Special to WorldTribune.com Mercenaries from the U.S. contractor formerly known as Blackwater were among the dozens killed in fierce fighting near the Yemeni city of Taiz. Killed in battle were an Australian mercenary and six Colombians hired by the UAE to fight in the Saudi-led coalition battling Iran-backed Houthi rebels. If confirmed, the Australian casualty […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has been accused of concealing evidence in the trial of four security guards charged with killing 14 civilians in Iraq. The defense in the trial of four former security guards for Blackwater asserted that for nearly a decade the government suppressed photographs favorable to the defendants. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The CIA is said to have blocked a plan to supply Western-backed Syrian rebels with up to 70,000 assault rifles for the war against President Bashar Assad. The Wall Street Journal said a plan by a private U.S. group to provide Russian-made light weapons and millions of rounds of ammunition […]