Airstrike
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Russian air strikes in Syria kill 12 civilians
World | Jan 21, 2020, 05:37 PM ISTRussian air strikes on several locations in northern Syria on Tuesday killed at least 12 civilians, including seven children, a war monitoring group said.
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Israel launches airstrikes on Syrian airbase in Homs
World | Jan 15, 2020, 06:53 AM ISTThe attack is the latest in a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting military sites in Syria, which Israel usually claims as the positions of Iranian-backed fighters.
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US House of Representative approves measure to restrain Trump’s actions on Iran
World | Jan 10, 2020, 06:32 AM ISTReigniting a debate over who has the power to declare war, the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday approved a resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before engaging in further military action against Iran.
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At least 80 'terrorist US soldiers' killed in missile attack at Iraqi bases: Iran state media
World | Jan 08, 2020, 03:23 PM ISTIranian state media has claimed that at least '80 terrorist US soldiers' were killed in the missile strikes at Iraqi bases housing US troops. The strike was in retaliation to the killing of Iran's top general Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike.
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Iran vows to take action against Instagram for deactivating users reacting on killing of Soleimani
India | Jan 08, 2020, 03:56 PM ISTAccording to Iran, Instagram has been deleting accounts or removing relevant content put up by several Iranians on the killing of top Irani General in a US airstrike.
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Atleast 28 dead in airstrike on military camp in Libyan capital
World | Jan 05, 2020, 10:37 AM ISTAt least 28 killed and about 37 injured after an airstrike slammed into a military academy in Libya’s capital, Tripoli on Saturday. According to the Libyan health authorities, most of them students. The wounded people were taken to nearby hospitals for urgent treatment.
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Rattled Pak terms Army chief Naravane's remark of 'preemptively strike' right 'irresponsible'
India | Jan 02, 2020, 08:49 AM ISTPakistan has rejected Indian Army Chief Manoj Mukund Naravane's remark that India reserves a right to preemptively strike on sources of terror across the border terming it irresponsible.
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Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza in response to rocket fire
World | Dec 08, 2019, 03:42 PM ISTThe Israeli military said on Sunday that it carried out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, hours after three rockets were fired by militants in the besieged enclave.
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Israel vows to keep hitting militants as 18 killed in Gaza
World | Nov 13, 2019, 05:05 PM ISTThe latest fighting brought life in much of Israel to a standstill. Schools remained closed in Israeli communities near the Gaza border and restrictions on public gatherings continued as rockets rained down.
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21 dead since Turkey-Syria ceasefire
World | Oct 20, 2019, 10:00 PM ISTSince the ceasefire was penned between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday night, the city of Ras al-Ain has been under attack by Turkish forces and Syrian rebels backed by Ankara.
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5 killed as Turkey conducts air strikes in Syria
World | Oct 18, 2019, 11:52 PM ISTThe airstrikes came after a cease-fire agreement was announced by the US on Thursday.
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Took precaution during Balakot, but things may change: Rajnath
India | Sep 25, 2019, 10:19 PM ISTIn a warning to Pakistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India took "great precaution" and did not attack Pakistan or its Army while carrying out strikes on a terror camp in Balakot but things may change if the neighbouring country does not mend its ways.
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Air strikes hit Syria-Iraq border
World | Sep 09, 2019, 03:13 PM ISTThe Israeli military said one of its drones "fell inside southern Lebanon during routine operations".
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50 rebels killed by US-led airstrike in Syria's Idlib
World | Sep 01, 2019, 09:30 AM ISTAt least 50 rebels, mainly commanders, were killed on Saturday by US-led airstrikes that targeted a meeting of rebel commanders in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, a war monitor reported.
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Indian Army was prepared for war post Balakot strikes, says Army Chief General Bipin Rawat
India | Aug 20, 2019, 12:03 AM ISTIndian Air Force bombed terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp near Balakot, deep inside Pakistan on February 26, in response to the Pulwama attack. Pakistan retaliated by attempting to target Indian military installations on Wednesday. However, the IAF thwarted their plans.
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15 Taliban terrorists killed in military airstrike in Afghanistan
World | Aug 10, 2019, 08:33 PM ISTAt least 15 militants were killed and 10 others wounded after a military aircraft targeted a gathering of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's Takhar province on Saturday, officials said.
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Balakot lessons: India needs to upgrade its fighter fleet, gain tech advantage
India | Aug 02, 2019, 11:45 AM ISTOn February 26, Indian airplanes crossed the LoC into the disputed region of Kashmir and dropped bombs on a terrorist camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed located near Balakot town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Over 300 terrorists were reported killed in the airstrikes by various sources in India, a claim vehemently denied by Pakistan.
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Balakot showed IAF's ability of precision bombing: IAF Chief
India | Jul 16, 2019, 11:03 PM ISTThe Balakot strike demonstrated the IAF's ability of precision bombing, Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa said Tuesday, asserting that it is capable of taking part in a full spectrum of conflict, ranging from "sub-conventional to nuclear". He said in case "we have correct coordinates, the Air Force is capable of doing all-weather bombing through clouds".
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Libyan official says airstrike kills 40 migrants in Tripoli
World | Jul 03, 2019, 06:30 AM ISTIn a statement, the U.N.-supported government blamed the self-styled Libyan National Army, led by commander Khalifa Hifter, for the airstrike. Libya is split between two warring governments and Hifter's forces control much of the country's east and south.
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14 militants killed in Afghan airstrike
World | Jun 15, 2019, 06:52 PM ISTAt least 14 militants have been killed in an airstrike targeting Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan's Zabul province, the country's Army said in a statement on Saturday.