Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders The confusion in the President’s thinking and strategy about the current terrorist crisis is frightening in its implications. As the tragic events in Paris confirm, surprise remains one of the most important aspects of warfare, in this instance by the Islamic terrorists of Daesh [ISIL or ISIS] against […]
Special to WorldTribune.com France on Nov. 17 became the first nation in the history of the European Union to invoke the EU’s mutual defense clause. French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made the request in Brussels on Nov. 17 in the wake of the devastating terror attacks in Paris on Nov. 13. France’s request received unanimous […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) threatened to “strike America at its center in Washington,” in a video released on Nov. 16. The video began with footage from the Nov. 15 terror attacks in Paris and followed with a message to nations taking part in air strikes in Syria, which ISIL […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct In the aftermath of a brazen, coordinated attack on six popular Parisian locations by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), western powers are being forced to review intelligence policies and capabilities as well as measures to counter virulent Islamist social media offensives in the global […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) used three coordinated teams of jihadists to carry out the terror attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said. “We can say at this stage of the investigation there were probably three coordinated teams of terrorists behind this barbaric act,” Molins told […]
Special to WorldTribune.com France’s support for moderate Syrian rebel groups contributed to the “spread of terrorism” that led to the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), Syrian President Bashar Assad said. “The terrorist attacks that targeted the French capital Paris cannot be separated from what happened in the Lebanese […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Some officials believe Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) may have used the PlayStation Network (PSN) to plan the Nov. 13 terror attacks in France. Security officials discovered at least one of the PlayStation 4 consoles during post-attack raids of terror suspects’ homes in Brussels, Belgium, according to a report in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct The French capital was under siege again as a brazen, coordinated attack on six popular Parisian locations was carried out on Nov. 13 by what is almost certainly an Islamic terrorist group, probably the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The attackers apparently acted in near […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told European news media on Nov. 11 that Iran has plans to renew trade with France in car manufacturing, agriculture, and aviation. Rohani told France 2 television and Europe 1 radio that protocol agreements will be signed during his visit to Paris […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Obama administration has approved the sale of additional fighter jets and attack helicopters to Egypt. The move came amid improved relations between Washington and Cairo and after U.S. defense firms voiced concern that a major market was slipping away in the wake of recent sales by France and Russia to Egypt. […]