Portal:Current events/2017 October 17
October 17, 2017 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian Civil War
- Battle of Raqqa
- The Syrian Democratic Forces announce the end of the battle for ISIL's de-facto capital. (Al Jazeera)
- Battle of Raqqa
- War in Afghanistan
- A suicide attack on a police compound in Gardez, Paktia Province, kills at least 20 people, while a separate gun attack at a training facility in neighboring Ghazni Province leaves another 15 people dead. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
- Third Iraqi–Kurdish War
- The Iraqi Army and allied militias continue to seize Iraqi Kurdistan territory, taking over several key cities including Khanaqin near the Iranian border, Jalawla, Bashiqa, Sinjar and Rabia, as well as the Mosul Dam. (The Washington Post)