Report: Al-Qaeda Leader in Yemen ‘Likely’ Killed by U.S.-Led Airstrike
The leader of al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen may have been killed during a U.S.-led airstrike in early January, according to American officials.
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Somalia: U.S. Airstrikes Kill Four Al-Shabaab Terrorists After Deadly Mogadishu Attack
A U.S. airstrike against the al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist organization al-Shabaab killed at least four jihadists on Sunday, a day after a terror attack in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu killed at least 79 people.
Al-Qaeda Somali Affiliate Conducting Unprecedented Rate of Executions Amid U.S. Airstrikes
Al-Qaeda’s Somali branch al-Shabaab, currently under pressure from a record number of U.S. airstrikes, has executed 18 people since last Wednesday, including many accused of espionage on behalf of regional governments and the United States, Voice of America (VOA) reported Monday.
Amnesty Accuses Trump of ‘War Crimes’ in Somalia
The United States military may have committed lethal “war crimes” against “numerous” civilians, including children, as it ramped up its airstrike campaign against the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia under President Donald Trump’s watch, the human rights group Amnesty International claimed on Wednesday, echoing allegations by the terrorist group and some news outlets.
U.S. Airstrikes Kill 50 Al-Shabaab Jihadis in Somalia
American airstrikes launched over the last three days have “degraded” the East Africa-based al-Qaeda wing al-Shabaab, killing 50 jihadis in Somalia days after the United Nations determined the group is expanding and remains the top threat facing African nation, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) revealed.
U.S. Military Drops a Record 5,213 Bombs on Afghan Jihadis This Year
The U.S. government dropped a record 5,213 bombs on jihadis in Afghanistan this year, according to a report published Wednesday.
U.S. Colonel: 30 Taliban Heroin Labs Destroyed, $20 Million Loss in Afghanistan in 3 Months
U.S.-NATO troops have demolished “30 Taliban narcotics processing labs” in less than three months, dealing the narco-jihadists a “more than $20 million” blow to their drug operations, primarily made up of trafficking opium and heroin, a spokesman for the international coalition in Afghanistan told Breitbart News.
U.S. Coalition Increasing Airstrikes Against Islamic State by 50 Percent
The U.S.-led coalition has increased airstrikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) by 50 percent this year, as it seeks to inflict insurmountable damage on the terrorist organization.
Arab Social Media Users Hail Trump’s Syria Strikes, Criticize Obama Over Inaction
TEL AVIV – Arab detractors of Iran have taken to social media to celebrate President Donald Trump’s “correction” of his predecessor’s Middle East policy by carrying out U.S. airstrikes Thursday night targeting a Syrian regime airbase allegedly utilized to launch a deadly chemical weapons attack
Report: Obama Failed to Report Lethal Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan
The U.S. military under former President Barack Obama quietly hid “potentially thousands of lethal airstrikes” from the American public that likely killed hundreds of civilians in war-ravaged Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, Military Times has found.
U.S. Airstrikes Help Drive Islamic State From Libyan Coastal City
Libyan forces, with the help of U.S. airstrikes, report they have taken the last neighborhood in the coastal city of Sirte from the Islamic State, ending a months-long battle against the militant group.
U.S. Calls Airstrikes on al-Shabaab in Somalia
A U.S. military airstrike recently targeted the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab terrorist group in southern Somalia, killing five jihadists and wounding two others, reveals the Pentagon.
Pentagon: U.S. Airstrike Kills Khorasan Group Leader in Syria
Sanafi al-Nasr, al-Qaeda’s chief financial officer and highest-ranking leader of the Khorasan Group, a terrorist organization intent on attacking America and its allies in the West, was killed in a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in Syria, the Pentagon has announced.
Amid Confusion, U.S. Begins Anti-ISIS Manned Airstrikes from Turkey
Two days after American F-16s arrived at Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base, authorities are confirming that manned American airstrikes are being conducted from Turkey into Syria, the first time since the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) that such activity has occurred. The arrival of American troops to Syrian skies follows confusion regarding whether Turkey and the United States have agreed to create a “buffer zone” free of jihadis and Kurds in Syria.
