Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs Jihad is escalating into Europe. The mid-November 2015 jihadist strike at the heart of Paris, the late-March 2016 jihadist strike at the heart of Brussels, as well as the host of smaller “incidents” such as the mid-May 2016 stabbing […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Citing ongoing “security threats” from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and Al Qaida, the United States has issued a new warning on travel to Saudi Arabia. The U.S. State Department issued the warning ahead of President Barack Obama’s planned visit to the kingdom on April 21. “U.S. citizens in Saudi […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Yemen’s top Salafi cleric was kidnapped and killed hours after delivering a sermon railing against Al Qaida and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The body of Samahan Abdel-Aziz, also known as Sheikh Rawi, was found on Jan. 31 in the southern port city of Aden. The body showed signs of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Kenya, a long-time target of Al-Shabab jihadists, has begun construction on a 435-mile border wall to keep the Al Qaida affiliated terror group from infiltrating from Somalia. “Whatever it is going to cost us and whatever it will take, we are going to make sure that our country is safe,” Kenyan Vice […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The United States and Saudi Arabia are responsible for the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and several other terrorist organizations, an Iranian official said. The U.S., “accompanied by different countries like Saudi Arabia and others, … created Al Qaida, the Taliban, Jabhat al-Nusra, ISIL and other terrorist groups […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Obama administration made a “willful decision” to arm terror organizations in Syria that led to the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), former U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) chief Michael Flynn said. Flynn said that, despite warnings from top officials, President Barack Obama’s decision to arm and train […]
Special to WorldTribune.com United Arab Emirates will hold a mass trial for 41 suspects accused of attempting to overthrow the government and set up an Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL)-type caliphate. Prosecutors said on Aug. 2 that the suspects, who include Emiratis as well as foreigners, are accused of setting up a group […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Houthi rebels unleashed a rocket attack on Aden that killed 20 civilians and wounded 41 on July 1. The Iran-backed forces fired 15 Katyusha rockets at the Al-Mansura district of Aden, controlled by forces loyal to Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, according to AFP. The attack came 12 days after peace […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas, facing a disgruntled rank-and-file, has eased restrictions on supporters of Al Qaida and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. Palestinian sources said Hamas, which unofficially continues to control the Gaza Strip, has reduced operations against jihadist militias. They said Hamas security forces were ordered not to arrest Al […]
Special to WorldTribune.com “The future must not belong to those who slander the Prophet of Islam.” — Barack Hussein Obama (address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 2012) By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs The jihadist murders at the French satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo, on Jan. 7, […]