airstrikes

Damascus, Dec 7: 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…

Damascus, Nov 26: Russia carried out 33 airstrikes at militant positions in Syria's northern province of Aleppo near the Turkish borders, the media reported on Thursday. The strikes, conducted late Wednesday, targeted rebels in the…

Washington, Oct 14: The US would not cooperate with Russia in the fight against the extremist Islamic State (IS) group, defence chief Ash Carter has said. "We (the Pentagon) are not able to associate with Russia's approach in Syria, because…

Kabul, Oct 13: Over 180 Taliban militants were killed in airstrikes and clashes with the security forces across Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. "A total of 186 militants were killed, 58…

United Nations, Oct 4: 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…

Soon after Russian President Vladimir Putin received parliamentary approval to send their troops to Syria, the military jets carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) group in Northern Syria. However, their operations will be…

Over 100 people, mostly civilians, died and dozens were wounded in airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition against two areas controlled by Houthi rebels in northern and southern Yemen. According to state news agency Saba, controlled by the…

The ongoing airstrikes that started late last month in Yemen have caused more than 120, 000 people to be evacuated, a UN spokesperson has said. Yemen has been suffering from political unrest and clashes between Houthi rebels and forces…

At least 92 suspected militants were killed in Pakistan's North Waziristan and Khyber Agency areas in airstrikes on their hideouts, Dawn reported Wednesday. “In a precise aerial strike in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan in the afternoon…