Special to WorldTribune.com By Backgrounder, Geostrategy-Direct.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is massing thousands of jihadists on the northern border of Afghanistan for incursions into Central Asia, Russian intelligence officers said. Taliban fighters have also pledged allegiance to ISIL and are ready to join the battle as the jihadists pass through weak border […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has been staging a major military exercise with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has already formed what officials acknowledged were strategic ties with Israel, which sold Baku nearly $2 billion worth of unmanned aerial vehicles and other military platforms. The Turkish military said the exercise in Azerbaijan would continue through July 28. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy Following the prayer in the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, during his visit in February 2010, Hamas leader Khaled Masha’al admitted that in the Council of Muftis of Russia it felt like home. While the statement probably pleased the Russian leaders, in reality these words should have alerted them. Whether it […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has reported the imminent launch of a major natural gas pipeline from Central Asia. Prime Minister Recep Erdogan said Turkey has been preparing for the launch of construction of the Azeri-Turkish Trans Anatolia Pipeline in 2013. Erdogan said the governments in Azerbaijan and Turkey have approved the project, signed […]