Armed conflicts and attacks

Puntland Defense Forces take full control of the strategic Wangable Well in the northern Qandala district, Bari region, Puntland from ISIS, which had served as a base for the group’s senior leaders, militants, and their families. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online)

• https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/puntland/somalia-puntland-forces-seize-isis-hideout-as-u-s-backed-operation-gains-momentum
• https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Aug/202577/puntland_forces_seize_isis_stronghold_at_wangable_well_in_bari_region.aspx

Disasters and accidents

Eighteen people are killed and nine others are injured when a bus plunges into a valley in Algiers, Algeria. (Bahrain News Agency)

• https://www.bna.bh/en/Algeriabuscrashkills18injures9.aspx?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2BDoU0MlJVGzDBzb4vD2fENrQ%3D