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airstrike stories: 71 news summaries

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In Pakistan, US Moves From Ground to Air

CIA turns to airstrikes after land operations draw protest

Oct 27, 08 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US has recalibrated its antiterror campaign in Pakistan, backing off ground raids via the Afghan border and intensifying its CIA-led airstrikes against militants. The Pakistani government had lodged bitter complaints about the ground operations, the New York Times reports, which were seen as a violation of the country's sovereignty.... More »

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CIA • Pakistan • Predator • airstrike • al-Qaeda • North West Frontier Province

US Airstrike Killed 30 Afghan Civilians: Inquiry

Outraged Afghans still maintain 90 died in controversial Aug. raid

Oct 8, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US military inquiry puts the number of Afghan civilians killed in an August 22 raid at more than 30, the New York Times reports, down from the 90 the Afghan government had claimed. The airstrike on Azizabad, a suspected Taliban stronghold, was condemned by the Afghan government. The... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • civilian casualties • US military • airstrike • inquiry • David McKiernan • Special Forces • Michael W. Callan

Latest US Strike Kills 12 in Pakistan Border Region

9 suspected militants among casualties

Oct 3, 08 6:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Another US airstrike today killed at least 12 people in the Pakistani province of North Waziristan, sources tell the BBC, backing off original estimates of 20 casualties. “Most were foreigners,” an official told AFP, and nine are suspected of having been Islamic militants. Taliban fighters use the area... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • airstrike • North Waziristan

(Newser) - Missiles launched by the US military struck a village in Pakistan's border region this morning killing at least six people, Pakistani officials told the Guardian. Two missiles were fired by a pilotless drone after it was shot at by tribesmen, reportedly striking the home of a local Taliban commander. The... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • US military • Waziristan • airstrike • tribal areas

 Bush Blocked
Israel Attack on Iran

Prez refused plea to back bombing of nuke facilities


Sep 26, 08 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel asked Washington for a green light to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities but was told no, reports the Guardian. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made the request in a private meeting with President Bush in May, but Bush feared air strikes over several days would lead to full-scale war and terrorist... More »

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Iran • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Hezbollah • Tzipi Livni • nuclear program • airstrike • George W. Bush • bunker busting bombs

Gates Apologizes for Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan

US defense secretary expresses 'personal regret' over wayward airstrikes

Sep 17, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in Afghanistan today, apologized for recent civilian casualties from military operations, the AP reports. While the US strives for precision in airstrikes against Taliban insurgents, “it is clear that we have to work even harder,” Gates said—even as the coalition commander said... More »

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Afghanistan • Robert Gates • Hamid Karzai • civilian casualties • apology • airstrike

 US Opens 
 Probe in Deadly 
 Afghan Strike 

Strike on Azizabad seems far deadlier than military admits

Sep 8, 08 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two weeks after it launched a major airstrike in Azizabad, the American military is still insisting that only 5 to 7 civilians died in the raid. But the villagers, the Afghan government, the UN and human rights groups all say that the civilian death toll was much higher—that more... More »

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Afghanistan • civilian casualties • US military • massacre • airstrike • Azizabad


 Russia Brushes Off
 Calls for Cease-Fire

Bush, Georgia urge end to fighting

Aug 9, 08 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Georgia called for a cease-fire today, as Russia sent bombers deeper into the country, but Russia said it would not stop until Georgia had withdrawn from South Ossetia. George Bush made his own call to Dmitry Medvedev, saying that the strikes “mark a dangerous escalation in the crisis,”... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Dmitry Medvedev • airstrike • Abkhazia • South Ossetia

Russia Takes Breakaway Capital in Georgian Fighting

Death toll in Georgian conflict reaches 1,500

Aug 9, 08 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia claims to have taken control of South Ossetia’s capital today, after Georgian troops flowed into the breakaway enclave yesterday in an effort to reclaim the region. Seeking to “force the Georgian side to peace,” Russia has expanded its counterattack further into Georgia. Russia puts the death... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Dmitry Medvedev • airstrike • invasion • South Ossetia

 8 Afghan Civilians
 Killed in US-Led Airstrike 

Coalition forces called for air backup during firefight

Jul 17, 08 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight civilians were killed in a coalition airstrike targeting suspected militants in Afghanistan's western province of Farah, Reuters reports. The deaths occurred after American-led forces called for air backup during a roadside firefight Tuesday. A military statement said that officials "deeply regret any occurrence such as this." There... More »

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Afghanistan • civilian casualties • coalition forces • airstrike • civilians • Afghanistan war • Farah province

Karzai Orders Inquiry Into Fatal US Airstrike

Military, Afghans spar over whether 15 victims were Taliban, civilians

Jul 6, 08 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai today ordered an investigation into a US-led airstrike on Friday that killed 15 people. At issue is whether the victims were armed Taliban, as the US military claims, or the innocent civilians that an Afghan governor believes died. More »

