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
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 , Helmand Province Helmand 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 Helmand Province Helmand 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 accessdate ... by foreign troops carrying the photos of those who died in the airstrike. ref cite web url ... 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 179 ... 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 ... German law. ref name spiegel 20100211 Stolen tankers Kunduz province, the site of the airstrike, was largely ... up to the American airstrike early Friday morning began the previous evening, as two fuel tankers ... F 15E Strike Eagle s were dispatched there. ref name WaPo Airstrike File F 15E Controlling The Sky.JPG ... airstrike, and that at least 24 but perhaps many more of those killed had been Afghan civilians ... ap article ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9AGJOSO0 NATO airstrike in Afghanistan kills ... to the airstrike was mixed. Critics blamed the Germans for allowing the infiltration of the north ... the airstrike, while Germany German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung emphasized the danger posed ... the airstrike also arrived at the scene. ref name BBC0905 cite news title US general ... killed in airstrike publisher CNN.com date September 6, 2009 ref Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ... world la fg afghan violence5 2009sep05,0,166919.story title Afghan officials say NATO airstrike killed ... which was busy in an election campaign at the time, ref name SPIEGELCRIME the airstrike then dominated ..., including children. Several German officials initially justified the airstrike including on October ... Schneiderhan quits over airstrike blunder date 26 November 2009 publisher The Times accessdate 26 ... parliament, Guttenberg calls the airstrike unjustified. On December 9, the German weekly Stern ... that the German Special Forces Kommando Spezialkr fte KSK were indirectly involved in the airstrike ... 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
Qaeda after Osama bin Laden , who was thought to be in the village. Airstrike The attack was carried ... apart. ref http www.timesonline.co.uk article 0,,2089 1986114,00.html Airstrike misses Al Qaeda chief ... 2006 01 15 ixnewstop.html Pakistan fury as CIA airstrike on village kills 18 The daily telegraph ref ... villagers killed in the airstrike. After that confession, US and Pakistani intelligence ... by the attack but said the airstrike was justified. It s terrible when innocent people are killed ... airstrike killed innocents and said the United States had ignored an offer from al Qaida leader Osama ... Breitbart.com ref See also Chenagai airstrike of Oct 30, 2006 Gora Prai airstrike Drone attacks ... Waziristan War 23 June 2009 Makeen airstrike References reflist External links http english.aljazeera.net ... 15 ixnewstop.html Telegraph.co.uk Pakistan fury as CIA airstrike on village kills 18. 15 January 2006 ... killed in airstrike http www.usatoday.com news world 2006 01 17 pakistan strike x.htm USA Today Pakistan ... Al Qaeda chief dies in missile airstrike The Guardian June 1, 2008 Pakistan United States ... missing Pakistan DEFAULTSORT Damadola Airstrike Category Conflicts in 2006 Category 2006 in Pakistan ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Chenagai airstrike image caption 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 madrassa raid kills 80 publisher BBC News date 2006 10 ... s leader. In January 2006, US forces in Afghanistan carried out an Damadola airstrikeairstrike ... for fighters for decades. The airstrike The attack took place in Chenagai village ref name dawn1 ... external influence or pressure, saying of the airstrike, It is something that we have done and we ... 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 military operations in Aghanistan ... 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 an American plane dropped three large bombs on a house in the Dhuusamarreeb region in central Somalia . The attack was targeted against the Muslim 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 ... 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 Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan Allies American officials stated that Afghan soldiers were ambushed while in pursuit of a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, and further stated that the Taliban attackers then fled to Azizabad. ref name cogan When American forces bombed the village, a large crowd had assembled to commemorate the recent death of a local leader. The airstrike killed approximately 90 people and destroyed eight homes, according to accounts from the American troops, aid workers, local villagers, and a report made by the Afghanistan government. The majority of those killed were children. This was later confirmed by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan UNAMA which also undertook an investigation. ref http us.ft.com ftgateway superpage.ft?news id fto082620080939057078 ... airstrike. The presiding judge, Qazi Mukaram, told Nader that, You, Mohammad Nader, are sentenced ... which expressed serious concern about the numerous civilian casualties reportedly caused by the airstrike ... airstrike Sangin airstrike Uruzgan helicopter attack Deh Bala wedding party bombing References reflist ... more details
