Sentences with phrase «u.s. air strike»

Yesterday, a U.S. air strike aimed at ISIS fighters killed more than 85 civilians, including children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

On April 14 AQAP announced that one of its leaders, Ibrahim al - Rubaish, had been killed by a U.S. air strike.

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There have also been comparisons to the U.S. F - 22 Raptor, although the F - 22 has emerged in combat in Syria as a precision strike low - observable aircraft in addition to its air superiority role.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 - U.S., British and French forces launched air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack that killed dozens of people, aiming to degrade its chemical weapons capabilities in the biggest intervention yet in the conflict by Western powers.

A U.S. official familiar with the military planning said there could be more air strikes if the intelligence indicates Assad had not stopped making, importing, storing or using chemical weapons, including chlorine.

Iraqi soldiers and security forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters, backed by U.S. - led air strikes and support on the ground, already control Mosul's southern, eastern and northern flanks, and have advanced on those fronts for nearly two weeks.

These have included several air strikes against pro-government forces that have sought to advance towards a U.S. military base in southeastern Syria near the border with Iraq, where the U.S. military has been training rebels to fight IS.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 (Reuters)- Air strikes by U.S., British and French forces crippled Syria's chemical weapons program and all missiles launched hit their targets, the Pentagon said on Saturday as President Donald Trump declared «Mission Accomplished.»

Older U.S. Air Force jets — including the A-10 Thunderbolt II, eyed in recent years for retirement, and the F - 15E Strike Eagle — are leading the air war against the Islamic State, statistics shAir Force jets — including the A-10 Thunderbolt II, eyed in recent years for retirement, and the F - 15E Strike Eagle — are leading the air war against the Islamic State, statistics shair war against the Islamic State, statistics show.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 - Air strikes by U.S., British and French forces crippled Syria's chemical weapons program and all missiles launched hit their targets, the Pentagon said on Saturday as President Donald Trump declared «Mission Accomplished.»

U.S., British and French forces pounded Iran's ally Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in retaliation for a suspected April 7 chemical weapons attack, which they blame on Syrian President Bashar al - Assad's government.

It is likely more modern stand - off weapons like the UK's MBDA Storm Shadow and French SCALP - EG cruise missile along with the new AGM - 158 JASSM - ER (Joint Air - to - Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range) were highly effective in Friday night's strike on Syria by UK, France and the U.S..

Based on intelligence gathered by Syrian and Russian air defense crews from the U.S. strike exactly a year and a week ago on Shayrat Airbase in Syria, air defense crews were likely well - drilled and prepared to meet a U.S. - led attack on their claimed chemical weapons facilities.

What struck me from his early story was that he took the first steps toward founding RE / MAX while still on active duty in the U.S. Air Force in the 1970s.

After devoting a solid 15 pages of his letter on how the U.S. should slash regulations, Dimon made a point to single out a single area of government oversight that has undeniable value: «Some regulations quite clearly create a common good (e.g., clean air and water),» Dimon noted, in a sentence that went on to catalog the ways regulation is otherwise bad for the economy — making it all the more striking that he chose to highlight environmental issues.

The F / A -18 E / F Super Hornet is the U.S. Navy's primary strike and air superiority aircraft.

Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign ministry decided to suspend air safety agreements with the U.S., claiming that strikes were prepared before the alleged chemical attack in Idlib.

Two F / A -18 E Super Hornets from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 overfly with extended landing gear and hook (hence, in landing configuration) the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during an air power demonstration taking place over the flattop as the it returns from an eight - month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.

Syria's air defense system failed to defend against the U.S. - led strike on the country's chemical weapons facilities two weeks ago.

After falling to a recent trough of $ 1,208.20 intraday in Asia on Monday, the U.S. Comex gold futures climbed to $ 1,221 on Tuesday as air strikes began in Syria.

Targeted U.S. strikes on the air base from which these chemical attacks emanated were a proportional response to this horrible atrocity.

Russia's foreign minister said Friday that the U.S. sought out and respected Moscow's positions in Syria when it launched its air strikes last week.

The S - 300 sale is potentially a threat to intervention by air in the Syrian Civil War by the U.S. or its allies (the U.K. and France, for example, also participated in the chemical weapons retaliation strike in April of 2018, and Turkish aircraft have intervened in parts of the Syrian Civil War as well, for example, shooting down a Russian jet fighter which was intruding into its air space).

A new message purporting to come from the leader of Islamic State said air strikes by Russia and a U.S. - led coalition had...

A research team led by Dr. Brian Washburn from the Wildlife Research Center used records from the Army, Navy, U.S. Air force and the Coast Guard to identify statistical trends in wildlife strikes.

Another strategic effort is the U.S. Air Force's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard prevention program, or BASH, which collects data to help map routes that prevent planes from sharing airspace with large flocks of birds.

The international coalition air strikes led by the U.S. have killed more civilians this year than ISIS.

This week, the Kurdish - dominated Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by air strikes by the U.S. - led coalition, breached the old city walls of Raqqa.

Verstandig served as chief lobbyist for the U.S. Department of Transportation during the 1981 air traffic controllers strike.