Special to WorldTribune.com The Obama administration continues to say it is conducting a “serious review” of reports that Iran conducted another ballistic missile test. A U.S. official confirmed the Nov. 21 test of a nuclear-capable Ghadr-110 mid-range missile, AP reported on Dec. 8. Such a test would be a violation by Iran of UN Security […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The United States and Saudi Arabia are responsible for the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and several other terrorist organizations, an Iranian official said. The U.S., “accompanied by different countries like Saudi Arabia and others, … created Al Qaida, the Taliban, Jabhat al-Nusra, ISIL and other terrorist groups […]
Special to WorldTribune.com One day after suggesting Israel used “excessive force” against Palestinians in the recent wave of violence, the Obama administration said it never made the accusation and insisted Israel has the right to defend itself. “We have never accused Israeli security forces of excessive force with respect to these terrorist attacks,” State Department […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has become concerned over the threat by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to Baghdad. Officials acknowledged that ISIL was moving toward the Iraqi capital despite daily air strikes on the movement in the north. The officials said ISIL was threatening the city from both north […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has pledged a more aggressive military deployment in Iraq. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has approved a more than 50 percent increase in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. The officials said the troops would engage in training and mentoring of Iraqi military […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has targeted the commander of Al Qaida’s Shabab movement in Somalia. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community tracked Shabab chief Ahmed Abdul Mohammed to a camp south of the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The officials said the U.S. military conducted an air strike on the camp on […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has identified the United Arab Emirates as being behind air strikes on Libya. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama determined that the UAE Air Force operated fighter-jets in attacks on Islamist militias in Tripoli. They said the UAE strikes were facilitated by Libya’s neighbor Egypt. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — The Iraq Army has launched a third campaign to capture a key northern city. The Army deployed several thousand soldiers and Shi’ite volunteers in an operation to drive out Islamic State of Iraq and Levant from Tikrit. On Aug. 19, the Army, directed by U.S. military advisers, attacked Tikrit from […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, its troops under direct threat, has begun air strikes on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in northern Iraq. Officials said the U.S. Air Force launched limited air strikes on ISIL on northern Iraq. They said the air strikes, ordered by President Barack Obama, were meant […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has agreed to replenish Israel’s munitions stock. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama approved an Israeli request to draw from U.S. military stockpiles inside the Jewish state. Under the War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel program, Israel could access the U.S. stockpile in an emergency. “The United […]