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US claims Syria strike, denies targeting mosque where 46 killed

US claims Syria strike, denies targeting mosque where 46 killed

The US said it carried out an air strike in Syria against an Al-Qaeda meeting but denied deliberately targeting a mosque where a monitor said on Friday 46 people were killed. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said most of the dead in the Thursday evening raid on Al-Jineh, in the northern province of Aleppo, […]

March 17, 2017 | By | Reply More
Syrian forces kill 8 in raids on rebel-held Idlib province

Syrian forces kill 8 in raids on rebel-held Idlib province

Air strikes on a rebel-held town in northwestern Syria killed eight people on Saturday, a monitor said, the latest to hit the area where Al-Qaeda’s former affiliate has a strong presence. Most of those killed in the Idlib province town of Maarat Masrin were civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Their deaths came […]

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At least 43 Yemeni soldiers killed 60 wounded in Aden suicide attack

At least 43 Yemeni soldiers killed 60 wounded in Aden suicide attack

A suicide bomber killed at least 45 Yemeni soldiers in Aden Sunday, the latest in a string of deadly bomb attacks against recruits in the war-torn country’s second city. Military officials and medics said many others were wounded in the attack that targeted a crowd of servicemen gathered to collect their salaries near a base […]

December 18, 2016 | By | Reply More
Yemeni govt troops kill 30 al Qaeda suspects in south Yemen

Yemeni govt troops kill 30 al Qaeda suspects in south Yemen

Yemeni troops loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government killed at least 30 suspected al Qaeda militants in a raid backed by a Saudi-led military coalition, the Yemeni military said on Wednesday. Four soldiers were also killed in the operation on Tuesday at a farm west of Mukalla, the port city and capital of the […]

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Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital, IS claims responsibility

Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital, IS claims responsibility

Aug 09, – The bomber struck as a crowd of mostly lawyers and journalists crammed into the emergency department to accompany the body of a prominent lawyer who had been shot and killed in the city earlier in the day, Faridullah, a reporter who was among the wounded, told Reuters. A suicide bomber in Pakistan […]

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Suicide bomber kills 5 soldiers in south Yemen

Suicide bomber kills 5 soldiers in south Yemen

Aug  07, – Another seven soldiers were wounded in the attack targeting troops who had been sent from the main southern city of Aden to Lahj province to fight jihadists, the sources said. A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a large group of army reinforcements in south Yemen on Sunday, killing five soldiers, military […]

August 7, 2016 | By | Reply More
Syria rebels in huge attack to break Aleppo siege

Syria rebels in huge attack to break Aleppo siege

Aug  06, –  Their assault focusing on the artillery and armaments schools of the academy has sparked contradictory reports about the situation on the ground. Jihadists and their rebel allies pressed an offensive Friday with a massive attack aimed at seizing a military academy south of Aleppo and breaking a three-week-old siege of insurgent neighbourhoods. […]

August 6, 2016 | By | Reply More
Syrian maternity hospital bombed, says Save the Children

Syrian maternity hospital bombed, says Save the Children

July  29, – “Save the Children supported maternity hospital in Idlib bombed, casualties reported – numbers unconfirmed,” it tweeted. A maternity hospital supported by Save the Children was bombed Friday in an air raid in Idlib province of northwest Syria, causing casualties and heavy damage, the Britain-based charity said. In a statement, Save the Children […]

July 29, 2016 | By | Reply More
Suicide bombers attack Yemeni army checkpoints, killing 10

Suicide bombers attack Yemeni army checkpoints, killing 10

July  18, – Al Qaeda’s Yemeni branch claimed responsibility for the attacks near the capital of Hadramout province on the Gulf of Aden, the latest in a series of bombings since forces loyal to Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, backed by troops from the United Arab Emirates, drove out the Islamist militants from the city […]

July 18, 2016 | By | Reply More
Two ‘senior’ IS military leaders killed in Iraq strike- Pentagon

Two ‘senior’ IS military leaders killed in Iraq strike- Pentagon

July  01, – “Coalition forces conducted an air strike against two ISIL senior military commanders on June 25 near Mosul, Iraq, resulting in their deaths,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said in a statement, using an acronym for the IS group. A coalition air strike near the Islamic State bastion of Mosul in Iraq has […]

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