Special to WorldTribune.com Two Turkish journalists facing up to 45 years in prison for allegedly “aiding a terrorist organization” and spying are appealing a decision to hold them in detention. The journalists, Cumhuriyet’s editor-in-chief Can Dundar and its Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gul, were charged over a report that detailed Turkey’s shipping of weapons to jihadists […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Nov. 30 said he would resign if Russian President Vladimir Putin could prove Turkey was protecting its oil commerce with the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). “I will say something very strong here,” Erdogan, in Paris for the climate change summit, told state-run Anatolia […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Russia has responded to the downing of its Su-24 by Turkey last week by escalating its air strikes near the Turkish border and imposing economic sanctions on Ankara. At least 30 people were said to have been killed in Russian air strikes on the Syrian town of Ariha near the Turkish border […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Turkey had to have approval from NATO before it shot down a Russian Su-24, a member of Lebanon parliament said. Walid Jumblatt, in an exclusive interview with Breitbart, said “the Turks cannot afford to shoot down a Russian plane, being a member of NATO, without asking the permission of NATO.” Jumblatt, considered the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egypt is looking for an economic shot of adrenaline by offering to replace Turkish imports recently banned by Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Nov. 28 applied restrictions on trade and travel on Turkey in response to Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian Su-24 jet. Egyptian Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs [Excerpts from a report based on sources in Nigeria and the Middle East] The use of narcotic stimulants by Boko Haram (BH) Islamist fighters in north-eastern Nigeria may have provided a means for ensuring the remorseless strength and energy of its attacks against civilian and military targets, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Kremlin on Nov. 26 confirmed that Russia unleashed “massive strikes” near the Turkish border in retaliation for Turkey shooting down a Russian Su-24. The Russian air strikes zeroed in on anti-Assad regime rebel strongholds along the Syrian border with Turkey, with opposition sources saying the strikes hit the northern Syrian town […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Russian President Vladimir Putin on Nov. 26 said the United States had been given the precise flight path of the Su-24 that was shot down by Turkey. “The American side, which leads the coalition that Turkey belongs to, knew about the location and time of our planes’ flights, and we were hit […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Russian President Valdimir Putin on Nov. 25 said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s pursuit of “Islamization” is a major problem in the region. A day after Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24, Putin said “the problem is not the tragedy we witnessed yesterday,” according to the TASS news agency. “The problem is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Turkey gave no warning before shooting down a Russian Su-24 fighter jet on Nov. 24, the surviving Russian pilot said. Turkey said its F-16s shot down the Russian Su-24 near the Syrian border after repeated warnings, reportedly a total of 10, over air space violations. The pilot said on Nov. 25 that […]