Current events: 2026-02-11

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian conflict, US intervention in Syria
  • The United States Armed Forces withdraws from the al-Tanf military base, handing it over to the Syrian Armed Forces. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • The Volgograd refinery in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, is ablaze with multiple explosions reported after being attacked overnight by Ukrainian drones. Volgograd International Airport is closed in response to the attack. (The Kyiv Indpendent) (RBC-Ukraine)
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • Four people are killed and two others are injured in a Russian airstrike on Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (AFP via The Hindu)
• Papua conflict
  • Two pilots are killed after assailants shoot at a landing Smart Air flight in Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua, Indonesia, carrying 15 people. Another person is killed after a convoy is attacked. (Reuters)

International relations

• The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration briefly issues a 10-day halt to all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas, citing unspecified "special security reasons", which is shortly thereafter lifted. The New York Times claims that the closure was related to anti-drone warfare tests at Fort Bliss, citing an anonymous source briefed on the matter. (The New York Times)

Law and crime

• 2026 Anapa college shooting
  • A security guard is killed and three others are injured in a shooting at a technical college in Anapa, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. (AA)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Barbadian general election
  • Barbadians vote to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly. (The Guardian)

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