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# Air Strikes

This year
2023
Blasts rock Khartoum as warring sides meet to prevent 'humanitarian catastrophe'
More than 750 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced since fighting erupted on 15 April.
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May 13th 2023, 1:29 PM
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Zelenskyy presses G7 for more help as Kyiv reels from Russian strikes - NATO increases strength
US President Joe Biden condemned the first air strikes on the Ukrainian capital in almost three weeks as “barbarism”.
Russia struck a residential building in Kyiv, killing one person and wounding four others.
Zelenskyy is set to join the leaders of the US, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Japan and Canada via video link.
The G7 have stressed their unity in the face of Russia's aggression – even as the global fallout worsens.
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Jun 27th 2022, 3:10 PM
From candidate to Council: the long road ahead of Ukraine in the EU
No sign of new living cost measures before Budget as Taoiseach says recession is a 'not a given'
One person killed after downed Russian rocket strikes Kyiv apartment block
It comes as US President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal.
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Mar 17th 2022, 7:55 AM
‘People here are in panic’ after Russian air strikes, says Dnipro citizen
Missiles hit not just military targets but civilian building, Daria Matveytseva said.
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Mar 12th 2022, 8:34 AM
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US warns terror threat to Kabul airport 'real' in evacuation's final hours
Biden has set a deadline of tomorrow to withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan.
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Aug 30th 2021, 4:54 PM
Protesters storm US embassy in Baghdad chanting 'Death to America'
US security forces inside the compound fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowds.
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Dec 31st 2019, 7:30 PM
Russia confirms it targeted Syrian rebel stronghold Idlib with air strikes
Yesterday, Russian and Turkish presidents were asked to use diplomacy to avert a “bloodbath” in Idlib.
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Sep 5th 2018, 12:50 PM
May criticised for Syria air strikes with Corbyn accusing her of bowing to 'whims of the US president'
The British Prime Minister said, “We have done it because we believed it was the right thing to do”.
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Apr 16th 2018, 10:33 PM
Israel's PM vows further action after 'serious blows' to Iran and Syria following airstrikes
Russia has condemned, but the US has backed, Israel’s actions.
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Feb 11th 2018, 12:27 PM
Israel launches 'large-scale' air raids against Iranian targets in Syria
It is the most serious confrontation between Israel and Iran since the Syrian conflict started in 2011.
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Feb 10th 2018, 1:15 PM
US-led air strike near ISIS-held city kills 15 civilians in Syria
More than 320,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began with anti-government demonstrations in March 2011.
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Apr 8th 2017, 1:54 PM
Putin apologises after Russian air strike accidentally kills three Turkish soldiers
Russian and Turkish authorities appear keen to move on after today’s airstrike.
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Feb 9th 2017, 5:09 PM
Five-year-old Syrian girl pulled from rubble alive after airstrikes
Attempts to reach agreement failed after Russia refused US demands that it promise to ground the Syrian air force.
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Sep 23rd 2016, 8:20 PM
Assad says Britain's bombing campaign will only cause terrorism to spread
The Syrian president also said the air strikes targeting Islamic State militants are illegal.
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Dec 6th 2015, 5:33 PM
British parliament votes to launch air strikes on Isis in Syria
Conservative PM David Cameron won the support of almost one third of Labour MPs in his plan for military intervention in the region.
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Dec 2nd 2015, 10:32 PM
"Not in my name" - thousands protest in London against air strikes on Syria
A vote is expected next week on the issue, with David Cameron pushing MPs to back the move.
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Nov 28th 2015, 3:50 PM
David Cameron is ready to strike Isis in Syria, but would it make the UK safer?
David Cameron made his case today.
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Nov 26th 2015, 7:56 PM
Air raids in Syria take out 33 jihadists in 72 hours
Dozens of Islamic State fighters were also wounded in the raids on weapons depots, barracks and checkpoints.
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Nov 18th 2015, 9:58 AM
Assad’s army starts ground campaign backed by Russian air strikes
Moscow says it is synchronising its strikes with the Syrian army’s ground movements.
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Oct 7th 2015, 10:30 PM
France launches air strikes targeting Islamic State
Western powers are ramping up efforts against the terrorist organisation.
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Sep 27th 2015, 10:23 AM
Video captures Yemeni arms dump being completely blown apart
The capital Sanaa has been rocked by air-strikes.
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Apr 20th 2015, 12:42 PM
Kenya says it has launched air strikes on Islamic militants in Somalia
It is a retaliation for last week’s massacre.
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Apr 6th 2015, 11:36 AM
After months of fighting, Islamic State has been driven out of Kobane
Another city in Iraq was also liberated.
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Jan 26th 2015, 7:49 PM
Air strikes against Islamic State 'aren't working'
Syrian’s foreign minister said Turkey must do more to control its border.
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Nov 29th 2014, 2:11 PM
Islamic State leader calls for 'volcanoes of jihad' in alleged new recording
He was rumoured to have died in an air strike earlier this week.
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Nov 13th 2014, 7:24 PM
Watch: US military obliterate Islamic State flag planted on Kobane hill
The effect of the air campaign remains the subject of debate.
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Oct 24th 2014, 9:30 AM
Obama: We are deeply concerned about what's happening in Kobane
The US president has committed to continued air strikes on the northern Syrian town.
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Oct 14th 2014, 10:54 PM
US warns that air strikes alone will not stop advancement of Islamic State
A US army official has said that Syrian and Iraqi troops are needed on the ground.
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Oct 8th 2014, 8:43 PM
This is how close ISIS is to crossing into Turkey
The city of Kobane has become incredibly important.
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Oct 7th 2014, 9:59 AM
Australia is joining the fight against Islamic State in Iraq
The country’s cabinet today approve the deployment of special forces and military air strikes.
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Oct 3rd 2014, 9:12 AM
Flanagan: 'The beheading, the barbaric sexual violence is too harrowing to witness'
Addressing the UN tonight, Flanagan said the “bloodlust and inhumanity which ISIS is displaying in Syria and Iraq” has shocked all civilised people.
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Sep 29th 2014, 9:10 PM
Obama admits they underestimated Islamic State group and what was happening in Syria
He said that it must be accepted the military action is part of the solution.
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Sep 29th 2014, 8:03 AM
Al-Nusra terror group warns of attacks on nations involved in Syrian air strikes
The group, linked to Al-Qaeda, has declared the air strikes “a war against Islam”.
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Sep 28th 2014, 3:16 PM
British warplanes are already in the skies over Iraq waiting to attack
The Tornado combat jets took off from an RAF base in Cyprus.
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Sep 27th 2014, 3:19 PM
US flying "near continuous" bombing raids but warn "ground component" will be needed
The US is planning to train and arm 5,000 Syrian rebels.
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Sep 27th 2014, 10:04 AM
Cameron recalls British parliament to vote on joining air strikes in Iraq
Speaking after talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi, Cameron said he was “confident” that members of the House of Commons would authorise the move.
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Sep 24th 2014, 7:21 PM
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Sep 20th 2014, 8:56 AM
Obama vows US 'will not be intimidated' by Islamic State jihadists
Terrorism experts say the group is not as strong as pre-911 Al-Qaeda.
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Sep 3rd 2014, 9:07 PM
A pregnant woman and four children have been killed in Gaza
The woman was nine months pregnant but medics were unable to save the foetus.
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Aug 20th 2014, 7:34 AM
Palestinians flee homes with bags of clothes and mattresses as Israel raids start over
Truce designed to buy time for peace talks in Cairo was extended by a day within minutes of last night’s deadline.
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Aug 19th 2014, 6:00 PM
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