Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia, in wake of its crisis with Qatar, has deemed the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization. The Interior Ministry said the Brotherhood has been banned as a terrorist organization. On March 7, the ministry added the Brotherhood to a list that included the Iranian-backed Saudi Hizbullah, Al Qaida’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Hundreds of Saudis have been fighting each other in the Al Qaida war in Syria. A Saudi jihadist reported that Saudis were being forced to kill each other as part of the war between two Al Qaida factions. The jihadist, Suleiman Al Subaie, said Saudis were recruited under false […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Amid the continuing carnage from Syria’s civil war, there are small, if hard won, humanitarian victories which bring a tiny glimmer of hope to the battered and bleeding Mid East nation. Surprisingly, the UN Security Council unanimously agreed to a resolution which allows “unhindered humanitarian access” to cities, towns, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida was enhancing suicide strikes throughout the Levant. The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center asserted that Al Qaida was using suicide bombings as the main method of attack in such countries as Lebanon and Syria. The center, the open-source arm of Israel’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Saudi-sponsored campaign against Al Qaida in Syria faces collapse. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has signed a ceasefire agreement with a major rebel group sponsored by Saudi Arabia. The ceasefire with the Suqr Al Sham could remove a major militia from participating in the Saudi-sponsored war […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has determined that Syria became the new regional base for Al Qaida. Officials said the 16-member intelligence community concluded that Al Qaida was preparing to use Syria as a base of operations throughout the Levant. Over the past year, they said, Al Qaida merged its assets […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Syrian President Bashar Assad has been preparing a major offensive against the rebel presence in Aleppo. Opposition sources said the Syrian Army has been reinforcing forces around the northern city of Aleppo. The sources said thousands of troops as well as main battle tanks and armored personnel vehicles arrived in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — President Bashar Assad is said to have overseen an increase in barrel bomb attacks against Sunni rebels in Syria. The opposition said the Syrian military has intensified its use of barrel bombs against rebel strongholds. The opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attacks, in which oil drums packed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has conducted air strikes on Syria. Officials said fighter-jets attacked Al Qaida-aligned targets in northern Syria. The officials cited a military strike on a convoy of Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. “A pickup, a truck and a bus in an ISIL convoy were destroyed,” the […]