Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United States has been working with NATO allies to track a Russian weapons ship to Syria. Western diplomatic sources said Britain and the United States were coordinating patrols of the North Sea for a Russian vessel that contained attack helicopters for the regime of President Bashar Assad. The sources […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Iran’s supreme leader has long envisioned all-out war with Israel and the United States. Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar asserted that Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei concluded that Teheran would make war on Israel and the United States. Aznar recalled a meeting with Khamenei in 2000 in which […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been working with Egypt to stop the fighting between Israel and the neighboring Gaza Strip in consultations that have not included the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Diplomatic sources said Egypt and the United States were consulting to persuade the Hamas regime in the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey and the United States have begun a major air combat exercise near Iran. On March 5, the air forces of Turkey and the United States began Anatolian Falcon 2012, designed to enhance combat skills and interoperability within NATO. Officials said Falcon did not include any other militaries and was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States is organizing a military conference in Morocco. U.S. African Command has been planning the final details for African Lion 12 in Morocco. Officials said the annual security cooperation exercise, comprised of 1,200 U.S. Marine Corps soldiers and 900 Moroccan soldiers, would take place at several locations in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United States has drafted a plan with its Arab allies to establish a no-fly zone over Syria. Western diplomatic sources said the administration of President Barack Obama has reached agreement with Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies to impose measures meant to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has acknowledged concern over the release of senior Hamas operatives in a prisoner exchange with Israel. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama discussed the release of Hamas operatives convicted of planning suicide bombings and other attacks in which Americans were killed. More than a dozen […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has reported the start of the destruction of Libya’s shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles. The State Department said U.S. inspectors have overseen the destruction of hundreds of missiles in Libya. Officials said the destruction represented a $30 million program to track, intercept and destroy surface-to-air missiles from the arsenal […]