Targeted Killings

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ABUJA - The Nigerian Air Force has rescued 76 kidnap victims, including women and children, after a precision air strike on a bandit stronghold in northwest Katsina State, authorities said on Saturday. The operation, targeting Pauwa Hill in Kankara Local Government Area, was part of a manhunt for a gang…

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Jerusalem Post / Israel News / Defense News 'System Shock': The secret IAF protocol that brought Iran's air defenses to its knees Israel’s Operation Rising Lion included a daring air force strike over Tehran, part of a secret plan to destabilize Iran’s defenses and leadership system. An IAF jet prepares…

  August 23, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Air Force has launched a decisive airstrike on a bandit enclave in Katsina State, rescuing 76 kidnapped victims, including women and children. The strike, carried out early Saturday at Pauwa Hill in Kankara Local Government Area, targeted the stronghold of a notorious kingpin,…

Nigerian Army troops, in a coordinated operation with the Nigerian Air Force, neutralised a notorious bandit kingpin and rescued 76 kidnapped victims after raiding a major hideout in Katsina State on Thursday, August 22, 2025.  The operation, conducted in the Danmusa Local Government Area near the Katsina-Zamfara border, resulted in…

Israeli troops are seen near the border with Gaza on August 6. Amir Levy/Getty Images The Israeli army has dismissed 15 air force officers, one of them a brigadier general, after they signed a petition calling for an end to the war on Gaza in exchange for the release of…

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for a "thorough investigation" into the crash of a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet at the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport in Kuantan, Pahang, on Thursday night (Aug 21). "The authorities are requested to conduct a thorough investigation to…

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The two RMAF officers successfully ejected from their F/A-18D Hornet before it crashed at Kuantan Air Base said RMAF Chief Datuk Seri Muhamad Norazlan Aris. — Bernama pic Enjoy 4.0% p.a. fixed returns with Versa starting August 2025 (New users only). Cash in RM100 & get RM10 FREE with code…