Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — An Al Qaida-aligned group said it was operating in the West Bank and targeting Israel. The group, Holy Warriors Assembly, claimed responsibility for a cell in the Hebron-area town of Yatta, three of whose members were killed by Israel. “By the will of God Almighty, the global jihadi doctrine has […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has claimed success in its latest counter-insurgency campaign in the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. Security sources said Egypt’s military and police have dismantled more than 15 Islamist insurgency strongholds in northern Sinai. The sources said the counter-insurgency campaign led to the capture of a range of foreign nationals, including those […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — For the first time in decades, an Israeli has been abducted in Egypt. Security sources said two tourists were abducted in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on March 22. They said Bedouin gunmen stopped an Israeli man and Norwegian woman at gunpoint as they drove along southern Sinai. “The fact that he […]