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Airstrikes only increase our resolve, says Islamic State's leader Baghdadi
World | Dec 27, 2015, 07:48 PM ISTBeirut: Islamic State (IS) group on Saturday released a new message purportedly from its reclusive leader, claiming that his self-styled "caliphate" is doing well despite an unprecedented alliance against it and criticizing the recently announced
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Senior al-Qaida commander killed in an airstrike in Syria
World | Oct 17, 2015, 11:46 PM ISTBeirut (AP): An airstrike has killed a top al-Qaida commander and two other fighters in Syria, activists said Saturday, but it was not immediately clear whether it was carried out by the U.S.-led coalition or
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Air strike on Afghanistan's Kunduz hospital a mistake: Top US commander
World | Oct 07, 2015, 07:18 AM ISTWashington: The deadly American attack on a hospital in northern Afghanistan occurred despite "rigorous" US military procedures designed to avoid such mistakes, the top commander of US and allied forces in Afghanistan said on Tuesday.Gen
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UN chief slams deadly airstrikes on Afghan hospital
World | Oct 04, 2015, 11:03 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Saturday strongly condemned airstrikes that killed medical staff and civilians in a hospital in Afghanistan, calling for "a thorough and impartial investigation into the attack in order
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At least 16 killed at Afghan hospital after US air strike
World | Oct 04, 2015, 06:28 AM ISTKabul (Afghanistan): The international charity Doctors Without Borders said at least 16 people including nine local staffers were killed when its clinic came under "sustained bombing" Saturday in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, where
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Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader Nasir al-Wahishi killed in US strike
World | Jun 16, 2015, 08:44 PM ISTCairo: A US airstrike has killed al-Qaida's No. 2 leader, who commanded its powerful Yemeni affiliate, dealing the global network its biggest blow since the killing of Osama bin Laden and eliminating a charismatic leader
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Reports say IS chief Baghdadi hurt in air strike, US denies
World | Apr 22, 2015, 10:50 AM ISTLondon: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamic State, has been seriously wounded in an air strike in western Iraq, a media report said yesterday. The Pentagon, however, said there was no reason to think
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Supporters of Yemen's rebel Houthi movement condemn airstrikes
World | Apr 11, 2015, 11:54 AM ISTSanaa, Yemen: Thousands of demonstrators supporting Yemen's rebel Houthi movement flooded city streets in the capital Sanaa on Friday to protest the Saudi-led coalition's ongoing airstrikes.Many of the protesters said they planned to remain "steadfast"
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US conducting airstrikes to help Iraq retake Tikrit
World | Mar 26, 2015, 07:48 AM ISTWashington: At Iraq's request, the U.S. began airstrikes in Tikrit on Wednesday in support of a stalled Iraqi ground offensive to retake the city from Islamic State fighters. The bombing marked a significant expansion of
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Read the full speech Of Obama authorizing air strikes in Iraq
World | Aug 08, 2014, 01:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Good evening. Today I authorized two operations in Iraq — targeted airstrikes to protect our American personnel, and a humanitarian effort to help save thousands of Iraqi civilians who are trapped on a
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Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza
World | Jul 16, 2014, 11:23 AM ISTLondon: Israel has ordered thousands of Palestinians in eastern and northern Gaza to leave their homes as airstrikes continue, a media report said on Wednesday.This order came after an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire proposal Tuesday to stop
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Israel resumes air strikes on Gaza as ceasefire fails
World | Jul 16, 2014, 07:27 AM ISTJerusalem/Gaza: Israel today resumed air strikes on Gaza and warned to respond more forcefully after an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire failed to stop the escalating violence that has killed 195 Palestinians in eight days of fighting as
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Iraqi government: airstrike kills 25 militants
World | Jan 07, 2014, 11:56 PM ISTBaghdad: Iraq's defense ministry spokesman says a government airstrike has killed 25 al-Qaida militants in a besieged province west of Baghdad.Tuesday's strike comes amid fierce clashes between Iraqi Special Forces and insurgents in a battle
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New Israeli strikes push Gaza death toll to 42
World | Nov 18, 2012, 12:33 PM ISTGaza, Nov 18: Two Palestinians were killed in a new Israeli air strike on central Gaza on Saturday, raising the death toll to 42, the emergency services in the territory said.In a statement, the emergency
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NATO airstrike kills 12 militants in Afghanistan
World | Aug 25, 2012, 04:27 PM ISTKabul, Aug 25: A NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan targeting a group of insurgents near the Pakistani border killed at least 12 militants, the international military coalition said.Pakistani intelligence and Afghan officials said Mullah Dadullah,
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NATO airstrike kills Haqqani leader
World | Aug 06, 2012, 05:27 PM ISTKabul, Aug 6: NATO forces killed a local commander for the Haqqani insurgent group in an airstrike in eastern Afghanistan, the military alliance said Monday.Sher Mohammad Hakimi was hit on Sunday in Logar province, the
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First NATO supply trucks cross Pakistan border
World | Jul 06, 2012, 08:20 AM ISTChaman, Pakistan : Trucks carrying NATO supplies rolled into Afghanistan for the first time in more than seven months Thursday, ending a painful chapter in U.S.-Pakistan relations that saw the border closed until Washington apologized
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Respond With Full Force To Future NATO Attacks : Kayani
World | Dec 02, 2011, 06:28 PM ISTIslamabad, Dec 2: Ruing that Pakistan Air Force jets could not be scrambled due to “communication breakdown” and “lack of clarity”, army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has ordered his troops to respond with “full
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NATO Attack: Pakistan Writes To UN
World | Nov 29, 2011, 11:25 AM ISTUnited Nations, Nov 29 : Pakistan has formally communicated to the United Nations its protest and condemnation of the NATO airstrike that killed its 24 soldiers and has strained ties between Washington and Islamabad. Pakistan's
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Pakistan Buries Dead Soldiers As Anti-US Anger Mounts
World | Nov 27, 2011, 07:36 PM ISTIslamabad, Nov 27: Pakistan today buried its 24 soldiers killed in a cross-border air strike by NATO aircraft amidst mounting public anger over the incident that has pushed the already strained ties with the US