Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — An Al Qaida-aligned militia has unveiled a surface-to-air missile in the war-torn Gaza Strip. The militia, Majlis Shura Al Mujahadeen, has displayed a man-portable surface-to-air missile during the Israeli war with Hamas. Majlis, regarded as aligned with Al Qaida, provided few details of the weapon in an online video released […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported the seizure of air defense systems in the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. Officials said the Egyptian Army confiscated shoulder-fired air defense systems in northern Sinai. They identified the systems as the Russian-origin SA-7, captured near the Sinai border with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. “Ten surface-to-air missiles were confiscated […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community has warned that shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles may have reached the West Bank. Security sources said several intelligence agencies have assessed that man-portable air defense systems could have been smuggled from Libya through Egypt and to the West Bank. They said the Hamas regime has absorbed scores […]