Tag: airstrike
Libyans protest against US air strike
Dozens of Libyans protested against a US air strike on suspected al Qaeda militants in the country's south-western desert, saying civilians were...
Nine dead in Somali airstrike
The US military killed nine militants in an air strike targeting al Shabaab in Lebede, Somalia, part of operations to support government...
US airstrike in Somalia backs local troops
The US military said it killed two militants in an airstrike in Somalia this week during a battle between US and Somali...
Al Qaeda affiliate killed in US airstrike in Libya
US forces working in co-ordination with the Libyan government carried out an air strike against an al Qaeda affiliate group southeast of...
Five dead after Somali airstrikes
The US military killed five militants after launching an air strike in Somalia against al Shabaab, a militant Islamist group allied with...
High-ranking al Qaeda officer killed in Libya airstrike
One of the militants killed in a US air strike in Libya over the weekend was a "high-ranking" official in al Qaeda...
“Two terrorists” killed in Libya airstrike
US forces killed "two terrorists" in an airstrike in south-western Libya as part of efforts to deny militants a safe haven in...
Al Shabaab militants killed in airstrike
A US-led air strike against al Shabaab militants in Somalia killed three of the al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgency group, the US military...
Three al Shabaab fighters killed in US Somali airstrike
The United States military in conjunction with Somalia's government forces conducted an airstrike in central Somalia targeting al Shabaab fighters and killed...
Senior al Shabaab commander killed in US airstrike
A senior commander in al Shabaab, Somalia's al Qaeda-affiliated Islamist rebels, was killed last month in a US airstrike, the group said...
Warplanes carry out three strikes on Libya’s Derna
Warplanes launched three air strikes on the Libyan city Derna on Monday, a witness said, days after Egypt attacked camps there, saying...
Second airstrike hits Tripoli airport
An air strike hit the last functioning commercial airport in Libya's capital Tripoli for a second day running on Tuesday, residents said,...
Nigeria says kills more than 50 Islamist insurgents in airstrike
Nigeria's military said on Friday that it may have killed more than 50 Islamist insurgents in an airstrike on one of their...
Kenya dismisses refugee camp airstrike as rebel
Kenya dismissed as "al Shabaab propaganda" reports that its warplanes hit a refugee camp in southern Somalia where five people were killed...
Airstrike on Somali IDP camp kills 5, wounds 45: MSF
An airstrike yesterday in Somalia killed five people and wounded 45, mostly women and children, in a camp for people displaced by...
