Dozens killed in Syria airstrikes after Russia okays operations

Smoke rising in Homs, Syria in 2012 (AP/Shaam News Network)

Russian planes reportedly attack towns near Hama, Homs shortly after Moscow gets green light for action in Syria

Egyptian jets bomb Libya after jihadists behead 21 Copts

Illustrative photo of Egyptian Air Force F-16 fighter jet (photo credit: Image capture from YouTube video uploaded by somuchverycool)

Cairo targets Islamic State weapons caches and training camps ‘to avenge bloodshed’ of slain Christians; Libyan planes hit city taken over by Islamists

Several killed as rebels barrage Damascus with rockets

A still from a video purporting to show smoke in Damascus after multiple rocket strikes on February 5, 2015. (screen capture: YouTube)

Army of Islam leader vows to rain down mortars on Syrian capital as revenge for government airstrikes on rebel areas

Russian strategic bombers near Canada practice cruise missile strikes on US

In this August 7, 2008 photo, a Russian TU-95 bomber, or Bear, lands at a military airbase in Engels, some 559 miles south of Moscow.  Reuters

Krauthammer: Airstrikes “Not Going to Make Any Difference” Without Arming The Kurds

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Obama authorizes air strikes in Iraq

U.S. President Barack Obama talks about the humanitarian relief situation in Iraq, at the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington August 7, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing

IAF strikes Gaza after rocket attacks

An IAF F-16 (illustrative photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit/Flash90)

Army confirms it hit six sites linked to ‘terror activity’; Gaza boy hurt in earlier airstrike said to succumb to injuries