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Syria’s Aleppo hit by government air strikes and rebel rockets

ALEPO: Government air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Saturday as rockets fired by insurgents pounded neighborhoods under state control, part of escalating violence in northern Syria that has undermined a truce agreement.

Air strikes hit Islamic State in Afghanistan under new rules: U.S.

WASHINGTON: The United States has carried out 70 to 80 air strikes against Islamic State in Afghanistan in the three months since U.S. forces were given broader authority to target the militants, a U.S. military spokesman said on Thursday.

Syria’s Assad says willing to hold early presidential vote

DAMASCUS: President Bashar al-Assad has said he is willing to hold early presidential elections, but sharp differences over his future are still hampering efforts to resolve Syria's five-year civil war.

Turkish air strikes kill 67 Kurdish militants in north Iraq: army

ANKARA: Turkey's army said on Saturday it killed 67 Kurdish militants in air strikes on camps and ammunition storage sites in neighboring northern Iraq on Wednesday.

Clashes, air strikes leave 34 militants, five troops dead in North Waziristan

PESHAWAR: The Pakistani military's latest ground and aerial onslaught in the troubled northwest killed at least 34 Islamist militants Saturday while five of its troops also died during clashes, security officials said.

Syrian opposition says temporary truce possible if Russia stops air strikes

BEIRUT: Syria's opposition on Saturday said it had agreed to the "possibility" of a temporary truce, provided there were guarantees Damascus's allies including Russia would cease fire, sieges were lifted and aid deliveries allowed country-wide.

Pakistan carries out deadly air strikes against militant groups

PESHAWAR: At least 25 terrorists were killed in air strikes carried out by security forces at tribal area of Shawal on Friday.

Islamic State ‘gets tougher’ in face of air strikes: audio message

BAGHDAD: A new message purporting to come from the leader of Islamic State said air strikes by Russia and a U.S.-led coalition had failed to weaken the group.

Tirah Valley air strikes kill eight terrorists

KHYBER AGENCY: At least eight militants were killed in air strikes at Khyber Agency's Tirah Valley on Tuesday, ARY News reported.

At least 32 Islamic State fighters killed in strikes in Syria’s Raqqa – monitor

RAQQA: At least 32 Islamic State fighters were killed and 40 more wounded in Syria's Raqqa province on Sunday, in a series of air strikes believed to be carried out by a U.S.-led coalition targeting the jihadists, a monitoring group said.

British bombers make first air strikes on Syria after parliament vote

AKROTIRI, CYPRUS/LONDON: British bombers made their first strikes on Syria on Thursday, just hours after parliament voted to target Islamic State targets in Syria, a government source said.

Two months of Russia raids in Syria kill 1,500: monitor

BEIRUT: Russian air strikes in support of the Syrian government have killed more than 1,500 people, a third of them civilians, since they began two months ago, a monitor said Monday.

Assad says enemies boosting his opponents

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday said his enemies have increased support for rebels fighting his regime as loyalists backed by Russia and Iran push an offensive to regain lost territory.

Syria troops advancing thanks to Russia strikes: Assad

DAMASCUS: Syrian government troops are advancing on "nearly every front" thanks to Russian air strikes that began in September, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with Chinese television released Sunday.

Air strikes kill 22 militants in North Waziristan: officials

PESHAWAR: At least 22 militants were killed Saturday when Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets bombarded six insurgent hideouts on the country's troubled northwest frontier bordering Afghanistan, security officials said.

U.S. general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up

DUBAI: U.S. and coalition forces are likely to increase air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in coming weeks after a lull in September and October, the head of U.S. Air Forces Central Command said Saturday.

Air strikes kill 15 militants in Khyber region

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets on Saturday bombarded militant hideouts in a restive northwestern tribal area bordering Afghanistan killing at least 15 suspected insurgents, security officials said.

Air strikes kill 21 militants in Tirah

TIRAH VALLEY: Pakistan's military said Thursday it had killed 21 militants in air strikes in a restive northwestern tribal area bordering Afghanistan.

Islamic State targeted with 14 air strikes in Iraq and Syria – U.S.

WASHINGTON: The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State conducted 11 air strikes in Iraq and three in Syria on Monday, according to the task force organizing the operation.

Russia will not conduct ground operation in Syria: Putin

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would not deploy ground troops to Syria, where it has been conducting air strikes against what it says are Islamic State targets.
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