ninjapundit: Month Misfortune February 2016

Month Misfortune February 2016 --- ===
Month Misfortune March 2016 ---

Daily Misfortune Monday, February 29, 2016 ---

Iraq At least 40 people are killed and 58 others wounded following a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite funeral in the city of Miqdadiyah, Diyala Governorate. ISIL claim responsibility for the attack. (Reuters)
European migrant crisis Macedonian police use tear gas after hundreds of migrants frustrated with long delays broke a gate on the border with Greece and temporarily cross the border. (Press Association via Irish Independent)
Pakistani authorities hang Mumtaz Qadri for his role in the murder of reformist Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer in 2011. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Calais migrant crisis Clashes break out inside the Calais jungle camp in the port city of Calais between migrants and riot police as officials attempted to evict hundreds of migrants from the southern section of the camp. Several tents and wooden shacks were set on fire by migrants. (The Telegraph)
2 injured. USA 14-year-old shoots two students, who were hospitalized in stable condition, in the Madison Local School cafeteria. Two other teenagers are injured, none seriously. (AP via The Citizen) (UPI) (School website)
Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad quits the ruling UMNO United Malays National Organisation due to concerns over "corruption" under current PMNajib Razak. (Reuters via The Age)

Daily Misfortune Sunday, February 28, 2016 ---

2 killed Afghanistan Two police officers are killed after a bomb explodes in Helmand Province. (Khaama Province)
72 killed 100 injured 2 suspects suicide Iraqi Two suicide bombers kill 70 people and injure more than 100 others at a crowded market in Sadr City, Iraq. ISIL claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters) (RT)
40 killed 2 suspects suicide bomber Somalia Two al-Shabaab suicide bombers kill at least 40 people in the Somali town of Baidoa. (CNN) (Reuters) (Reuters via Daily Mail)
The 88th Academy Awards are held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. (US Weekly) features skits and jokes about unfairness to black actors by Chris Rock
36 killed Vorkuta Russia mine explosion Thirty-six people are believed to have died at a coal mine where a methane gas ignition triggered three explosions and the collapse of the mine (NDTV)
2016 Thane stabbing A man fatally stabs 14 family members before taking his own life in the Indian city of Thane. (India Today)
2 killed Amok pickup truck hits home propane tank explosion in North Carolina
sunday 3 Killed and 2 Injured in Hit-and-Run Crashes Across New York City
Ohio Pastor Shot, Killed By His Brother on Sunday at His Church During Service
'Help! Brother has killed everyone': Mumbai area Indian man fatally slashed 14 relatives at family gathering
1 killed 1 arrested Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting On Nashville TN Capitol Point
Police: Crash and Road rage led to Kannapolis NC shooting near church

Daily Misfortune Saturday, February 27, 2016 ---

Afghanistan suicide bomber kills at least 26 and injures nearly 50 in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar Province near the border with Pakistan.
Yemen At least 30 people are killed in a Saudi led airstrike on a market near the Yemeni capital Sana'a. (BBC)
Three people are stabbed, including one person critically wounded, and several people are arrested after a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) rally in Anaheim, California turns violent.
protest in London, England, against the renewal of the United Kingdom's Trident submarine missile nuclear deterrent system
rally from 7,500 to 100,000, honors former deputy prime minister and opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on the first anniversary of his assassination near the Kremlin. (Reuters)
3 killed 4 injured 1 suspect arrested charged, 1 got away 3 killed in 5 firey multi-car Los Angeles freeway wreck blamed on alleged street racer Dealio Lockhart
1 killed, suspect wrong way driver killed Section Of Pittsburgh Route 28 Closes After Elderly Wrong Way Driver Causes Head-On Collision
saturday Virginia police officer killed on her first day on the job; man who killed wife ambushed police is charged
3 killed Suspected street racer still at large after fiery crash that killed three Los Angeles Times
8 injured Several injured in crash involving Baltimore County medic unit
Man, 24, killed in weekend head-on collision with service truck in western Jefferson County Alabama

