VATICAN CITY — Following are excerpts from the official English language translation provided by the Vatican of Pope Francis’ Easter Sunday message, delivered in Italian from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica: I would like it to enter every heart, for it is there that God wants to sow this Good News: Jesus is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco, fearing Al Qaida infiltration, has intensified border security. Security sources said the North African kingdom has deployed additional troops along its border with neighboring Algeria amid the war in Mali. They said the military and Gendarmerie has been alerted to the prospect that hundreds of Al Qaida fighters could […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has encountered an opportunity to improve its relations with war-torn Mali, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies said France’s military intervention in Mali could facilitate an Israeli entry into the African country. In a report, author Emmanuel Navon asserted that Israel could also use the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Mauritania has launched a border security exercise with NATO allies. Officials said Mauritania launched a military exercise on Feb. 19 near the border with war-torn Mali. They said the exercise, dubbed Flintlock-2013, included 20 countries including Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United States. “This is a multinational military exercise […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — France has reported the deployment of an Israeli-designed unmanned aerial vehicle in air strikes in Mali. The French Defense Ministry said the military was using the Harfang medum-altitude, long-endurance UAV in operations in Mali in 2013. Harfang has been identified as a variant of the Heron UAV by Israel Aerospace […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain has warned of the abduction of Westerners in Morocco. The British Foreign Office said Morocco contains what it termed a “general threat from terrorism.” The office said the threat was sustained amid French air strikes on Mali, which sparked warnings of retaliation by Al Qaida. “Attacks could be indiscriminate, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M Downing A rebellion in Mali that might have otherwise excited little interest commanded international attention when word came of its hardline Islamist nature and, more importantly, its ties to Al Qaida in the Maghreb (AQIM). In recent days, French, Malian, and other African troops have launched attacks into Northern […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has bolstered its military presence along the southern border. Security sources said the Algerian Army was ordered to send thousands of troops along the southern border with Mali. The new troops were also expected to track AQIM and related units believed to be flowing from both Libya and Mali. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has identified a Canadian as coordinator of the Al Qaida strike on the nation’s leading natural gas plant. The Algerian government said the Canadian, identified only as Chedad, helped recruit and direct the attack on the Ein Amenas liquefied natural gas facility near the Libyan border. Officials said the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com The United States will deploy troops to 35 African countries in 2013 to deal with increasing Al Qaida or Al Qaida-like terrorist threats. The total number of Africa-bound troops will be around 3,500 and they will come from the 2nd Brigade’s Heavy Combat Team of the First […]