Air Strikes
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu threatens more airstrikes in Syria
World | Nov 19, 2020, 11:22 AM ISTAt least 10 Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed in airstrikes on Syrian military sites in the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the UK-based watchdog Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
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US forces conduct 1st airstrike on Taliban after peace deal
India | Mar 04, 2020, 07:08 PM ISTThe US forces in Afghanistan conducted a defensive airstrike in support of Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province on Wednesday, the first raid after a US-Taliban deal was signed.
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Israel launches fresh air strikes on Gaza
World | Nov 16, 2019, 04:44 PM ISTThe militant group that has been ruling Gaza since 2007 was not at the centre of the latest escalation of tensions earlier this week and had not been the target of the retaliatory bombings from Israel.
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15 killed, thousands flee as Turkey launches airstrikes on Syria
World | Oct 10, 2019, 07:15 AM ISTPlumes of smoke could be seen rising near the town of Qamishli and clashes continued late Wednesday amid intense shelling as Turkey struck at least six different border towns along a 290-mile (300-kilometre) stretch.
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'Operation Bandar': Balakot airstrike's code name with a Ramayana connection
India | Jun 21, 2019, 04:48 PM ISTThere was a lot of secrecy maintained by India before conducting the Balakot airstrikes. Months have passed, and operational details still remain confidential. However, it is for all to know that the Balakot airstrike mission was codenamed - 'Operation Bandar' - to maintain confidentiality.
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Modi attacks Congress for questioning Balakot airstrikes
Apr 05, 2019, 01:40 PM ISTBoth Saharanpur and Amroha elected BJP candidates in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections despite the region being dominated by the minority community.
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At least 53 killed in airstrikes on rebel-held Syrian town
World | Nov 14, 2017, 09:33 AM ISTAt least 53 people were killed in airstrikes on a market at Atareb, a town in the Aleppo countryside in north Syria.
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50 killed, injured in fresh Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen
World | Nov 08, 2017, 07:06 AM ISTAt least 50 people, including civilians, were killed and injured in fresh Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on a village in Yemen's northwest province of Hajjah on Tuesday.
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US-led forces blamed for airstrikes on Syrian city of Raqqa that killed dozens of civilians
World | Aug 23, 2017, 10:32 AM ISTSyrian state media said the airstrikes in Raqqa killed dozens of civilians and all blamed the US-led coalition.
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47, including 14 minors, killed in Turkish airstrikes in Syria
World | Dec 23, 2016, 07:10 AM ISTAt least 47 people were killed, including 14 minors and nine women, in Turkish air strikes against the Syrian city of al-Bab, controlled by the Islamic State terrorist organisation, media reports said.
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Syria: Airstrikes kill 27 in rebel-held Aleppo, US condemns 'horrific attacks'
World | Nov 20, 2016, 10:50 AM ISTSyria’s government forces on Saturday pounded rebel-held Aleppo with air strikes and artillery fire killing 27 people, in the worst airstrike since the bombarding resumed earlier this week.
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Yemen: Saudi-led strikes on Houthi rebels-controlled prisons kill 60
World | Oct 30, 2016, 09:54 PM ISTNearly 60 people, including prisoners and security personnel, were feared dead after Saudi-led airstrikes battered two prisons inside a security headquarters in a western port city.
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Syria: Children among 22 killed in airstrikes outside school in rebel-held Idlib
World | Oct 26, 2016, 11:36 PM ISTAt least seven children were among 22 civilians killed in Syria on Wednesday when warplanes struck a residential area housing a school complex in the northern rebel-held province of Idlib.
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31 killed in airstrikes by rebel groups in Syria
World | Oct 17, 2016, 08:14 AM ISTAt least 31 people were said to be killed by airstrikes carried out by warplanes on rebel-held districts in Aleppo, a monitor group reported.
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Airstrikes kill 90 in Syria after US-Russia ceasefire pact
World | Sep 11, 2016, 10:38 AM ISTHours after the US and Russia reached an agreement on a ceasefire, set to begin on Monday, at least 90 people were killed in airstrikes in northern Syria, authorities announced. A UK-based non-profit group, Syrian
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Airstrikes by Afghanistan kill 11 Taliban militants
World | Aug 14, 2016, 04:31 PM ISTAt least 11 terrorists of the dreaded terror organisation Taliban were killed in two air strikes in Afghanistan, sources said today. "On Saturday, Afghan army and air force conducted an air strike against the militant's
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Air strikes by US claim 35 civilian lives in Syria
World | Jul 29, 2016, 05:05 PM ISTAimed at tearing down the stronghold of Islamic State (IS) in Syria, air strikes launched by the US killed at least 35 civilians near a town controlled by the militant group, said media reports. The
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US airstrikes in Iraq, Syria kills around 20
World | Apr 23, 2016, 06:38 AM ISTWashington: Twenty civilians were likely killed in US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria between September and February, said the US Central Command in a statement on its website on Friday. The US forces conducted nine
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US coalition airstrike targets Syrian army for first time
World | Dec 07, 2015, 08:41 AM ISTDamascus: US-led coalition airplanes struck positions of the Syrian army in the country's eastern province late Sunday, local media reported.The airstrike caused casualties for the Syrian army in the Ayash area in the country's eastern
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20 militants killed in airstrikes in Pakistan
World | Nov 08, 2015, 07:02 AM ISTIslamabad: At least 20 militants were killed in airstrikes in two separate areas of Khyber Agency in Pakistan's northwest tribal regions on Saturday, defence officials said.Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets pounded a number of militants'