Daily Misfortune Friday, February 26, 2016 ---

3 Philippine security forces die as they kill as many as 42 ISIL-linked militants, and captures their stronghold in the predominantly Muslim Lanao del Sur province
14 killed terrorist attack Al-Shabaab militants storm a Somali Youth League hotel in Mogadishu. At least 14 are reportedly killed.(The Independent) (NY Times)
Libyan Civil War (2014–present) Seven Libyan National Army soldiers are killed fighting ISIL militants in Benghazi. (Reuters)Business and economics
Air Kasthamandap Flight 9N-AJB, from Nepalgunj headed to the Jumla District, crashes in a field in the Kalikot District mountains in northern Nepal, killing the two pilots and injuring all nine passengers, one seriously. (CNN) (The Kathmandu Post)
Eleven prison inmates are killed in Papua New Guinea while trying to break out of Buimo jail in Lae as part of a 90 person jail break. (BBC)
University of California, Berkeley, alerts 80,000 people of a cyber attack on a system that stores Social Security and bank account numbers.
The United States Air Force unveils the Northrop Grumman B-21 long-range strategic bomber
Feb 26, 2016 2 wounded 2 arrested, shopping center shooting 2 men shot at Capital Boulevard shopping center in Raleigh NC not random target
Neighbors capture Shepherdsville Police shooting on cell phone video LOUISVILLE, Ky.
Half Moon Bay: Man dies in head-oncrash on Highway 1 CA
Plainfield woman killed in head-oncrash NJ
2 seriously hurt in head-on crash; Highway 6 closed Canada
Twelve year old girl is lone survivor of Belfair Washington shooting kills 4 including self
Deadly head-on crash in Castro Valley CA
1 injured terrorist suspect arrested February 26, 2016 German girl from Morocco stabs police officer on ISIS orders after flying to Syria

Daily Misfortune Thursday, February 25, 2016 ---

The Ukrainian military retakes control of the strategic village of Shyrokyne. (Ukraine Today)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) Two ISIL suicide bombers attack a Shiite mosque in Baghdad, killing at least 15 people. (Reuters)
2016 Hesston shooting A series of shootings in and near the American town of Hesston, Kansas, results in at least four deaths, including the shooter, at an Excel Industries building, with up to 20 people injured. The shooter is Cedric Ford, a convicted felon. (KWCH) (USA Today), (KAKE) One worker claims he got into an argument with the worker who feared being fired, and was targeted on the shop floor. Authorities believe he may have been set off by a legal no harassment order.
At least 30 male migrants assaulted three girls (aged 15, 16 and 17) at the Sophienhof mall in Kiel, Germany, on February 25. Only two of the men were arrested by police.

Daily Misfortune Wednesday, February 24, 2016 --- ===

Park County Colorado sheriff's deputy killed, two others wounded while serving activist Martin Wirth eviction notice
Feb 20, Feb 24 update Teens charged in shooting death of Miami 6-year-old King Carter walking to buy candy
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Turkish Air Force helicopters struck a group of Kurdistan Workers' Party(PKK) fighters in southeast Turkey, killing nine militants, according to security sources. (Yahoo! News)
Libya French special forces are on the ground in Benghazi helping Libyan National Army troops fight ISILmilitants.
Gunmen attack a Malian military checkpoint in the town of Léré, near theMauritanian border with Mali, killing at least three soldiers and wounding two others. (Reuters)
Yemen The United Arab Emirates pulls its troops out of Yemen amid mounting casualties
Metrojet Flight 9268 Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi admits an ISIS bomb downed the Russian passenger jet.
Tara Air Flight 193 crashes in western Nepal, killing all 23 people on board.(BBC) (AP via Yahoo! News)
Two Israeli human rights groups, B'Tselem and HaMoked, states dozens of Palestinian detainees at the Shin Bet's Shikmainterrogation facility in Ashkelon have been subjected to mistreatment,
February 24, 2016 Former California state senator Leland Yee is sentenced to five years imprisonment in a U.S. Federal prison after being convicted of corruption.(San Francisco Chronicle)
Lockdown at Tampa FL Freedom High lifted after no gun found on campus after tip
Emma Michelle Halliday guilty intentionally hitting pickup truck in Canada

