< Portal:Current events
October 23, 2017 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Battle of Marawi
- The Philippines Armed Forces declares an end to military operations in the southern city of Marawi after 5 months of fighting. (Reuters)
- Syrian Civil War
- The Palmyra Coordination Committee reports that 67 bodies, victims of summary execution by ISIL, were found in Al-Qaryatayn in the Homs Governorate in central Syria. (AP via MSN.com)
Disasters and accidents
- 2017 Pacific typhoon season
- Typhoon Lan makes landfall in the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan, causing at least two deaths and 10 injuries. (ABS-CBN News)
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