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Libyan authorities report airstrike on military academy

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Authorities in Libya's capital say an airstrike has slammed into a military academy, killing at least 16 peopleBy SAMY MAGDY Associated PressJanuary 4, 2020, 9:40 PM2 min readCAIRO -- An airstrike slammed into a military academy in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, on Saturday, killing at least 16 people, most of them students, health authorities said. Malek Merset, a spokesman with the Tripoli-based health ministry, told The Associated Press that the airstrike took place in the capital’s Hadaba area, just south of the city center where fighting has been raging for months. He said the strike also wounded at least 37 others, who were taken to nearby hospitals for urgent treatment. Tripoli has been the scene of fighting since April between the self-styled Libyan National Army led by Gen. Khalifa Hi...

US forces kill top Iranian general in airstrike on Baghdad airport

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By Alison Chung, news reporter US forces have killed a top Iranian general in a drone airstrike on Baghdad airport - an attack that marks a dramatic escalation of tensions with Tehran.Iran immediately threatened a "crushing revenge" for the assassination in Iraq of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force and spearhead of Iran's spreading military influence in the Middle East. The Pentagon confirmed US forces had killed the general, a revered figure in the region, on Friday. Image: Qassem Soleimani was one of Iran's most powerful figures It said Maj Gen Soleimani, 62, had "orchestrated" attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the past few months and appro...

Syrian media: Israel launches airstrike near Damascus

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May 8 (UPI) -- Syrian media blamed Israeli airstrikes for explosions south of the capital of Damascus on Tuesday.Israeli fighter jets struck a Syrian army position south of Damascus, a pro-Assad commander said. There were no casualties.Syrian state media reported that the country's air defenses intercepted two Israeli missiles in the Al- Kiswah area.The Israeli military didn't confirm the strike; it has a policy against commenting on Syrian airstrikes.Israeli military officials previously called for local governments to prepare bomb shelters after "abnormal movements of Iranian forces in Syria" and warned residents of the Golan Heights region, near the Israel-Syria border, of a potential airstrike.Israel Defense Forces also deployed missile defense batteries in northern Israel, stating "th...