Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has been ringed by a growing presence of Al Qaida, a report said. The Institute for National Security Studies has asserted that Israel was surrounded by Al Qaida movements on all of its borders. The Tel Aviv-based institute cited Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as well […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has closed off parts of Lebanon’s capital in an effort to stop repeated suicide bombings linked to Al Qaida. Arab sources said Hizbullah has closed streets around its headquarters in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh. The sources said Hizbullah troops have been deployed on several roads […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been on alert for continued rocket attacks from Lebanon. Military sources said Northern Command has been placed on near-maximum readiness for a major strike from Lebanon. The sources said the military was preparing for rocket strikes or infiltration by Hizbullah or its Sunni-sponsored proxies. “There is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Lebanon has reported the death of a captured Al Qaida commander. The Lebanese Army said Majid Al Majid, a Saudi national, died on Jan. 4 during interrogation in Beirut. The Army said the health of Al Majid, identified as the commander of the Al Qaida-aligned Abdullah Azzam Brigades, declined in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Al Qaida has claimed responsibility for a major attack on Iranian interests in Lebanon. Al Qaida’s Abdullah Azzam Brigades reported detonating two bombs outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut. The suicide attacks on Nov. 19 killed at least 23 people, including the embassy’s cultural attache, Ibrahim Ansari. “It was a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel, struck by a rocket attack, has elected to strike back against a moribund Palestinian militia in Lebanon. The Israel Air Force bombed a base of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command. Military sources said the strike on Aug. 23 was located near Naameh between Beirut […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has been struck by a rocket barrage from Lebanon. Officials said Lebanese gunners, believed linked to Al Qaida, fired at least four medium-range rockets into Israel on Aug. 22. They said one of the rockets, believed fired from the coastal city of Tyre, was intercepted by Israel’s Iron […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — A commander of a leading Palestinian militia has been killed in Syria. Nidal Al Ashi was said to have been killed in fighting for the Sunni revolt in Syria in July. Al Ashi, also known as Abu Hureira Al Maqdisi, was identified as a senior operative of the Al Qaida-aligned […]