Daily Misfortune Tuesday, February 23, 2016 --- ===

Syria ISIL militants cut off the Syrian Army's main supply route to the city ofAleppo and capture the village of Khanasir
Dalfsen train crash A train derails, driver killed when it hits a crane stopped at a crossing near the Dutch town of Dalfsen
At least one person has been killed and three people remain missing following the partial collapse of a decommissioned turbine hall at Didcot A Power Station in Oxfordshire, England. (BBC)
Tornadoes of 2016 At least two people are dead and 30 injured after a suspected tornadohits a trailer park near the village of Convent, Louisiana. At least one other person has died in the Deep South of the United States. (WWL TV), (Fox News)
South China Sea disputes China reportedly deploys several J-11 and Xian JH-7 fighter jets to the disputed Woody Island in the South China Sea. (Fox News)
Arizona relatives family murdered by gunman who commits suicide by cop standoff house fire Arizona family shot, house set afire, police say
Feb 23, 2016 1 killed suspect arrested Calif. CARMAX car salesman killed during Corvette test drive; driver suspected drug influence arrested
1 wounded 2 arrested Shooting on platform at DC Metro's Anacostia station; two teen suspects in custody
February 23, 2016 Canadian Toronto area teen arrested after stabbing 8 classmates
February 23, 2016 One dead after head-on crash in front of U Charleston
February 23, 2016 Man injured in stabbing on Bluff Canyon Circle El Paso Texas
February 23, 2016 Head-on crash results in injuries Plattsburgh
February 23, 2016 One dead and two injured in shooting on San Antonio Texas East Side
Feb 23, 2016 1 killed suspect arrested Calif. car salesman killed during Corvette test drive; driver suspected drug influence arrested

Daily Misfortune Monday February 22, 2016 ---

Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir 2016 Pampore stand-off Loud explosions and gunfire are heard in a building where Kashmiri forces are fighting Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front militants in a standoff that has claimed the lives of five soldiers and one civilian. (AP via Washington Post)
Afghanistan A suicide bomber kills at least 13 people and injures 19 in Afghanistan's Parwan province. The Taliban claims responsibility. (Reuters)
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière strongly criticizes Austria's decision to put a daily cap on the number of refugees the country can accept. Austria has set a limit of dealing with 80 asylum applications a day, while letting thousands of others transit to Germany. Maiziere said this sends "the wrong signal" and is "unacceptable". (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Iran holds talks with Russia over buying an upgraded version of the S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system. (Reuters)
2016 Kalamazoo shootings Uber Jason Dalton is charged with six counts of murder in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. (CNN)

Daily Misfortune Sunday, February 21, 2016 ---

February 21, 2016 shooting. 1 killed by police Seattle Police shoot and kill of Che Andre Taylor reaching for gun
Syrian Civil War February 2016 Homs bombings Twin bomb blasts hit the Syrian city of Homs with at least 57 people reportedly killed and more than 100 injured. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility. (Reuters) (AFP via Daily Mail)(BBC)
February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings At least 83 people are killed and 178 injured in a series of ISIL claimed bombings in the Damascus suburb Sayyidah Zaynab
Libyan National Army says it has taken control of the town of Ajdabiya and several areas of Benghazifollowing heavy clashes with Islamist militant groups. (Reuters)
2016 Pampore stand-off A group of Islamic terrorists exchange fire with Indian Armed Forces in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least five soldiers and one civilian have been killed. (ABC News)(UPI)
A Hindu priest is hacked to death and two devotees, who tried to intercede, are wounded in a temple in thePanchagarh District in northern Bangladesh. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.(BBC) (AP)
Greece claims that Macedonia has closed its borders to migrants from Afghanistan. (AP via New York Times)
Terrorism in Malaysia Australia issues a security alert, warning that terrorists may be planning attacks in and around the Malaysiancapital Kuala Lumpur. (Reuters via Daily Mail)
3 african college students killed suspect arrested drunk driving February 21, 2016 Man driving van faces OWI charges in I-69 crash that "accidentsally" left road , hit pulled over disabled van killed three Indiana Manchester University African international students

