Sources: Iraqi forces discover mass grave for 400 near Fallujah

Sources: Iraqi forces discover mass grave for 400 near Fallujah

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iraqi officials say government forces have discovered a mass grave containing the remains of around 400 people near Fallujah during their push to retake the city from the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL or IS) group. Unidentified security sources were quoted by news […]

Jordanian intelligence officers killed in ‘terrorist attack’ north of Amman

Jordanian intelligence officers killed in ‘terrorist attack’ north of Amman

by WorldTribune Staff, June 6, 2016 Three Jordanian intelligence officers were killed in what officials said was a “terrorist attack” on a Palestinian refugee camp near Jordan’s capital of Amman. Jordanian government officials said the attack took place at an office of the General Intelligence Department at the Baqa’a refugee camp. The three intelligence officers and two […]

U.S.-backed Kurds, Russia-backed Syrians advance on Raqqa in pincer movement

U.S.-backed Kurds, Russia-backed Syrians advance on Raqqa in pincer movement

by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2016 A U.S.-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance from the north and Russian-backed Syrian troops from the southwest are set to catch Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in a pincer movement as they advance on the terror group’s stronghold at Raqqa. U.S. military officials said the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance […]

Iran-backed Shi’ite militia to hold off invasion of Fallujah to protect civilians

Iran-backed Shi’ite militia to hold off invasion of Fallujah to protect civilians

by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2016 An Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi’ite militia will not launch an offensive on Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) forces in Fallujah until civilians have left the city, the militia’s leader said. “We will not enter Fallujah as long as there are families inside,” said Hadi al-Amiri, leader of the […]

Syrian forces open new front against ISIL with Russian air support

Syrian forces open new front against ISIL with Russian air support

by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2016 Syrian forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, have launched their largest offensive against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) since retaking the historic city of Palmyra in March. The new front was opened on June 3 in ISIL-held territory in eastern Hama province, near the boundary with Raqqa province. […]

State Dept. report on terror trends again singles out Iran

State Dept. report on terror trends again singles out Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2016 Terrorists launched 11,774 attacks worldwide in 2015, but the scope was “increasingly decentralized and diffuse,” according to a new U.S. report. Despite the signing of a nuclear accord with world powers and the ending of international sanctions, Iran continued its reign as the world’s top state sponsor of terrorism, […]

Al Qaida attack on Yemen port city thwarted; Houthis retake ground from government forces

Al Qaida attack on Yemen port city thwarted; Houthis retake ground from government forces

by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2016 Yemeni government forces foiled an attempted terror attack by Al Qaida in the port city of Mukalla which the terror organization recently lost control of. Security forces found an explosives-laden car that Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was planning to blow up near an administrative headquarters in […]

U.S.-led coalition drops ammo to Syrian rebels fighting to stop ISIL advance in Aleppo province

U.S.-led coalition drops ammo to Syrian rebels fighting to stop ISIL advance in Aleppo province

by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2016 Aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition dropped a badly-needed supply of ammunition to Syrian rebels attempting to halt an Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) advance in northern Aleppo province. The ammunition went to Syrian rebels trying to prevent ISIL jihadists from entering the town of Marea, the Syrian […]

Tech wars: Obama took no action to stop advanced Russian arms sales to Iran

Tech wars: Obama took no action to stop advanced Russian arms sales to Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct.com Though he could contest the sale of Russia’s advanced S-300 missile system to Iran, U.S. President Barack Obama has not. Analysts see Obama’s hesitancy as another in a long line of capitulations to Iran and at least one congressman has launched an official inquiry into the matter. Administration officials declined […]

U.S. and British special forces using Bollywood music to wear down ISIL

U.S. and British special forces using Bollywood music to wear down ISIL

by WorldTribune Staff, June 2, 2016 Word has it that Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) doesn’t like Bollywood music – hates it, in fact. After having been tipped off to that fact, American and British special forces in Libya have been blasting Bollywood tunes to get under the skin of the jihadists and […]

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