Air Strikes

A small checkpoint guarding a highway outside Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, April 16, 2019. (J.P. LAWRENCE / STARS AND STRIPES)

US Airstrike, Coordinated with Afghans, Accidentally Killed Up to 17 Policemen

A statement said an Afghan unit on the ground had told coalition forces that the area was clear of friendly forces.

An MQ-9 Reaper armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt)

Pentagon Denies Causing Civilian Casualties in Air Strikes Over Somalia

U.S. Africa Command says that there have been no civilian casualties as a result of U.S. air strikes targeting al-Shabaab.

President Donald Trump speaks at the Pentagon, Jan 17, 2019. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

No Changes for DoD After Trump Eases Civilian Casualty Reporting Requirements

President Trump moved to rescind part of an Obama-era order requiring the publication of a report on civilian casualties.

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon breaks off and flies back toward its patrol area after concluding refueling operations with a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Detatchment 1, over Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, March 11, 2018. (Gregory Brook/Air Force)

US Airstrikes Hit Decade-Long High Amid Peace Efforts in Afghanistan

U.S. fighters, bombers, attack aircraft and drones released 7,362 weapons over Afghanistan in 2018.

In this Oct. 30, 2009 file photo, al-Shabab fighters sit on a truck as they patrol in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor, File)

US Says Airstrike Kills 24 Al-Shabab Extremists in Somalia

The airstrike was carried out near an extremist camp near Shebeeley in the Hiran region north of the capital, Mogadishu.

This photo shows missiles flying into the sky near the international airport in Damascus, Syria, on Monday, Jan. 21. In a very unusual move, the Israeli military has issued a statement saying it is attacking Iranian military targets in Syria. It is also warning Syrian authorities not to retaliate against Israel. (SANA photo via AP)

Israel Says it Hit Iranian Military Sites in Syria; 11 Dead

Targets included munition storage facilities, an intelligence site and a military training camp.

In this grab taken from security camera footage released to the local media, an armed attacker walks in the compound of a hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday, Jan. 15. Al-Shabab, the Somalia-based extremist group, claimed responsibility for the attack. A U.S. airstrike killed at least 52 of the extremists on Saturday, Jan. 19. (Security Camera Footage via AP)

US Airstrike in Somalia Kills 52 al-Shabab Extremists

The airstrike was in response to an attack against Somali forces by a "large group" of al-Shabab extremists.

A pair of U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria. U.S. forces will continue air and artillery strikes in Syria against ISIS targets, despite President Trump's announcement that U.S. troops will be withdrawn from the country. (US Air Force photo/Matthew Bruch)

US Airstrikes to Continue in Syria Against ISIS Despite Announced Withdrawal

In addition to U.S. and coalition strikes, Iraqi fighter aircraft have also attacked ISIS targets inside Syria recently.

This 2018 handout image provided by a Yemeni activist, shows a photo parts of drone that killed 14-year-old Yahia al-Hassbi, in Yemen. (Courtesy of Yemeni activist via AP)

The Hidden Toll of American Drones in Yemen: Civilian Deaths

In an examination of drone strikes this year alone, AP found that at least 30 of the dead likely did not belong to al-Qaida.

Sept. 22, 2016: A man stands amid the rubble of the Alsonidar Group's water pump and pipe factory after it was hit by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Saudi Coalition in Yemen, Under Pressure, Ends US Refueling

The announcement appeared aimed at suggesting that the Saudi government was behind the decision.

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