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Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege
Middle East
August 7, 2016
Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege
Syrian rebels broke through to besieged opposition-held areas in eastern Aleppo on Saturday in an assault on a major government…
Russia says air force has not hit civilian targets in Syria
Middle East
December 27, 2015
Russia says air force has not hit civilian targets in Syria
Russian air forces have not hit civilian targets since they started a bombing campaign in Syria nearly three months ago,…
Two Egyptians killed in Libya air strikes
Egypt
November 27, 2015
Two Egyptians killed in Libya air strikes
The Egyptian ambassador to Libya received information Friday that two Egyptians working in Ajdabiya were killed in air strikes Thursday,…
France launches air strikes in Syria; Paris investigation widens
Middle East
November 16, 2015
France launches air strikes in Syria; Paris investigation widens
French warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday as police in Europe widened their investigations into coordinated attacks…
Turkish, US air strikes kill more than 50 Islamic State militants in Syria
Middle East
November 1, 2015
Turkish, US air strikes kill more than 50 Islamic State militants in Syria
Air strikes by Turkish and US aircraft in Syria on Saturday killed more than 50 Islamic State militants and wounded…
UPDATE: Two policemen, seven Islamic State militants killed in Turkey
Middle East
October 26, 2015
UPDATE: Two policemen, seven Islamic State militants killed in Turkey
Two Turkish policemen and seven Islamic State militants were killed in a firefight after police raided more than a dozen…
Air strikes in Syria kill 14 civilians: monitor
Middle East
October 23, 2015
Air strikes in Syria kill 14 civilians: monitor
At least 14 civilians, nearly half of them children, were killed on Friday in air strikes on a flashpoint town…
UPDATE: Russia begins Syria air strikes in its biggest Mideast intervention in decades
Egypt
September 30, 2015
UPDATE: Russia begins Syria air strikes in its biggest Mideast intervention in decades
Russia launched air strikes in Syria on Wednesday in its biggest Middle East intervention in decades, plunging the four-year-old civil…
Death toll from air strike on Yemen wedding party rises above 130: medics
Middle East
September 29, 2015
Death toll from air strike on Yemen wedding party rises above 130: medics
The death toll from an air strike on a wedding party in Yemen has jumped to 131, medics said on…
Israeli aircraft strike Gaza after rocket fire
Middle East
September 19, 2015
Israeli aircraft strike Gaza after rocket fire
Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Palestinian militants there fired rockets into southern Israel. The…