by Dalshad Abdullah, Asharq Al Awsat | Apr 7, 2017 | Middle East
Mosul, Irbil- The Joint Operations Command said on Thursday that an Iraqi military helicopter was shot down by ISIS in the city of Mosul, killing two members of the air force. The command said the helicopter was supporting federal police forces in west Mosul and was...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 10, 2017 | Middle East
Five people were killed including several Russians when a helicopter owned by the Turkish Eczabicasi group crashed in the outskirts of Istanbul on Friday, the provincial governor said. The helicopter crashed onto a highway shortly after take-off from Istanbul’s...
by Youssef Diab | Aug 12, 2016 | Middle East
The chairman of the Syrian Network for Human Rights Fadel Abdul Ghani told Asharq Al-Awsat that the network’s investigators “have verified that a helicopter belonging to the regime dropped a barrel bomb containing toxic gasses on the Zubdiya neighbourhood in Aleppo on...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 1, 2016 | Middle East
A Russian transport helicopter was shot down in opposition rebel territory in northern Syria on Monday, killing all five military personnel on board, the Kremlin said. This incident is considered the first deadliest for the Russian military since its entrance into...
by Abdel Satar Barakat | Jul 18, 2016 | Middle East
Athens-Greek authorities returned Turkish Black Hawk with eight crew members that landed at Alexandroupolis airport. The helicopter was accompanied by another Turkish helicopter. Men on board the helicopter requested political asylum in Greece after a failed coup...
