Portal:Current events/December 2015/Sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
	Africa Algeria, Tunisia and Niger Maghreb insurgency; ; Central African Republic Civil war; ; Democratic Republic of the Congo Kivu conflict; ADF insurgency; Katanga insurgency; Ituri conflict; Lord's Resistance Army insurgency; ; Libya Civil war; ; Mali Northern Mali conflict; ; Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger Boko Haram insurgency; ; Somalia Civil war; ; South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War; ; Sudan War in Darfur; South Kordofan conflict; ; Americas Colombian conflict; Internal conflict in Peru; Mexican War on Drugs; Asia Afghanistan War; China Xinjiang conflict; ; India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency; Insurgency in Northeast India; ; India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict; ; Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan; Balochistan conflict; ; Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion; Moro conflict Cross border attacks in Sabah; ; ; Southeast Asia Internal conflict in Burma; Papua conflict; South Thailand insurgency; ; Europe Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict; Georgian–Ossetian conflict; ; Chechen–Russian conflict North Caucasus insurgency; War in Ingushetia; ; Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; ; Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine; ; ; Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict; Israeli–Lebanese conflict; Israeli–Palestinian conflict; ; Egypt Sinai insurgency; ; Iran Iran–PJAK conflict; ; Iraqi civil war American-led intervention in Iraq; Iranian intervention in Iraq; ; Syrian Civil War American-led intervention in Syria; Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon; ; Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict; Turkey–ISIL conflict; ; Yemeni crisis Houthi rebellion; Al-Qaeda insurgency; South Yemen insurgency; ; edit sidebar

Recent deaths
	December 29: Pavel Srníček; 29: Kim Yang-gon; 28: Eloy Inos; 28: Lemmy; 28: Tiffany Leong; 28: Ian Murdock; 27: Stein Eriksen; 27: Ellsworth Kelly; 27: Meadowlark Lemon; 27: Alfredo Pacheco; 27: Haskell Wexler; Stevie Wright; 25: Zahran Alloush; 25: George Clayton Johnson; 25: Jim Carlton; 25: Robert Spitzer; 24: William Guest; 23: Don Howe; Bülent Ulusu; 20: Patricia Elliott; 19: Jimmy Hill; Greville Janner; 19: Kurt Masur; 18: Léon Mébiame; 16: Gabre Gabric; 16: Bob Krause; 15: Licio Gelli; 15: Kathy Secker; 15: Harry Zvi Tabor; 14: Scat Daddy; 14: Glen Sonmor; 14: Lillian Vernon; 13: Benedict Anderson; 13: John Bannon; 12: Abu Ali al-Anbari; 12: Jon Gadsby; 12: Sharad Anantrao Joshi; 12: Evelyn S. Lieberman; 12: I. Howard Marshall; 11: Harry Butler; 11: John "Hot Rod" Williams; 10: Ron Bouchard; 10: Arnold Peralta; 10: Dolph Schayes; 9: Juvenal Juvêncio; 8: Gus Gil; 8: Alan Hodgkinson; 8: Douglas Tompkins; 8: John Trudell; 8: Elsie Tu; 7: Ko Chun-hsiung; 7: Gerhard Lenski; 7: Shirley Stelfox; 6: Ken Beatrice; 6: Nicholas Smith; 6: Holly Woodlawn; 5: Zafar Altaf; 5: William McIlvanney; 5: Hack Meyers; 5: Tibor Rubin; 5: Chuck Williams; 4: Robert Loggia; 4: Xu Ming; 4: Yossi Sarid; 3: Gladstone Anderson; 3: Shared Belief; 3: Scott Weiland; 2: Sandy Berger; 2: John Eaton; 2: Gabriele Ferzetti; 2: A. Sheriff; 1: Joseph Engelberger; 1: Jim Loscutoff; edit sidebar

Ongoing events
	Political War in Afghanistan; Boko Haram insurgency; Burundian unrest; Iraqi Civil War Military intervention against ISIL American-led; Iranian; ; ; Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015); Lebanese anti-government protests; Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; Nepal fuel crisis; PKK rebellion; Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention; ; Second Libyan Civil War; Sinai insurgency; South China Sea disputes; Syrian Civil War American-led intervention; Russian military intervention; ; War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine; ; Sports 2015-16 UEFA Champions League; 2015–16 La Liga season; 2015–16 NBA season; 2015–16 NHL season; 2015–16 Premier League season; More details on ongoing conflicts below edit sidebar

Elections and Referendums
Recent December 3: Denmark, EU referendum 3–5: Seychelles, President (1st round) 6: Armenia, constitutional referendum 6: Venezuela, National Assembly 9: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, House of Assembly 13: Central African Republic, Constitutional referendum 16–18: Seychelles, President (2nd round) 18: Rwanda, constitutional referendum 20: Slovenia, same-sex marriage referendum 20: Cortes Generales 30: Central African Republic, President, National Assembly (1st round) 30: Kiribati, House of Assembly (1st round) Upcoming January 16: Taiwan, President, Legislative Yuan 24: Portugal, President edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Australia: Robert Hughes Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Ji Jianye, Li Chuncheng, Jiang Jiemin, Liao Shaohua, Ni Fake, Chen Baihuai, Zhou Yongkang, Gu Junshan Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Peter Greste, Mohamed Morsi Germany: Uli Hoeness, Christian Wulff Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Jordan: Abu Qatada Philippines: Joseph Scott Pemberton Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Dan Diaconescu Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Eston Kohver, Vladimir Kvachkov South Africa: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Tulisa Contostavlos, Chris Denning, Ray Teret, Gary Glitter, Fred Talbot United States: James Eagan Holmes, Sheldon Silver International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga ICTY: Momčilo Perišić, Mladen Markač, Ante Gotovina, Zdravko Tolimir Ongoing China: Yao Mugen, Guo Youming, Zhu Zuoli Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani, Jason Rezaian Philippines: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Janet Lim-Napoles, Jovito Palparan Romania: Darius Vâlcov, Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita, Marian Vanghelie, Cătălin Voicu, Relu Fenechiu, Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: MV Sewol crew members United States: Dean Skelos International ICTY: Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladić China Upcoming China: Wu Changshun, Ling Jihua Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Spain: Lionel Messi United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Dylan Quick, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Rick Perry International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo edit sidebar

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