Portal:Current events/2019 February 16
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian Civil War
- Battle of Baghuz Fawqani
- The ISIL militants in the town. (Reuters)
- The
- Battle of Baghuz Fawqani
- Sinai insurgency
- Militants attacked an army checkpoint in Sinai Peninsula killing and injuring 15. It is believed that 11 soldiers were killed but that has not been confirmed. Seven militants also died in the attack. (The National) (The Times of Israel)
- Boko Haram suicide bombers and a gunman kill 8 and injure 15 in an attack in Maiduguri, Nigeria. All three attackers were later killed. (Al Jazeera)
- Afghanistan War
- 32 Afghan border security troops are killed by a Taliban attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (The New York Times)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 24 miners are found dead and dozens are still missing after two mines were flooded two days ago in Battlefields, Zimbabwe. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2019 Nigerian general election
- Voting is delayed in Nigeria for a week, hours before polling was due to start because of violent incidents in the lead up to the election. (BBC News)
- 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit Vietnam
- 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis
- Air Force C-17s land at Cúcuta near the Colombia–Venezuela border, the aircraft are loaded with humanitarian aid intended for Venezuela. (ABC News)
- Political appointments by Donald Trump
- U.S. ambassador to the United Nations nomination. Jonathan Cohen has been serving in that position since January 1, 2019, following Nikki Haley's resignation. (NPR)
Sports