Air Strike

Thousands of Iraqis were seen chanting death to America as they mourned a top Iranian commander and others killed in a US drone attack. The attack has developed a situation of triggering a regional proxy war between Washington and Tehran.

In a tweet defending Friday's drone strike assassination of a top Iranian general in Iraq, Trump said 52 represents the number of Americans held hostage at the US embassy in Tehran for more than a year starting in late 1979.

With United States carrying air strikes in Iran, Indian Airlines – Air India and Indigo – have been asked to avoid the airspace till things settle down between Tehran and Washington.

Pentagon on Thursday released a video and photos of the US special forces raid in which Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed.

Prior to press conference on October 4, Indian Air Force released a promotional video about the Balakot airstrike that had happened in February this year as revenge to cowardly Pulwama terror attack. The representational image was misinterpreted as the proof video of Balakot airstrike.

A total of six IAF personnel and a civilian was killed on the incident that took place on a day Indian and Pakistani fighter planes were exchanging fire along the Line of Control, following Balakot air strike.

A Balakot facility that was bombed by the Indian Air Force planes in February this year is believed to have become functional again, reported Hindustan Times. The facility is used to train jihadist who could carry out attacks on Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of India.

PM Modi said that the weather during February air strike had been bad, and described how he had felt the clouds could help Indian jets escape radar detection. He acknowledged that he was not an expert.

India has asked the United States if American personnel were present at their respective Pakistan bases on February 26-27 when F-16 fighter jets were allegedly used to bomb Indian posts.

PM Modi alleged opposition of destroying the confidence on security forces. “There is a conspiracy to weaken our armed forces. Wouldn’t you foil this conspiracy? This vote is also for showing respect to our armed forces,” he said.