air strikes
US air strikes target Taliban fighters advancing on key Afghan city
Middle East
October 13, 2020
US air strikes target Taliban fighters advancing on key Afghan city
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The United States launched air strikes against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, US…
Iraq condemns US air strikes, warns of consequences
Middle East
March 14, 2020
Iraq condemns US air strikes, warns of consequences
KERBALA, Iraq/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iraq condemned overnight US air strikes on Friday, saying they killed six people and warning of…
Air strikes kill at least 20 in Syria’s Idlib: Observatory, activists
Middle East
December 8, 2019
Air strikes kill at least 20 in Syria’s Idlib: Observatory, activists
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes by Syrian government and Russian forces killed at least 20 people in rebel-held northwestern Syria…
Kurds announce deal with Damascus as Turkey pushes deep into Syria
Middle East
October 14, 2019
Kurds announce deal with Damascus as Turkey pushes deep into Syria
Syria’s Kurds have announced a groundbreaking deal with Damascus on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey, as…
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child
Middle East
August 27, 2019
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes targeted Syria’s last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib on Monday, killing at…
Israeli air strikes hit Palestinian military position in Lebanon: reports, security source
Middle East
August 26, 2019
Israeli air strikes hit Palestinian military position in Lebanon: reports, security source
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli air strikes hit a military position belonging to a Palestinian group in Lebanon, near the Syrian…
Iran-backed militias blame US for attacks on bases in Iraq
Middle East
August 22, 2019
Iran-backed militias blame US for attacks on bases in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi paramilitary forces backed by Iran accused Israeli drones of carrying out a series of attacks on…
No air strikes in northwest Syria after ceasefire: monitor, rebel
Middle East
August 3, 2019
No air strikes in northwest Syria after ceasefire: monitor, rebel
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A ceasefire in northwest Syria reduced violence in the rebel bastion, a monitor said, with no air…
UN reports 400,000 Syrians displaced since Idlib offensive started in April
Middle East
July 30, 2019
UN reports 400,000 Syrians displaced since Idlib offensive started in April
More than 400,000 people have been displaced in northwestern Syria since the start of a government offensive to retake the…
Five killed in air strike on goverment-backed Libyan hospital
Middle East
July 29, 2019
Five killed in air strike on goverment-backed Libyan hospital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Five doctors were killed and at least eight medical personnel injured late on Saturday in an air…