boys and their football coach are successfully rescued from the flooded Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Thailand, following a 17-day ordeal that gained worldwide attention. One person, a law enforcement officer is killed.source
2018July 11–12 – The 2018 Brussels NATO summit is held in Belgium.source
201829 July - Terrorist attack against cyclists in TajikistanTajikistan source
2018August 7 – The United States reimposes sanctions on Iran.source
2018August 10 – Protests against the government of Romania, prime-minister Viorica Dăncilă and PSD leader and corrupt businessman Liviu Dragnea take place in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and other major Romanian cities. In Bucharest, the protests take a violent shape and, in the course of a few hours, over 400 people are injured, including civilians not taking part in the protests and police units, and more than a thousand people suffer effects from tear gas and hand grenades thrown by the Romanian Jandarmerie units deployed and backed by the PSD-ruled government.source
2018August 18–September 2 – The 2018 Asian Games are held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.source
2018September 17 – Syrian Civil War: While the Israeli Air Force conduct missile strikes that hit targets in western Syria, a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance plane is shot down by a Syrian surface-to-air missile, killing all 15 Russian servicemen on board. Russia blamed Israel's military for the accident because the Israeli jets that conducted the strikes allegedly used the Russian plane as cover to allow them to approach their targets without being hit by Syrian fire.source
2018September 22 – An attack at a military parade kills 30 people (including 5 attackers) and injures 70 more in Ahvaz, Iran.source
2018October 17 – A school shooting and bomb attack in Kerch, Crimea, kills 20 people and injures 70 others.source
2018October 20 – 700,000 people march through central London demanding a second referendum on the final Brexit deal. The event is the second most attended protest of the 21st century in the United Kingdom after the "Stop the War" anti-Iraq War march in 2003.source
2018October 20 – President Trump announces that the US will "terminate" the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty over alleged Russian violations.source
2018November 11 – Many nations around the world, particularly ones in Europe and the Commonwealth, along with the United States, commemorate the centenary of the end of World War I with Armistice Day, Veterans Day, and Remembrance Day ceremonies, speeches, parades, and memorials.source
2018November 27 – Kerch Strait incident: Ukraine declares martial law after an armed incident in which the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) coast guard fired upon and captured three Ukrainian Navy vessels attempting to pass from the Black Sea into the Sea of Azov through the Kerch Strait.source
2018December 1–8 – France experiences its worst civil unrest since the protests of 1968 due to the yellow vests movement. Protests in Paris morph into riots, with hundreds of people injured and thousands arrested; over 100 cars are burned, the Arc de Triomphe is vandalized and numerous other tourist sites are closed, both in the capital and elsewhere in the country.source
2018Since 2017 – Ongoing conflict in the Cabo Delgado Province, between Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sunna and Mozambican security forcesMozambique source
2018Ongoing since June 2016 – armed clashes in Wau State between the Dinka-dominated Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and local opposition forces.South Sudan source
2019January 23 – Venezuelan presidential crisis: Thousands of people protest in favor of disputed interim President Juan Guaidó. Several people are killed, and President Maduro severs U.S. diplomatic ties.source
2019February 7 – 2019 Haitian protests: Anti-government protests demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse begin in several cities across the country.source
2019February 14: 2019 Haitian protests: The death toll rises to 9 as protesters ask for Jovenel Moïse to step down as president of Haiti.Haiti source
2019February 26–27 – The Indian Air Force launches airstrikes on purported militant camps in Balakot, Pakistan. It precedes a series of events that lead to the 2019 India–Pakistan standoff.source
201926 February–4 July – 2019 Benin protestsBenin source
2019March 23 – The final territory of the Islamic State, located in Al-Baghuz Fawqani, Syria, is liberated.source
2019March 31 – Taiwan scrambles its fighter aircraft after two Chinese jets crossed the maritime border between the two nations. Just the day before, Japan had similarly scrambled its jets after Chinese jets flew between Miyako and Okinawa.source
2019April 4 – Second Libyan Civil War: The Libyan National Army (LNA) launches a surprise offensive in western Libya, moving units towards the Government of National Accord-held capital Tripoli and capturing Gharyan.source
2019April 11 – Amid mass protests, Omar al-Bashir is deposed as President of Sudan in a coup d'état, after nearly 30 years in office.source
2019April 30 – Venezuelan presidential crisis: Venezuelan opposition leader and disputed interim President Juan Guaidó leads an attempted uprising against President Nicolás Maduro.source
2019May 3–6 – May 2019 Gaza–Israel clashes: The Gaza–Israel conflict escalates after the Israeli military launches airstrikes into Gaza killing more than 20 Palestinians including a pregnant woman and a toddler following the injury of two soldiers from Gazan sniper fire.source
2019May 6 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Army launches a major ground offensive against one of the last rebel strongholds in the country.source
2019May 12 – May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: Four commercial ships, including two Saudi Aramco oil tankers, are damaged near Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman. The UAE claims it as a "sabotage attack", while an early U.S. assessment blames Iran. The incident occurs after increased U.S.-Iran tensions provoked by the deployment of U.S. military to the Persian Gulf in response to an alleged plot by Iran to attack U.S. forces.source
2019June 1 – Liverpool F.C win their 6th UEFA Champions League title against fellow English club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2–0 at the Metropolitano Stadium, with goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi.source
