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28 civilians, including 4 children killed in air strikes in Syria safe zone

At least 28 civilians were killed in air strikes on northwestern Syria where a planned safe zone has been overshadowed by a bombing campaign against jihadists, a monitor said Saturday.

Sep 30, 2017, 12:12 PM IST

South Korea, US conduct air defence drills

South Korea and the US have conducted joint air drills in the Korean peninsula amid heightened tensions with Pyongyang, authorities said here on Saturday.

Sep 30, 2017, 11:20 AM IST

US-led strikes kill 42 civilians in Syria's Raqqa

According to media reports, the airstrikes hit several densely-populated neighbourhoods in theRaqqa on Monday.

Aug 22, 2017, 16:26 PM IST

US-led strikes killed 224 civilians since allies entered Raqa: Monitor

Since IS captured Raqa in early 2014, it has served as the de facto capital of the jihadist group`s Syrian territory.

Jul 06, 2017, 20:00 PM IST

Up to 20,000 civilians trapped in IS-held areas of Mosul

The jihadist group holds territory elsewhere in Iraq as well as in neighbouring Syria, and has been able to carry out attacks in government-held areas. 

Jul 06, 2017, 16:33 PM IST

57 killed in US-led air strikes on ISIS prison in eastern Syria

The strikes hit an IS jail in Mayadeen at dawn on Monday, killing 42 prisoners and 15 jihadists,

Jun 27, 2017, 17:21 PM IST

Russian lawmaker says US strikes on Syria could undermine anti-terror efforts: Agency

The U.S. air strikes on a Syrian airbase could undermine efforts to fight terrorism, RIA news agency quoted Viktor Ozerov, the head of the defence and security committee at the Russian upper house of parliament, as saying on Friday.

Apr 07, 2017, 10:53 AM IST

Russia says Syria gas incident caused by rebels' own chemical arsenal

Russia`s defence ministry said on Wednesday that a poisonous gas contamination in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun was the result of gas leaking from a rebel chemical weapons depot after it was hit by Syrian government air strikes.

Apr 05, 2017, 13:32 PM IST

US claims deadly north Syria strike, denies targeting mosque

The US military said it carried out a deadly air strike on an Al-Qaeda meeting in northern Syria and would investigate reports that more than 40 civilians were killed when a mosque was struck in the raid.

Mar 17, 2017, 10:24 AM IST

21 civilians killed in US-led strikes against ISIS targets in Iraq, Syria

 Twenty-one civilians were killed in US-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in recent months, officials acknowledged today.

Mar 05, 2017, 09:28 AM IST

US coalition jets bomb Islamic State-held town near Euphrates Dam

US-led coalition planes bombed an Islamic State-controlled town near the Euphrates Dam in northern Syria a day after the launch of a new phase of a campaign to capture the militants` defacto capital of Raqqa.

Feb 06, 2017, 09:36 AM IST

Saudi-led coalition kills six civilians, wounds several in Yemen's Saada

The Saudi-led coalition killed at least six civilians and wounded several others in air strikes on Yemen`s northern province of Saada on Monday, residents and rescuers told Xinhua news agency.

Jan 03, 2017, 01:46 AM IST

Aleppo hit by air strikes and shelling as evacuation stalls

Plans to evacuate besieged rebel districts of Aleppo were under threat on Wednesday as renewed air strikes and shelling rocked the city in a bombardment the United Nations said "most likely constitutes war crimes".

Dec 15, 2016, 00:48 AM IST

Air strikes on Syria's Raqa kill 21 civilians: Monitor

At least 21 civilians including five children were killed today in air strikes targeting the Islamic State group's Syrian de facto capital of Raqa, a monitor said.

Dec 13, 2016, 02:48 AM IST

Air strikes on rebel-held Aleppo kill 16: Monitor

At least 172 civilians, including 26 children, have been killed since the assault was launched on November 15. 

Nov 25, 2016, 01:29 AM IST

Four children among 11 dead in air strikes near Damascus

At least 11 people including four children were killed today in air strikes on rebel-held areas near the Syrian capital, a monitor said.

Nov 11, 2016, 02:29 AM IST

Air strikes and artillery kill 20 in rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib

Air strikes and government artillery killed at least 20 people, including 10 children, in the largely rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Nov 09, 2016, 03:42 AM IST

Coalition air strikes kill over 30 Yemen rebels, inmates

A number of rebels inside the building were killed in the attack.

Oct 30, 2016, 07:05 AM IST

Saudi-led coalition air strikes kill at least 10 Yemen civilians

Saudi-led coalition air strikes killed at least 10 civilians in a battleground town south-east of Yemen`s third city Taez on Saturday, the rebels, a medic and a loyalist official said.

Oct 29, 2016, 17:27 PM IST

22 killed in air strikes that hit a Syria school: Monitor

At least seven children were among 22 civilians killed in air strikes on Wednesday that hit a school and the surrounding area in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, a monitor said.

Oct 26, 2016, 19:25 PM IST