U.S.-led coalition hits 24 ISIL targets in 15 Iraq cities

U.S.-led coalition hits 24 ISIL targets in 15 Iraq cities

Special to WorldTribune.com The U.S.-led coalition on March 7 struck 24 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) targets in 15 cities. The coalition hit 17 ISIL targets in 12 Iraqi locations, including eight tactical units, two headquarters and numerous fighting positions, the Combined Joint Task Force said. The air strikes also hit several weapons […]

Iran again conducts missile tests in defiance of Obama

Iran again conducts missile tests in defiance of Obama

Special to WorldTribune.com Iran again defied U.S. sanctions imposed earlier this year by conducting multiple missile tests on March 8. In what it said was a display of “deterrent power,” short-, medium- and long-range precision guided missiles were fired from several sites to show the country’s “all-out readiness to confront threats” against its territorial integrity. […]

Bloody days as Islamic militants kill dozens in Baghdad and on Tunisia-Libya border

Bloody days as Islamic militants kill dozens in Baghdad and on Tunisia-Libya border

Special to WorldTribune.com An Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadist drove a fuel truck laced with explosives into a security checkpoint near Baghdad on March 6, killing at least 47 people. Meanwhile, in Ben Guerdan near the Libyan border on Monday, militants attacked army and police posts in a raid that killed at […]

EU’s migrant deal with Turkey said to ignore ‘root cause’ of crisis

EU’s migrant deal with Turkey said to ignore ‘root cause’ of crisis

Special to WorldTribune.com The European Union has agreed to pay Turkey an additional 3 billion euros to help Ankara deal with the Syrian migration crisis. The agreement was made during a EU migration summit in Brussels on March 7, according to a report by Reuters. The agreement included a proposal that “Turkey would take back […]

ISIL assembly lines mass producing IEDs

ISIL assembly lines mass producing IEDs

Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is manufacturing IEDs on an “industrial scale,” according to investigators. “It’s not just a few roadside bombs. There are literally fields of them (IEDs),” an investigator for Conflict Armament Research (CAR) told Foreign Affairs. “It’s unprecedented. We have never seen this before — it’s in […]

Israeli report: Palestinian mufti openly incites at the Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli report: Palestinian mufti openly incites at the Al-Aqsa Mosque

Special to WorldTribune.com The Mufti of “Palestine” delivered a sermon at Al-Aqsa Mosque on March 4 that incited against Israeli “settlers and Jewish organizations.” “The occupation continues to kill Palestinians and execute them without trial, on the pretext that they were trying to carry out operations against the soldiers of the occupation or against settlers,” […]

Iranian billionaire sentenced to death for corruption

Iranian billionaire sentenced to death for corruption

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iranian tycoon Babak Zanjani, the country’s wealthiest person, has been sentenced to death after being convicted on corruption charges. Iran’s judiciary announced the death sentences for Zanjani and two fellow defendants in Teheran on March 6. Zanjani came to prominence during the presidency of Mahmud Ahmadinejad […]

Following talks with Israel, Putin freezes S-300 sale to Iran

Following talks with Israel, Putin freezes S-300 sale to Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com Russia has halted Iran’s order of the S-300 surface-to-air missile system, a report said. The move was made after Russian President Vladimir Putin consulted with Israeli officials who protested the sale, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida. In discussions with Putin, Israel said it feared that at least some of the S-300 […]

Saudis increases oil exports to China by 36 percent in shot at Iran

Saudis increases oil exports to China by 36 percent in shot at Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com In increasing its oil exports to China, Saudi Arabia has fired a “shot across Iran’s bow,” industry analysts say. Saudi shipments of oil to China rose by 36 percent in February to the highest level in at least three years, according to ClipperData, a firm that tracks global crude shipments. Analysts seized […]