2019June 6 – Sudanese revolution: The African Union suspends Sudan's membership "with immediate effect" after the Khartoum massacre.source
201920 June — Hundreds are injured as Georgian riot police fires rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters trying to overcome a police cordon at the Parliament building in Tbilisi. The incident is sparked by a Russian parliamentarian speaking from the speaker's chair during an international Orthodox assembly. As the opposition and civil society protests continue, the senior ruling Georgian Dream party MP Zakaria Kutsnashvili and chairman of the parliament Irakli Kobakhidze resign, while the Georgian Dream chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili promises to hold the 2020 legislative election as a fully proportional vote with zero threshold, as demanded by the protesters. Russia responds to the Georgian opposition protests by banning flights to Tbilisi and ordering Russian tourists to leave Georgia.Georgia source
2019July 3 – 2019 Tajoura migrant center airstrike: An airstrike by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army hits the Tajoura Detention Center outside Tripoli, Libya, while hundreds of people are inside the facility, killing at least 53 of them and injuring 130 others.source
2019July 19 – The Iranian Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps captures British tanker Stena Impero and temporarily seizes British-operated and Liberian-flagged tanker Mesdar in the Persian Gulf. The British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, warns there will be "serious consequences" if Iran does not release the tanker.source
2019July 21 – A mob of over 100 suspected triad members dressed in white and armed with batons attack commuters indiscriminately at MTR Yuen Long station in Hong Kong, injuring 45, including a pro-democracy legislator and a pregnant woman. Hong Kong police have been accused of allowing the violence to happen due to their delayed response and decision to limit emergency services in the area. (The Guardian) (SCMP)source
201927 July – 40 killed in an Israeli aerial attack on Camp Ashraf in Iraq, targeting IRGC and PMF stockpiles of ballistic missile launchers.source
2019August 12 – 2019–20 Hong Kong protests: Hong Kong International Airport is closed due to protests.source
2019August 13 – Samoan police confirmed they had foiled an assassination plot against Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.Solomon Islands source
2019August 19 – 2019 Papua protests erupt, mainly across Indonesian Papua, in response to an incident in Surabaya where a group of Papuan students were arrested for alleged disrespect of the Indonesian flag. In Jayapura, Sorong, Fakfak, Timika and Manokwari, protests turned violent, with various private buildings and public facilities being damaged or burned. The protests and unrest were described by Reuters as "the most serious civil unrest in years over perceived racial and ethnic discrimination."source
201918 September – Prosecutiors in the case of the latest attempt to kill Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi announce that Eletise Leafa Vitale, convicted of the assassination of one of Malielegoai's cabinet members in another failed attempt at killing him in 1999, will testify in the trial against the conspirators of this year's plot.Samoa source
2019September 21 – U.S. President Donald Trump approves deployment of several hundred troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates following the September 14 attack on Saudi oil refineries. Both Saudi Arabia and Iran vow to defend themselves.source
2019October 1 – 2019–20 Hong Kong protests: A protester is shot in the chest with a live round of ammunition and critically injured.source
2019October 8 – About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland.source
2019October 9 – 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey announces a military invasion of north-eastern Syria, targeting the SDF and other Kurdish militias.source
201918 October – Barbados at the 2019 Military World GamesBarbados source
2019October 19 – An estimated one million people march through London in a protest organised by People's Vote, to demand a second referendum on Brexit.source
2019Attempts to overturn the 2019 Botswana general electionBotswana source
20192018–19 Djibouti Premier LeagueDjibouti source
2020January 2 – The Royal Australian Air Force and Navy are deployed to New South Wales and Victoria to assist mass evacuation efforts amidst the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.source
2020January 3 – A United States drone strike at Baghdad International Airport kills ten people, including the intended target, an Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.source
2020January 5 – Second Libyan Civil War: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya on behalf of the United Nations-backed Government of National Accord.source
2020January 8 – Iran launches ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases hosting U.S. soldiers, injuring over 100 personnel.source
2020January 20 – Thousands of Honduran migrants and asylum-seekers battle with Mexican National Guard and try to force their way across the Suchiate River near Ayutla, San Marcos.Guatemala source
20209 February – Kenya and Djibouti dispute over United Nations Security Council seat.Mauritius source
2020February 29 – Barquisimeto shooting: During a demonstration, pro-government colectivos shoot at disputed President and Speaker of the National Assembly Juan Guaidó and his supporters in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, leaving five injured.source
2020March 5 – The International Criminal Court authorizes the Afghanistan War Crimes inquiry to proceed, reportedly allowing for the first time for U.S. citizens to be investigated.source
2020March 26 – Militants in the Philippines, Syria, Yemen, and Libya agree to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres' call for a ceasefire; some accept medical aid for themselves and civilians in their communities. Colombia and Venezuela discuss a common response to the global pandemic, and the UAE airlifts aid to Iran.source
