by WorldTribune Staff, November 9, 2016 Warplanes from Russia’s lone active aircraft carrier will soon begin airstrikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Nov. 8. Jets from the Admiral Kuznetsov, which has been deployed to the eastern Mediterranean, will target rebel positions on the outskirts of Aleppo, where the rebels […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2016 Hillary Clinton had her top aide back at her side for the Democratic presidential candidate’s final campaign stop. Huma Abedin was spotted for the first time in nearly a week boarding Clinton’s “Stronger Together” plane after a rally in Philadelphia on Nov. 7, Politico reported. Abedin had not been seen […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2016 As U.S. voters headed to the polls to elect President Barack Obama’s successor on Nov. 8, U.S.-backed forces pushed toward Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq amid heavy resistance from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance said it had advanced south […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2016 In September of last year, many media outlets were gushing over Munich’s warm reception for the first wave of Arab refugees in the German city. Headlines blared that “Cheering German crowds greet refugees” and “ Munich’s citizens welcome refugees with open arms”. Fast forward to November 2016 and Munich’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2016 Iran on Nov. 8 signed a $6 billion gas development deal with France’s Total. The deal is the first of its kind between the Islamic Republic and a Western energy firm since the nuclear deal with world powers took effect in January 2016. The deal for development of Phase […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iraqi Kurdish forces have launched an attack to retake a town held by Islamic State (IS) militants east of Mosul, where government forces are locked in fierce urban war with the extremists. Around 2,000 Peshmerga fighters entered the town of Bashiqa on November 7, which is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 7, 2016 Rush Limbaugh may have been prophetic when, on Oct. 28, he said that FBI Director James Comey was actually riding to Hillary Clinton’s rescue when he announced the re-opening of the email investigation. “Comey is just doing this to take everybody’s attention off of the WikiLeaks email dump,” Limbaugh […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 6, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL) use of car bombs and human shields has slowed Iraq’s advance on Mosul. ISIL has deployed waves of suicide car bombs, as well as mortar attacks, roadside bombs and sniper fire against the advancing Iraqi army. “We are carrying out the toughest […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 6, 2016 Turkey plans to complete a 900-kilometer wall along its border with Syria by early 2017, the country’s defense minister said. “We plan to build a wall along our entire border with Syria,” Fikri Isik said on Nov. 2 during an inspection tour of military personnel and installations in the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 4, 2016 CHAPEL HILL, NC — As he fades into the sunset, President Barack Obama is campaigning for a struggling Hillary Clinton. He seem to revel in the challenge which coincidentally keeps the spotlight on himself. Obama, who many say views the election of Clinton as the ultimate verdict on his two-term […]
