wiktionary airstrike An airstrike is a military strike by air forces or other military aviation assets against an enemy ground position. Airstrike may also refer to AeroWings 2 Airstrike , a combat flight simulator Airstrike comics , a fictional character disambig ... more details
The Bajaur airstrike may refer to two different airstrikes within Pakistan The Damadola airstrike , which took place on 13 January 2006 The Chenagai airstrike , which took place on 30 October 2006 disambig ... more details
The Tajoura airstrike was an airstrike claimed to have been carried out between March 27 28, 2011 by coalition forces during the 2011 Libyan civil war Libyan war which resulted in 40 civilian deaths in Tajoura , Lybia . ref name G1 http www.guardian.co.uk world 2011 mar 31 tripoli air strikes killed civilians Tripoli air strikes killed 40 civilians claims Vatican official , The Guardian , 31 March 2011. ref Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli of the Vatican claimed 40 people from the Tajoura district of Tripoli were killed. The target of the strike was a barracks situated in the middle of the neighbourhood. Citation needed date April 2011 References reflist 2011 Libyan protests Category 2011 Libyan civil war Category Airstrikes ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Sangin airstrike image File Sangir airstrike civilian death.jpg 310px ffdc Sangir airstrike civilian death.jpg log 01 January 1970 caption The investigation shows the July US led raid in Helmand killed 39 civilians. ffdc 1 Sangir airstrike civilian death.jpg log 2010 November 11 date July 23, 2010 place Sangin , Nangarhar Province Nangarhar province , Afghanistan result estimated 39 52 people killed, mostly women and children Campaignbox Afghan War Sangin airstrike refers to the killing of a large number of Afghanistan Afghan civilians many of whom were women and children, in the village of Sangin in Nangarhar Province Nangarhar province Afghanistan on July 23, 2010. Early reports claim that between 45 52 residents were killed as mortar shells hit a mud house, where civilians had taken refuge from fighting. A large number of civilians including children were also injured and treated at Kandahar hospital. ref cite web last Loyn first David url http www.bbc.co.uk news world south asia 10756940 title BBC News Nato probes reports raid killed 45 Afghan civilians publisher Bbc.co.uk date 2010 07 25 accessdate 2010 08 13 ref ref cite web author Jon Boone in Kabul and Ali Safi in Kandahar url http www.rawa.org temp runews 2010 07 28 helmand residents accuse nato of deliberate attack on civilians killing 52.html title Helmand residents accuse NATO of deliberate attack on civilians killing 52 RAWA News publisher Rawa.org date accessdate 2010 08 13 ref ref cite web url http news.xinhuanet.com english2010 world 2010 07 24 c 13413229.htm title 7 children injured in troops militants battle in S. Afghanistan publisher News.xinhuanet.com date 2010 07 24 ... of civilians by foreign troops carrying the photos of those who died in the airstrike. ref cite ... 2010 08 13 ref See also Azizabad airstrike 78 92 civilians mostly children killed in Herat province ..., 2008 Granai airstrike 86 145 civilians, mostly children killed in Farah province, 2009 Kunduz airstrike ... more details
Infobox military attack title Kunduz airstrike image caption location Kunduz Kunduz City , Kunduz province ... time timezone type Airstrike Aerial attack two Joint Direct Attack Munition GBU 38 500lb bombs ref name WaPo cite news first Rajiv last Chandrasekaran title NATO Probing Deadly Airstrike url http www.washingtonpost.com ... Afghan War The Kunduz airstrike took place on Friday 4 September 2009 at roughly 2 30 am local ... civilian death toll, the airstrike had political repercussions, especially in Germany. In June 2010 ... law. ref name spiegel 20100211 Stolen tankers Kunduz province, the site of the airstrike, was largely ... to the American airstrike early Friday morning began the previous evening, as two fuel tankers were ... s were dispatched there. ref name WaPo Airstrike File F 15E Controlling The Sky.JPG 250px right thumb ... that about 125 people were killed in the U.S. airstrike, and that at least 24 but perhaps ... NATO airstrike in Afghanistan kills up to 90 The Associated Press , 4 September, 2009 dead link date February 2011 ref Reaction Reaction to the airstrike was mixed. Critics blamed the Germans ... Swedish foreign minister s all generally criticized the airstrike, while Germany German Defence ... the following day a NATO team charged with investigating the airstrike also arrived at the scene ... WORLD asiapcf 09 06 afghanistan.airstrike.probe title U.S. general sure Afghan civilians killed in airstrike ... afghan violence5 2009sep05,0,166919.story title Afghan officials say NATO airstrike killed mostly civilians ... in an election campaign at the time, ref name SPIEGELCRIME the airstrike then dominated political ... children. Several German officials initially justified the airstrike including on October 29, the Germany ... quits over airstrike blunder date 26 November 2009 publisher The Times accessdate 26 November 2009 ... of an investigation