2020April 6 – The United States designates the Russian Imperial Movement as a terrorist organization and imposes sanctions on its leaders; it is the first white supremacist group the U.S. has designated as a terrorist organization.source
2020April 8 – COVID-19 pandemic: The Saudi–led coalition declares a unilateral ceasefire in its operations against Houthi forces in Yemen in accordance with United Nations-led efforts.source
2020April 17 – The U.N. Human Rights Office accuses Myanmar of carrying out daily airstrikes in the Rakhine and Chin states and that at least 32 civilians have been killed since March 23. The separatist Arakan Army unilaterally declared a month-long ceasefire to fight the pandemic, but the military rejected the ceasefire claiming a previous ceasefire had been reneged by the insurgents.source
2020April 17 – China revises the COVID-19 death toll in Wuhan upward, adding 1,290 more fatalities to bring the country's reported COVID-19 deaths to 4,632.source
2020April 18 – Prime Minister Thomas Thabane deploys the army to the streets of Lesotho to restore order.Lesotho source
2020April 23 – Syrian Civil War: Two former high-ranking members of the Syrian Army go on trial in Koblenz, Germany, for alleged war crimes committed during the civil war. It is the first time that Syrian military officials are prosecuted for their roles in the conflict.source
2020April 25 – Yemeni Civil War: The Southern Transitional Council (STC) announces the establishment of a self-rule administration in southern Yemen and deploys forces in Aden. Governors of multiple southern Yemeni Governorates and Socotra island reject the STC's claim to self-rule and declare their loyalty to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. Months later on July 19, the STC accepts a Saudi-brokered peace deal and abandons its self-rule aspirations.source
2020May 3–4 – Venezuelan dissidents and a North American-based private military company, Silvercorp USA, unsuccessfully attempt to infiltrate Venezuela and forcibly remove President Nicolás Maduro from office.source
2020May 9 – Several Chinese and Indian soldiers are injured in a cross-border clash at the Nathu La crossing. About 150 troops participated in the face-off, which involved fistfights and stone-throwing.source
2020June 4 – Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) says they are in full control of the capital, Tripoli, after forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) retreat from the territory following months of intense fighting in the city.source
2020July 7 – Protests begin throughout Bulgaria with the goal of removing Borisov's cabinet and Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev from office.source
2020July 8 – At least 180 bodies are found in mass graves in Djibo, Burkina Faso, where soldiers are fighting jihadists. It is suspected that government forces were involved in mass extrajudicial executions.source
2020August 9 – A presidential election in Belarus which led to incumbent Alexander Lukashenko's reelection sparks protests throughout the country after major opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya rejected the results. Seven days later, the largest political march in Belarusian history takes place, with an estimated 300,000 people in Minsk and 200,000 in other Belarusian cities and towns.source
2020August 19 – The Special Tribunal for Lebanon convicts in absentia Salim Ayyash, a senior member of Hezbollah, for the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.source
202011 September – United States invasion of Panama: Remains of victims of the 1989 invasion in Colón are exhumed for identification.Panama source
202011 September – Deputy Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa resigns over three proposed constitutional amendments, which would alter the power of the land and titles court. She also leaves the Human Rights Protection Party. Other MPs have already left the party over the issue and formed a new opposition party.Samoa source
2020September 16 – A United Nations Human Rights Council fact-finding mission formally accuses the Venezuelan government of crimes against humanity, including cases of killings, torture, violence against political opposition and disappearances since 2014. President Nicolás Maduro and other senior Venezuelan officials are among those implicated in the charges.source
202018 September – Opposition leader Ralph Regenvanu warns about the sale of honorary Vanuatuan citizenship to potential international criminals and people stripped of other nationalities for nefarious activities. The government says it has stopped selling its citizenship but promises further investigation into the matter.Vanuatu source
2020September 27 – Beginning of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: deadly clashes erupt in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces. Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Republic of Artsakh introduce martial law and mobilize forces.source
2020November 18 – 217th anniversary of the Battle of Vertières (Public holiday)Haiti source
2020November 19 – The Brereton Report into Australian war crimes during the War in Afghanistan is released.source
2020Beginning of the Tigray War: Ethiopia launches an offensive in Tigray following an attack on Ethiopian military bases by the Tigray People's Liberation Front.source
202027 December 2019 – 5 September 2020: 2019–20 Djibouti Premier LeagueDjibouti source
2021January 6 – Supporters of US President Donald Trump attack the US Capitol, disrupting certification of the 2020 presidential election, and forcing both houses of Congress to evacuate. Five people die during the ensuing riot. The event is classified as a domestic terrorist attack, and draws international condemnation.source
2021January 19 – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deports between four and six asylum seekers to Mauritania on the last day of President Donald Trump′s administration.Mauritania source
202127 January: Over 67,600 internally displaced persons (IDPs) across 196 sites in Idlib and Aleppo have again been displaced due to heavy rains, which destroyed tents, food and belongings.Syria source
2021February 1 – A coup d'état in Myanmar removes Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restores military rule leading to widespread demonstrations across the country.source
2021February 4 – US President Joe Biden announces that the United States will cease providing weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for use in the Yemeni Civil War.source
