Login
Login

Portal:Current events/2017 February 7

{{Current events|year=2017|month=02|day=7|content=

;Armed conflicts and attacks

  • War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
  • A suicide bombing at the Supreme Court of Afghanistan in Kabul kills at least 20 people and injures 41 others, 10 of whom are in critical condition. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38893926 (BBC)] [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/suicide-bomber-strikes-afghan-supreme-court-killing-19-people-n718126 (NBC News)]
  • Syrian Civil War
  • A report by Amnesty International states that between 5,000 and 13,000 people, most of them civilians, were hanged at the military-run Sednaya Prison near Damascus between September 2011 and December 2015. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38885901 (BBC)]
  • According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, airstrikes on the rebel-held city of Idlib kill at least 26 people, with the death toll expected to rise. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/intense-raids-kill-dozens-syria-idlib-170207131816939.html (Al Jazeera)]
  • Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
  • Coalition troops take control of the strategic Yemeni port city of Mocha after driving out Houthi forces. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN15M2FI (Reuters)]

;Disasters and accidents

  • Multiple tornadoes tear through New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and other parts of southeastern Louisiana, injuring at least 20 people; no deaths have been reported. The severe weather also delivers heavy rain and hail in Mississippi and Alabama. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a4d2d8f9dd0e45c6bb94321dbe109ce7/tornado-warnings-issued-louisiana-and-mississippi (AP)] [https://www.reuters.com/article/louisiana-tornado-idUSL1N1FS1GZ (Reuters)]

;Law and crime

;Politics and elections

}}