Portal:Current events/2016 June 4

Current events of June 4, 2016 (2016-06-04) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian Civil War
  • Syrian Government forces enter Raqqa province, the joint capital of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. It is one of three simultaneous attacks in Iraq and Syria. (Haaretz)

Disasters and accidents

• The flight recorder casings and potential flight recorder of Eastern Flight 980, which crashed in 1985 on Mount Illimani, Bolivia, are recovered by hikers from Boston. (operation thonapa)

Sport

• 2016 French Open – Women's Singles
  • In tennis, Garbine Muguruza of Spain wins the 2016 French Open 7-5 6-4 in an upset defeat of Serena Williams. (CNN)