committee. On December 3, in the German parliament, Guttenberg calls the airstrike ... KSK were indirectly involved in the airstrike. Citation needed date December 2009 On December ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Hyderabad airstrike image File Injured girl hydarabad airstrike.jpg 310px ffdc Injured girl hydarabad airstrike.jpg log 01 January 1970 caption A girl who was wounded in the bombardment ffdc 1 Injured girl hydarabad airstrike.jpg log 2010 November 11 date June 28, 2007 place Hyderabad village, Gerishk District , Helmand Province Helmand province , Afghanistan result estimated 100 130 people killed, 35 85 Taliban fighter, 45 100 civilians including women and children, about 23 40 civilians wounded Campaignbox Afghan War Hyderabad airstrike refers to the killing of a large number of Afghanistan Afghan civilians including women and children in the village of Hyderabad, Gerishk District , Helmand Province Helmand province , Afghanistan on June 28, 2007. The airstrikes occurred after Taliban forces ambushed a combined US Afghan army force in Hyderabad and destroyed two US military vehicles with mines. A firefight ensued and US Afghan forces called in airstrikes in response to heavy small arms and mortar fire. Coalition spokesperson Major Chris Belcher stated the airstrikes targeted Taliban firing positions in the village. The numbers of casualties vary depending on the source some give total numbers as high as 130 with up to 80 100 civilians killed. ref http www.guardian.co.uk world 2007 jul 01 afghanistan.afghanistantimeline ref ref http www.pajhwok.com viewstory.asp?lng eng&id 38642 ref ref http english.people.com.cn 200707 01 eng20070701 389253.html ref ref http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2007 06 30 AR2007063000537.html ref President Hamid Karzai ordered an investigation. ref http www.theaustralian.com.au news world karzai ... airstrike 78 92 civilians mostly children killed in Herat province, 2008 Deh Bala wedding party ... civilians mostly school boys were killed on December 27, 2009. Granai airstrike 86 145 civilians, mostly ... were killed in NATO airstrike Photos http books.google.com books?id YiLueYkS380C&printsec ... more details
Osama bin Laden , who was thought to be in the village. Airstrike The attack was carried out by four ... http www.timesonline.co.uk article 0,,2089 1986114,00.html Airstrike misses Al Qaeda chief , Times ... ixnewstop.html Pakistan fury as CIA airstrike on village kills 18 The daily telegraph ref The official ... killed in the airstrike. After that confession, US and Pakistani intelligence agents, with the help ... the airstrike was justified. It s terrible when innocent people are killed we regret that, said ... al Zawahri wearing white robes and a white turban, said the January 13th airstrike killed innocents ... ref See also Chenagai airstrike of Oct 30, 2006 Gora Prai airstrike Drone attacks in Pakistan List of military ... 2009 Makeen airstrike References reflist External links http english.aljazeera.net NR exeres 4F745CF1 ... Pakistan fury as CIA airstrike on village kills 18. 15 January 2006 http www.mercurynews.com mld mercurynews news world 13619541.htm MercuryNews.com Pakistanis say 17 killed in airstrike http ... chief dies in missile airstrike The Guardian June 1, 2008 War on Terrorism Civilian deaths from military operations in Aghanistan Pakistan coord missing Pakistan DEFAULTSORT Damadola Airstrike Category ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Chenagai airstrike image Image Bajaur airstrike 2006.jpg 300px caption Madrassa air strike. partof the War on Terrorism place Chenagai, Bajaur , Pakistan date October 30, 2006 result Successful strike on suspected Taliban stronghold Pakistani government claims . combatant1 flagicon United States United States Air Force U.S. Air Force as cited by eyewitness , br flagicon Pakistan Pakistan Army Pakistani government claims combatant2 flagicon Afghanistan Taliban Pro Taliban militants Pakistani claim commander1 commander2 strength1 Unspecified number of aircraft Pakistani government claims 3 gunships while eyewitness reports MQ 1 Predator drones strength2 Unspecified estimated to be 90 casualties1 None casualties2 70 80 campaign Campaignbox Waziristan The Chenagai airstrike took place on October 30, 2006, around 5 00 am. local time. Missiles were fired at a madrassa in Chenagai village in Bajaur region of Pakistan . An eyewitness has stated that the madrassa was filled with local students who had resumed studies after the Eid ul Fitr holiday. 82 people died in the attack. Initially it was reported that the Pakistani military carried out the attack but later it became apparent that it was carried out by US UAV drones . ref name dawn1 cite news title Pakistani troops kill 80 in air strikes on madrasa url http www.dawn.com 2006 10 30 welcome.htm publisher Dawn newspaper DAWN accessdate 2006 10 30 date 2006 10 30 ref ref name bbc1 cite news title Pakistan ... in Afghanistan carried out an Damadola airstrikeairstrike in Bajaur s Damadola village which US officials ... during the attack. The Pakistan Afghan border has been a haven for fighters for decades. The airstrike ... also denied involvement of any external influence or pressure, saying of the airstrike, It is something ... militants. http www.thenews.com.pk top story detail.asp?Id 4099 See also Damadola airstrike of Jan 13, 2006 Drone attacks in Pakistan Gora Prai airstrike References reflist Civilian deaths from ... more details
