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	**] regains the key town of ] from Boko Haram.		**] regains the key town of ] from Boko Haram.

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Current events of February 16, 2015 (2015-02-16) (Monday)

Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
- Egypt bombs Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant targets in the city of Derna in Libya following the execution of 21 Coptic Christians recently. (BBC)
War in Donbass
- During the ceasefire, fighting kills at least five Ukrainian Army soldiers with 22 injured. (CNN)
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin claims that pro-Russian forces have fired on Ukrainian forces over 100 times in the past day. Separatists accuse Ukrainian troops of having violated the ceasefire. Fighting continues in the encirclement of the Battle of Debaltseve. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Boko Haram insurgency
- Nigeria regains the key town of Monguno from Boko Haram. (BBC)

Hyundai and affiliate Kia announce plans to recall more than 60,000 vehicles in South Korea. (Yonhap)

A CSX train crashes in Mount Carbon, West Virginia resulting in large fires. (BBC)
American winter storm
- A winter storm warning is in place for Washington, D.C. and the American states of Virginia and Maryland with schools closed and transport advisories in place. (NBC Washington)
- A state of emergency is declared in the state of Tennessee caused by disruption to transport and power supplies caused by the storm. (WSMV)
A heavy snow storm hits Turkey causing disruption to travel for several days. (Accuweather)
A bus carrying at least 60 passengers plunges into a gorge in India's Madhya Pradesh resulting in at least ten deaths and 33 people injured. (Times of India)

EBioMedicine publishes research by University of Leuven scientists describing their findings of a so-called Cuban variant of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (the virus that causes A.I.D.S.) which is an aggressive strain that can rapidly progress to AIDS. (FOX News)

A Federal judge in the US state of Texas temporarily halts executive orders on immigration made by President Barack Obama allowing Texas and 25 other states to file a law suit opposing the orders. (The New York Times)