Violent clashes erupted between rival armed groups in the Libyan cities of Zawiya and Surman, west of Tripoli, leaving at least 4-5 people dead and 10 wounded. Amid the fighting, inmates staged a mass escape from a prison in Surman, prompting authorities to suspend municipal activities and declare an undeclared curfew before calm was restored.
The Sudanese Armed Forces announced it has regained full control of the major highway connecting Khartoum to El-Obeid in North Kordofan State, capturing key towns including Umm Qarfa and Juraikh. The advance aims to break the months-long siege of El-Obeid by the rival Rapid Support Forces, though RSF responded with drone strikes on the city.
The UN human rights chief condemned a sharp increase in drone warfare in Sudan's ongoing conflict, reporting that more than 1,000 civilians were killed in drone strikes during the first five months of 2026. Drone warfare has become an increasingly prominent feature of Sudan's civil conflict.
Multiple attacks on health facilities treating Ebola patients in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over a weekend period resulted in more than two dozen patients fleeing, including at least one death, as angry residents set fire to treatment centers. The World Health Organization warned that the violence is severely impeding efforts to contain the deadly outbreak.
Myanmar's new military-backed president Min Aung Hlaing called for peace talks with opposition armed groups by July 31, but two key rebel groups immediately rejected the offer, continuing the country's civil conflict.
