Special to WorldTribune.com Iran has carried nearly 700 executions as of July 15 and is on pace to exceed 1,000 for the year, according to Amnesty International. The human rights group cited “credible reports” that put the true number of executions at 694, compared to the 246 deaths officially declared by authorities in Teheran. China […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq’s military aircraft have been targeted by Al Qaida. On Oct. 2, Al Qaida is believed to have shot down an Iraq Army helicopter in Beiji near the Salah Eddin province. The destruction of the U.S.-origin helicopter was the latest reported by the Iraq Army after years of quiet. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Syria’s rebel movement has claimed a dramatiac expansion in forces and weapons over the last two months. The Free Syrian Army said it has nearly doubled its forces in 2012 to 70,000, most of them comprised of deserters from the military of President Bashar Assad. FSA, which reported a membership […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — The U.S. military has nearly completed its withdrawal from Iraq. The Iraqi Defense Ministry said the U.S. military presence in the Arab League state has declined to 9,000 troops. The ministry said the remaining U.S. soldiers would leave by the end of December. “The number of remaining U.S. soldiers until […]