Seventeen Burkinabé soldiers, thirty-six VDP militiamen, and several dozen Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin militants are killed during fighting in Yatenga, Burkina Faso.
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September 5, 2023 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
France and Niger's military government begin talks on the possible withdrawal of French troops from the West African country.
Governor of Bryansk Oblast Alexander Bogomaz says border guards and security services prevented an attempt by an Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group to cross into Russia.
The Cuban foreign ministry says criminal proceedings have been initiated against a recruiting group primarily seeking to enlist Cuban citizens residing in Russia to fight for the country in Ukraine as mercenary activities are prohibited in Cuba, and reiterated that it was not part of the war.
Russia's defense ministry says it has shot down three Ukrainian aerial drones over Istra, Moscow, and over the Kaluga and Tver regions near Moscow.
Russia's defense ministry says it destroyed four Ukrainian military boats carrying troops in the Black Sea travelling in the direction of Cape Tarkhankut on the Crimean coast.
Business and economy
Viking Link, the world's longest submarine power cable, a joint venture between the United Kingdom's National Grid and Denmark's Energinet, is completed. The HVDC interconnector will supply around 1.4 million homes in the UK with electricity.
Disasters and accidents
Tropical Storm Lee forms east of the Lesser Antilles, moving in west-northwest direction towards the Caribbean.
Law and crime
Enrique Tarrio, leader of the far-right Proud Boys group, is sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy, which is the longest sentence to date handed down to a January 6 defendant.
Spanish football player Jennifer Hermoso files a legal complaint against Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales over a forcible kiss after the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final.
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