Portal:Current events/2015 April 4
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April 4, 2015 (Saturday)
Accidents and disasters
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Sinai Insurgency
- Egypt launches strikes around Sheikh Zuweid in retaliation for the 15 Egyptian soldiers that were killed by ISIL-affiliated groups in the past week, killing about 100 terrorists according to Egyptian military sources. (PressTV)
- ISIL affiliated groups have claimed responsibility for killing the 15 soldiers. (ABC) (CTV)
International relations
- Russia convenes a UNSC session to discuss Saudi Arabian attacks in Yemen after Royal Saudi Air Force bombed a refugee camp, killing dozens. (RT) (Sputnik)
Law and crime
- The United States Army is probing alleged sexual assaults committed by its soldiers in Colombia between 2003-2007. (USA Today)
- An Turkish Sports Team, Fenerbahce SK, Team Bus got attacked by Unknown people, With an shotgun. (The Guardian)
Sports
- In the semifinal round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the Wisconsin Badgers win an upset victory against the previously undefeated Kentucky Wildcats. (SB Nation)