Daily Misfortune Saturday February 20, 2016 --- ===
February 2016 ---

*Headlines

Homicide suspect shot, killed on I 5 in Lakewood
Libyan Civil War (2014–present) Two Serbian embassy staff abducted in Libya in November 2015 are believed to have been among dozens killed in yesterday's U.S. airstrike
At least 14 people are killed and 32 wounded in battles in the eastern city of Benghazi, most in the Boatni neighborhood, between the Libyan National Army and Islamist militants. (Reuters)
Jat protesters shut down 70% of Delhi's water supply meaning the Indian city could run out of water by the end of the weekend. At least nine people are killed in fighting. (The Times of India), (BBX)
Calais migrant crisis French authorities give up to 1000 migrants, mostly Syrians and Iraqis, until 8pm local time on 23 February to leave the Calais jungle camp.
6 killed 2 injured, suspect arrested claims he was electronically controlled February 20, 2016 Uber Driver Mass Shooter Terrorizes Kalamazoo, Michigan
A planned refugee shelter is set on fire in Bautzen, German state of Saxony.(Deutsche Welle) (Deutsche Welle)

February 21, 2016 (Sunday)

Syrian Civil War February 2016 Homs bombings Twin bomb blasts hit the Syrian city of Homs with at least 57 people reportedly killed and more than 100 injured. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility. (Reuters) (AFP via Daily Mail) (BBC)
February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings At least 83 people are killed and 178 injured in a series of bombings in the Damascus suburb Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq Governorate. ISIL again claims responsibility. (AFP via Yahoo! News)(CNN)
2016 Pampore stand-off A group of Islamic terrorists exchange fire with Indian Armed Forces troops for the second consecutive day in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least five soldiers and one civilian have been killed.(ABC News) (UPI)
A Hindu priest is hacked to death and two devotees, who tried to intercede, are wounded in a temple in the Panchagarh District in northern Bangladesh. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility. (BBC) (AP)
2016 Kalamazoo shootings Kalamazoo County, Michigan authorities say last evening's shooting spree resulted in six deaths with two others seriously wounded. Each victim was shot multiple times. Police acknowledge that an earlier report that a 14-year-old girl died is incorrect; she is alive, but "severely, gravely" injured. The suspect, a 45-year-old man who is a Uber driver without a prior criminal record, was taken into custody without a struggle. (USA Today) (CNN)
Terrorism in Malaysia Australia issues a security alert, warning that terrorists may be planning attacks in and around the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. It also recommended that Australians avoid travel to the coastal region of eastern Sabah, where the beaches and islands are popular with foreign tourists. (Reuters via Daily Mail)

February 20, 2016

Libyan Civil War (2014–present) Two Serbian embassy staff abducted in Libya in November 2015 are believed to have been among dozens killed in yesterday's U.S. airstrike on a ISIL camp in Sabratha, according to Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić. (Reuters)
At least 14 people are killed and 32 wounded in battles in the eastern city of Benghazi, most in the Boatni neighborhood, between the Libyan National Army and Islamist militants. (Reuters)
Jat protesters shut down 70% of Delhi's water supply meaning the Indian city could run out of water by the end of the weekend. At least nine people are killed in fighting. (The Times of India), (BBX)
2016 Kalamazoo shootings Seven people are killed and another injured in multiple shooting incidents in Kalamazoo County in the American state of Michigan. A 45-year-old man was later arrested in the city of Kalamazoo (RT), (Press Association via Irish Independent) Feb. 20, 2016 attack 1/7/2018 plea Michigan Uber driver Jason Dalton pleads guilty in Kalamazoo shooting spree that killed 6 NBCNews.com The Uber driver Jason Dalton charged with killing six people and seriously wounding two more in a shooting spree around Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 2016, pleaded ... pleaded guilty Monday to all counts against him....surprise guilty pleas to six counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and eight counts of felony use of a firearm, according to prosecutors. He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. ..Dalton's attorney, who had previously said he wouldn't pursue an insanity defense for his client, said Dalton was pleading guilty against his advice, to shield his family and victims' families from the emotional toll of a trial, drove around Kalamazoo on Feb. 20, 2016, opening fire on unsuspecting victims over the course of hours, all the while picking up fares between attacks. told detectives that the Uber app had turned him into a "puppet" and picked his targets for him. Uber Driver Mass Shooter Terrorizes Kalamazoo Daily Mail: Uber driver faces murder charges after US shooting rampage Jason Dalton's Uber passenger jumped out of car in Kalamazoo before driver killed ...
A planned refugee shelter is set on fire in Bautzen, German state of Saxony.(Deutsche Welle) (Deutsche Welle)Politics and elections

Daily Misfortune Thursday February 18, 2016 ---

terror:

2016 Diyarbakır bombing A roadside bomb hits a military convoy, killing six Turkish Army soldiers in the southeast Diyarbakır Province.

