Eighteen fighters of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army are killed after attempting to break through the front lines in Northeastern Syria.
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September 3, 2023 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Five civilians are killed in airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces in Khartoum, a continuation of bombings that killed twenty civilians yesterday.
The Syrian Democratic Forces kill and injure eight tribal gunmen who were attempting to cross to Syrian government-held territory.
The Syrian Democratic Forces recapture two towns after having lost them in an earlier offensive by tribal fighters.
Five government and security officials are killed and eleven police officers are injured in a bomb attack on a government compound in Myawaddy, Kayin State, Myanmar.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov amid graft allegations within the Ministry of Defence. The head of the State Property Fund, Rustem Umerov replaces Reznikov.
Disasters and accidents
Heavy flooding at the Burning Man festival in Nevada, United States, kills one person and leaves tens of thousands of people stranded in the Black Rock Desert.
International relations
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that Iran has started talks to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Law and crime
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne says that France will ban disposable electronic cigarettes as part of an effort to combat smoking.
Panamanian professional footballer Gilberto Hernández is shot dead and seven others are wounded by gunmen in Colón, Panama.
Politics and elections
Guatemala's Supreme Electoral Tribunal temporarily reinstates President-elect Bernardo Arévalo's Semilla party, which had been suspended pending an investigation into alleged registration irregularities.
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