Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian civil war
  • 2024 Syrian opposition offensives
    • Fall of Damascus
      • Fall of the Assad regime
        • Lieutenant General Ali Mahmoud, Maher al-Assad's office manager and leader of several Syrian civil war campaigns, is found murdered in his office in the Damascus countryside. (SOHR)
    • Operation Dawn of Freedom
      • 2024 Al-Mustariha massacre
        • The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that a Turkish drone strike on a civilian family in Al-Mustariha village in Raqqa Governorate kills twelve family members, most of whom are women and children. (SOHR)
      • 2024 Manbij offensive
        • Fighting between the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces in Manbij leads to 50 deaths. (SOHR)
        • Manbij is taken by the Syrian opposition, Syrian National Army. (LiveUA) (The Jerusalem Post)
  • Israel and the Syrian civil war
    • 2024 Israeli invasion of Syria
      • Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz orders the Israeli Defense Forces to quickly occupy the entire Syrian buffer zone, and to establish a new security zone further into southern Syria free of all insurgent infrastructure and heavy weapons. (Israel Hayom)
      • The Israeli Air Force launches several airstrikes on the city of Daraa in southwestern Syria. (Erem News)
      • Israel carries out a wave of airstrikes on Syrian Air Force bases, destroying remnants of the Assad regime's air force, including its entire fleet of MiG-29 fighter jets. (VIN News)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Blockade of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 50 Palestinians are killed and 84 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, including ten killed in at a flour distribution zone in Rafah. (Al Jazeera)
  • Israeli–Palestinian peace process
    • Hamas' delegation holds another round of ceasefire talks in Cairo, Egypt, with General Intelligence Service chief Hassan Mahmoud Rashad. (APA)
• Haitian Crisis
  • In Haiti's Cité Soleil slum, at least 110 elderly people are killed following accusations by a gang leader that they practiced witchcraft against the leader's child. (France24)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Kanlaon eruption
  • PHIVOLCS raises the alert level of Kanlaon Volcano to Level 3 after an explosive eruption occurred at the summit vent. (Rappler)
• Two people are killed, 26 others are injured and three are missing after an explosion at an Eni factory in Calenzano, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy. (Il Messaggero)
• A fishing boat collides with a sand barge near Gyeongju, South Korea, killing seven people and leaving another missing. (AP)
• Ten people are killed and two more are missing after floods and landslides in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia. (AP)
• Two military helicopters collide during a training flight in Isparta, Turkey, killing six soldiers. (Daily Sabah)