Infobox military attack title Dhusamareb airstrike image caption location Dhuusamarreeb , Somalia target Islamic militants date Start date 2008 05 01 time timezone type Aerial attack fatalities up to 30 injuries 4 instigator flag United States conflict Operation Enduring Freedom Horn of Africa Campaignbox Operation Enduring Freedom Horn of Africa The Dhusamareb airstrike took place on May 1, 2008, at around 3 00 am local time when a US war plane dropped three large bombs on a house in the Dhuusamarreeb region in central Somalia . The attack was targeted against the Islamist militant group al Shabaab Somalia al Shabaab . ref cite news url http edition.cnn.com 2008 WORLD africa 05 02 somalia.airstrike.ap index.html work CNN Dead link date August 2010 bot RjwilmsiBot ref ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi africa 7376760.stm work BBC News title Air raid kills Somali militants date 2008 05 01 accessdate 2010 05 01 ref The attack killed up to 30 people including civilians and two Islamist leaders, identified by al Shabaab as Adan Ayrow and Sheikh Muhyadin Omar . ref http www.france24.com en 20080501 eight killed air strike somalia islamists residents France 24 Eight killed in air strike on Somalia Islamists residents France 24 Bot generated title ref ref cite news url http www.nytimes.com 2008 05 01 world africa 01iht 02somalia.12481389.html work The New York Times first1 Jeffrey last1 Gettleman first2 Eric last2 Schmitt title U.S. airstrike kills top Qaeda agent in Somalia date 2008 05 01 ref ref http afp.google.com article ALeqM5jMyI5wmKtzeAyf4pRC5wxN89Yjtw ref Four others were injured. Reactions Bob Prucha , a US military spokesman, confirmed there was a US attack on a known al Qaeda target and militia leader. ref name english.aljazeera.net http english.aljazeera.net NR exeres F8E1BB77 A954 468F 8B56 958E279EABD4.htm Al Jazeera English News Us Air Raid Kills Somali ... links http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2008 05 01 AR2008050100274.html? U.S. Airstrike ... more details
Other uses Azizabad disambiguation Infobox military attack title Azizabad airstrike image imgsize 250px caption location Azizabad, Herat , Afghanistan target Taliban commander date Start date 2008 08 22 time timezone type Aerial attack fatalities 78 92 injuries instigator US AC 130 ground attack aircraft conflict the War in Afghanistan 2001 present Campaignbox Afghan War The Azizabad airstrike took place on Friday 22 August 2008 in the village of Azizabad, Herat Azizabad which is located in Shindand, Herat Shindand district, Herat Province , Afghanistan . It is estimated that between 78 and 92 civilians, mostly children, were killed during the attack and a number of structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed, although there remains some dispute about the accuracy of these figures. A Taliban commander was the intended target of the airstrike . Summary of events Afghan and Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan Allies coalition forces were undertaking an operation in the area in pursuit of a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq. The attack on Azizabad was launched when intelligence reports indicated that Siddiq was in the village. A large crowd had assembled in Azizabad to commemorate the recent death of a local leader. Following the airstrike, a widely varying estimate of between 30 and 90 people were killed and eight homes were destroyed, according to accounts from the American troops, aid workers, local villagers, and a report made by the Afghanistan government. ref AFP 2008, http www.beurs.nl nieuws artikel.php?id 269531&taal US Afghan Minister Probe finds 90 civilians killed in air strikes , Beurs.nl , 24 August. Retrieved 26 August. ref This was later ... for giving wrong information to coalition forces which resulted in the Azizabad airstrike. The presiding ... about the numerous civilian casualties reportedly caused by the airstrike. It stated that member ... Linked to the Taliban Guard U.S. Bases NYTimes.com ref See also Granai airstrike Sangin airstrike ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Granai airstrike image File Injured Afghan child Granai.jpg 310px ffdc Injured Afghan child Granai.jpg log 01 January 1970 caption An injured Afghan child at the hospital in Farah province ffdc 1 Injured Afghan child Granai.jpg log 2010 November 11 date May 4, 2009 place Granai , Bala Buluk District , Farah Province , Afghanistan casualties3 It has been estimated that 86 145 people were killed, mostly children. Campaignbox US war in Afghanistan The Granai airstrike , sometimes called the Granai massacre , ref name Campbell cite news title Whistleblowers on US massacre fear CIA stalkers author Matthew Campbell newspaper The Times date 11 April 2010 url http www.timesonline.co.uk tol news world us and americas article7094234.ece accessdate 21 