202114 February – Militants of the Islamic State's Central Africa Province raid the town of Ndalya in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 11 civilians and three members of the armed forces.Republic of the Congo source
2021February 25 – The Armenian military calls for prime minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign. Pashinyan accuses the military of attempting a coup d'état.source
2021March 21 – Clashes in Apure between Colombian FARC dissidents and the Venezuelan Armed Forces cause at least six casualties, as well as displacing 4,000 Venezuelans.source
2021April 2 – Russia warns NATO against sending any troops to aid Ukraine, amid reports of a large Russian military build-up on its borders.source
2021April 11 – Iran accuses Israel of "nuclear terrorism" and vows revenge after a large explosion destroys the internal power system of the Natanz uranium enrichment plant.source
2021April 17 – The Czech government concludes that the Russian GRU was responsible for the blast of two ammo warehouses in Vrbětice in 2014. 18 Russian diplomats and alleged spies are subsequently expelled.source
2021April 24 – U.S. president Joe Biden becomes the first U.S. president to formally recognize the Ottoman killings of Armenians during World War I as genocide.source
2021May 11 – 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis: Israel hits the Gaza Strip with airstrikes as Hamas increases rocket fire. This follows tensions over the possible eviction of several Palestinians due to a long-standing property dispute in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem.source
2021May 15 – Fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants continues to escalate, as the death toll exceeds 150. An Israeli airstrike destroys a high-rise office building in Gaza occupied by Associated Press, Al Jazeera, and other media outlets.source
2021May 24 – A coup d'état in Mali removes interim president Bah Ndaw and the acting prime minister, Moctar Ouane, from power and restores military rule leading to the country being suspended from the Economic Community of West African States and the African Union, as well as France suspending its military operations in the country.source
2021May 29 – 2021 UEFA Champions League Final; Chelsea become champions, defeating fellow English club Manchester City 1–0 to win the UEFA Champions League for the second time.source
2021June 28 – Tigray War: The Tigray Defense Force seizes the Tigrayan capital Mekelle shortly after the Ethiopian government declares a ceasefire.source
2021July 5 – More than 1,000 Afghan soldiers flee to neighbouring Tajikistan after clashing with Taliban militants.source
2021July 7 – Assassination of Jovenel Moïse: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is shot to death by unidentified gunmen at 1:00 am local time in his home. First Lady Martine Moïse is injured and hospitalized.source
2021August 5 – Tigray War: The Tigray Defense Forces seize the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lalibela.source
202112 August - Russia will provide $1.1 million to build a new military outpost near Tajik-Afghan border following deteriorating security condition in Afghanistan.Tajikistan source
2021August 12 – Vanuatu stops the sale of its citizenship and revokes the citizenship it gave last April to a Syrian national for US$130,000.Vanuatu source
202112 August - Zambian President Edgar Lungu deploys army members throughout the country as Zambia holds election.Zambia source
2021August 15 – 2021 Taliban offensive: The Taliban capture Kabul; the Afghan government surrenders to the Taliban.source
2021August 27 – The United States launches an airstrike that it claims killed the Islamic State member who was believed to have planned the Kabul airport bombings. However, the U.S. Defense Department later acknowledged that the strike instead killed ten civilians, including seven children, and that no terrorists were killed.source
2021August 30 – The United States withdraws its last remaining troops from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, ending 20 years of operations in Afghanistan.source
2021September 5 – 2021 Guinean coup d'état: Guinea's President Alpha Condé is detained by an elite military unit led by a former French legionnaire, Lt. Col. Mamady Doumbouya, claiming to have seized power.source
202117 September - Suspected criminals, known locally as Dahalo, attacked the villages of Ambohitsohy and Vohitsimbe in Marovitsika Commune, Befotaka Atsi Region. The incidents involved up to 120 assailants. At least 46 people were killed in the clashes, including 42 suspected Dahalo and four villagers. The motive for the incident is not clear; however, attacks have been linked to cultural practices involving cattle rustling.Madagascar source
202113 October – Pro-democracy protests intensify in Eswatini, as police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds during this week's protests. Government spokespeople have denied to comment as King Mswati III denies accusations of autocratic rule in the last absolutist monarchy in Africa.Eswatini source
2021October 25 – The Sudanese military launches a coup against the government. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is placed under house arrest. President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declares a state of emergency and announces the dissolution of the government.source
2021November 5 – Tigray War: The Tigray People's Liberation Front forms a coalition with eight other rebel groups with the aim of defeating the Ethiopian government "by force or by negotiations."source
2021December 11 – New York City FC defeat the Portland Timbers at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, and win MLS Cup title for the first time in their history.source
2022January 6 – The CSTO deploys a "peacekeeping" mission in Kazakhstan, including Russian paratroopers, following a request by Kazakh president Tokayev.source
20228 February – Armed terrorists attack W National Park in the North of Benin. Of the eight people killed, five were park rangers, one was their French instructor, another a soldier, and the last an official. Ten people were injured.Benin source
202214 February – The flag of Mauritius is raised on the British-controlled Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean for the first time in history. Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth describes the event as a "historic moment", saying that it was time for the United Kingdom to cede control of the archipelago.Mauritius source
