Special to WorldTribune.com French President Francois Hollande reportedly will urge U.S. President Barack Obama to escalate U.S. attacks against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), which Hollande called “the biggest terrorist factory the world has ever seen.” Hollande, who will meet with Obama on Nov. 24, is expected to make clear to Obama the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Both Israel’s security chief and a powerful U.S. senator said the Obama administration is keeping vital information on “side deals” of the Iran nuclear agreement confidential. National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen said on July 29 that Israel has yet to be informed of the full details of the nuclear agreement between the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Forty-five Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists died of food poisoning on July 7 after eating a Ramadan fast-breaking meal in Mosul, according to reports from Iraqi media and the Kurdish Democratic Party. A Kurdish party spokesman said 145 ISIL fighters participated in the meal (called an iftar) and 45 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Reports that American forces and Iranian militias, at least one of which is tied to a terror attack on U.S. troops, are sharing a base in Iraq have baffled and infuriated U.S. officials. “Even if these guys don’t attack us … Iran is ushering in a new Hizbullah era in Iraq, and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iran “is betting on the re-emergence of the Taliban,” a Western diplomat said, and is covering that bet by supplying weapons, cash and training to its fighters. “At the beginning, Iran was supporting Taliban financially,” said a senior Afghan official, according to a Wall Street Journal report. “But now they are training […]