by WorldTribune Staff, August 4, 2016 Hizbullah will stand by Syrian President Bashar Assad “until the end,” Hizbullah’s deputy leader said, adding that he expects Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) will increase the number of attacks in Europe and beyond. Sheikh Naim Qassem, who is the deputy of Hassan Nasrallah, said on Aug. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders The almost total absence of public mourning for an 85-year-old Christian priest whose throat was slit by Islamicist terrorists while he led prayer in a small church in Normandy, France, is a scandal. Even the French have demonstrated less feeling for this horrendous deed than one would expect […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2016 The United States conducted airstrikes on Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) targets as forces loyal to Libya’s unity government advanced on the terror group’s stronghold at Sirte on Aug. 1. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook confirmed that airstrikes were authorized by President Barack Obama on the recommendation of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2016 Security agencies are taking action as the threat of terrorism continues to hang over South America’s first Olympic Games. Brazilian police said on July 29 they arrested a Lebanese man who is a former member of Hizbullah. Fadi Hassan Nabha, 42, was detained on July 28 at his home […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2016 A number of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) top leaders in Mosul have escaped the city with their families, Iraq’s defense minister said. “Many Daesh (ISIL) families and leaders in Mosul have sold their property and sneaked out towards Syria, and a segment even tried to sneak […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2016 Egyptian forces struck an Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) ammunition depot in the Sinai Peninsula on July 31, killing more than 40 jihadists. Jet fighters struck the ammunition depot in North Sinai’s Rafah city, a source told Anadolu news agency. “At least 46 militants were killed in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says Turkey’s purge of military leaders is hurting efforts to defeat the Islamic State militant group. Turkey’s purge of its military after a failed coup attempt is hindering cooperation with U.S. military and intelligence operations against the Islamic State […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2016 Iran was the key to stopping Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) from conquering Iraq, Baghdad’s ambassador to Teheran said. “Hadn’t it been for the Popular Mobilization Forces, the Iraqi army and the Islamic Republic’s support, Iraq would have fallen by now.” Iraqi Ambassador to Iran Rajeh Saber […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler PARIS — The recurring terrorist attacks which have plagued France seem to have no bounds nor mercy. The murder of a Catholic priest saying Mass in a church near Rouen by two Islamic State thugs brought the crisis to a new low. The daily Le Figaro headlined “Murdered […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) executed at least 24 civilians after regaining control of several villages in northern Syria. ISIL launched a “fierce assault” on July 28 in taking back the villages from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance, the Syrian Observatory for Human […]
