ROMSO Cyprus Knowledge Base
"Events November 2015"
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1 November
War and attacks
Somalia War (2009–present)
Al Shabaab Islamists attack a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, killing more than 12 people. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
Israeli-Palestinian conflict (2015)
A Palestinian is killed and 3 Israeli soldiers are injured in 2 attacks on the West Bank. According to the Israeli army, the Palestinian was killed by fire after attempting to stab soldiers in a outpost near the village of Bate Eynun, Hebron. In the second incident in the same area, a driver fell with his vehicle and injured paramilitary border police officers before leaving the area. (The Daily Star) (Al Jazeera)
Accidents
Fire at the Collective Night Center
Three more victims of the fire at a nightclub in Bucharest succumb to their injuries. The death toll has now reached 30. (Mediafax)
Law and crime
A new shooting episode on the campus of Winston-Salem State University takes place in North Carolina, with at least 1 dead and another injured, believed to be students. The shooter wasn't a student. (CNN, via MSN), (University note), (Winston-Salem Journal)
Politics and elections
Turkish general election November 2015
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's Justice and Development Party (AKP) wins 49.4% of the vote and self-reliance (more than 276 seats) after today's parliamentary elections, the second in the year. (Washington Post) (BBC)
Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan 2015
In the polls for the parliamentary elections come Azeri, with the ruling New Party of Azerbaijan, which is close to President Ilham Aliev expected to win the win. The opposition is not involved and there are no OSCE election observers because of state restrictions. (TSS) (Reuters)
2 November
War and attacks
In Somalia at least 15 soldiers are killed in an al-Shabaab ambush near the town of Wanlawain in Lower Sebele Province.(AP)
Disasters
At least 1 dead is the account of Cyclone Chapala, who struck the island of Sokotra, Yemen in the Indian Ocean. (BBC)
Politics and elections
American presidential election 2016
Professor Lawrence Lessing announces with video on YouTube that he is ending his fight to get the nomination for the 2016 presidential election. (Politico) (The Atlantic) (YouTube)
Sports
Major League in baseball
The Kansas City Royals conquer the World Series of baseball, winning the New York Mets 7–2 in 12 innings in the 5th match. (NY Times)
3 November
War and attacks
At least 4 people are killed and 15 others injured in an Islamic State attack in the Kurdish sector of northern Iraq.
(Al-Arabiyah)
Disasters and accidents
At least 7 people are killed and 35 others injured