Seven Al Qaida fighters killed in operation against stronghold near Tunis

Seven Al Qaida fighters killed in operation against stronghold near Tunis

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Tunisia has reported a major counter-insurgency mission. The Tunisian Interior Ministry said Army and paramilitary troops killed at least seven Al Qaida-aligned fighters in an overnight battle in the Tunis suburb of Raoued on Feb. 4. The ministry said the National Guard besieged a suspected insurgency stronghold in the northeastern […]

SAMs stolen from Benghazi consulate may be in Al Qaida hands

SAMs stolen from Benghazi consulate may be in Al Qaida hands

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — An Al Qaida-aligned militia linked to the attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya is said to have acquired hundreds of surface-to-air missiles. A former senior Justice Department official said the U.S. military was searching for Ansar Al Sharia in eastern Libya since the attack on the U.S. consulate in […]

Group with Al Qaida ties forms militia to fight Egyptian Army

Group with Al Qaida ties forms militia to fight Egyptian Army

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Islamists backed by Gulf Arab sheiks have formed a militia to fight the Egyptian military. An Islamist group believed linked to Al Qaida has announced that it would launch a campaign against Egypt’s military. The group, Ansar Al Shariah, said it would begin training fighters and procuring weapons to convert […]

U.S. shocked by light sentences for Salafists who attacked embassy in Tunisia

U.S. shocked by light sentences for Salafists who attacked embassy in Tunisia

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been concerned over what officials termed Tunisia’s lenient treatment of Al Qaida supporters. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama was stunned by the two-year suspended sentences handed out by a Tunisian court to 20 Salafists convicted of attacking the U.S. embassy in the North […]

Tunisian Islamists sentenced for attack on U.S. embassy

Tunisian Islamists sentenced for attack on U.S. embassy

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The 20 Islamists charged with attacking the U.S. embassy in Tunis in 2012 were convicted on May 28 and given suspended sentences of two years. Defense attorney Anwar Oued Ali, who reported the sentences, did not elaborate. The trial of the so-called Salafists began in Tunis on May 28 amid […]

Bombshell in the Benghazi e-mails: The CIA warned of impending jihadist attack

Bombshell in the Benghazi e-mails: The CIA warned of impending jihadist attack

Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto The White House recently released more than 100 pages of e-mails between the CIA, State Department and the White House regarding the now infamous talking points. President Barack Obama insists “there is no there, there,” as he stated during a May 13 press conference. Yet, the opposite is true. […]

Benghazi: Americans died for the re-election of the president

Benghazi: Americans died for the re-election of the president

Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Obama is presiding over an administration that has engaged in the systematic abuse of power. This is the real meaning of the Benghazi tragedy. State Department whistleblowers testified Wednesday at a House hearing about the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2012, in Libya, which resulted in the killing of four Americans […]

Salafists patrolling nationwide to secure Islamist government in Tunisia

Salafists patrolling nationwide to secure Islamist government in Tunisia

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Islamists have formed patrols in Tunisia. Tunisian sources said the Salafist movement has sponsored patrols amid nationwide unrest in the North African country. The patrols, called security committees, were meant to protect Islamists and their property from attacks in wake of the assassination of a secular opposition leader on Feb. […]

Benghazi: Obama knew

Benghazi: Obama knew

Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Obama has been caught in a web of deception — one that threatens to ensnarl his re-election bid. Multiple e-mails and diplomatic cables reveal that the administration deliberately deceived the public. Libyagate now haunts Mr. Obama, relentlessly eroding his credibility and trustworthiness. It is a stake aimed at the heart of […]