Portal:Current events/2019 October 10

October 10, 2019 (2019-10-10) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2019 Rojava offensive, Kurdish–Turkish conflict
  • Heavy fighting between the Turkish Land Forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces along the Syria–Turkey border reportedly leaves hundreds dead. The International Rescue Committee says 64,000 people in northern Syria have fled since the Turkish offensive began, leaving the border towns of Ras al-Ayn and al-Darbasiyah largely deserted. (Reuters)
  • The Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad blames the offensive on the Kurdish forces. (Xinhua)
• Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)
  • The White House confirms that Ibrahim al-Asiri, chief bomb maker for terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed in an American counter-terrorism operation in Yemen in 2017. (The New York Times)
• 2019 Ecuadorian protests
  • Anti-government protesters parade captured police officers in the Ecuadorian capital Quito, which is de-facto under the control of protesters and the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador. The officers were not harmed, though they were forced to address a large crowd calling on President Lenín Moreno to step down, which was broadcast live by several private broadcasters after being ordered to do so by indigenous leaders. (The Guardian)
  • Protest groups issue a statement demanding that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) leave Ecuador, saying that civil unrest won't stop until they leave. (Bloomberg)
• Terrorism in Indonesia
  • An Islamic State radical attacked multiple people including Indonesia's security minister Wiranto. Two suspects were later arrested. (BBC)

Arts and culture

• The Swedish Academy awards the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature to Olga Tokarczuk, "for a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life", and the 2019 prize to Peter Handke, "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience." The 2018 prize is awarded only now because last year it was postponed due to a scandal. (The Guardian)

Health and environment

• 2019 United States outbreak of lung illness linked to vaping products
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of deaths caused by Vaping-associated pulmonary injury has risen to 27, with an additional 1,299 cases of non-fatal injuries. (The New York Times)

International relations

• 2019 Rojava offensive, European Union–Turkey relations
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatens to send 3.6 million Syrian refugees into Europe if the European Union labels the country's recent offensive in northeastern Syria an "occupation". (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump
  • Two associates of Rudy Giuliani connected to efforts to discredit Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden have been arrested for campaign finance violations, according to a spokesman for the District Court for the Southern District of New York. (CNN)

Sports

• Women's rights in Iran, 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
  • In a men's football match attended by women supporters for the first time in decades, Iran beats Cambodia 14–0. (Al Jazeera)

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