Editing 2001 (section)

===August===
* August – A ceasefire is negotiated to end the [[War of the Peters]].<ref name="auto6"/>
* [[August 2]] – The ICTY convicts Bosnian Serb general [[Radislav Krstić]] on the charge of [[genocide]] for his role in the [[Srebrenica massacre]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-08-01 |title=Radislav Krstic becomes the First Person to be Convicted of Genocide at the ICTY and is Sentenced to 46 Years Imprisonment. |url=https://www.icty.org/en/press/radislav-krstic-becomes-first-person-be-convicted-genocide-icty-and-sentenced-46-years |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123214630/https://www.icty.org/en/press/radislav-krstic-becomes-first-person-be-convicted-genocide-icty-and-sentenced-46-years |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Genesis Collector Array.jpg|thumb|A ''Genesis'' collector array in the clean lab at [[Johnson Space Center]]. The hexagons consist of a variety of ultra-pure, semiconductor-grade wafers, including [[silicon]], [[corundum]], [[gold]] on sapphire, [[diamond]]-like carbon films,<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218095842.htm |title=Diamond-like Films Help In Study Of Solar Winds |publisher=Sandia National Laboratories |first=Michael |last=Padilla |date=February 16, 2009 |access-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204161631/https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218095842.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and other materials.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Genesis Solar-Wind Collector Materials |journal=Space Science Reviews |first1=A. J. G. |last1=Jurewicz |first2=D. S. |last2=Burnett |first3=R. C. |last3=Wiens |first4=T. A. |last4=Friedmann |first5=C. C. |last5=Hays |first6=R. J. |last6=Hohlfelder |first7=K. |last7=Nishiizumi |first8=J. A. |last8=Stone |first9=D. S. |last9=Woolum |first10=R. |last10=Becker |first11=A. L. |last11=Butterworth |first12=A. J. |last12=Campbell |first13=M. |last13=Ebihara |first14=I. A. |last14=Franchi |first15=V. |last15=Heber |first16=C. M. |last16=Hohenberg |first17=M. |last17=Humayun |first18=K. D. |last18=McKeegan |first19=K. |last19=McNamara |first20=A. |last20=Meshik |first21=R. O. |last21=Pepin |first22=D. |last22=Schlutter |first23=R. |last23=Wieler |display-authors=1 |volume=105 |issue=3–4 |pages=535–560 |date=January 2003 |doi=10.1023/A:1024469927444 |bibcode=2003SSRv..105..535J|s2cid=51768025 }}</ref>]]
* [[August 8]]
** The [[Genesis (spacecraft)|''Genesis'']] probe is launched from [[Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17]].<ref name="NASA-Genesis-2004"/>
** Albanian rebels [[Karpalak ambush|ambush]] a convoy of the [[Army of North Macedonia|Army of the Republic of Macedonia]] near [[Tetovo]], North Macedonia, killing 10 soldiers.<ref name="Marusic&Bosilkovski">{{cite web|last1=Marusic|first1=Sinisa Jakov|last2=Bosilkovski|first2=Igor|date=8 August 2016|title=Macedonia Marks Karpalak Ambush Massacre Anniversary|website=Balkan Insight|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2016/08/08/macedonia-marks-karpalak-massacre-anniversary-08-08-2016/|access-date=1 March 2022|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127025258/https://balkaninsight.com/2016/08/08/macedonia-marks-karpalak-massacre-anniversary-08-08-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[August 9]] – A [[Sbarro]] restaurant in [[Jerusalem]] is [[Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing|bombed]] by a Palestinian Hamas terrorist, killing 15 civilians and injuring 130 others.<ref>{{cite book|author=Nitzan S. Ben-Shaul|title=A Violent World: TV News Images of Middle Eastern Terror and War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tAxlAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-3798-9|page=128|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207101310/https://books.google.com/books?id=tAxlAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[August 10]]
** [[2001 Angola train attack]]: 252 people are killed by [[UNITA]] in an attack on a train during the [[Angolan Civil War]].<ref name="HRW-2002">{{cite book|title=Landmine Monitor Report 2002: Toward a Mine-free World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZPj16Xxyi9kC&pg=PA66|year=2002|publisher=Human Rights Watch|isbn=978-1-56432-277-7|pages=66|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207101225/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZPj16Xxyi9kC&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>
** The United States and the United Kingdom bomb air force installations in Iraq in response to attacks on American and British planes.<ref name="CNN-2001h">{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2001 |title=Allies attack 3 Iraqi air defense sites |url=https://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.strike/index.html |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=CNN |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124072718/https://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.strike/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[August 13]] – Macedonian and Albanian representatives sign the [[Ohrid Agreement]] to reduce conflicts during the insurgency.<ref name="Rogers-2001">{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Walter |date=August 13, 2001 |title=Q&A: What the deal means for Macedonia - |url=https://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/08/13/rogers.macedonia.otsc/index.html |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=CNN |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124072724/https://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/08/13/rogers.macedonia.otsc/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[August 21]] – [[Operation Essential Harvest]]: [[NATO]] sends a military forces to the [[Republic of Macedonia]] in response to the ongoing insurgency.<ref name="NATO-2001">{{Cite web |last= |title=Peace support operations in North Macedonia (2001-2003) |url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_52121.htm |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=NATO |language=en |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120043741/https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_52121.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[August 25]] – [[2001 Marsh Harbour Cessna 402 crash]]: Eight people including singer and actress [[Aaliyah]], and several members of her entourage are killed after their overloaded aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff at Marsh Harbour Airport.<ref>{{cite web |title=CRASH OF A CESSNA 402B IN MARSH HARBOUR: 9 KILLED |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-cessna-402b-marsh-harbour-9-killed |website=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives |access-date=28 February 2023 |archive-date=August 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824221652/https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-cessna-402b-marsh-harbour-9-killed |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[August 28]] – A [[Targeted killing|targeted]] Israeli strike kills [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine|PFLP]] leader [[Abu Ali Mustafa]]. Palestinian militants respond by firing on Israeli civilians. Israeli forces occupy [[Beit Jala]], Palestine to combat the militants.<ref name="CNN-2001b">{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2001 |title=Israeli troops take positions in West Bank town |url=http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/08/27/mideast/ |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=CNN |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124072720/http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/08/27/mideast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[August 31]] – The [[World Conference against Racism 2001]] begins in [[Durban]], South Africa.<ref name="auto3"/> Israel and the United States withdraw three days later, alleging [[antisemitism]] in the conference.<ref name=":16" />