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30 November 2024 – Syrian civil war
Northwestern Syria offensive
Battle of Aleppo
Pro-government forces close Aleppo International Airport and major roads in Aleppo, Syria, as rebels continue to advance into the city. The airport is later captured by the rebels. (The Telegraph) (Reuters)
Rebels capture the Citadel of Aleppo and the University of Aleppo as they continue to advance through the city. (New Arab)
Rebel tanks reach the main Saadallah al-Jabiri Square in Aleppo's city centre with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reporting that a majority of the city is now under the control of rebel forces. (BBC News)
The Syrian Army announces a total withdrawal from Aleppo, formally acknowledging the fall of the city to rebel forces, and saying that its troops will regroup and launch a counter-offensive to retake the city. (Reuters)
A Russian airstrike hits a busy roundabout in Aleppo, killing at least 16 people and injuring 20 others, the first time that Russian warplanes have targeted the city since 2016. (SOHR)
Operation Dawn of Freedom
The Turkish-backed Syrian National Army launches an offensive called Operation Dawn of Freedom in northern Aleppo Governorate, capturing the town of Tadef. (Caliber.az)
A Syrian rebel coalition declares full control of Idlib Governorate after capturing the towns of Maarat al-Numan and Khan Shaykhun. (Al Arabiya)
Rebel forces led by Tahrir al-Sham capture the Abu al-Duhur Air Base in Idlib Governorate following the withdrawal of the Syrian Armed Forces. (Sky News Arabia) (Caliber.az)
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) take control of the Shiite-majority towns of Nubbul and Al-Zahraa in Aleppo Governorate after Syrian government forces withdraw from the towns. (Kurdistan 24)
Rebel forces capture the towns of Morek, Kafr Zita, Qalaat al-Madiq, and Al-Lataminah in Hama Governorate. (Lbc)
Rebel forces advance within 20 kilometers of the regional capital Hama with heavy clashes underway on the M5 Motorway. Pro-government forces reportedly retreat from the city and Hama Air Base toward Homs Governorate. (Anadolu Ajansi) (SOHR)
SDF forces clash with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army near Tell Abyad, Raqqa Governorate and in Manbij District, Aleppo Governorate, as pro-government forces withdraw from the region, leaving a power vacuum. (SOHR)
Southern Syria offensive
South Syrian rebel groups announce a new offensive on Daraa Governorate and Suwayda Governorate with the goal of implementing a pincer movement on Damascus. (Al-Araby)
30 November 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip kills five people, including employees of World Central Kitchen. (AP)
30 November 2024 – Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Two people are killed and six others are injured in three airstrikes by Israel in southern Lebanon that occurred despite the ceasefire with Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera)
30 November 2024 –
Vietnam approves a $67 billion high speed rail line from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, which will be an updated version of the North–South express railway proposal. (Reuters)
At least 27 people are killed and more than 100 others are missing when a boat capsizes in the Niger River in Kogi State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
30 November 2024 – 2024 Copa Libertadores
In association football, Botafogo win their first Copa Libertadores title after defeating Atlético Mineiro 3–1 in an all-Brazilian final at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP)
29 November 2024 – Syrian civil war
Northwestern Syria offensive
Battle of Aleppo
Anti-Assad forces led by Tahrir al-Sham enter the city of Aleppo, Syria, for the first time since 2016 with heavy urban fighting reportedly underway in the western neighbourhoods of the city. A rebel coalition spokesman confirms that an operation to capture Aleppo has officially begun. (CNN) (The New Arab)
Rebel forces reach the city centre of Aleppo after overrunning multiple neighbourhoods, including New Aleppo. (Anadolu Agency) (AP)
Syrian state media reports that four people are killed when rebel forces shell the University of Aleppo. (Reuters)
Rebel forces capture the towns of Al-Hadher, Khan Tuman and Al-Eiss in Aleppo Governorate. (SOHR)
Rebel forces capture the city of Saraqib in Idlib Governorate, which has been held by government forces since 2020. Pro-government forces withdraw from the city after two days of clashes. (ABC News) (Anadolu Ajansi)
29 November 2024 – Russo-Ukrainian War
Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine–NATO relations
Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that his country is ready to agree to a ceasefire if NATO protects parts of Ukraine. (Kyiv Post)
29 November 2024 – Sudanese civil war
Battle of Khartoum
It is reported that 12 children have died this month in Khartoum, Sudan, due to city-wide malnutrition. (Sudan Tribune)
29 November 2024 – 2024–2025 floods in Southeast Asia and South Asia
At least three people are killed and more than 84,000 people are displaced by flooding in Malaysia, primarily in Kelantan. (AP)
29 November 2024 – 2024–25 Australian region cyclone season
The death toll from the floods and landslides in North Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 31, with ten others injured, and dozens of others missing. (DW)
29 November 2024 –
Six people are killed and eight others are injured after a launching gantry and precast concrete segments collapsed onto the Rama II Road at a construction site of the Ekkachai - Ban Phaeo Intercity Motorway [th] in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (Bangkok Post)
29 November 2024 – 2024 Irish general election
Citizens of Ireland vote in a snap election to elect the 174 members of the 34th Dáil Éireann. (DW)
29 November 2024 –
The United Kingdom House of Commons votes 330–275 to pass the second reading of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, marking the first time the Parliament has voted in favour of assisted dying. The bill will now need to pass several more stages before becoming law. (The Guardian)
28 November 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Russian Defence Ministry claims that Russian forces have taken the village of Nova Illinka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, Ukrainian energy crisis
Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack on civilian and critical infrastructure in Ukraine, injuring at least five people and causing blackouts for more than a million households. (CNN)
28 November 2024 – Syrian civil war
Northwestern Syria offensive
More than 130 Syrian Army soldiers are killed and dozens of others are captured as rebel forces led by Tahrir al-Sham advance to within 10 kilometres of Aleppo, Syria. (Reuters)
Rebel forces cut off the strategic M5 Motorway which connects Aleppo to Damascus and also capture the district of Khan al-Asal near Aleppo. (i24 News) (The Guardian)
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier is killed in a shootout in Aleppo. (Rudaw)
Russian and Syrian warplanes strike rebel-held positions across Idlib Governorate. Separately, at least 17 people are killed in airstrikes on the towns of Atarib and Darat Izza in Aleppo Governorate. (Reuters) (SOHR)
28 November 2024 – Hezbollah–Israel conflict
2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement
Israel and Hezbollah accuse each other of violating ceasefire terms that came into action the prior day, following an Israeli Air Force airstrike on a Hezbollah missile storage facility and the Israeli Defense Forces opening fire on suspected combatants moving into southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
28 November 2024 – 2024–25 Australian region cyclone season
Landslides and flash floods caused by Cyclone Robyn kill at least 27 people and injure dozens of others in North Sumatra, Indonesia. (Reuters)
28 November 2024 – 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
At least twelve people, including four children, are killed and more than 250,000 people are evacuated due to flooding and landslides caused by Deep Depression BOB 08 in Sri Lanka. (DW)
28 November 2024 – 2024 South Korean snowstorm
At least six people are killed in traffic accidents and more than 140 flights are canceled in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, due to a winter storm in the country, marking the third heaviest snowfall in Seoul since 1907. (AP) (Yonhap) (Newsweek)
28 November 2024 – 2024 Ugandan landslides
Fifteen people are killed and 113 others are missing in landslides in Bulambuli, Uganda. (Al Jazeera)
28 November 2024 – Georgia–European Union relations, Potential enlargement of the European Union
Accession of Georgia to the European Union
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze temporarily suspends the country's accession to the European Union until 2028 and accuses the European Parliament of blackmail. (Al Jazeera) (Politico)
28 November 2024 – Chad–France relations
The government of Chad announces it will terminate its defense pact with France, stating it wants to fully assert its sovereignty following its independence from France in 1960. (DW) (VOA)
28 November 2024 – Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
