Us Airstrike

Gold prices slip from near-7-year high amid de-escalation of tensions in West Asia; investors book profit

Gold, considered a safe asset in times of political and economic uncertainty, had jumped in the last two sessions on concerns of a wider conflict after a US airstrike killed Iran’s top military commander Qassem Soleimani last week

Oil prices shoot over 2% after President Donald Trump threatens Iraq sanctions, Iran retaliation

Oil prices shot more than 2 percent higher on Monday, with Brent rising above $70 a barrel, after US President Donald Trump issued a threat to impose sanctions on Iraq amid escalating tensions with Iran in the Middle East.

MSF reopens clinic in Afghanistan's Kunduz two years after it was destroyed by US airstrike

Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reopened a medical clinic in in Afghanistan's Kunduz where nearly two years ago a US airstrike destroyed their hospital

Errant US airstrike kills 16 Afghan police officers in Afghanistan's Helmand province

An errant US airstrike confirmed by the Pentagon killed 12 Afghan National Police officers and wounded two others, Helmand provincial police chief said

US-led airstrike in Syria kills 57 inmates, guards in Islamic State-held prison

At least 57 inmates and guards were killed when a US-led air strike targeted a prison under Islamic State control in eastern Syria, a monitor group said on Tuesday.

US airstrike in Yemen kills top Al-Qaida commander Abu Khattab al Awlaqi, two others in Yemen

The US military has said that an American airstrike in Yemen has killed a top commander for the Al-Qaida affiliate there and two of his associates

US airstrikes destroy Islamic State's cash reserve in Syria, including 20 kg of gold

US airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria have reportedly destroyed more than USD 500 million cash reserves and 20 kilogrammes of gold stored by the terror group.

Deadly strike on Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan due to 'human and technical' errors, says US

The US airstrike that killed 31 civilians at a hospital in Afghanistan on 3 October resulted from preventable errors by soldiers and airmen who violated rules of engagement and have been removed from duty while awaiting further investigation, military officials said Wednesday.

Syria: US strikes hit Al-Qaeda controlled town

Two activist groups say an airstrike believed to have been carried out by the U.S.-led coalition has targeted a town controlled by al-Qaida militants in northwestern Syria.