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September 4, 2017 (Monday)

Armed attacks and conflicts

Syrian Civil War
- Syrian state television reports the Syrian Army reaches a point 3 kilometers from Deir ez-Zor, a city besieged by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant since 2014. (Reuters)
- Two Russian soldiers, escorting the military staff ceasefire monitoring convoy, are killed in Deir ez-Zor Province by ISIL shelling. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Irma
  - Hurricane Irma is now a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h). Hurricane warnings are issued for the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean, which are expected to be affected Tuesday. Rainfalls of up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) are possible. Irma is forecast to strengthen over the next 48 hours. The governors of Puerto Rico and Florida issue states of emergency. (NPR) (AP via The Washington Post) (National Hurricane Center)

International relations

2017 North Korea crisis
- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo says it is worth reviewing deployment of U.S. strategic assets (aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, and B-52 bombers) to South Korea more regularly. (The Washington Post)
Crisis in Venezuela
- The opposition movement in Venezuela seeks help from France. (ABC news)

Law and crime

Crime in Italy
- Italian fugitive and 'Ndrangheta member Rocco Morabito is arrested in Montevideo, Uruguay, after 23 years on the run. He is now expected to be extradited to Italy in the coming months. (BBC)

Politics and elections