Special to WorldTribune.com Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, who heads Iran’s elite Quds Force, said Iran has done far more than the U.S. against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). “Obama has not done a damn thing so far to confront Daesh: doesn’t that show that there is no will in America to confront […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Since capturing the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has executed more than 400 people, mostly women and children, according to reports. “The terrorists have killed more than 400 people … and mutilated their bodies, under the pretext that they cooperated with the government and did […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has taken at least a third of the town near the Syrian historical city of Palmyra, according to reports by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Losing Palmyra would be a major blow to the Bashar Assad regime as it would clear the way […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant horrified the West with its mass beheadings of hostages and used its notoriety to attract restless youth worldwide. But such barbaric tactics is not what primarily concerns Navy Adm. William Gortney, commander of the Colorado-based U.S. Northern Command. Nor is the possibility that ISIL is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A prominent cousin of Syrian President Bashar Assad was shot and killed last week under circumstances that gave rise to a series of conflicting reports. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition Britain-based monitor, said Mohammed Tawfiq al-Assad was shot dead on Friday in Latakia province, the preserve of the president’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco has reported the dismantling of another cell of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. The Interior Ministry said an ISIL recruiting cell was captured by security forces. The ministry said the cell, which sought to send fighters to the ISIL wars in Iraq and Syra, operated in Hajeb, Hoceima […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Jihadist factions in the Gaza Strip are uniting to support Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. Factions affiliated with Al Qaida have thrown their support to ISIL. Islamic sources said the factions were helping recruit Gazan youngsters to join the ISIL wars in Iraq and Syria. “All the Salafi currents […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has been approaching Jordan. Officials said the Hashemite kingdom was on alert for an ISIL presence along Jordan’s borders with Iraq and Syria. They said ISIL was trying to use Jordan as a waystation for fighters and weapons for the jihad campaign in Iraq […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Lebanese Army has battled Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in what resulted in scores of casualties and injuries in the Bekaa Valley. Officials said at least 40 Islamic fighters and Lebanese soldiers were killed in an army raid of a Syrian refugee camp on Sept. 29. They said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been preparing to expand its military role in Iraq and Syria. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has drafted plans for combat operations in both Iraq and Syria as part of the war against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. They said Washington would […]