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UN peacekeepers launch probe into rocket fire, air strikes in Lebanon
Beirut: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has opened an investigation into the rocket launches and air strikes that took place in the southern part of the country in the past…
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Tensions mount in Gaza after Israel intensifies airstrikes
Gaza: Israel on Friday intensified airstrikes on military posts in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, in response to rockets fired at several parts in the Jewish state, escalating tensions with Palestine over…
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Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza post raid on Al-Aqsa
Jerusalem: Israel on Wednesday carried out intensive airstrikes on military facilities in the Gaza Strip. Security sources in Gaza said that the airstrikes targeted two military posts of Hamas in the southwest…
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Airstrikes in Iraq kill three IS terrorists
Baghdad: Three Islamic State (IS) terrorists were killed in airstrikes in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a security source said on Saturday. Iraqi warplanes on Friday carried out airstrikes on IS hideouts…
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5 IS militants killed in airstrikes in Iraq’s Salahudin province
Baghdad: Five Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in airstrikes in Iraq’s central Salahudin Province, the Iraqi military said. Their bodies were founded at dawn near an IS hideout bombarded by Iraqi…
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5 killed in airstrike on IS militants in Iraq: Military
Baghdad: The death toll from Saturday’s airstrike on Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s Salahudin province rose to five, the Iraqi military said. Soldiers found the bodies of two IS militants and…
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11 Islamic State militants killed in airstrikes in Iraq
Baghdad: Eleven Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in airstrikes in western and eastern Iraq, the Iraqi military said. Seven militants including a local leader were killed and a hideout was destroyed…
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Russian strikes on Syria’s Idlib province kill 120 rebels
Damascus: Russian airstrikes on positions of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front in northwestern Syria has reportedly killed 120 rebels. The Russian warplanes attacked a Nusra Front training camp in the Sheikh Youssef area…
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Saudi-led coalition denies Houthi allegations of carrying out airstrikes in Yemen
Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen denied on Wednesday carrying any airstrike in Yemen. The Houthi group’s allegations of conducting airstrikes in Yemen’s southern province Dhalea are baseless,…
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Rocket fired from Gaza into Israel, military responds with airstrikes
Jerusalem: Palestinian militants fired four rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory early Saturday. There were no casualties or damage as a result of the attacks. Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) responded…
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Russia puts more strength behind ”creeping” Ukraine advance
Kyiv: Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes pummeled a portion of eastern Ukraine on Saturday, blowing up bridges and shelling apartment buildings as they fought to capture two cities that would put…
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3 hospitals hit as Russian forces intensify siege of cities
Mariupol (Ukraine): An airstrike on a maternity hospital in the port city of Mariupol wounded women waiting to give birth and buried children in the rubble as Russian forces intensified their siege…
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Russia closes airspace after Ukraine airstrikes
New Delhi: Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency has suspended all flights to and from 12 airports in the south of the country. The move comes after Moscow revealed that it had launched…