Current events: 2023-07-08

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Sudan conflict
  • Battle of Omdurman
    • At least 22 people are killed during an airstrike in Omdurman, Sudan. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Battle of Donbas
    • Russian forces shell Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, killing eight people and injuring 13 others, according to governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. (BBC News)
• Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
  • Jihadists kill at least 22 civilians in two separate attacks in Namentenga Province, Burkina Faso. (Al Arabiya)
• Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
  • Four insurgents and two officers are killed at a police station in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. (Iran International)

Disasters and accidents

• A plane crashes in Murrieta, California, United States, killing all six people aboard. (Forbes)

Law and crime

• Iran executes two men for their involvement in the Shah Cheragh attack in Shiraz, Fars province. (CNN)

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