Guinean commando forces forcefully remove former president Moussa Dadis Camara and several other officials from a central prison in Conakry amid gunfire. Camara is later taken back into police custody shortly after the alleged kidnapping attempt.
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November 4, 2023 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Rapid Support Forces capture Geneina, capital of West Darfur, after seizing control of the headquarters of the Sudanese military's 15th Infantry Division in the city.
Nine Tehreek-e-Jihad jihadists are killed during a shootout with soldiers when they tried to storm a training air base in Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan.
The Three Brotherhood Alliance captures more junta outposts in their offensive, along with displacing 23,000 people.
Tatmadaw forces strike Laiza, Kachin State, with artillery while an errant shell hits a house on the Chinese side of the border, killing one Chinese civilian and injuring three others.
At least 15 people are killed in Khartoum during shelling between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces.
Ukrainian forces strike Zalyv Shipbuilding yard in the Russian-occupied Kerch, Crimea, with cruise missiles, damaging the Russian corvette Askold.
Disasters and accidents
A bus crashes into a building in Seattle, Washington, United States, killing one person and injuring 12 others.
International relations
Politics and elections
Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia is nominated by the country's ruling New Patriotic Party as their presidential candidate.
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Washington, D.C., United States, demanding a ceasefire.
The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe upholds a decision that disqualifies 14 opposition legislators, after rejecting claims of misrepresentation by an individual alleged to be an opposition official. This decision potentially allows the ruling ZANU–PF party to achieve a constitution-amending parliamentary majority in the upcoming by-elections.
Sports
In association football, Brazilian club Fluminense win their first Copa Libertadores title after defeating Argentine side Boca Juniors 2–1 after extra time in the final.
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