Use dmy dates date May 2011 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 df yes 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 2008 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 ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Granai airstrike image File Bala baluk massacre victim in Farah.jpg 280px caption A victim of the airstrike lying in a hospital in Fararh city. 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 refers to the killing of a large number of Afghanistan Afghan civilian s, mostly children , ref name DeLuce8 ref name Shalizi 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 2009 05 15 world asia 15farah.html? r 1 accessdate 21 May 2010 ref ref cite news author Jon Boone author2 Ewen MacAskill author3 Mark Tran title US air strikes kill dozens of Afghan civilians newspaper guardian.co.uk date 6 May 2009 url http www.guardian.co.uk world 2009 ... location London ref The Australian has said that the airstrike resulted in one of the highest civilian ... of civilian casualties that occurred . ref name Farmer Video of the airstrike A summary of the The Pentagon ... by US troops.jpg thumb left A victim of the airstrike lying in a hospital in Fararh city. The Guardian ... of the leak, along with the leak of the July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike Leaked video footage July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike video and other documents. ref name wired cite news url http ... more details
Infobox military attack title Uludere airstrike image caption location Uludere , rnak Province , Turkey date Start date 2011 12 28 time 9 37 PM timezone UTC 02 00 target Kurdistan Workers Party militants type Airstrike Aerial attack fatalities 34 ref name zaman http www.todayszaman.com news 268332 concerns raised about obscuring evidence in uludere killings.html Concerns raised about obscuring evidence in Uludere killings ref civilians instigator Turkish Air Force General Dynamics F 16 Fighting Falcon F 16 Fighting Falcon conflict the Kurdish Turkish conflict Campaignbox Kurdish Turkish conflict The Uludere airstrike in Kurdish language Kurdish Qilaban , also known as the Sirnak massacre , ref Reuters, Turkey strike kills 35, Kurds decry massacre Hindustan Times, December 29, 2011, http www.hindustantimes.com world news RestOfAsia Turkey strike kills 35 Kurds decry massacre Article1 788820.aspx ref ref Sirnak Massacre, December 29, 2011. Kurdish American Society, 2011 12 29. In an attack on Wednesday December 29, 2011, in the Kurdish area between Turkey and Iraq, Turkish airplanes killed 35 Kurdish villagers near Uludere in Sirnak province. Once again, with the pretext of fighting the PKK terrorists, Kurdish civilians have lost their lives. This latest assault on Kurdish civilians by the Turkish air force is yet another example of the Turkish government s misguided policy. The Kurdish question cannot be solved through military means. The only means of solving the Kurdish question in Turkey is a democratic approach. Grant the Kurds their national rights. http www.usakurds.org .... 34 people belonging to the group were killed during and shortly after the airstrike. ref name ... demo held in ankara over airstrike in se Demo held in Ankara over airstrike in SE Tehran Times ... europe kurds protest airstrike killing dozens in turkey.html work The New York Times first Sebnem last Arsu title Kurds Protest Airstrike Killing Dozens in Turkey date 2011 12 30 ref Graeme Wood at the New ... 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
