Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Sunni rebels are said to have downed a Syrian military aircraft. The opposition said a Syrian Air Force air transport was shot down by rebels in the northern province of Idlib. At least 34 people, including officers, were reportedly killed in the crash. For more than a year, Western-backed Sunni […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Yemen has seized a shipment of surface-to-air missiles believed sent by Iran. Officials said the Yemen Navy captured a ship that contained a large cache of weapons believed to stem from Iran. They said the ship, which was not registered in Iran, was transporting surface-to-air missiles. “Authorities are continuing to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Backgrounder, Compiled by Bill Gertz U.S. officials are stepping up efforts in North Africa and the Middle East to account for thousands of shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles that have been dispersed around the region as the result of the Libyan civil war.The officials said the missiles are beginning to show up on the […]