Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Jihadist factions in the Gaza Strip are uniting to support Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. Factions affiliated with Al Qaida have thrown their support to ISIL. Islamic sources said the factions were helping recruit Gazan youngsters to join the ISIL wars in Iraq and Syria. “All the Salafi currents […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has released a man identified as head of the nation’s Al Qaida network. A Turkish court released leading Islamic insurgency suspects detained in operations against Al Qaida in January 2014. One of them was identified as Halis Bayancuk, also known as Abu Hanzala, deemed the head of Al Qaida’s […]
By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com WASHINGTON — The eyes of the world are upon the new U.S. war in Syria and Iraq, and that’s not just because people want to know how or whether aerial bombardments and missile strikes are really knocking out the bad guys. One question is whether such high-tech attacks from the air […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Lebanon has joined the Gaza Strip in its war against Israel. Suspected Palestinian gunners have been firing rockets into Israel over the last two days. So far, no injuries have been reported. On July 11, unidentified gunners launched at least three 107 mm rockets into northern Israel. The rockets, fired around […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com WASHINGTON — U.S. foreign policy these days is so confusing and conflicting that it’s impossible to figure out where the U.S. is going, whether in the Middle East, Eastern Europe or Northeast Asia. The U.S., which has suffered a catastrophe in Iraq of spectacular proportions, may be headed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — The United States has assessed that it could come under another major Al Qaida attack by operatives hardened in the Syrian War. Meanwhile, Egypt is contending with an Al Qaida offensive believed led by commanders transplanted from Afghanistan and Pakistan. A senior official has raised the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States plans to send advanced attack helicopters to help Iraq quell the Sunni revolt. The administration of President Barack Obama has approved the lease of six AH-64 Apache attack helicopters for the Iraqi military. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the project included training for Iraqi pilots in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — A leading Al Qaida militia has established an operational presence in Turkey. Officials said Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has maintained a presence in several Turkish cities. They said ISIL appeared to be most concentrated in the Syrian refugee camps in southeastern Turkey as well as […]
Sol W. Sanders The Obama Administration’s foreign policy begins to look like that tightly wound ball of crocheting thread which the kitten has been playing with for several hours and is now finally completely unraveling. How innocent the kitty is may be a question in the eye of the beholder. But the disarray is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemen’s oil pipeline continues to come under attack by tribes. On Nov. 29, opposition tribal fighters bombed Yemen’s main oil export pipeline. Sources said the attack again blocked the flow of oil to Yemen’s oil terminal at Ras Issa along the Red Sea. “Every time the tribes want more money […]