Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty More than 50 mass graves have been discovered in territory liberated from Islamic State control in Iraq, including three burial pits in a soccer field, a United Nations envoy said on May 6. Jan Kubis told the UN Security Council that evidence of the “heinous crimes” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Fed up Sunni tribesmen have risen up to launch attacks on Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists in Fallujah, Iraq and the city’s mayor fears a “mass slaughter” will occur if the tribesmen do not receive outside help. Iraqi military and local officials said on Feb. 19 that the tribesmen […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Armed with the world’s most powerful rifle, a British sharpshooter killed three Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) terrorists through a 10-inch wall from a kilometer away, a report said. The Special Air Service (SAS) staff-sergeant fired 30 armor-piercing rounds from his Barrett Light .50 caliber rifle into a two-story command […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iraqi officials say Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) militants have destroyed a lock on the Euphrates River that served as a bridge in Ramadi as pro-government forces close in on the militant-held city to the west of Baghdad. Iraqi forces have nearly surrounded Ramadi […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), having had supply lines cut by Kurdish forces in Syria as well as forces in Iraq, is now resorting to strapping explosives to chickens, reports say. Iraqi officials reported on July 20 that a major ISIL supply line between Ramadi and Fallujah was severd by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The fall of the critically important city of Ramadi to terrorists, the widening humanitarian crisis throughout the country involving millions of displaced persons, and the continuing pressures on a still-fragile central government in Baghdad, bode ill for Iraq’s future stability and security. These setbacks for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) used a series of car bombs to attack the capital of Iraq’s Anbar Province in the early morning hours of May 15. When the smoke cleared, ISIL had raised its flag in the government compound of Ramadi. Iraqi hospital officials said at least 11 people […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Sunni rebels, led by Al Qaida, have captured a leading city in Iraq. Opposition sources said Sunni fighters, directed by Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, have taken control over Fallujah. The sources said ISIL led tribal forces in expelling the last bastion of Iraq Army troops […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — The Sunni revolt in Anbar has become a leading source of bloodshed in Iraq. The United Nations said at least 298 civilians were killed last month in the Sunni revolt in Anbar, Iraq’s largest province. A UN report said the toll, disclosed by Iraqi authorities, could not be confirmed amid […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Al Qaida has expanded operations to Shi’ite-dominated southern Iraq. Officials said Al Qaida has launched attacks in southern Iraq in an effort to relieve pressure from the military campaign in the Anbar province. The officials said Al Qaida’s Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant was believed to have sent […]