2022February 24 – The Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 fall sharply in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Oil prices exceed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014.United States source
2022March 2 – The International Criminal Court begins an investigation into possible war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.source
20222 March – Paraguay voted on a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.Paraguay source
2022March 3 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following an attack by its troops on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – the largest in Europe – which led to a fire at the site.source
2022March 4 – Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: An Afghan man on behalf of the Islamic State – Khorasan Province commits a suicide attack at a Shia mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing 63 people.source
2022March 9 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following an air strike in Mariupol that destroys a hospital including a maternity and children's ward.source
2022March 16 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A Russian airstrike on the Mariupol Theatre in Mariupol kills an estimated 600 civilians sheltering inside.source
2022March 24 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: NATO announces that four new battlegroups totaling 40,000 troops will be deployed in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, along with enhanced readiness for potential chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.source
2022March 27 – The M23 offensive begins in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.source
2022April 3 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: As Russia's forces retreat from areas near Kyiv, it is accused by Ukraine of war crimes, amid mounting evidence of indiscriminate civilian killings, including the Bucha massacre.source
2022April 8 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following a missile attack on Kramatorsk train station, which kills 59 civilians trying to evacuate, including seven children.source
2022April 14 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian flagship Moskva becomes the largest warship to be sunk in action since World War II. Ukraine claims to have struck it with Neptune anti-ship missiles, while Russia claims it sank during stormy weather after an onboard fire.source
2022May 16 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Siege of Mariupol ends in a Russian victory as Ukrainian troops are evacuated from Mariupol.source
2022May 28 – Spanish club Real Madrid beat English club Liverpool 1–0 to win the UEFA Champions League final played at the Stade de France in Paris, France.source
2022June 19 – The second round of the 2022 Colombian presidential election is held, and former guerrilla fighter for the 19th of April Movement and incumbent senator, Gustavo Petro, defeats businessman and former mayor of Bucaramanga, Rodolfo Hernández Suárez.source
2022June 24 – The United States' Supreme Court rules in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that America's constitution does not confer a right to abortion. In response, mass protests against the decision form across the US as well as in France, the UK and Canada.source
20222 July - Protests erupt in the capital Skopje over the French proposal to unblock EU accession talks with North Macedonia.North Macedonia source
2022July 22 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia and Ukraine sign the Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement brokered by Turkey and the United Nations to facilitate the shipment of grain exports and reduce soaring global food prices.source
202222 July - Israel attacked government military positions near Damascus, killing three Syrian government soldiers and wounding seven others.Syria source
2022August 5 – August 7 – Israel launches airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, killing Islamic Jihad military leader Tayseer Jabari. Both parties agree to a ceasefire after three days of skirmish.source
2022August 9 – August 18: Guyana at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity GamesGuyana source
2022September 2 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The G7 economies agree to impose a price cap on Russian petroleum exports.source
2022September 12 – September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes: Azerbaijan attacks Armenian positions near the cities of Vardenis, Goris, Sotk and Jermuk, and occupies certain areas of its territory along the Armenia–Azerbaijan border. Over the next few days, more than 100 Armenian soldiers are killed in the clashes, while Azerbaijan acknowledges 71 fatalities among its forces.source
2022September 16 – Protests erupt in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country's "morality police".source
2022October 1 – A fatal human crush occurs during an association football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia, killing 135 people and injuring more than 500.source
2022October 8 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: An explosion occurs on the Crimean Bridge connecting Crimea and Russia, killing three and causing a partial collapse of the only road bridge between the Crimean Peninsula and the Russian mainland. Two days later, retaliatory missile strikes are conducted by Russia across Ukraine, the most widespread since the start of the invasion, notably including attacks on Kyiv.source
2022October 29 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: In response to an alleged Ukrainian drone attack against the Black Sea Fleet, Russia suspends its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative.source
2022November 11 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Ukrainian forces recapture Kherson, the only regional capital to be taken by Russia since the start of the war.source
20222021–22 Djibouti Premier LeagueDjibouti source
20222022 Vanuatuan general electionVanuatu source
202320 January – North Macedonia and Bulgaria denounce a hate crime committed against Hristian Pendikov, secretary of the Bulgarian cultural club Tsar Boris III, in Ohrid.North Macedonia source
