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| **Reports emerge that clashes between rival ] militias, primarily ] and ], have killed at least 200 fighters across ] in the past two months. | |||
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| **Two civilians killed in ] of an Israeli airstrike at a Syrian security forces compound. | |||
| **Two civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes on ] with further airstrikes on Hezbollah outposts in ], ], ] and with shelling of ]. | |||
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| **A ] under construction in ], the Netherlands, collapses, killing two workers and injuring two others. | |||
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| **At least 33 people are injured after a tornado strikes {{ill|Rancaekek|id|Rancaekek, Bandung}}, ], ]. | |||
| *Fourteen people are killed and eleven more injured during the collapse of an illegal ] in ], ]. | |||
| *Fifteen people are killed and two survive when a truck falls off a cliff in ], ]. | |||
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| **United States Navy ] Bryce Pedicini, assigned to the ], is charged with four counts of ]. | |||
| *] ] calls for armed security patrols on streets and in workplaces, claiming the possibility of "extremist" crimes. | |||
| *The ] of the U.S. state of ] rules that frozen ] in ] are legally considered ]. | |||
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February 21, 2024 (2024-02-21) (Wednesday)Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iraqi conflict
- Reports emerge that clashes between rival Shia militias, primarily Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Saraya al-Salam, have killed at least 200 fighters across Iraq in the past two months. (The Medialine)
- Syrian civil war, 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah clashes
- A Hezbollah missile fired at Shlomi, Israel.(Times of Israel)
- Two civilians killed in Damascus of an Israeli airstrike at a Syrian security forces compound.(Reuters)
- Two civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Majdal Zoun with further airstrikes on Hezbollah outposts in Ramyeh, Khaim, Zibqin and with shelling of Aitaroun.(Times of Israel)(Arab News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Lochem bridge collapse
- 2024 Sumedang tornado
- Fourteen people are killed and eleven more injured during the collapse of an illegal gold mine in Angostura, Venezuela. (AP)
- Fifteen people are killed and two survive when a truck falls off a cliff in Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines. (AFP via Hindustan Times)
Law and crime
- Espionage in the United States
- United States Navy chief petty officer Bryce Pedicini, assigned to the USS Higgins, is charged with four counts of espionage. (BBC News)
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko calls for armed security patrols on streets and in workplaces, claiming the possibility of "extremist" crimes. (Reuters)
- The Supreme Court of the U.S. state of Alabama rules that frozen embryos in test tubes are legally considered children. (The New York Times) (BBC News)