Al Jazeera English
| Oct 24, 2012
The Sudanese government says it has proof that an Israeli air strike caused an explosion and fire that partially destroyed a military munitions plant in Khartoum, killing two people. Sudan "knows how to retaliate," the country's information minist...
Euronews
| Oct 23, 2012
Fear and death continue to stalk the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo. An army jet swoops above, as locals try to go about their daily lives. Rebel fighters attempt to shoot the aircraft down, but after circling several times, it unleashes a burs...
Al Jazeera English
| Oct 17, 2012
A Syrian air force pilot shot down by rebels claims he had no idea that he was bombing civilians. The captured pilot told Al Jazeera that he and his fellow pilots were unaware of the reality of the conflict and had been told the houses they were b...
Voice of America
| Oct 15, 2012
Human Rights Watch alleges that in recent days the Syrian government has begun widespread attacks using Russian-made cluster bombs. The Syrian Army denies the charge, and Russia on Monday also slammed the report -- saying the allegation is not con...
Al Jazeera English
| Sep 28, 2012
Syrian rebels advanced on several fronts in their campaign to seize Aleppo, but without a significant breakthrough after hours of fierce fighting, commanders in the northern city said on Friday. "On the Salaheddin front (southwest), we took one o...
Al Jazeera English
| Sep 27, 2012
The US says drone strikes are precise and successful in targeting terrorists ,but a new report says it is causing great harm to civilians and to US national security. So what are the consequences of the US drone program? Guests Omar Shakir, Christ...
CNN
| Sep 24, 2012
CNN's Nic Robertson takes us to a Damascus neighborhood shocked by the Syrian conflict's cycle of rebellion, fighting, and reprisal.
— May 27, 2012 at 02:08 pm
...the claim. Civilian casualties are a highly-sensitive issue in Afghanistan and have often roiled relations between Karzai and the US, which lead...
— Aug 7, 2012 at 09:02 pm
— Aug 28, 2012 at 02:12 am
...witnesses and security sources said. The witnesses and sources said Israeli F16 warplanes fired at least seven bombs at two sites belonging to m...
— May 13, 2011 at 09:31 am
An air strike is an attack on a specific objective by military aircraft during an offensive mission. Air strikes are commonly delivered from aircraft such as fighters, bombers, ground attack aircraft, and attack helicopters. The official definition includes all sorts of targets, including enemy air targets, but in popular use the term is usually narrowed to tactical attack on a ground or naval objective. Weapons used in an airstrike can range from machine gun bullets, missiles, to various types of bombs. Also commonly referred to as an air raid.
In close air support, air strikes are usually controlled by trained observers for coordination with friendly ground troops in a manner derived from artillery tactics.
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