airstrikes
Russian jets strike Syrian rebel-held bastion in heaviest strikes since ceasefire
Middle East
September 21, 2020
Russian jets strike Syrian rebel-held bastion in heaviest strikes since ceasefire
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian opposition sources said Russian jets bombed rebel-held northwestern Syria on Sunday in the most extensive strikes…
Syria reports Israeli airstrike near northern city of Aleppo
Middle East
September 11, 2020
Syria reports Israeli airstrike near northern city of Aleppo
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli warplanes fired missiles on suburbs of the northern city of Aleppo early Friday, Syrian state…
US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base: Pentagon
Middle East
March 13, 2020
US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the…
Iraq fears escalation after deadly rocket attack, air strike
Middle East
March 12, 2020
Iraq fears escalation after deadly rocket attack, air strike
Iraqi and United Nations officials scrambled Thursday to contain the fallout from an unprecedented rocket attack that killed three US-led…
US, UK troops among 3 dead in Iraq rocket attack as US-led coalition responds
Middle East
March 12, 2020
US, UK troops among 3 dead in Iraq rocket attack as US-led coalition responds
Two American soldiers and a British soldier were killed Wednesday, a US official said, in the deadliest rocket attack in…
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit
Middle East
March 5, 2020
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit
BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northwestern Syria hit a poultry farm where several displaced families…
Syrian troops press ahead with campaign as strike kills 3
Middle East
February 25, 2020
Syrian troops press ahead with campaign as strike kills 3
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel-held northwestern Syrian city struck a school Tuesday, killing three people, Syrian…
Israeli jets strike Islamic Jihad targets in Syria and Gaza: Israeli military
Middle East
February 24, 2020
Israeli jets strike Islamic Jihad targets in Syria and Gaza: Israeli military
JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli fighter jets launched air strikes on suspected Islamic Jihad positions in Syria, the Israeli military said…
Death toll from strikes at 35, mostly children: Yemen rebels
Middle East
February 18, 2020
Death toll from strikes at 35, mostly children: Yemen rebels
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — At least three dozen people, including 26 children and six women, were killed in airstrikes by…
Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast
Middle East
February 11, 2020
Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast
CAIRO (AP) — The Libyan coast guard apprehended 81 migrants off the coast of Libya and returned them to the…