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**A [[Houthi movement|Houthi]] [[drone strike]] on [[Al Anad Air Base]] in [[Lahij Governorate]], [[Yemen]], during a military parade, kills six soldiers and injures several senior officials. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46822429 (BBC)] |
**A [[Houthi movement|Houthi]] [[drone strike]] on [[Al Anad Air Base]] in [[Lahij Governorate]], [[Yemen]], during a military parade, kills six soldiers and injures several senior officials. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46822429 (BBC)] |
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**Four civil defense volunteers were shot dead by suspected militants in a school in Pattani's Yarang District. Police suspect the attack could have been done by Barisan Revolusi Nasional. Two insurgents were later killed by the police. [https://thethaiger.com/news/south/update-four-defence-volunteers-killed-at-school-by-militants (The Thaiger)] |
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Revision as of 16:30, 19 January 2019
January 10, 2019 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
- A Houthi drone strike on Al Anad Air Base in Lahij Governorate, Yemen, during a military parade, kills six soldiers and injures several senior officials. (BBC)
- South Thailand insurgency
- Four civil defense volunteers were shot dead by suspected militants in a school in Pattani's Yarang District. Police suspect the attack could have been done by Barisan Revolusi Nasional. Two insurgents were later killed by the police. (The Thaiger)
Politics and elections
- 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
- After several delays, the Congolese election commission announces that Félix Tshisekedi is the winner of the December 30 presidential election. (France24)
- Popular candidate Martin Fayulu, who came in second, claims the election was rigged and says he will challenge the result. (AP)
- Crisis in Venezuela, Second inauguration of Nicolás Maduro
- Nicolás Maduro is sworn in for his second term as President of Venezuela amid widespread condemnation over his election as "illegitimate". (Reuters)
- Germany has announced its support for the Venezuelan National Assembly to take over Executive powers in Venezuela. (El Nacional)
- Several Latin American countries close their embassies in Venezuela in protest of Maduro's "illegitimate" election. (Al Jazeera)
- President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, declares a State of Emergency as the country enters a "de facto dictatorship". (Asamblea Nacional)
Science and technology
- Russia confirms that a fireball seen over much of New Zealand on January 5 was its Kosmos 2430 missile early warning satellite, which was launched in 2007. (The Guardian)