May 2010 location London ref ref cite news author Akram Walizada title Afghan students protest against civilian casualties publisher Reuters date 10 May 2009 url http www.reuters.com article idUSISL40292120090510 accessdate 21 May 2010 ref refers to the killing of a large number of Afghanistan Afghan civilian s, mostly children , and including women , by United States American aircraft on May 4, 2009, in the village of Granai sometimes spelled Garani or Gerani in Farah Province , south of Herat , Afghanistan . ref name Campbell ref cite news author Carlotta Gall author2 Taimoor Shah title Afghan Villagers Describe Chaos of U.S. Strikes newspaper newspaper The New York Times date 14 May 2009 url http www.nytimes.com ... ref The Australian has said that the airstrike resulted in one of the highest civilian death tolls ... . ref name Farmer Video of the airstrike A summary of the Pentagon investigation, including ... airstrike Leaked video footage July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike video and other documents. ref name ... province, 2008 Azizabad airstrike 78 92 civilians mostly children killed in Herat province, 2008 Sangin airstrike 39 52 mostly women and children killed in Nangarhar province, 2010 Uruzgan helicopter ... more details
The Chyah Airstrike or the Chyah massacre was an attack by the Israel Air Force IAF on the Chyah Shiyyah suburb in the Lebanon Lebanese capital of Beirut on August 7, 2006, during the 2006 Lebanon War . Two missiles fired from an IDF bomber destroyed three apartment buildings in the suburb. ref http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2006 08 08 AR2006080801235.html With Fatal Blasts, War Invades Quiet Enclave of Beirut , August 8, 2006 ref Contemporary news accounts stated that the death toll from the airstrikes rose as recovery efforts continued, with 50 corpses recovered at the time of reportage and 61 anticipated. ref name reuters41 http www.alertnet.org thenews newsdesk L09924352.htm Death toll rises to 41 in Monday s raid on Beirut , August 9, 2006 ref ref name reutersang http today.reuters.com News CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId L09804177 Angry Shi ites bury the dead after Beirut attack , August 9, 2006 ref ref name Guardian08 11 http www.guardian.co.uk israel Story 0,,1843090,00.html Hot air pushed me off my chair. I was on the ground. I thought I was dead , August 11, 2006 ref Campaignbox Lebanon 2006 Timeline of events The nearby area of Haret Hreik , described as Hizbollah s stronghold , had been targeted over a four week period prior to the attack on Shiyyah, which had not been targeted by the IAF earlier. Around 8 pm local time, an IAF missile hit a five storey residential apartment block in Hijaj Street, just outside central Beirut, instantly killing a number of civilians and wounding other residents. The area is a densely populated residential district and predominantly Shi a . Businesses in Hijaj Street include a supermarket, a hairdressing salon, a fishmonger s, a greengrocer s and a mobile phone shop, with an internet cafe in the basement of the apartment block. Residents stated that there was no Hezbollah activity in the area. Many of the people ... airstrike 2006 Qana airstrike 2006 Ghaziyeh airstrikes 2006 Marjayoun convoy References Reflist External ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Manogi airstrike image caption date March 1, 2011 place Dara I Pech District , Kunar Province Kunar province , Afghanistan result nine children aged 8 14 killed and one wounded. Manogi airstrike refers to the killing of Afghanistan Afghan children in Dara I Pech District , Kunar Province Kunar province , Afghanistan on March 1, 2011. ref cite web url http www.upi.com Top News World News 2011 03 02 NATO sorry for Afghan childrens deaths UPI 42751299088976 title NATO sorry for Afghan children s deaths publisher UPI.com date accessdate 2011 04 01 ref ref cite web author AFP &ndash Mar 1, 2011 url http www.google.com hostednews afp article ALeqM5iGx8E0JC4uoGjTHSrcrpQh6STZJg?docId CNG.e61362f2571b82e187f2be9fe2ed8c2f.291 title AFP Young children killed in Afghan air strike police publisher Google.com date 2011 03 01 accessdate 2011 04 01 ref ref cite web url http www.voanews.com english news asia NATO Apologizes for Afghan Civilian Deaths 117235693.html title NATO Apologizes for Afghan Civilian Deaths & 124 Asia & 124 English publisher Voanews.com date 2011 03 02 accessdate 2011 04 01 ref Nine boys aged 8 14 were killed through gun fire from NATO helicopters while collection firewood for their family. ref cite news author AP url http www.thehindu.com news international article1503379.ece title News International Afghan protesters rally against civilian deaths publisher The Hindu date 2011 03 02 accessdate 2011 04 01 location Chennai, India ref ref cite web url http channel6newsonline.com 2011 03 gen petraeus confirms nato troops killed nine children title Channel 6 News Gen. Petraeus confirms NATO troops killed nine children publisher Channel6newsonline.com date 2011 03 02 accessdate 2011 04 01 ref ref cite web url http www.therepublic.com view story 18b5d98ed5cb4e53b7bf6faf52876874 AS Afghanistan title Afghans say they ve arrested suspected ... province, 2008 Granai airstrike 86 145 civilians, mostly children killed in Farah province ... more details
