Air Strikes
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20 prisoners killed in Yemen air strikes
World | Oct 12, 2015, 07:03 AM ISTSanaa: At least 20 prisoners were killed when warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition bombed a prison in Yemen's al-Bayda province on Sunday, medical sources and witnesses said.The prison which held more than 100 prisoners was
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Russia confirms start of airstrikes in Syria
World | Sep 30, 2015, 07:24 PM ISTMoscow: Russian military jets carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria on Wednesday for the first time, the defense ministry said.The airstrikes targeted IS positions, vehicles and warehouses that Russia believes belong
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20 Indians killed in Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen's port: Reports
World | Sep 08, 2015, 11:02 PM ISTSanaa/New Delhi: At least 20 Indians were killed in airstrikes Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces on fuel smugglers at Yemen's Hodeidah port on Tuesday, reports said.According to media reports, the locals said that two boats were
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Deadly strikes by US-led coalition targeting IS in Raqqa
World | Jul 05, 2015, 06:40 PM ISTBeirut (AP): U.S.-led coalition aircraft unleashed a series of airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group's stronghold of Raqqa in eastern Syria, killing at least 10 militants and wounding many others in one of the
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Top IS leader killed in coalition airstrikes in Iraq
World | Jun 30, 2015, 08:24 AM ISTBaghdad: A prominent Islamic State leader was killed in airstrikes launched by the US-led international coalition west of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.General Najim al-Jabouri, commander of security operations in the Nineveh province, said
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Yemeni rebels take control of southern city
World | Jun 03, 2015, 10:10 AM ISTSanaa, Yemen: Shiite Houthi rebels and their allies took control of a strategic city in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa Saturday, security officials and witnesses said, as Saudi-led coalition warplanes continue airstrikes across the
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Airstrikes hit Yemen after Saudi Arabia declared an end to coalition
World | Apr 23, 2015, 08:12 AM ISTSanaa, Yemen: Hours after Saudi Arabia declared an end to its coalition's nearly monthlong air campaign in Yemen, new airstrikes Wednesday hit Iran-backed militants and their allies in two cities, and the rebels said they
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Nusra Front issues threat against airstrikes
World | Sep 28, 2014, 01:07 PM ISTLondon: Syrian militant group Nusra Front has denounced the US-led airstrikes as "a war against Islam".In a statement, the Al Qaeda linked group called on jihadis across the world to target Western and Arab countries
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Australia to join airstrikes against IS in Iraq
World | Sep 28, 2014, 11:50 AM ISTSydney: Australia will soon join the airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq."The national security committee and the cabinet will meet this week to discuss the action," Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday."It
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Iraq President says no need for Arab nations to join air strikes on Islamic State group
World | Sep 15, 2014, 02:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Iraq President Fouad Massoum on Monday said that Arab nations do not need to join air strikes against the Islamic State group.Massoum also expressed regret that Iran was not invited to take part
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Airstrikes not enough to eradicate terrorism: Iranian president
World | Sep 13, 2014, 01:25 PM ISTTehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the idea of eradicating terrorism by airstrikes is "naive" and it does not suffice to eliminate terrorists, the Tehran Times reported on Saturday.Without the participation of regional
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US continues air strikes against IS in Iraq
World | Sep 02, 2014, 06:58 AM ISTWashington: US forces continued their attack on Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Iraq with three more air strikes conducted on Monday, the army said.The strikes destroyed three IS trucks and destroyed a mortar position
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Watch how Israeli airstrikes are causing devastation in Gaza
World | Nov 22, 2012, 10:36 AM ISTGaza City, Nov 22: In the photo above smoke rises during an explosion from an Israeli forces strike in Gaza City.Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with nearly 200 airstrikes early Saturday, the military said,
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Israel intensifies Gaza air strikes, one more killed
World | Nov 17, 2012, 11:19 AM ISTGaza, Nov 17: Friday intensified its air strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip, where medics said another Palestinian militant was killed. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman for Hamas-run health ministry, said an Israeli jet struck a
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NATO limits airstrikes on Afghan homes
World | Jun 11, 2012, 07:01 PM ISTKabul, Jun 11: The U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan says it is limiting airstrikes against homes to a weapon of last resort for self-defense following a strike last week that killed women and children alongside
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US Air Strikes Kill Seven 'Qaeda Militants' In Yemen
World | Oct 15, 2011, 02:17 PM ISTAden, Oct 15 : Apparent US air strikes killed seven suspected Al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen, one of them the media chief of the jihadist network's regional affiliate, a local official said today.The Yemeni defence
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Rare Daytime NATO Airstrikes Hit Tripoli
World | Jun 07, 2011, 06:32 PM ISTTripoli, Jun 7: Low-flying NATO military craft pounded Tripoli on Tuesday, landing a series of 26 strikes that shook the Libyan capital in rare rare daytime raids designed to step up pressure on Moammar Gadhafi
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NATO Ministers Meet On Libya As Air Strikes Intensify
World | Apr 15, 2011, 08:24 AM ISTBerlin, Apr 14: NATO foreign ministers gathered today in Berlin amid calls for increased air strikes on Muammar Gaddafi's forces and growing divisions among world powers over whether to arm Libya's rebels.The meeting came as
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More Airstrikes In Libya; Fighting Rages For Control Of Cities
World | Mar 23, 2011, 09:27 AM ISTTripoli/Washington, Mar 22: Western forces today pounded several Libyan military targets across Tripoli as fighting raged in a number of cities between the rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and NATO allies tried to
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UN Chief Defends Libya Air Strikes Against Doubters
World | Mar 23, 2011, 09:19 AM ISTTunis, Mar 23: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has launched a strong defence of the air strikes on Muammar Gaddafi's forces which face growing criticism from doubters led by Russia and China.Raising the spectre of past