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23 dead as missiles hit three hospitals, school in Syrian towns

At least 23 civilians are killed when missiles hit three hospitals and a school in rebel-held Syrian towns today, residents say, as Russian-backed Syrian troops intensify their push toward the rebel stronghold of Aleppo.

Iran accuses Saudi of bombing embassy in Yemen

Saudi warplanes "deliberately" strike Iran's embassy in Yemen in an air raid that wounds staff, Tehran says as tensions between the two regional powers mount.

Air strikes kill ‘Bangladeshi militant’ in Syria

10 alleged members of Islamic State (IS) including a Bangladeshi are killed in coalition force’s air strikes in Syria and Iraq in last one month, according to a list prepared by the US military.

Syria conflict: Air strikes 'kill 40 IS militants'

40 militants with the so-called Islamic State are killed in air strikes in Syria, a British-based monitoring group reports.

Syria conflict: US air drop for anti-IS forces in Hassakeh

The US military has delivered more than 45 tonnes of ammunition to rebels fighting the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in north-eastern Syria.

Putin wins parliamentary backing for air strikes in Syria

President Vladimir Putin secures parliament's unanimous backing to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, paving the way for imminent Russian military intervention in its closest Middle East ally.

France carries out first air strikes on IS in Syria

France claims to have carried out its first air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria following nearly three weeks of surveillance flights.

Air strikes on Syria marketplace kill 80

At least 80 people are killed Sunday in a string of Syrian government air strikes on a marketplace in Douma, a rebel-held town near Damascus

Colombia suspends air strikes against Farc camps

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos orders government forces to suspend air strikes against camps belonging to Farc rebels.

June 28, 2015
June 28, 2015

10 militants killed in Pakistan air strikes: Officials

Air strikes kill 10 suspected militants in Pakistan's northwestern Shawal Valley, intelligence officials say.

May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015

Air strikes kill at least 80 in deadliest bombings of Yemen war

Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 80 people near Yemen's border with Saudi Arabia and in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday.

April 25, 2015
April 25, 2015

Yemen crisis: Civilian death toll exceeds 550

The civilian death toll from fighting and airstrikes since the bombing started on March 26 reaches an estimated 551 people,United Nations says.

April 21, 2015
April 21, 2015

Two air strikes in Yemen kill at least 40 people, mostly civilian

Two air strikes in Yemen has killed at least 40 people, most of them civilians and has wounded dozens of others, medical sources said.

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