2023January 21 – Tigray War: Eritrean forces withdraw from Shire and other major towns in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.source
2023February 3 – The US announces it is tracking alleged Chinese spy balloons over the Americas, later announcing that the balloons did not collect any information. One balloon drifts from Yukon to South Carolina before being shot down the next day, and a second hovers over Colombia and Brazil. This event is followed by subsequent detections and shootdowns of high-altitude objects elsewhere.source
2023February 28 – Over 90 Trinidad and Tobago nationals, including at least 56 children, are unlawfully detained in northeast Syria in camps and prisons associated with ISIS.Trinidad and Tobago source
2023March 4 – Kivu conflict: Burundi deploys 100 troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help fight insurgencies by militias, including M23.source
2023March 8 – Allied Democratic Forces jihadist insurgents use machetes to kill about 35 people in the village of Mukondi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.source
2023March 10 – Kivu conflict: Angola announces the deployment of troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the failure of a ceasefire between government forces and M23 rebels in North Kivu.source
202323 March – 2019 Samoa assassination plot: Two men are found guilty of conspiring to kill the former Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi after a trial before the country's Supreme Court.Samoa source
2023March 26 – 2023 Israeli judicial reform protests: Large-scale spontaneous protests erupt across Israel in the wake of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firing his defense minister who criticized the government's judicial overhaul plan.source
2023April 5 – Clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli police happen at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.source
2023April 10 – Two document leaks from the Pentagon detailing foreign military aid relating to the Russo-Ukrainian war are leaked onto the Internet.source
2023April 15 – Fighting breaks out across Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The RSF captures Khartoum International Airport, and the presidential palace in Khartoum.source
2023June 23 – Russo-Ukrainian war: The Wagner Group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, begins an armed conflict with the Russian military, seizing the city of Rostov-on-Don and portions of the Voronezh Oblast before withdrawing the next day, after a peace agreement brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.source
2023July 3 – In the largest incursion by Israel into the West Bank since the Second Intifada, the Israeli military deploys ground forces and armed drones into the Jenin camp, killing 13 people and injuring more than 100. An attack claimed by Hamas as retaliation for the incursion, occurs in Tel Aviv the following day, injuring nine.source
2023August 14 – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders meet in Luanda, Angola, to discuss their military mission in the Cabo Delgado region.Mozambique source
2023September 6 – Tajikistan announces that it killed three Jamaat Ansarullah Islamist militants on 29–30 August after they crossed the border from Afghanistan to carry out terrorist attacks in Tajikistan.Tajikistan source
2023September 19 – Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Armenia-backed Republic of Artsakh, which ends with a swift Azerbaijani victory. Protests erupt in Armenia, Artsakh announces the dissolution of government institutions, and over 100,000 ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh.source
2023September 24 – 2023 Nigerien crisis: French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will end its military presence in Niger and will recall its ambassador from the country.source
2023October 7 – Gaza war: Hamas launches an incursion into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and taking about 240 hostages, prompting a military response from the Israel Defense Forces. Israel launches numerous air strikes on Lebanon after rockets are fired by Hezbollah and further attempts are made to penetrate Israel.source
2023October 8 – Israel's Security Cabinet formally declares war for the first time since the Yom Kippur War in 1973.source
2023October 31 – Israel intercepted a Yemeni Houthi ballistic missile with its Arrow 2 missile defense system. The interception occurred above Earth's atmosphere above the Negev Desert, making it the first instance of space combat in history.source
2023November 2 – The Beatles release "Now and Then", the band's last ever song, featuring restored vocals by John Lennon (1940–1980), as well as guitar tracks by George Harrison (1943–2001).source
2023November 6 – Gaza war: The death toll in Gaza is reported to have passed 10,000. United Nations Secretary General António Guterres calls for a humanitarian ceasefire to increase the flow of aid to civilians.source
2023November 20 – A Boeing P-8A Poseidon operated by the United States Navy overshot the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Kaneohe, Hawaii. No one died.source
2023November 23 – Riots broke out in Dublin, Ireland after a mass stabbing on Parnell Square East which injured 4 people.source
20239 December – 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis: The United Nations Security Council holds a closed-door meeting on the ongoing crisis between Venezuela and Guyana over the Guayana Esequiba Region, but takes no immediate action.Guyana source
202316 December – Bahrain National Day: The celebrations will be held 3 days later due to the Kingdom's mourning because of the Death of Emir of Kuwait, Nawaf Al-Ahmad.Bahrain source
2023December 18 – A number of shipping companies announce a temporary suspension of their operations in the Red Sea due to continued attacks on vessels by Houthi rebels.source
2023December 22 – Gaza war: The death toll in Gaza is reported to have passed 20,000, almost 1% of its population and surpassing the casualties in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.source
2023December 29 – A genocide case against Israel is brought towards the International Court of Justice by South Africa for Israel's invasion and subsequent bombardment of the Gaza Strip, and its role in the subsequent humanitarian crisis.source
