Members of the Turkish armed forces made a coup attempt against the democratically elected ruling government on July 15, briefly holding parts of Istanbul, including two bridges over the Bosphorus Strait and Atatürk International Airport, as well as some government buildings in the capital, Ankara. By the next morning, most of the soldiers involved had surrendered. During the coup, at least 246 people were killed and more than 1,400 were injured.

After the coup attempt, more than 16,...

In Baghdad, Iraq, on July 5, a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in a crowded marketplace in the central Karrada district, killing at least 281 people and injuring more than 200. It was the deadliest single bombing in Iraq since 2003. The attack took place on the night of Eid al-Fitr, the first day after the holy month of Ramadan (June 6-July 5 in 2016), celebrated by Muslims.

The militant Islamist group Daesh (ISIL) took credit for the attack. Shortly before the bombing, Iraqi...

Seven gunmen reportedly allied with Daesh killed 20 foreigners after taking more than 20 hostages at a café in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 1. During a shootout with police, six of the gunmen were killed as was one police officer, and 30 police officers were injured. Hostages killed included Italians, Japanese, an Indian and a Bangladeshi-American.

On July 7 in the Kishoreganj District near Dhaka, militants with guns and homemade bombs attacked police guarding a gathering of people...