Armed conflicts and attacks

Pakistan designations Iranian IRGC QF Liwa Zainebiyoun brigades as terror group.(VOA)

• https://www.voanews.com/amp/pakistan-bans-iran-backed-shiite-group-fighting-in-syria-/7566593.html

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russia launches drone strikes in Ukraine. Critical infrastructure in the Kherson Oblast is damaged and in Zaporizhzhia the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station is on fire causing around half a tonne of oil products leaking into the Dnipro. (Reuters), (Pravda)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-russian-drones-damage-energy-infrastructure-south-2024-04-12/
• https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/11/7450847/index.amp

Armed conflicts and attacks

Refugees cross into Thailand from Myanmar after the fall of the Myawaddy border town to rebels. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/exodus-thailand-continues-after-fall-key-myanmar-border-town-2024-04-12/

Law and order

The military junta in Mali prohibits all forms of media from reporting on activities of political parties and associations. (NOS)

• https://nos.nl/artikel/2516448-militair-regime-mali-verbiedt-journalisten-verslag-te-doen-van-politiek

International relations

Israel is preparing for a direct attack from Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as the next 24 to 48 hours. A person briefed by the Iranian leadership said that while plans to attack are being discussed, no final decision has been made. (The Wall Street Journal)

• https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iranian-attack-expected-on-israel-in-next-two-days-42b0537c