For the 1996 attack on Qana 1996 shelling of Qana The 2006 Qana Airstrike also referred to 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 date January 7, 2009 accessdate May 22, 2010 ref ref name Ynetnews Cite web title Lebanese ... response The airstrike was carried out using two bombs, at least one of which was precision ... and distress at the Qana bombing and offered its condolences for the deaths. The airstrike on Qana ... 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 ... Agreeing to Airstrike Lull publisher New York Times date August 1, 2006 url http www.nytimes.com .... The IDF has claimed that the airstrike was in response to over 150 Katyusha rocket launcher Katyusha ... , Jerusalem Post ,July 30, 2006 ref The IDF did not release footage of the airstrike itself, but did ... IAF airstrike hit the building, causing the walls to collapse on the residents who did not vacate ... into the airstrike On August 1, the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz , reported blockquote As the Israel ... Memorial to the 28 people killed by the Qana Airstrike According to Human Rights Watch on 2 August ... into Haifa was later destroyed in an Israeli airstrike. ref name CNN 08 06 cite news title Hezbollah ... al Qaa airstrike 2006 Shiyyah airstrike 2006 Ghaziyeh airstrikes 2006 Marjayoun convoy Salam Daher ... Qana Airstrike Category 2006 Lebanon War Category Airstrikes Category Aerial operations and battles ... more details
Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox military attack title Dobley airstrike image caption location Dobley, Somalia target Islamic militants date Start date df yes 2008 03 02 time timezone type Missile attack fatalities 4 6 injuries instigator flag United States conflict War in Somalia 2006 2009 Campaignbox Operation Enduring Freedom Horn of Africa At 3 25 AM on March 3 , 2008 two BGM 109 Tomahawk BGM 109 Tomahawk cruise missiles launched by a United States Navy United States Naval vessel hit the village of Dobley in Somalia . ref name LAHR cite news url http articles.latimes.com 2008 mar 28 opinion oe daskal28 title Off target When missile strikes at alleged terrorists go awry, U.S. policy takes a hit publisher Los Angeles Times date 28 March 2008 accessdate 16 April 2012 ref According to US military officials the target of the attack was an al Qaeda leader. Dobley district commissioner Ali Hussein Nuir stated that Sheikh Hassan Turki, a local militant cleric was meeting with leaders of a Mogadishu based militant group nearby. ref name F24 cite news url http www.france24.com en 20080303 usa launches missile strike somalia somalia publisher France 24 date 3 March 2008 accessdate 16 April 2012 title USA launches missile strike in Somalia ref 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 ... more details
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
Infobox military attack title Baraki Barak airstrike image caption location Baraki Barak district, Logar province , Afghanistan target Local Taliban commander date Start date 2011 08 26 time timezone type Airstrike fatalities 13 including 6 civilians injuries instigator NATO conflict the War in Afghanistan 2001 present Campaignbox Afghan War The Baraki Barak airstrike was a coalition airstrike that occurred on August 26, 2011 in Eastern Afghanistan . Six Afghan civilians from the same family were killed in the air strike in the Baraki Barak district of Logar province , Afghanistan. Four insurgents and three Afghan army members were also killed. ref http www.brecorder.com world south asia 25605 civilians killed in afghan air strike .html ref Logar provincial police chief Ghulam Sakhi Rogh Lewani said the operation had targeted a Taliban commander, Qari Hijran, who had a bounty on his head. The top official in the district, Mohammad Rahim Amin, claimed that the incident occurred when a local teacher provided shelter for the commander in his home. References reflist 30em Category 2011 in Afghanistan Category Airstrikes Category Civilian casualties in the War in Afghanistan 2001 present ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict 2012 Kapisa airstrike image caption date 8 February 2012 place Giawa village, Nijrab District , Kapisa Province , Afghanistan result 7 children between the age of 6 12 and one mentally handicapped 18 year old The 2012 Kapisa airstrike refers to the killing of seven children and one adult, who died in Nijrab District of Kapisa Province , Afghanistan after NATO bombed them near their village. The strike took place on 8 February 2012. ref http www.worldbulletin.net ?aType haber&ArticleID 85616 ref ref http www.cnn.com 2012 02 10 world asia afghanistan deaths probe ref ref http www.nytimes.com 2012 02 10 world asia children killed in nato airstrike afghan leader says.html ref Events Kapisa district police chief Abdul Hamid Erkin told AFP Two nights ago foreign special forces carried out a raid on a house in Geyawa village in Nejrab district. The next morning their plane carried out an airstrike on a house in the village as a result of which seven children and one adult were martyred. He also said commanders of French troops claimed that the target was a group of Taliban facilitators, but we checked the area and there were no Taliban. In fact the