Portal:Current events/2014 September 2

September 2, 2014 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Islamist insurgency in Nigeria:
- Dozens of people are killed as Boko Haram captures the town of Bama. (Reuters)
Somali Civil War (2009–present):
- At least six people are reported killed after a U.S. drone strikes a convoy of vehicles believed to be carrying senior members of the militant group Al-Shabaab. (Al-Jazeera)
Sinai insurgency:
- Eleven Egyptian Army soldiers are killed in a roadside bomb attack in the Sinai Peninsula. (Al-Jazeera)
Terrorism in Saudi Arabia:
- Saudi Arabian authorities announce they have arrested 88 people on suspicions of being part of an al-Qaeda cell and plotting attacks inside and outside the kingdom. (Al-Jazeera)
Syrian Civil War
- ISIL releases an Internet video showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff. (Washington Post)
Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
- The United States sends an additional 250 US troops to protect American personnel. (Fox News)

Law and crime

Former Kenyan presidential candidate Quincy Timberlake is charged with murder in the Australian city of Brisbane. (Brisbane Times)
The FBI announces that it is investigating the major iCloud leak that exposed nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Ariana Grande, among others. (MTV)

Politics and elections