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September 26, 2018
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2018-09-26
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Battle of Tripoli (2018)
A ceasefire has ended heavy fighting in
Tripoli
that has killed over 100 people in a month from different militias.
(Fox News)
Northern Mali conflict
At least 15
Tuaregs
are killed when armed men from a rival ethnic group (
Fulani
) attack their village in northern
Mali
, according to local authorities.
(Reuters)
Ahvaz military parade attack
ISIL
claims more attacks will follow Saturday's attack.
(Rudaw)
Gunmen storm a prison in
Cameroon
, releasing up to 80 prisoners.
(IOL)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Pacific hurricane season
Tropical Storm Rosa
forms off the
Pacific Coast of Mexico
. Although Rosa is expected to strengthen, forecasters say that it will remain offshore.
(ABC News)
(CBS News)
Law and crime
Turkey–United States relations
,
2016–present purges in Turkey
Turkish
President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
says that a Turkish court will decide the fate of American pastor
Andrew Brunson
.
(Reuters)
Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination
A third woman accuses
US Supreme Court
nominee
Brett Kavanaugh
of sexual misconduct. Her lawyer submitted her sworn statement to the
Senate Judiciary Committee
.
(
The Wall Street Journal
)
Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal
Investigative website
Bellingcat
releases information identifying one of the suspects involved in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal as
Anatoliy Chepiga
, a decorated
Colonel
of the
Main Intelligence Directorate
.
(
The Guardian
)
American boxer
Victor Ortiz
is arrested for allegedly raping a woman in March, and is expected to be charged with three felonies.
(EOnline)
Science and technology
Exploration of Mars
NASA
's
Opportunity rover
is spotted on satellite imagery three months after it went silent during a
Martian dust storm
.
(CBS News)
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