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  US forces conduct 1st airstrike on Taliban after peace deal

  India | March 04, 2020 19:08 IST

  The 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 | November 16, 2019 16:44 IST

  The 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 | October 10, 2019 7:15 IST

  Plumes 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 | June 21, 2019 16:48 IST

  There 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

  April 05, 2019 13:40 IST

  Both 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 | November 14, 2017 9:33 IST

  At 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 | November 08, 2017 7:06 IST

  At 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 | August 23, 2017 10:32 IST

  Syrian 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 | December 23, 2016 7:10 IST

  At 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 | November 20, 2016 10:50 IST

  Syria’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 | October 30, 2016 21:54 IST

  Nearly 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 | October 26, 2016 23:36 IST

  At 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 | October 17, 2016 8:14 IST

  At 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 | September 11, 2016 10:38 IST

  Hours 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 | August 14, 2016 16:31 IST

  At 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 | July 29, 2016 17:05 IST

  Aimed 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 | April 23, 2016 6:38 IST

  Washington: 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 | December 07, 2015 8:41 IST

  Damascus: 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 | November 08, 2015 7:02 IST

  Islamabad: 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'

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  20 prisoners killed in Yemen air strikes

  World | October 12, 2015 7:03 IST

  Sanaa: 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