by WorldTribune Staff, October 23, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) on Oct. 21 launched a major attack on the Iraqi city of Kirkuk in what was seen as a move to divert the Iraq army’s attention from the battle for Mosul. ISIL’s attack killed 18 people, including members of Iraqi security forces […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 23, 2016 Egypt’s air force killed 70 jihadists in strikes on Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) positions in northern Sinai on Oct. 23. The airstrikes were seen as retaliation for the assassination of Maj. Adel Ragaai, who was gunned down in Cairo on Oct. 22, the Jerusalem Post reported. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 21, 2016 Iran is stocking up on American hostages and looking for “many billions of dollars” in additional ransom payments from the Obama administration, sources say. A father and son with dual U.S.-Iranian citizenship and at least four other dual nationals have recently been given prison sentences by Teheran for “spying […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 21, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is using truck bombs, IEDs and snipers to wage a lethal defense of Mosul. “They’re resisting strongly,” Iraqi special forces commander Col. Falah Fadel Jasem said on Oct. 20. “We saw the ISIL snipers and they’re not fleeing. They’re fighting.” The United […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 20, 2016 A member of the Saudi royal family who was convicted of murder has been executed. Prince Turki bin Saud bin Turki bin Saud Al-Kabeer was executed on Oct. 18, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement. The last time a member of the Saudi royal family was put […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 20, 2016 Iran’s air force is conducting war games using American-made planes after accusing the United States of violating last summer’s nuclear agreement. “The goal of holding this drill is the creation of readiness so as to be able to combat any threat, and should a war occur, the Air Force […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2016 An Iranian-American businessman and his elderly father each received 10-year prison sentences from Iran for “spying and cooperating” with the United States. Siamak Namazi and his father, Baquer Namazi, were sentenced by an Iranian court, Iranian media reported on Oct. 18. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) detained Siamak […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2016 As aid commitments from its Arab partners lag behind, Egypt is turning to Israel to help steady Cairo’s faltering economy. With only a portion of the financial commitments from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait having been received, Egypt has partnered with Israel on a series of large-scale projects […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Kurdish forces advance toward Mosul on Oct. 18. The European Union’s security commissioner has warned that the bloc should be prepared for an influx of militants if the Islamic State (IS) group is driven out of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Even a small number […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2016 Many Libyans, frustrated by poor government services, higher prices for almost everything and a country steeped in chaos have grown to miss life under longtime dictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi. Five years after then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously exclaimed, “we came, we saw, he died,” residents of the war-torn […]
