air strikes
Putin signs Syria base deal, cementing Russian presence there for half a century
Middle East
July 28, 2017
Putin signs Syria base deal, cementing Russian presence there for half a century
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law ratifying a deal with the Syrian government that allows Russia to keep its…
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia push Libya political deal over military solution
Egypt
June 8, 2017
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia push Libya political deal over military solution
Libya’s neighbors Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia agreed on Tuesday to push for political dialogue to end the crisis in the…
Egypt’s Defense Minister: Air strikes against terrorists in Libya are an inherent right
Egypt
June 1, 2017
Egypt’s Defense Minister: Air strikes against terrorists in Libya are an inherent right
Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi said Wednesday that the concentrated air strikes against terrorist elements and militias in Libya are an…
Egyptian warplanes bomb targets in Libya after attack on Christians
Egypt
May 26, 2017
Egyptian warplanes bomb targets in Libya after attack on Christians
Egyptian air force planes on Friday carried out six strikes directed at camps near Derna in Libya where Cairo believes…
Civilians among 21 killed in US-led Syria strikes: activists
Middle East
April 9, 2017
Civilians among 21 killed in US-led Syria strikes: activists
US-led coalition aircraft struck two locations in northern Syria on Saturday, killing at least 21 people, including a woman and…
Pope, after Mosul blast, says ‘imperative’ to protect civilians
Middle East
March 29, 2017
Pope, after Mosul blast, says ‘imperative’ to protect civilians
Pope Francis on Wednesday said it was "imperative and urgent" to protect civilians in Iraq, speaking as US investigators looked…
Air strike on prison in Syria’s Idlib kills 16: monitor
Middle East
March 25, 2017
Air strike on prison in Syria’s Idlib kills 16: monitor
At least 16 people were killed overnight in air strikes on a prison in the rebel-held city of Idlib in…
Report suggests Russia, Syria deliberately targeted civilian areas of Aleppo
Middle East
February 14, 2017
Report suggests Russia, Syria deliberately targeted civilian areas of Aleppo
A new report suggests that Russia and Syria deliberately targeted civilian-populated areas of Aleppo, including hospitals, in their joint aerial…
Russia denies involvement in airstrike on Syria’s Idlib
Middle East
February 8, 2017
Russia denies involvement in airstrike on Syria’s Idlib
Airstrikes on a rebel-held city in Syria early Tuesday killed at least 15 people, wounded dozens more and demolished several…
U.S. carries out strikes near Syria’s al-Bab after Turkish criticism
Middle East
January 18, 2017
U.S. carries out strikes near Syria’s al-Bab after Turkish criticism
The U.S. military said on Tuesday it carried out air strikes in Syria against Islamic State targets of interest to…