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  Britain conducts first airstrike against IS targets

  World | Oct 01, 2014, 06:30 AM IST

  London: Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) military jets have conducted their first strikes on an Islamic State (IS) heavy weapon position in Iraq, the British ministry of defence said on Tuesday.In the course of an

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  US begins air strikes on IS targets in Syria

  World | Sep 23, 2014, 11:43 AM IST

  Washington: The US and allies, said to include Arab nations, Tuesday launched the first airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria.The Arab nations include Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE, with Qatar playing