Crime

NAF’s airstrikes kill over ’15 terrorists’ in Borno

Awwal Owolabi 4 September 2025 0

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

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NAF admits killing civilians in 2023 airstrikes in error

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 29 January 2024 0

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 […]

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US forces conduct first airstrike on Taliban since new peace deal

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2020 0

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 […]

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Strikes on Yemen's Saada Breach International Law, Says UN

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2015 0

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 […]

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US Admits It Killed Two Hostages In Al-Qaeda Strike

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2015 0

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 […]

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Iran Calls for Yemen Cease-Fire

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

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 […]