An overnight Israel Defense Forces (IDF) raid in southern Syria targeted members of the Jaama Islamiya terror group near Beit Jinn, close to the Israeli border. The operation, based on weeks of intelligence, saw IDF paratroopers move deep inside Syrian territory, where they came under heavy fire from armed militants. With support from helicopters, drones and fighter jets, troops eliminated several terrorists and arrested others, though six IDF soldiers were reported wounded in the firefight. #id

On April 18, 1942, the United States launched a daring bombing raid on Tokyo, known as the Doolittle raid. Led by commander James H. Doolittle, this mission was a direct response to the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor which had taken place just four months earlier. | War Stories