by WorldTribune Staff, November 28, 2016 Four gunmen from an Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) affiliate in Syria were killed after they attacked Israeli soldiers in the Golan Heights on Nov. 27. In the first attack by ISIL against Israel, the four jihadists opened fire with machine guns and mortars. The Israeli soldiers […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — It’ s not often a senior UN official leaves a prepared and rigid script to emotionally describe a situation to delegates in the Security Council. But when Humanitarian Chief Stephen O’Brien told diplomats, “I am more or less at my wit’s end as a human […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 24, 2016 The U.S. is flying surveillance drones from Tunisia to scope out Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) activity in Libya, Tunisia’s president confirmed. Last month, U.S. government sources said unarmed American drones had begun flying into Libya from a Tunisian air base. Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi said […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 23, 2016 American tourists should exercise caution when visiting holiday festivals, events and outdoor markets in France amid a rising terror threat during the holiday season, the U.S. State Department said on Nov. 21. The State Department issued a travel advisory one day after French security services arrested seven members of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2016 Nearly 300 alleged members of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) have been referred for prosecution on charges of plotting to assassinate Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi. Egypt’s prosecution on Nov. 20 said 292 suspects were referred to a military court after a year-long investigation uncovered two plots […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 20, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is destroying the environment and endangering the health of thousands of people as it retreats from its areas of control in Iraq. Retreating jihadists have set oilfields alight, burned a sulfur plant and sabotaged a water treatment facility, making living conditions “dangerous […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 20, 2016 U.S. drone strikes have increased in Afghan provinces where Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has seized territory, the U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said. Army Gen. John Nicholson said there are some 1,300 ISIL jihadists in Afghanistan who “receive money, guidance, and communications support” from ISIL leaders […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 A group of UN peacekeepers returned to the Syrian side of the Golan Heights on Nov. 14, two years after Al Qaida-linked Syrian rebels captured dozens of peacekeepers. UN spokesman Farhan Haq said more troops from the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) would return to camp Faouar in Syria […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. officials said on Nov. 10 that President-elect Donald Trump can devastate Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers by walking away from it as he has vowed to do. Their assessment contradicted Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s assertion on Nov. 9 that there is “no possibility” Trump […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 11, 2016 Israel will not allow Iran to establish a military foothold in Syria “on the ground, in the air or at sea,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Nov. 10. Israel will also continue to intervene in Iran’s effort to […]
