Posts Tagged ‘Airstrikes’

Israel airstrikes loom over US diplomacy on Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel's willingness to hit Syrian targets it sees as threats to its own existence has complicated the Obama administration's internal debate over arming President Bashar Assad's foes and may change the way U.S. approaches allies as it tries to boost the rebels, including with possible military aid. Tweet This Post

Airstrikes kill 15 militants in northwest Pakistan: officials

KALAYA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani military jets struck militant hideouts in the northwest of the country on Sunday, killing 15 militants and wounding several others, military officials said. The airstrikes targeted four hideouts in the remote Ghaljo and Dabori areas of the northwestern Orakzai tribal region, the officials said. The locations were being used by [...]