Infobox military attack title Miranshah airstrike image Image MQ 9 Reaper in flight 2.jpg 300px caption small The MQ 9 Reaper began operation in Afghanistan in Oct. 2007 small location North Waziristan , Pakistan target Taliban fighters date Start date 2008 09 12 time timezone type UAV attack fatalities 12 injuries instigator United States conflict War in North West Pakistan The Miranshah airstrike took place on Friday 12 September in Miranshah in North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas FATA in Pakistan . It was part of a series of attacks targeting presumed militants, and was carried out by a United States Air Force drone aircraft . It took advantage of the power vacuum in Pakistan, following the fall of Pervez Musharraf on 18 August 2008. The missiles hit two buildings in one three women and two children were killed, and in the other seven Taliban militants died. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi south asia 7611721.stm Another US strike hits Pakistan BBC News , 12 September 2008 ref President George W. Bush had two months prior to this attack issued a classified order authorizing US raids against militants in Pakistan without prior approval from Islamabad . Missile strikes have traditionally provoked an outpouring of public resentment that Musharraf s political opponents used to help drive him from power. Many of those opponents are now seated in the new government giving it broader political support and fewer high profile critics. cquote I think the government really is not concerned much about the domestic fallout because there is no leader who would challenge its position or who would rally people around him and launch a country wide protest. So the coalition forces, the Americans, are taking full advantage of the situation where there is a sort of vacuum as far as leadership is concerned. 40px 40px Rustam Shah Mohmand, Pakistan s former ambassador to Afghanistan ref http www.voanews.com english 2008 09 08 voa15.cfm Suspected US Missile Strike Hits ... more details
For the 1996 attack on Qana 1996 shelling of Qana The 2006 Qana airstrike also known as the 2006 Qana massacre ref http weekly.ahram.org.eg 2006 806 fr2.htm ref ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi middle east 5228554.stm work BBC News title Qana makes grim history again date July 31, 2006 accessdate May 22, 2010 first Martin last Asser ref or Second Qana massacre ref cite news url http www.independent.co.uk opinion commentators fisk robert fisk why do they hate the west so much we will ask 1230046.html work The Independent location London title Why do they hate the West so much, we will ask ... and humanitarian response The airstrike was carried out using two bombs, at least one of which ... shock and distress at the Qana bombing and offered its condolences for the deaths. The airstrike ... reaction Main International reactions to the 2006 Qana airstrike Image Qana protest nyc.jpg thumb right 250px Protest in Times Square , New York City , August 3, 2006. The Qana airstrike was condemned ... On Despite Agreeing to Airstrike Lull publisher New York Times date August 1, 2006 url http www.nytimes.com ... inside. The IDF has claimed that the airstrike was in response to over 150 Katyusha rocket launcher ... attack , Jerusalem Post ,July 30, 2006 ref The IDF did not release footage of the airstrike itself ..., a second IAF airstrike hit the building, causing the walls to collapse on the residents who did not vacate ... ref Investigations into the airstrike On August 1, the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz , reported blockquote ... 305px Memorial to the 28 people killed by the Qana Airstrike According to Human Rights Watch on 2 ... destroyed in an Israeli airstrike. ref name CNN 08 06 cite news title Hezbollah rockets pound northern ... C439435E7063 0 QanaZidkin682006.wmv ref See also 1996 shelling of Qana 2006 al Qaa airstrike 2006 Shiyyah airstrike 2006 Ghaziyeh airstrikes 2006 Marjayoun convoy Salam Daher References Reflist 3 External ... 33.2095 35.3004 type landmark source enwiki googlemaplink display title DEFAULTSORT Qana Airstrike ... more details
Infobox military attack title Dobley airstrike image caption location Dobley , Somalia target Islamic militants date Start date 2008 03 02 time timezone type Missile attack fatalities 4 injuries instigator File Naval Jack of the United States.svg 23px United States conflict War in Somalia 2006 2009 Campaignbox Operation Enduring Freedom Horn of Africa On March 2, 2008 at least one United States Navy United States Naval vessel launched a BGM 109 Tomahawk Tomahawk cruise missile into the village of Dobley in Somalia . According to US military officials the target of the attack was an al Qaeda leader. Varying reports of casualties surfaced with villagers reporting that between four to six people were dead. It is unclear whether these casualties are targets or civilians. Villagers also reported that an aircraft had attacked them but US military officials denied these reports merely stating that