Special to WorldTribune.com A senior leader for Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) who had appeared in several of the terror group’s execution videos was killed in a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in Iraq on May 6, the Pentagon said. Abu Wahib, a top ISIL leader in Iraq’s Anbar province, and three other ISIL jihadists […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The U.S. and Russia have traded accusations over recent airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria. After the U.S. said Russian warplanes destroyed two hospitals in the besieged city, Moscow responded by claiming U.S. warplanes bombed Aleppo on Feb. 10, an accusation the Pentagon said was a total “fabrication.” “Just before 2 p.m. Moscow time […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Leaflets dropped by the U.S. in Syria and Iraq warned drivers of tankers carrying Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) oil to “leave the trucks and flee” as air strikes on the tankers were imminent. “Warning. Airstrikes are coming, oil trucks will be destroyed,” read one leaflet. “Get away from your […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A stockpile of weapons seized by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Iraq included a “huge volume” of U.S. anti-tank missiles, according to reports. The Pentagon confirmed on Oct. 12 that Iraqi forces discovered the ISIL weapons cache near the city of Fallujah. The stockpile included U.S.-made ammunition and TOW […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iraq’s military said on Sept. 27 that it will coordinate with Russia, Iran and Syria on “security and intelligence” details in the ongoing battle against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). Iraq will “help and cooperate in collecting information about the terrorist Daesh (ISIL) group,” according to a statement from the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By James Robbins I was in my Washington office at the National Defense University when one of the secretaries told me that aircraft had hit the World Trade Center. We brought the news up on the projection screen in our darkened conference room and watched the coverage, seeing endless six-foot high replays […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has launched a program to supply tactical unmanned aerial vehicles to the U.S.-trained Yemen Army following the failure of its own covert drone campaign to quell the insurgencies in the troubled Gulf Arab state. This marked the first U.S. announced contract for UAVs for Yemen which has […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — After six years, the United States has responded to an Israeli request for rockets. The administration of President Barack Obama has approved the implementation of an Israeli request for U.S.-origin tactical rockets. On Sept. 24, the Defense Department awarded a $63 million contract to Nammo Talley for the production and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, despite a halt in sales of some military systems, continued to export jet fuel to the Israel Air Force. The Defense Department has awarded two contracts for fuel to the Israel Air Force and Army. The contracts were meant to maintain fuel exports to Israel until December […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has contracted for support of Iraq’s armored fleet. The Defense Department has selected General Dynamics Land Systems to maintain the MBT fleet of the Iraq Army. Officials said the M1A1 has not played a major role in the campaign to stop Islamic State of Iraq and the […]