Current events: 2023-12-13

Wikipedia Current Events · Dec 13, 2023

Armed conflicts and attacks

Myanmar civil war
- Operation 1027
  - Allied rebel forces say they have seized the town of Maw Luu in Sagaing Region. (The Irrawaddy)
- Myanmar peace process
  - The Three Brotherhood Alliance denies rumours of a possible peace deal brokered by China, saying it will continue to fight the military. (The Irrawaddy)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against infrastructure
  - A Russian ballistic missile attack in Kyiv injures over 50 people. (The Guardian)
Mexican Drug War
- Six people are killed and two are injured during a shootout between rival drug cartels in Zacatecas, Mexico. (AP)
Nigerian bandit conflict
- Gunmen kill six people, including four Nigerian Army soldiers, and kidnap two South Korean workers after ambushing their convoy in Rivers State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Yemeni civil war
- A commercial tanker, Ardmore Encounter, is attacked off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea with missiles and gunmen on speedboats. In separate incident, the USS Mason shoots down a drone launched by the Houthis. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

Decommunization
- Bulgarian authorities begin dismantling the 45-meter-high Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia, erected in 1954 to commemorate the Soviet Union's invasion of the country during World War II. The statue is often vandalized with pro-Ukrainian graffiti. (AP)

Business and economy

Tesla recalls two million cars in the United States due to insufficient safety controls within the vehicles' AutoPilot system. This applies "to almost every Tesla sold in the US since the Autopilot feature was launched in 2015." (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Politics and elections

Mark Drakeford announces his resignation as First Minister of Wales and leader of Welsh Labour. A leadership election will be held by Easter 2024 to select Drakeford's replacement. (BBC News)