an attack had indeed occurred and that they were looking into the results. At least two previous attack of a similar nature occurred in 2007 where American forces targeted suspected al Qaeda operatives in Battle of Ras Kamboni Ras Kamboni as well as in Bargal Raid Bargal . These two attacks had mixed results and it is as of yet unclear whether this latest attack was successful or not. References http afp.google.com article ALeqM5ih46u1V hSRuzDd5ZyfayaBE5Y2Q US missile strike targets Al Qaeda leader in Somalia http www.bloomberg.com apps news?pid 20601087&sid a0dACFUgCuT4&refer home Al Qaeda Terrorist Leader Targeted in Somali Town http news.monstersandcritics.com africa news article 1393794.php US launches strike in Somalia against al Qaeda throughout including aim of January 2007 US strikes Roundup US launches strike in Somalia against al Qaeda throughout, including aim of January 2007 US strikes See also List of military strikes against presumed terrorist targets War in Somalia 2006 2009 coord missing Category Conflicts in 2008 Category 2008 in Somalia Dobley Category Battles involving ... more details
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Campaignbox Waziristan The Shrawangai Nazarkhel airstrike February 12, 2009 was a military airstrike by the United States against Islamic terrorists in the Waziristan province of Pakistan. ref cite news url http www.nytimes.com 2009 02 15 world asia 15pstan.html?em title U.S. Airstrike Kills 30 in Pakistan date February 15, 2009 publisher The New York Times author Pir Zubair Shah ref See also Laghman airstrikes January 2009 References Reflist External links pakistan mil stub US mil stub Category War on Terror Category airstrikes Category Federally Administered Tribal Areas Category 2009 in Pakistan ... more details
Refimprove date July 2009 Infobox VG title AeroWings 2 Airstrike image Image Aerowings 2 Airstrike.jpg 250px developer Crave Entertainment , CRI Middleware CRI publisher Sega designer engine released August 27, 2000 genre Combat flight simulator modes Single player video game Single player , Multiplayer video game Multiplayer ratings Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB E Everyone platforms Dreamcast media GD ROM requirements input Gamepad AeroWings 2 Airstrike is a combat flight simulator developed by CRI Middleware CRI and Crave Entertainment and published by Sega for the Dreamcast console. It is the sequel to AeroWings . Gameplay and reception Unlike its predecessor, AeroWings 2 deals with air combat training being, in that sense, a simulation of a simulation , rather than aerial stunts. It was well received by reviewers and praised for its realistic physics and high quality visuals. ref http www.gamerankings.com htmlpages2 259173.asp ref See also AeroWings series References Reflist External links gamefaqs id 259173 Moby game id aerowings 2 air strike name AeroWings 2 Air Strike DEFAULTSORT Aerowings 2 Airstrike Category 2000 video games Category Crave Entertainment games Category Dreamcast games Category Dreamcast only games Category Combat flight simulators Category Video game sequels Category Video games developed in the United States flightsim videogame stub fr AeroWings 2 Airstrike sv Aero Wings 2 Airstrike ... more details
The 2006 Qaa airstrike was an attack by the Israel Air Force IAF on a building in the area of Qaa al Qaa around 10 kilometers six miles from Hermel in the Bekaa Valley , Lebanon on 4 August 2006. The attack took place during the 2006 Lebanon War . Thirty three farm workers, mostly Demographics of Syria Syrian and Lebanon Lebanese Kurd s, were killed during the airstrike. ref name Reuters cite news title Israeli bombardment kills 40 civilians in Lebanon publisher Reuters date 08 04 06 url http today.reuters.com news articlenews.aspx?type topNews&storyID 2006 08 04T205040Z 01 L30823603 RTRUKOC 0 US MIDEAST1.xml&WTmodLoc NewsHome C1 topNews 3 ref Campaignbox Lebanon 2006 Timeline of events Timeline according to the workers According to workers the timeline was The workers were loading farm produce, primarily peaches and plums, from a walk in cooler into a refrigerated truck. The produce was for export over the border. The refrigerated container was situated beyond the building which was attacked and close to Lebanese customs office in an area leading to the border with Syria. This building was just on the outskirts of the village where the Lebanese company s farm is located. ref cite news title Air raids kill dozens of civilians across country publisher Reuters date 08 04 06 url http www.dailystar.com.lb article.asp?edition id 1&categ id 2&article id 74525 ref blockquote I was picking peaches when three bombs hit. Others were having lunch and they were torn to pieces, ref name Reuters ... Airstrike publisher AP date 08 04 06 url http www.cbn.com CBNnews world israel 060804c wire.aspx ... hit by Israeli airstrike publisher AP date 08 04 06 url http www.freenewmexican.com news 47409.html ... 06 url http www.sana.org eng 21 2006 08 05 54828.htm ref See also 1996 shelling of Qana 2006 Qana airstrike 2006 Qaa airstrike 2006 Shiyyah airstrike 2006 Ghaziyeh airstrikes 2006 Marjayoun convoy References ... 2010 DEFAULTSORT Al Qaa Airstrike Category 2006 Israel Lebanon conflict Qaa Category Massacres ... more details