people in the area have very strong anti Taliban feelings. ref http english.ruvr.ru 2012 02 10 65776509.html ref ref http news.ph.msn.com top stories article.aspx?cp documentid 5864713 ref According to Hussain ... brush and lighted a fire to keep warm, One airstrike hit a large boulder and the other struck ... article 2012 02 09 us afghanistan airstrike idUSTRE81822420120209 ref Reactions President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned an airstrike by foreign troops which resulted in the killing of a number of children, . ref http www.reuters.com article 2012 02 09 us afghanistan airstrike idUSTRE81822420120209 ref See also Granai airstrike 86 145 civilians, mostly children killed in Farah province in 2009 ... Afghanistan DEFAULTSORT Kapisa airstrike Category 2012 in Afghanistan Category Mass murder in 2012 ... 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 vgrelease JP February 24, 2000 NA August 27, 2000 EU 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 , known in Japan as nihongo Aero Dancing F F , 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 On release, Famitsu magazine scored the game a 32 out of 40. ref F . Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.40. 30 June 2006. 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 Lebanon War Qaa Category Massacres in Lebanon Qaa ... more details
coord 34.71 N 71.12 E display title 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 Paramilitaries, 1 Regular Army Major, br 8 Taliban militants injuries instigator United States, Taliban conflict the War in Afghanistan 2001 present Campaignbox US war in Afghanistan 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 when they attempted to set up bunker s and outposts ... guided munitions on them. ref name afps ref name IHT Cite news title Pakistan condemns airstrike ... 2008 06 11 voa54.cfm ref See also Chenagai airstrike Damadola airstrike War in North West Pakistan ... more details
Use dmy dates date May 2011 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 df yes 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 , 9 September 2008 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 , 9 September 2008 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 ... 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
Use dmy dates date May 2011 23 June 2009 Makeen airstrike was an attack launched by Drone attacks on Pakistan by the United States United States drones on a funeral procession in the city of Makeen in South Waziristan , Pakistan . ref name NYT1 http www.nytimes.com 2009 06 24 world asia 24pstan.html Suspected U.S. Strike Kills at Least 60 in Pakistan , The New York Times , 2009 06 23 ref The attack targeted a funeral procession of militants killed earlier in the day in a prior similar strike by drones. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi south asia 8115814.stm Dozens dead in US drone strike , BBC , 2009 06 23 ref About 60 people were reported killed in what is considered perhaps the deadliest strike since the drone attacks started. ref name NYT1 Other sources claimed up to 83 people were dead. ref http news.xinhuanet.com english 2009 06 24 content 11594863.htm Death toll in suspected U.S. drone attack in Pakistan s tribal area rises to 83 . Xinhua News Agency , 2009 06 24 ref There were reports that Baitullah Mehsud was in the area but escaped unhurt while his deputy Qari Hussain was killed, although this has been disputed. ref http www.dawn.com wps wcm connect dawn content library dawn news pakistan provinces 12 missile kills key trainer of taliban suicide bombers bi 09 Missile kills key trainer of Taliban suicide bombers , Dawn newspaper , 2009 06 25 ref ref http english.aljazeera.net news asia 2009 06 200962317958264507.html Deadly drone attack hits Pakistan , Al Jazeera English , 2009 06 24 ref ref http www.suntimes.com news world 1636808,w pakistan taliban missile 062409.article Pakistani Taliban chief dodged missile officials , Chicago Sun Times , 2009 06 24 ref Hussain later phoned reporters to prove he was still alive. ref cite web last Yusufzai first Rahimullah title US, Pakistan both offer head money for Baitullah url http www.thenews.com.pk top story detail.asp?Id ... kill dozens in Pakistan , CNN , 2009 06 24 ref See also Drone attacks in Pakistan Damadola airstrike ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Mano Gai 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. Mano Gai or Manogi airstrike refers to the killing of Afghanistan Afghan children in Mano Gai , 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 ... bombing 47 civilians mostly children killed in Nangarhar province, 2008 Granai airstrike 86 145 ... more details
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