The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says more than 15 terrorists were killed during an airstrike in Borno state on Wednesday. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, NAF’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, describing the operation as “carefully planned and executed”. Ejodame said the air force acted on credible intelligence about a newly established terrorist […]
BY ANDREW OROLUA After one year of silence and denial, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar at the weekend admitted that air strikes near Rukubi community in Doma local government area of Nasarawa that killed civilians were a tactical mistake. He said the bombing which took place on January 23, 2023 was not […]
US forces in Afghanistan conducted an airstrike against Taliban militants on Wednesday, the first since the country signed an agreement with the fighters at the weekend, said US military spokesman Sonney Leggett. Read also: coronavirus: 6 more cases linked to UAE Tour According to Leggett, the strike in southern Helmand province was a “defensive strike […]
Air strikes by a coalition of Arab nations on Saada city in Yemen are in breach of international law, despite calls for civilians to leave the area, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen said. “The indiscriminate bombing of populated areas, with or without prior warning, is in contravention of international humanitarian law,” Johannes van der […]
The US government has said it is “tremendously sorry” for killing two hostages held by al-Qaeda during a counterterrorism operation in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan earlier this year. The White House said on Thursday that American Warren Weinstein and Italian Giovanni Lo Porto were killed in a drone strike in January in […]
Iran is calling for an immediate cease-fire in Yemen, where Houthi rebels have seized territory and drawn in a Saudi-led campaign of airstrikes backing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday the proposal for a halt in fighting, talks among the Yemeni parties and the formation of an inclusive government is the […]