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Afghanistan • military • Taliban • investigation • Hamid Karzai • civilian casualties • airstrike

Pakistan Condemns US Air Strike That Killed 11 Troops

...which were reportedly working with the Taliban

Jun 11, 08 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 11 Pakistani soldiers and 10 other people were killed today in an ugly border incident that could strain US/Pakistani ties. US fighters reportedly launched an air strike inside Pakistan’s mountainous tribal area, backing up Afghan troops fighting Taliban forces. The matter was complicated, however, because Pakistani troops... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Waziristan • Afghan Army • Afghan border • airstrike • Pakistan army

CIA to Brief Congress on
Syria-North Korea Nuke Pact

Washington moves close to N. Korea agreement

Apr 23, 08 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Details of a suspected secret pact between North Korea and Syria to supply Damascus with nuclear weapons technology will be revealed in closed-door CIA briefings of lawmakers, Reuters reports. The pact is apparently linked to an Israeli air raid on a suspected nuclear site in Syria last year. The briefing... More »

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Israel • North Korea • Syria • Senate • Armed Services Committee • House of Representatives • Pyongyang • Damascus • airstrike • Intelligence Committee • National Security Council • Trading With the Enemy Act • Foreign Affairs Committee • six-party agreement

 Gaza Fighting Kills at Least 23 

Reuters journalist among the dead in Israeli offensive

Apr 16, 08 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three Israeli soldiers and at least 20 Palestinians were killed today as Israeli attacks rocked the Gaza Strip, the AP reports. Fadel Shana, a Reuters cameraman, was among the dead in fighting that undermined an Egyptian-negotiated peace effort and saw the highest death toll in a month. More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Reuters • Fatah • Egypt • Israel and Palestinians • airstrike

Israeli Gunfire Kills 5,
Wounds 18 in Central Gaza

Two Hamas militants killed in air strike

Apr 11, 08 3:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli gun and tank fire in Gaza today killed at least five Palestinians, including two boys, said officials at a Palestinian hospital. The wounded included 18 civilians and two fighters. Israeli officials said troops entered the area to quell terrorist activity and push Palestinians from a border fence when they... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Gaza • Hamas • Islamic militants • Palestinians • airstrike • roadblocks

US Steps Up Secret
Pakistan Air Strikes

Predators hammer al-Qaeda strongholds before Pakistan cracks down

Mar 27, 08 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US is stepping up air strikes on suspected al-Qaeda strongholds in Pakistan, the Washington Post reports. The Predator bombings—which neither the US or Pakistan will officially confirm—aim to rattle terror leaders out of hiding before the country's new leaders are expected to demand the US scale back... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Islamic extremists • Waziristan • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan militants • Predator • airstrike • al-Qaeda

Harry Praised
by US Pilots 

F-15 flyers note composure of then unknown Brit who called in airstrikes

Mar 16, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - American F-15 fighter pilots were impressed with the composure of the British soldier who called in air cover on Taliban entrenchments in Afghanistan in December. But for 2 months Capt. Ben Donberg and Col. Dan DeBree had no idea that "Widow Six Seven" was actually Britain's Prince Harry calling... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Prince Harry • British Army • British royals • airstrike • US Air Force • Helmand province • F-15 pilots • Forward Operating Base Delhi • Widow Six Seven • Ben Donberg

UPDATED

Israeli Raids in Gaza Kill 54

Armor- and air-supported troops sweep into territory to retaliate for rocket attacks

Mar 1, 08 3:30 PM CST
(Newser) - At least 54 Palestinians were killed after Israeli troops supported by armor and aircraft launched new raids into the Gaza Strip today, the AP reports. The attacks are in retaliation for rocket attacks into Israel from the disputed territory that have prompted calls from some Israelis to launch a major... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Israel and Palestinians • airstrike • Paletinians

'Holocaust' Strikes Will Intensify,
Warns Israel

PM invokes phrase
to threaten Hamas

Feb 29, 08 7:49 AM CST
(Newser) - As Israeli air strikes continued to hit Gaza targets overnight, a top Israel official warned that If Hamas continues to fire rockets at Israel, they "will bring upon themselves a bigger holocaust because we will use all our might to defend ourselves." The rare use of the word... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • Kadima • Likud • Palestinians • IDF • Arab Israeli conflict • airstrike • Matan Vilnai

UPDATED

Israel Pounds Hamas Targets in Gaza Strip

Rice voices concern after retaliatory strikes kill militants, baby

Feb 28, 08 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel hit targets inside the Gaza Strip today, including an apparent warning attack near the Hamas PM's home, after a rocket killed an Israeli student, Reuters reports. Two days of violence have left 17 Palestinians dead, including a 6-month-old baby who died when a strike on a Hamas-run ministry damaged... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • Condoleezza Rice • rocket attacks • Palestinians • Sderot • airstrike

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