International relations

• Austria–Syria relations, Germany–Syria relations
  • Refugees of the Syrian civil war
    • Austria and Germany freeze all new and ongoing asylum applications from Syrians and will review previous asylum claims following the fall of the Assad regime. (Euronews)
• Australia–Nauru relations
  • Australia and Nauru announce a joint security treaty that sees Australia sending Nauru AU$100 million (US$64 million) in direct support over five years in exchange for Nauru consulting Australia before signing any bilateral agreements with other countries. (DW) (Nikkei Asia)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Azad Kashmir protests
  • The government of Azad Kashmir repeals an executive order that banned protests following four days of shutter-down demonstrations in May. (Al Jazeera) (Daily Express)
• 2024 South Korean martial law
  • The South Korean Corruption Investigation Office imposes a blanket travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol for his failed attempt at imposing martial law last week. (Al Jazeera) (Kyodo News)
• Syrian peace process
  • Syrian opposition leader Mohammed al-Bashir is appointed Prime Minister of the Syrian transitional government. (Al Jazeera)
• Prime Minister of Tonga Siaosi Sovaleni resigns ahead of a vote of no confidence. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian civil war
  • 2024 Syrian opposition offensives
    • Fall of Damascus
      • Fall of the Assad regime
        • Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leaves the country on a flight from Damascus International Airport to an unknown destination. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)
        • Russian state media reports that Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow, Russia, and that he and his family have been granted asylum by the Russian government. (Euronews) (Sky News)
        • Senior Syrian government officials are reportedly in talks with the Syrian opposition and are preparing to defect. (CNN)
        • Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali says that he is not leaving Syria and will commit to a peaceful transition of power to the Syrian opposition. Al-Jalali also calls on rebel forces to not damage state institutions in Damascus or to harm civilians. (Axios)
        • The Syrian Army says that Bashar al-Assad's rule has ended and orders all of its troops to lay down arms and stop fighting. (Reuters)
        • Syrian rebels seize state television and announce to the nation that Bashar al-Assad has been toppled and that a new government will be formed. (Xinhua)
        • Rebel forces seize the Presidential Palace in Damascus, which is later looted by armed soldiers and civilians. (The Guardian) (Al Arabiya)
      • Rebel forces take control of Sednaya Prison and begin releasing thousands of prisoners, including many political prisoners. (Barron's)
      • Thousands of Damascus residents gather in Umayyad Square to celebrate the collapse of the Assad regime. (BBC News)
      • A video posted to X shows Syrians tearing down posters of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Qasem Soleimani at the Iranian embassy in Damascus. Statues of former president Hafez al-Assad are also toppled across the city. (Al Bawaba) (Madhyama Online)
      • Syrians abroad celebrate the collapse of the Assad regime, with rallies being held in cities across Europe. (France24) (The Guardian)
    • 2024 Manbij offensive, Operation Dawn of Freedom
      • Turkish security sources claim that 80% of Kurdish-held positions in the city of Manbij in Aleppo Governorate have been taken by the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army. (Türkiye Today)
      • Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan threatens "appropriate measures" against Kurdistan Workers' Party-aligned rebel groups, and states that Turkey will never allow these groups control over any part of Syria or its government. (Shafaq)
    • Deir ez-Zor offensive
      • Syrian regime forces reportedly surrender Deir ez-Zor to opposition forces, according to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. (BBC News)
  • Israel and the Syrian civil war
    • 2024 Israeli invasion of Syria
      • Israeli tanks and troops enter Syria's Quneitra Governorate to reportedly establish a buffer zone, marking Israel's first crossing of the ceasefire line in 50 years. (The Times of Israel) (Al Jazeera)
      • Israeli forces take control of the towns of Madinat al-Baath and Khan Arnabah in Quneitra Governorate and also capture the Syrian side of Mount Hermon in Rif Dimashq Governorate. (Factjo) (The Times of Israel)
      • The Israeli Air Force launches targeted airstrikes on ammunition and equipment depots at Mezzeh Air Base in Damascus and Khalkhalah air base in Suwayda Governorate. An Israeli airstrike also targets the Scientific Research Center in Damascus's security zone, which oversees chemical weapons and ballistic missile programs. (Reuters) (Sada El-Balad) (Al Jazeera)
      • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the 1974 Agreement on Disengagement between Israel and Syria has "collapsed" and orders the Israel Defense Forces to occupy the Syrian side of the Golan Heights. (New Arab)
  • US intervention in the Syrian civil war
    • War against the Islamic State
      • The United States launches airstrikes on ISIL targets in Syria following the collapse of the Assad regime. (The Telegraph)
    • U.S. President Joe Biden praises the end of the Ba'athist Syria regime and announces that the U.S. will support Syria and its neighbors during Syria's political transition. (CNBC)
  • Turkish forces bombard positions in Syrian Democratic Forces-controlled areas in Al-Hasakah. (SOHR)
  • The Syrian opposition takes control of the city of Jableh in Latakia Governorate. (Al Jazeera)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 16 Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, including in Deir al-Balah and the Bureij refugee camp. (Al Jazeera)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and that 370,000 soldiers have been injured, while estimating the number of Russian casualties at 198,000 soldiers killed and more than 550,000 soldiers injured. (Politico)

Arts and culture

• Reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris
  • The Notre-Dame cathedral in Île de la Cité, Paris, France, reopens and holds its first public mass five years after a structural fire damaged the building and destroyed its spire. French President Emmanuel Macron and dozens of world leaders attend the reopening ceremony. (Irish Independent) (RTHK)

Disasters and accidents

• A Syrian Air Ilyushin Il-76T disappears from radar near Homs, Syria, after departing from Damascus International Airport. Initial rumors speculated that the plane was carrying President of Syria Bashar al-Assad who was fleeing the country due to the fall of his regime after the Syrian opposition captured Damascus. However, Russia reports that Assad and his family are currently in Moscow. (Tampa Free Press) (iNews.co.uk)
• Three are killed after their fishing boat capsizes in restricted and hazardous waters near Lock and Dam No. 12 on the Mississippi River near Bellevue, Iowa, United States. (KSOM)

Law and crime

• 2024 South Korean martial law
  • South Korean National Police arrest former national defense minister Kim Yong-hyun and raid his home, alleging that Kim helped President Yoon Suk Yeol institute martial law. (DW) (Anadolu Agency)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Ghanaian general election
  • Former Ghanaian President and National Democratic Congress candidate John Mahama wins the presidential election as incumbent vice president and New Patriotic Party candidate Mahamudu Bawumia concedes defeat. (DW) (BBC News)

Sports

• 2024 Formula One World Championship
  • In auto racing, McLaren wins the World Constructors' Championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, its first title since 1998. (NBC News)
• In professional baseball, the New York Mets sign Dominican outfielder Juan Soto to a $765 million, 15-year contract, the largest contract in Major League Baseball history. (Reuters)