The official definition includes all sorts of targets, including enemy air targets, but in popular usage the term is usually narrowed to a tactical (small-scale) attack on a ground or naval objective as opposed to a larger, more general attack such as carpet bombing.

Oct 30, 2024 · The airstrikes in the desert of central Syria were done Monday evening and targeted multiple locations and senior leaders of the group. The attacks came on the heels of a number of joint operations with Iraqi forces that targeted IS militants in Iraq.

Feb 1, 2025 · The United States used manned fighter jets to conduct an airstrike against Islamic State targets in Somalia on Saturday, three U.S. officials told ABC News on Saturday. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the airstrike, claiming no civilians were harmed in the attack.

Dec 13, 2011 · How does the U.S. military find and take out targets with strike aircraft? It depends on whether the strike is planned out over days, or minutes. For example, let's say the Air Force wants to...

4 days ago · The Target: Hurras al-Din’s Senior Operatives. On February 15, 2025, ... “U.S. forces conducted a precision airstrike against a member of al-Qaeda in Syria this weekend. The terrorist leader ...

Feb 2, 2024 · The US conducted major airstrikes on 85 targets across seven locations in Iraq and Syria on Friday, the start of what will likely be a series of larger-scale US strikes on Iranian-backed...

Dec 24, 2024 · Officials say rare Pakistani airstrikes have targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan, dismantling a training facility and killing some insurgents.

Feb 1, 2025 · The US military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State group operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s ...

Feb 1, 2025 · The joint airstrikes targeted senior ISIS-Somalia leadership in a series of cave complexes approximately 50 miles southeast of Bosaso. Read more. Federal Government of Somalia engages al-Shabaab with support from U.S. Forces. At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike ...

Feb 7, 2025 · The fact that Somalia was the target of America's first major military operation under the new administration surprised many in the country who feared the US was planning to abandon them.