US strike on Yemen fuel port kills at least 38, Houthi media say
- 18-Apr-2025
US strikes on the Ras Isa fuel port in western Yemen killed at least 38 people on Thursday, Houthi-run media said, one of the deadliest days since the United States began its attacks on Yemen. Al Masirah TV said the strikes, which the US military said aimed to cut off a source of fuel for […]
US intends further strikes on Iran-backed groups
- 05-Feb-2024
WASHINGTON: The United States intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser said on Sunday, after hitting Tehran-aligned factions in Iraq, Syria and Yemen over the last two days. The United States and Britain unleashed attacks against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen, a day after […]
US strikes Houthi target in Yemen after British oil tanker attack
- 27-Jan-2024
SANAA: US forces struck an anti-ship missile in Houthi-held Yemen that they said was ready to fire early Saturday, hours after the Iran-backed rebels caused a fire on a British tanker in the Gulf of Aden with a similar munition. US and British forces have launched joint strikes aimed at reducing the Houthis’ ability to […]
Yemen’s Houthis vow strong response after new US strike
- 14-Jan-2024
WASHINGTON/ADEN: The Houthis have threatened a “strong and effective response” after the United States carried out another strike in Yemen overnight. The strikes have added to concerns about the escalation of a conflict that has spread through the Middle East since the Palestinian group Hamas and Israel went to war, with Iran’s allies also entering […]
Iraq ex-paramilitary says US strike kills senior commander
- 04-Jan-2024
BAGHDAD: A “US strike” in Baghdad on Thursday killed a military commander of the Hashed al-Shaabi, the ex-paramilitary force said, with an Iraq security official reporting two deaths in a drone attack. “A drone targeted the logistical support headquarters of Hashed al-Shaabi,” mainly pro-Iranian former paramilitary units integrated into the Iraqi armed forces, said the […]
IS chief planning Europe attacks, killed in US strike: military
- 04-Apr-2023
BEIRUT: US forces have conducted a strike in Syria killing senior Islamic State group leader Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, “responsible for planning (IS) attacks into Europe”, US Central Command said Tuesday. CENTCOM’s statement gave no details of where in Syria the strike was carried out on Monday but said “no civilians were killed or injured.” […]
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in US strike in Afghanistan
- 02-Aug-2022
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced Monday that the United States had killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the world’s most wanted terrorists and suspected mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In a televised address, Biden said the strike in Kabul, Afghanistan had been carried out on Saturday. “I gave the final approval to […]
UN chief urges ‘restraint’ after US strike in Syria
- 07-Apr-2017
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged restraint and the search for a political solution in Syria a day after the United States struck an air base in the country in retaliation for a chemical attack. “Mindful of the risk of escalation, I appeal for restraint to avoid any acts that could deepen […]
Obama confirms Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar’s death in drone strike
- 23-May-2016
HANOI: President Barack Obama on Monday confirmed that Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US air strike, hailing his death as an "important milestone" in efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan.