May 23, 2023 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Three Sinjar Resistance Units militants are killed by a Turkish drone strike in Sinjar District, Iraq.

(Reuters)

Kurdish–Turkish conflict

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Four security troops and two private guards are killed after several gunmen tried to storm an oil and gas plant in Hangu, Pakistan.

(AP)

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Disasters and Accidents

Typhoon Mawar officially strengthens into a category 4 super typhoon as it approaches the US territory of Guam.

(CNN)

2023 Pacific typhoon season

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Disasters and accidents

Nine people are injured in a fire caused by an explosion in Eshtehard, Alborz province, Iran.

(Reuters)

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Health and environment

Namibia declares an outbreak after a person dies of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever in Windhoek.

(Reuters)

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Law and crime

Rioting occurs in Ely, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, after two teenage boys were killed when their e-bike collided with a bus as they were being pursued by police.

(BBC News)

2023 Cardiff riot

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