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Tag: Air Strikes

Posted inSecurity

US, South Korea drills give life to Kim’s worst nightmare

by Andrew Salmon August 22, 2022August 27, 2022

SEOUL – Rocky Korean mountainsides erupt in clouds of dust and smoke as high explosives from tanks, artillery and jet aircraft pound home. Heavily loaded marines – complete with tanks and armored personnel carriers – hit beaches from landing craft under the cover of dense smoke screens. And in a darkened underground command bunker, South […]

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by Asia Times staff June 1, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Russia ‘attacks three hospitals’ in Syria’s Idlib

by Asia Times staff May 6, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Russian air strikes kill 10 Syrian civilians

by Asia Times staff April 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the launch of the Avangard hypersonic missile at the National Defense Control Center via a video conference. Photo: Mikhael Klimentyev / Sputnik / AFP
Posted inChina, European Union, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Putin trumpets hypersonic missile as Russia flexes its muscles

by Andrew Salmon December 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Illustration: iStock
Posted inFrance, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Syrian forces fire on ‘hostile aerial targets’ near airport

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Yemeni pro-government forces gather on the eastern outskirts of Hodeida as they continue to battle for the control of the city from Houthi rebels on November 9, 2018. Photo: AFP / Stringer
Posted inFrance, Iran, Middle East, World

Saudi coalition cancels US refueling deal for Yemen war

by Asia Times staff November 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Israeli F-16s perform an exhibition exercise during an Independence Day show on April 06, 2014, in Netanya, Israel. Photo: iStock
Posted inEgypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Air strikes in Sinai underscore Israel’s tightening alliance with Arab states

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim February 5, 2018
Debris and smoke are seen after an OV-10 Bronco aircraft released a bomb, during an airstrike, as government troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over parts of Marawi city, Philippines.Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
Posted inAT Finance, China, Philippines, South Asia, World

Is the US angling to bomb Islamic State in the Philippines?

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

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