Infobox military attack title Daande Darpkhel airstrike image Image MQ 9 Reaper in flight 2.jpg 300px caption small The MQ 9 Reaper began operation in Afghanistan in Oct. 2007 small location North Waziristan , Pakistan target Taliban figure date Start date 2008 09 08 time timezone type UAV attack fatalities 23 injuries 18 instigator United States conflict War in North West Pakistan The Daande Darpkhel airstrike took place on the morning of 8 September 2008 when a United States Air Force Unmanned aerial vehicle drone aircraft fired a number of missiles at a former madrassa religious school complex located in the village of Daande Darpkhel, near the main town Miranshah , North Waziristan , Pakistan . It was part of a series of Drone attacks on Pakistan by the United States of America drone attacks targeting presumed militants, which took advantage of the power vacuum in Pakistan, following the fall of Pervez Musharraf on 18 August 2008. The airstrike killed 23 people, including eight children, and wounded at least eighteen. The targets of the airstrike were Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son Sirajuddin Haqqani Sirajuddin , neither of whom were present at the time. ref http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2008 09 08 AR2008090800263.html U.S. Missiles Said To Kill 20 in Pakistan Near Afghan Border , The Washington Post , 2008 09 09 ref Among 23 people killed was one of Jalaluddin s two wives, sister, sister in law and 8 of his grandchildren. ref http www.nytimes.com 2008 09 09 world asia 09iht 09pstan.15996896.html U.S. attack on Taliban kills 23 in Pakistan , The New York Times , 2008 09 09 ref However their family had arrived just hour before, suggesting that the US acted on fresh intelligence, possibly video from the drones transmitted in real time. ref name IHT20080909 Perlez, J. & Shah, P.Z. 2008, http www.iht.com articles 2008 09 09 asia 09pstan.php US attack on Taliban kills 23 in Pakistan , International Herald Tribune , 9 September. Retrieved on 10 September ... more details
coord 34.71 N 71.12 E display title FixBunching beg Infobox military attack title Gora Prai airstrike image Image B 1B Lancer 2.jpg 300px caption A B 1 Lancer bomber location Mohmand Agency , Federally Administered Tribal Areas FATA , Pakistan target Taliban date Start date 2008 06 10 time timezone type Aerial attack fatalities 10 Pakistani Para Military Soldiers, 1 Regular Army Major, br 8 Taliban militants injuries instigator United States, Taliban conflict the War in Afghanistan 2001 present FixBunching mid Campaignbox US war in Afghanistan FixBunching end The Gora Prai airstrike was an airstrike by the United States that resulted in the deaths of 11 paramilitary troops of the Pakistan Army Frontier Corps and 8 Taliban fighters in Pakistan s Federally Administered Tribal Areas tribal areas . Ref name YAH1 Cite news title Pakistan, US differ over deadly border airstrike last Pennington first Matthew date 2008 06 11 publisher Associated Press url http news.yahoo.com s ap 20080611 ap on re as pakistan border clash ref The attack is reported to have taken place late on June 10, 2008, during clashes between US coalition forces and militants from the Pakistani Taliban. ref name INDEP The airstrike was in retaliation for an attack on troops about convert 200 yd inside Afghan territory, originating from a wooded area near the Pakistani border checkpoint at Gorparai in Pakistan s Mohmand Agency . ref name YAH1 Events On June 9, Afghanistan Afghan troops occupied a mountaintop position in a disputed border zone, but began to withdraw the next day following Pakistan s request. ref name YAH1 On June 10, Afghan troops, coalition forces and Taliban militants clashed near the border with Pakistan. The Pakistan based Taliban said it had attacked Afghan troops with 60 to 100 of its fighters ... ref name IHT Cite news title Pakistan condemns airstrike that killed 11 troops in border clash last ... airstrike Damadola airstrike War in North West Pakistan Waziristan War War on Terrorism Civilian casualties ... more details
operational plan name Ain es Saheb airstrike partofthe al Aqsa intifada image Image Ein saheb strike.jpg 300px caption IAF video of the strike scope Strategic planned planned by objective Destruction of the site in Ain es Saheb , Syria executed October 5, 2003 executed by File Israel Air Force Flag.svg 22px Israeli Air Force outcome Successful strike on alleged militant site casualties 1 injured br munitions destroyed Campaignbox Al aqsa The Ain es Saheb airstrike occurred on October 5, 2003 and was the first overt Israel i military operation in Syria since the 1973 Yom Kippur War . Operation In response to the Maxim restaurant suicide bombing suicide bombing in Haifa 12 hours earlier by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad , four Israeli Air Force 110 Squadron Israel 110 Knights of the North Squadron F 16 F 16Cs attacked an alleged Palestinian militant training camp about 15 miles northwest of the Syrian capital Damascus . A single civilian guard is reportedly injured in the strike, the first