Pentagon confirms ISIL captured tanks, building ‘faster’ military force

Pentagon confirms ISIL captured tanks, building ‘faster’ military force

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has determined that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was building an armored force. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community detected a presence of U.S. and Russian-origin armored vehicle platforms at ISIL facilities in northern Iraq. The officials said the platforms included armored personnel carriers, main […]

ISIL seizes 50 U.S. artillery batteries and up to 4,000 U.S. PKC machine guns

ISIL seizes 50 U.S. artillery batteries and up to 4,000 U.S. PKC machine guns

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has been bolstered by the seizure of a fleet of U.S.-origin artillery batteries. Officials said ISIL has captured a huge amount of U.S. combat platforms and equipment deployed in military bases in northern Iraq. They said ISIL was already using combat ground vehicles […]

Tanks, copters and cash: Bank robberies in Mosul make ISIL ‘wealthiest terrorist franchise ever’

Tanks, copters and cash: Bank robberies in Mosul make ISIL ‘wealthiest terrorist franchise ever’

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has seized major U.S. combat platforms in Iraq, a report said. The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs asserted that ISIL, also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Sham, acquired a huge amount of U.S. equipment delivered to the Iraq Army. JINSA […]

Bargain: Israel refurbishing U.S. Army surplus vehicles from Iraq, Afghanistan

Bargain: Israel refurbishing U.S. Army surplus vehicles from Iraq, Afghanistan

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has been overhauling U.S. military surplus. The military’s Technological and Logistics Directorate has been assigned responsibility to refurbish thousands of combat vehicles and weapons acquired from U.S. surplus. The administration of President Barack Obama approved the transfer of U.S. military surplus, most of it deployed in the wars […]