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While there were fewer conflict deaths between May and September, there were still many armed clashes and a spike in early June. [107] Two dozen local officials appointed by the military were assassinated throughout the month of June with hundreds of bombings at police stations, banks and government offices. [ 108 ]
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or previous year): Major wars (10,000 or more) Minor wars (1,000–9,999) Conflicts (100–999) Skirmishes and clashes (1–99) The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world ...
7 May – Thaksin Shinawatra, the former PM of Thailand, met leaders of the NUG and EAOs, attempting to mediate a resolution of the conflict. [379] 9 May – Myanmar Air Force bombs to a monastery in Akyi Pan Pa Lun, Saw Township, Magway Region killing at least 15 and injuring 30. [380] [381] [382]
Bawku Agricultural Show, 1959. Bawku is a town and is the capital of the Bawku Municipal District, district in the Upper East region of north Ghana, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. [2] [3] [4] It is located approximately between latitudes 11o 111 and 100 401 North and longitude 0o 181w and 0o 61 E in the north-eastern corner of the ...
On 1 August 1962, Kwame Nkrumah stopped in Kulungugu, a minor port of entry in the Pusiga District in Upper East Bawku. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] There was a bomb explosion aimed at killing the President. History
In Kosovo, a state-owned energy company plans to destroy a village to make way for expanded coal mining as the government and the World Bank plan for a proposed coal-burning power plant. The government has already forced roughly 1,000 residents from their homes. Many former residents claim officials violated World Bank policy requiring borrowers to restore their living conditions at equal or ...
Taiwan's defence ministry raised the alarm on Thursday about a renewed surge of Chinese military activity around the island and live fire drills, accusing Beijing of policy instability that ...
The conflict erupted at the Kurram district bordering Khost province of Afghanistan. The skirmish reportedly broke out when Taliban forces attempted to construct a security outpost on the Afghan side of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border barrier , prompting Pakistani troops to open fire to force the other side to stop the activity.