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  Airstrikes only increase our resolve, says Islamic State's leader Baghdadi

  World | December 27, 2015 19:48 IST

  Beirut: 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 | October 17, 2015 23:46 IST

  Beirut (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 | October 07, 2015 7:18 IST

  Washington: 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 | October 04, 2015 11:03 IST

  United 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 | October 04, 2015 6:28 IST

  Kabul (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 | June 16, 2015 20:44 IST

  Cairo: 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 | April 22, 2015 10:50 IST

  London: 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 | April 11, 2015 11:54 IST

  Sanaa, 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 | March 26, 2015 7:48 IST

  Washington: 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 | August 08, 2014 13:01 IST

  New 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 | July 16, 2014 11:23 IST

  London: 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 | July 16, 2014 7:27 IST

  Jerusalem/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 | January 07, 2014 23:56 IST

  Baghdad: 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 | November 18, 2012 12:33 IST

  Gaza, 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 | August 25, 2012 16:27 IST

  Kabul, 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 | August 06, 2012 17:27 IST

  Kabul, 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 | July 06, 2012 8:20 IST

  Chaman, 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 | December 02, 2011 18:28 IST

  Islamabad, 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 | November 29, 2011 11:25 IST

  United 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 | November 27, 2011 19:36 IST

  Islamabad, 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