The Chinese Communist Party suspends the Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission Admiral Miao Hua from his post following a corruption investigation. (CNA)
28 November 2024 – PTI do-or-die protest, Freedom of the press in Pakistan
Pakistani senior journalist Matiullah Jan and his colleague are abducted by unidentified men while they were reporting on the protests for the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan. (DW) (The Nation)
28 November 2024 – 2024 Georgian parliamentary election protests, Accession of Georgia to the European Union
Thousands of people gather in Tbilisi, Georgia, to protest against Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and his party's decision to suspend the country's accession plans to the European Union. Riot police fire tear gas and water cannons at protesters near the parliament building. (DW) (Yahoo! News) (The New York Times)
28 November 2024 – 2024 Romanian presidential election
The Constitutional Court of Romania requests a recount of all votes cast in the first round of the presidential election following a complaint by candidate Cristian Terheș. (AP)
28 November 2024 –
The Australian House of Representatives passes a bill to restrict social media access for people under the age of 16 years. (NBC News)
27 November 2024 – Israel–Hezbollah conflict
2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement
A 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect. (Reuters) (BBC News)
27 November 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Killing of journalists in the Israel–Hamas war
Seventeen people, including one journalist, are killed in Israeli strikes on the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia and the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. (The New Arab) (Anadolu Agency) (Al Jazeera)
United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
The Joe Biden administration provisionally approves a $680 million military arms package to Israel, including hundreds of small diameter bombs and thousands of JDAMs. (Al Jazeera)
27 November 2024 – Syrian civil war
Northwestern Syria offensive
Syrian opposition forces led by Tahrir al-Sham attack the pro-government Syrian Army in western Aleppo Governorate, capturing eleven towns and villages. (Al Jazeera) (SOHR)
Rojava conflict
Rojavan Kurdish insurgents launch a raid on Turkish-Syrian National Army positions in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, although no casualties are reported. (SOHR)
27 November 2024 –
The City of London Corporation proposes a bill to close the 19th-century Billingsgate Fish Market in Billingsgate and Smithfield Meat Market in Smithfield, City of London, United Kingdom, by 2028. (BBC News) (AP)
27 November 2024 – United States–Venezuela relations, 2024 Venezuelan political crisis
The United States imposes sanctions on 21 Venezuelan officials, including information minister Freddy Ñáñez and planning minister Ricardo Menéndez, for suppressing the protests against the results of the presidential election in July. (DW)
27 November 2024 – Killing of Yuval Castleman
The Israel Defense Forces indicts Sgt. Aviad Frija with reduced manslaughter after he shot and killed Yuval Castleman after mistaking Castleman for a Hamas militant during the 7 October attacks. (The Jerusalem Post)
27 November 2024 – Rohingya genocide, War crimes during the Myanmar civil war
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Ahmad Khan applies for an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader and Chairman of the State Administration Council Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity relating to the deportation and persecution of the Rohingya. (The Guardian)
27 November 2024 – Constitutional crisis in Somalia
2024 Jubaland presidential election
The Banadir Regional Court in Mogadishu, Somalia, issues an arrest warrant for Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe, accusing Madobe of treason and violating the constitution. In response, the regional court in Kismayo, Jubaland, announces a $100,000 reward for the arrest of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, accusing Hassan of treason, undermining national unity, and conspiring with Al-Shabaab militia. (AFP) (Idili News) (Hiiraan Online)
27 November 2024 – 2024 Indonesian local elections
Indonesians vote for governors, regents, and mayors in the country's first simultaneous local elections. (CNN Indonesia)
27 November 2024 – 2024 Namibian general election
Namibians vote in the first round of the general election between 14 candidates for President, and also vote for the 96 members of the National Assembly. (AP) (DW)