Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — After nearly a year of quiet, Islamic rebel militias have renewed an offensive on Syria’s capital. Opposition sources said at least two rebel militias were conducting daily mortar and rocket fire on the regime of President Bashar Assad. They said the attacks, which killed more than 20 people, were meant […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas, desperate for new allies, has ended its crackdown on Al Qaida-aligned militias financed by Qatar. Palestinian sources said the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip has released scores of Al Qaida-aligned militia members, known as Salafists. The sources said the restrictions on the militias were eased amid Hamas’ […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Egypt’s military is said to have drafted plans to attack the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. On Oct. 2, the Palestinian news agency Maan reported from Egypt that the military had formulated a plan for an invasion of the Gaza Strip. Maan, financed by the European Union, said the Egyptian plan identified […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — While Egypt’s military has ended operations in the mountains of Sinai Peninsula, security sources said insurgents were scattered throughout the peninsula. “There are other areas where we believe the terrorists are located,” a source said. The sources said the military also reduced ground operations in Sinai in an effort to […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip has been placed on alert for a war in neighboring Egypt. Officials said Hamas has mobilized more than 20,000 troops to maintain the stability of the Gaza Strip in wake of the killing of 16 Egyptian soldiers in the neighboring Sinai Peninsula. […]