Turkish Air Force jets bomb Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bases in Iraqi Kurdistan just hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğanblamed Kurdish militants for the 2016 Ankara bombing. (Haaretz)
Ethnic violence in South Sudan Fighting causes at least 18 people are killed, including two MSF South Sudanese staff members, and dozens wounded.(Reuters) (Trend News Agency)
Syrian Civil War The Syrian Army, backed by the Russian Air Force, says it has captured the town of Kinsabba in the northwest Latakia Governorate. (Reuters)
South Korea's National Intelligence Service warns that North Korea is currently planning a "terrorist attack" on South Korea,
A man sues an Oklahoma gun range after he is told to leave after identifying himself as a Muslim. (terrorist stereotyping)
Soldier killed and another wounded in Israel Sha'ar Binyamin stabbing attack
All-clear given at Broomfield High School in Colorado after bomb threat phoned in Major Moscow shopping malls evacuated over bomb threats

other:

Nike, Inc. drops Filipino boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao as an endorser after his remarks about LGBT people. (BBC), (Forbes)

crash:

At least 71 people are killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Ghana. (Sky News) (BBC) Head-on crash between bus and truck kills 71 in Ghana Reuters The head-on crash, which left 13 people seriously injured, occurred 420 km (260 miles) north of the capital Accra when a Metro Mass Transit coach ...
Head On Collision on curve 2nd in 2 years Kills Man During Philadelphia Morning Rush Hour
Man arrested with drugs after nearly "accidentally" striking Miami County cruiser head-on OH
Carlos Guajardo Intoxicated Vehicle Assault Slams Into Texas Convenience Store 2 injured, suspect charged vehicle assault.

crime:

Two injured in drive-by shooting on I-64 in Newport News VA

Daily Misfortune Friday, February 12, 2016 ---

2 killed May Kieu Arizona Lesbian Teen Breakup High School Campus Murder
Northern Mali conflict An attack by suspected Islamist militants on a MINUSMA base in the town of Kidal, northern Mali, kills at least five United Nationspeacekeepers and injures 30 others. (AFP via Al Arabiya) (Reuters)
Libyan Civil War (2014–present) A Libyan Air Force MiG-23 is shot down over the city of Benghazi as it conducted airstrikes on Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries positions in the coastal city.
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) At least five policemen are killed in an attack on a police station in Aden.(Daily Times)
2016 Taiwan earthquake The death toll from the earthquake rises to 94 with 550 people injured, and at least 30 more missing and believed buried in the apartment complex rubble in Tainan. (CNN)
Pakistan arrests 97 people allegedly involved in terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi who were allegedly plotting a variety of attacks including a plan to get Daniel Pearl's killer out of prison. (Reuters via Channel News Asia)
Craigslist robber teen gets on bus with severed arm after Brooklyn robbery victim runs down assailant in SUV
5 injured 1 arrested Man charged with DUI after crashing SUV into bus in Harrisburg. PennLive.com
Sept. 27, 2011 murder Feb 12, 2016 update Defense suggests it was witness who stabbed Woo Boston Suburb Chinese Restaurant Murder
Boston police kill armed man who fired at them
November 13, 2015 threat, Feb 12 plead Florida man who threatened mosque after Paris attacks pleads guilty to hate crime
February 12, 2016 2 killed including suspect by suicide Corey Allen Perry Armed Like Terrorist Kills Girlfriend Trisha Lynn Nelson in Minnesota

Daily Misfortune Friday February 5, 2016 ---

Northern Mali conflict The United Nations mission in Mali confirms that the Malian armed forceshad retaken a UN Police base in Timbuktu from unknown assailants that attacked it earlier in the day. (The Daily Star)
One person is killed, and two are seriously injured when a construction crane collapses in Lower Manhattan's Tribeca district. (NY Daily News)
At least 37 people die in the Indian state of Gujarat after a passenger bus plunges off a bridge over the Purna River. (Hindustan Times)
Three miners are missing but dozens have been rescued following a gold minecollapse in South Africa. (ABC)
A shooting at a boxing match weigh-in between Jamie Kavanagh and Antonio João Bento in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, leaves one person dead and two others injured. The gunmen were reportedly dressed as police officers and armed with AK-47s like a planned terrorist operation. (BBC)