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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
	October 31: Ants Antson; 30: Mel Daniels; 30: Zehra Deović; 30: Al Molinaro; 29: Luther Burden; 29: Ernesto Herrera; 28: Diane Charlemagne; 27: Philip French; 27: Tshepo Ngwane; 27: Gulam Noon; 27: Rajendra Singh Rana; 26: Ed Walker; 25: Cao Ying; 25: David Cesarani; 25: Pijush Ganguly; 25: Lisa Jardine; 25: Flip Saunders; 24: Ján Chryzostom Korec; 24: Maureen O'Hara; 24: Sandra Peterson; 23: Murphy Anderson; 23: Leon Bibb; 23: Roger De Clerck; 23: Thomas G. Stemberg; 23: Paride Tumburus; 22: Peter Baldwin; 22: Willem Aantjes; 22: Arnold Klein; 22: Mark Murphy; 22: Mohammad Daud Sultanzoy; 21: France Bučar; 21: Marty Ingels; 21: Ian Steel death announced on this date; 20: Makis Dendrinos; 20: Michael Meacher; 20: John Scott; 20: Cory Wells; 19: Leon Bramlett; 19: Ron Greener; 19: Ali Treki; 18: Robert Dickerson; 18: Gamal El-Ghitani; 18: Robert W. Farquhar; 18: Frank Watkins; 17: Howard Kendall; 17: Anne-Marie Lizin; 16: Bevo XIV; 16: Denis Cuspert; 16: Irwin Schiff; 15: Nate Huffman; 15: Kenneth D. Taylor; 15: Michael Stevens; 14: Mathieu Kérékou; 14: Bruce Mozert; 14: Skip Yowell; 13: Bruce Hyde; 13: Rosalyn Baxandall; 13: Rizzini Alexis Gomez; 13: Sue Lloyd-Roberts; 12: Sam de Brito; 12: Duncan Druce; 12: Hal Hackady; 12: Joan Leslie; 12: George Mueller; 11: Dean Chance; 11: David Hunt; 11: Steve Mackay; 10: Diepreye Alamieyeseigha; 10: Richard F. Heck; 10: Manorama; 10: Sybil Stockdale; 9: Ray Duncan; 9: Gordon Honeycombe; 9: Geoffrey Howe; 9: Ravindra Jain; 9: Dave Meyers; 9: Koopsta Knicca; 9: Jerry Parr; 9: Larry Rosen; 9: Robbin Thompson; 8: Richard Davies; 8: Jim Diamond; 8: Hossein Hamadani; 8: Lindy Infante; 8: Paul Prudhomme; 8: Elizabeth Ramsey; 8: Hugh Scully; 7: Elena Lucena; 7: Gail Zappa; 6: Kevin Corcoran; 6: Árpád Göncz; 6: Billy Joe Royal; 5: Chantal Akerman; 5: Joker Arroyo; 5: Grace Lee Boggs; 5: Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria; 5: Anna Pump; 4: Job de Ruiter; 4: Henning Mankell; 4: Edida Nageswara Rao; 4: Neal Walk; 3: Denis Healey; 3: Barbara Meek; 2: Brian Friel; 2: Coleridge Goode; 1: Don Edwards; 1: Hadi Norouzi; ; ; edit sidebar

Ongoing events
	Political Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger; Iraqi Civil War Military intervention against ISIL Iranian-led; American-led; ; ; Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015); Lebanese anti-government protests; Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; PKK rebellion; Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen; ; Second Libyan Civil War; Sinai insurgency; South China Sea disputes; Syrian Civil War American-led intervention against ISIL (Syria); Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War; ; War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine; ; Sports 2015 Rugby World Cup; 2015 World Series; 2015 Breeders' Cup; 2015 League of Legends World Championship; Environmental Southeast Asian haze; More details on ongoing conflicts below edit sidebar

October 2015 was the tenth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Thursday, ended on a Saturday after 31 days.

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Elections
Recent October 4: Kyrgyzstan, Supreme Council 4: Portugal, Assembly of the Republic 11: Belarus, President 11: Guinea, President 17–19: Egypt, Parliament (1st phase) 18: Switzerland, Federal Assembly 19: Canada, House of Commons 25: Argentina, President, National Congress 25: Republic of the Congo, Referendum 25: Côte d'Ivoire, President 25: Guatemala, President (2nd round) 25: Haiti, President, National Assembly (2nd round) 25: Oman, Consultative Assembly 25: Poland, Parliament 25: Tanzania, President, National Assembly Upcoming November 1: Azerbaijan, National Assembly 1: Turkey, Grand National Assembly 4: Belize, House of Representatives 8: Croatia, Parliament 8: Myanmar, Legislature 16: Marshall Islands, Legislature 21–23: Egypt, Parliament (2nd phase) edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, 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: Bernie Ecclestone, Uli Hoeness, Christian Wulff Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Jordan: Abu Qatada 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: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, Liam Adams, R v Grillo and Grillo, Ian Watkins, William Roache, Dave Lee Travis, Nicholas Jacobs, Nigel Evans, Max Clifford, Stuart Hall, Dappy, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Rolf Harris, Tulisa Contostavlos, Chris Denning, Ray Teret, Gary Glitter, Fred Talbot United States: Abu Hamza al-Masri, Michael Grimm, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, Jared Lee Loughner, Lauryn Hill, Kermit Gosnell, George Zimmerman, Chelsea Manning, Ariel Castro, Whitey Bulger, Robert Bales, Nidal Malik Hasan, Jodi Arias, Anas al-Libi, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes 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: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Janet Lim-Napoles, Jovito Palparan, Joseph Scott Pemberton 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 International ICTY: Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladić PCA: 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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