2023December 29 – Russo-Ukrainian war: Russia launches the largest wave of drones and missiles on Ukrainian cities since the start of the war in an overnight assault, killing at least 39 people and injuring at least 160 others. Ukraine launches a drone assault the following day, killing at least 21 people, including three children, and injuring 110 others, including 17 children.source
20232022–23 Djibouti Premier LeagueDjibouti source
2024January 3 – 2024 Kerman bombings: An Islamic State double bombing kills 94 people during a memorial event commemorating the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in Kerman, Iran. The bombing was carried out using two briefcase bombs placed at the entrance that were detonated remotely.source
2024January 8 – Ecuadorian conflict (2024–present): Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declares a state of emergency following the escape of Los Choneros drug cartel leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar from prison. The military was deployed onto the streets and into prisons, while setting a national nighttime curfew.source
2024January 12 – Operation Prosperity Guardian: A U.S.-led coalition launches airstrikes at Houthi militant locations in Yemen, marking a retaliation to the Houthis' attacks on ships in the Red Sea.source
2024January 26 – Gaza war: The UN's International Court of Justice rules that Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stops short of ordering an immediate halt to operations.source
20242 February – King Tupou VI withdraws confidence from Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni, removing his Armed Forces portfolio, and dismisses foreign minister Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu.Tonga source
2024February 29 – Gaza war: Soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces open fire on a crowd of civilians in Gaza City, killing more than 100 people, as the Palestinian casualties of the war exceed 30,000.source
2024Allies of former President Horacio Cartes in the Senate expel opposition Senator Kattya González over alleged administrative misconduct, prompting protests in Asunción.Paraguay source
2024March 11 – Haitian acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry announces his pending resignation from both offices amid an ongoing crisis marked by gang warfare in the country.source
2024March 14 – The United Nations estimates that at least 56% of Palestinian civilians killed in the Gaza war were women and children.source
2024March 22 – Islamic State-affiliated gunmen attack concertgoers at Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Russia, killing at least 151 people and injuring 609.source
2024March 25 – The UN Security Council passes a resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in the Gaza war and demanding the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.source
2024April 13 – Iran launches retaliatory strikes against Israel after an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus earlier in the month.source
2024April 17 – Gaza war protests at universities escalate across the globe and allege Israel is committing genocide.source
202428 April – National Heroes' DayBarbados source
2024The Government extends the temporary ban on all martial arts groups by six months, citing violence linked to some groups.East Timor source
2024May 15 – Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is shot and hospitalized while meeting with supporters at an event in Handlová.source
2024May 19 – A coup d'état attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reportedly led by Christian Malanga leads to unrest in Kinshasa. Government soldiers quickly intervene, arresting the coup leaders and reportedly restoring calm.source
202419 May - Several people are injured after a shell fired from neighboring Kinshasa during the 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt flies across the Congo River and lands on a neighborhood of Brazzaville.Republic of the Congo source
2024May 24 – The UN's highest court, the ICJ, rules that Israel must halt its military offensive in Rafah, southern Gaza.source
2024The government invokes the Internal Security Act, bans 12 Famo music groups linked to deadly rivalries and deploys the Lesotho Defence Force.Lesotho source
2024July 13 – While campaigning for the 2024 United States presidential election, former President Donald Trump is shot in the right ear in an assassination attempt at a rally he held near Butler, Pennsylvania.source
2024August 5 – Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina announces her resignation and flees to India following nationwide protests.source
2024August 11 – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces that the Ukrainian military is conducting a cross-border offensive inside Russia's western Kursk Oblast. Russia says that 76,000 people have been evacuated from the region.source
202413 August - The Supreme Court upholds a controversial provision of the 1938 Sedition and Subversive Activities Act.Eswatini source
2024August 25 – The Israel Defense Forces begin a series of preemptive strikes against targets in the south of Lebanon.source
2024September 15 – Ryan Wesley Routh is accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump in Florida. Routh is later captured and arrested, and a trial date has been set for 2025.source
202424 September – The United States Navy vessel USNS Big Horn runs aground and is damaged off the coast of Oman after replenishing the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group.Oman source
2024October 1 – The Israel Defense Forces invade southern Lebanon, escalating its conflict against Hezbollah.source
2024November 21 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif on accusations of war crimes committed during the Gaza war.source
2024November 30 – Syrian civil war: Opposition forces seize control of most of Aleppo, Syria, prompting the first Russian airstrikes on the city since 2016.source
2024December 3 – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law during a late-night address broadcast live on YTN television, accusing the country's main opposition Democratic Party of sympathizing with North Korea and engaging in anti-state activities.source
2024December 8 – Syrian civil war: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flees from Damascus to Moscow after being overthrown, ending his presidency and the Ba'athist Syria regime after a total of 61 years. The Syrian opposition forms the Syrian transitional government as a provisional government.source
