by WorldTribune Staff, October 21, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is using truck bombs, IEDs and snipers to wage a lethal defense of Mosul. “They’re resisting strongly,” Iraqi special forces commander Col. Falah Fadel Jasem said on Oct. 20. “We saw the ISIL snipers and they’re not fleeing. They’re fighting.” The United […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 20, 2016 The UK is keeping close watch on a Russian aircraft carrier group that is transiting near Britain’s eastern coast en route to the Mediterranean. “When these ships near our waters we will man-mark them every step of the way,” UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said in an e-mailed statement […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 20, 2016 Hillary Clinton had direct contact with the top IT specialist working on her private email server, though the former secretary of state said in sworn testimony she “does not recall” any such communication, newly released State Department documents show. The documents, uncovered by the FBI in its investigation of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 20, 2016 The Obama administration has granted special amnesty to illegal aliens it claims were victims of Hurricane Matthew. Such human resources are widely acknowledged to be a key target demographic for the Democratic National Committee. Under the banner of “immigration relief”, illegals said to have been affected by the hurricane […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 20, 2016 A member of the Saudi royal family who was convicted of murder has been executed. Prince Turki bin Saud bin Turki bin Saud Al-Kabeer was executed on Oct. 18, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement. The last time a member of the Saudi royal family was put […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 20, 2016 Iran’s air force is conducting war games using American-made planes after accusing the United States of violating last summer’s nuclear agreement. “The goal of holding this drill is the creation of readiness so as to be able to combat any threat, and should a war occur, the Air Force […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2016 An Iranian-American businessman and his elderly father each received 10-year prison sentences from Iran for “spying and cooperating” with the United States. Siamak Namazi and his father, Baquer Namazi, were sentenced by an Iranian court, Iranian media reported on Oct. 18. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) detained Siamak […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2016 The FBI insists it has no problem going after senior officials when it comes to mishandling classified information. The prosecution of Gen. James E. Cartwright is the legendary agency’s example. While the two highest-profile officials recently investigated for mishandling classified material, Hillary Clinton and David Petraeus, got off relatively […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2016 As aid commitments from its Arab partners lag behind, Egypt is turning to Israel to help steady Cairo’s faltering economy. With only a portion of the financial commitments from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait having been received, Egypt has partnered with Israel on a series of large-scale projects […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2016 Can American politics survive the “neutron bomb election”? The neutron bomb “was designed to melt human flesh without damaging infrastructure. Something like it has blown up lots of people in the 2016 election and left behind empty institutions,” Hoover Institution historian Victor Davis Hanson wrote for National Review on […]