in Syrian territory for nearly thirty years. The jets took off from Ramat David Airbase at 03 00 and headed north over the Mediterranean before turning east, crossing the coastline into Lebanon and approaching the target from the west. It is uncertain whether the aircraft actually crossed the border into Syria proper as the exact type of munitions used is unknown and the target is located close to the Syrian Lebanese border. ref name iaf cite web url http www.iaf.org.il Templates FlightLog FlightLog.aspx?lang EN&lobbyID 40&folderID 48&subfolderID 325&docfolderID 397&docID 21567&docType EVENT title The IAF attacks a target in the territory of Syria. accessdate 13 June, 2010 ref ref name dagb cite web url http www.dagbladet.no nyheter 2003 10 05 380191.html title Kritiserer Israels angrep p Syria publisher Dagbladet language Norwegian accessdate 13 June, 2010 ref Militant camp claims The Israel ... Syria stub Arab Israeli Conflict coord missing DEFAULTSORT Ain Es Saheb Airstrike Category Conflicts ... more details
operational plan name Datta Khel airstrike partof War in North West Pakistan image caption scope type Unmanned aerial vehicle UAV strike location Datta Khel, North Waziristan , Pakistan coordinates map type Pakistan latitude 33.15 longitude 70.43 map size map caption map label planned planned by objective target Taliban fighters date 17 March 2011 time time begin time end timezone executed by CIA ref name nytimes outcome casualties fatalities 44 injuries 10 Campaignbox Waziristan The Datta Khel airstrike was an American airstrike carried out on 17 March 2011 in Datta Khel, North Waziristan that killed 44 people and led to widespread condemnation in Pakistan . Sherabat Khan Wazir, a top commander of Hafiz Gul Bahadur s Taliban faction, was killed in the strike, and in response Bahadur threatened to end the peace deal struck with the Pakistani government almost four years earlier. ref name et20110321 The airstrike was part of a long series of drone attacks in Pakistan carried out by the CIA and United States military. It occurred just two days after diyya , a form of compensation paid to a victim s family under Sharia Islamic law , was paid for the release of U.S. CIA operative Raymond Allen Davis incident Raymond Allen Davis , signaling a resumption of U.S. activity after a several week hiatus while Davis pardon on murder charges was being negotiated. Attack According to Pakistani intelligence officials, the attack targeted a compound where several dozen people believed to be Taliban militants linked to Hafiz Gul Bahadur were meeting. ref name tele cite web location UK url http www.telegraph.co.uk news worldnews asia pakistan 8388295 Drone attack kills 38.html title Drone attack kills 38 accessdate 17 March 2011 date 17 March 2011 publisher The Telegraph archiveurl http www.webcitation.org ... archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5xIsVGaGS archivedate 19 March 2011 ref See also Gora Prai airstrike 23 June 2009 Makeen airstrike List of military strikes against presumed terrorist targets War ... more details
Infobox military attack title Baghar Cheena airstrike image Image MQ 9 Reaper in flight 2.jpg 300px caption small The MQ 9 Reaper began operation in Afghanistan in Oct. 2007 small location North Waziristan , Pakistan location South Waziristan , Pakistan target Taliban fighters date Start date 2008 09 17 time timezone type UAV attack fatalities 5 injuries 6 instigator United States conflict War in North West Pakistan The Baghar Cheena UAV strike Baghar Cheena literally means Without Sugar in Urdu happened in the evening on Tuesday 17 September 2008, when four missiles fired from an United States Air Force Unmanned aerial vehicle drone aircraft hit the village of Baghar Cheena in the mountains of South Waziristan , in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas FATA of Pakistan , about 4 kilometres from the Afghanistan Afghan border and 55 kilometres west of Wana , the main town in the region and close to Angoor Ada , the village that was Angoor Ada raid raided by US commandos on September 3. The missiles hit a militant training camp, killing five and injuring at least six people. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi south asia 7621616.stm US drone kills five in Pakistan BBC News , 17 September 2008 ref ref http english.aljazeera.net news asia 2008 09 2008917144356206845.html US missiles hit Pakistan village Al Jazeera News , 18 September 2008 ref This was the sixth confirmed U.S. missile attack inside Pakistan since the end of August 2008, and comes two days after a Pakistan U.S standoff 15 September 2008 Pakistan U.S standoff on 15 September 2008, in which Pakistani forces fired shots into the air, in order to deter U.S. forces from entering Pakistani territory. The incident came as the top US military commander, Admiral Michael Mullen met Pakistan s most senior army officer, General Ashfaq Kayani and prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad to discuss growing tension over US attacks along the border. See also War in North West Pakistan References reflist Civilian deaths from ... more details
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