20248 December – 2024 Syrian opposition offensives: The city of Homs and the capital Damascus fall to rebel forces, marking the end of the regime of president Bashar al-Assad, who flees the country and receives asylum in Russia.Syria source
2025January 15 – Gaza war: Israel and Hamas approve a ceasefire agreement that seeks to end the war, exchange Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and allow in international aid. It takes effect on January 19.source
2025January 15 – The President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, is successfully arrested after a second attempt by police following a martial law declaration and successful impeachment motion the previous December.source
2025January 19 – Gaza war: A ceasefire goes into effect, lasting until an Israeli surprise attack on 18 March.source
2025March 3 – The Trump administration pauses military aid to Ukraine, following the Oval Office meeting with Zelenskyy the previous week.source
2025March 5 – The US begins direct negotiations with Hamas over the release of the remaining Israeli hostages. Trump later threatens on Truth Social and X that the people of Gaza "are dead" unless they return the hostages "immediately".United States source
2025March 8 – More than 1,000 people, including civilians, are reported killed in a crackdown by Syrian transitional government security forces in the Alawite region, described as the country's worst violence for years.source
2025March 18 – Israel launches widespread aerial bombardments and attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 591 people, including children, ending the ceasefire agreement reached in January.source
2025March 19 – Nationwide protests erupt across Turkey following the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on charges of corruption and terrorism.source
2025April 22 – Pakistan backed attackers affiliated with The Resistance Front open fire on a group of tourists after asking their religion at the Baisaran Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India, killing 26 and injuring at least 20.source
202528 April – National Heroes' DayBarbados source
2025May 7 – 2025 India–Pakistan conflict: India launches several missiles into Pakistani territory in response to the 2025 Pahalgam attack two weeks prior.source
202529 May – Arnolfo Teves Jr., a Filipino congressman who had been seeking sanctuary in Timor-Leste after being wanted in his home country for the Pamplona massacre in 2023, is deported and repatriated on national security grounds and concerns over Dili's accession to ASEAN.East Timor source
2025June 5 – Eight migrants are reported dead while 22 others are reported missing after being offloaded by traffickers from a boat off the Djiboutian coast.Djibouti source
2025June 13 – Iran–Israel war: Israel conducts air strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, killing military commanders including Hossein Salami; Iran retaliates.source
2025June 14 – The No Kings protests occur across many cities in the U.S., as well as Canada, Europe, Japan and Mexico, against Donald Trump.source
202516 June – The headquarters of the state broadcaster IRIB in Tehran is bombed by Israel during a live broadcast, killing at least one person.Iran source
2025June 22 – Iran–Israel war: The United States carries out B-2 bomber airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.source
2025June 23 – Iran launches missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq in response to the previous day's strikes.source
2025June 24–25 – A NATO summit is held at the World Forum in The Hague, Netherlands.source
2025July 13 – Several clashes erupt in southern Syria between armed Druze and Bedouin groups.source
2025July 24 – Armed conflicts break out between Cambodia and Thailand after the escalation of a border dispute. At least 39 people are killed and more than 100,000 displaced due to the conflicts.source
2025September 8 – Mass anti-government protests erupt in Nepal, resulting in at least 22 deaths and hundreds injured. Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli resigns the following day amidst the demonstrations.source
2025September 9 – Russian drone incursion into Poland: Multiple drones breach Polish airspace during a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine and are intercepted by Polish and NATO forces, marking the first attack on NATO territory and prompting Poland to invoke Article 4.source
2025September 16 – A UN Human Rights Council commission of inquiry finds that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.source
2025September 19 – Estonian airspace near Vaindloo island is violated by three Russian MiG-31 jets. In response, Estonia invokes Article 4 of NATO.source
20258 October – Russian president Vladimir Putin arrives in Dushanbe for a three-day state visit and a summit meeting with CIS leaders.Tajikistan source
2025October 9 – Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of a Gaza peace deal, paving the way for a ceasefire, almost exactly two years after the conflict began.source
2025October 9 – 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict: Pakistan reportedly carries out airstrikes in Kabul, Khost, Jalalabad, and Paktika, targeting Noor Wali Mehsud, an internationally designated terrorist.source
202513 October – National Heroes' DayBahamas source
202529 November – Deposed Guinea-Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embaló goes into exile in the Republic of the Congo from Senegal following the 2025 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état.Republic of the Congo source
2025December 2 – Yemeni civil war: The Southern Transitional Council launches a large-scale military offensive across Southern Yemen, breaking years of military stalemate in the conflict.source
20257 December – An unsuccessful coup attempt is carried out against President Talon.Benin source
202516 December – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation barring Sierra Leonean nationals from entering the United States.Sierra Leone source
2025December 25 – The United States, in cooperation with the Nigerian government, initiates a series of airstrikes targeting Islamic State-affiliated militants operating in the country's Sokoto State. US President Donald Trump states that rising extremist violence against Christians is a primary reason for the strikes.source