Israel questions Syria’s claim that chemical attack caused by strike on rebel depot

Israel questions Syria’s claim that chemical attack caused by strike on rebel depot

by WorldTribune Staff, April 5, 2017 Israel believes the chemical weapons attack on a Syrian rebel-held town was approved at the highest levels of the Assad regime and doubts the explanation from Moscow and Damascus. The official report said the town was exposed to deadly sarin gas after a conventional Syrian airstrike hit a rebel-held […]

Moscow brushes off ‘distressed’ U.S. reactions to close encounters with U.S. destroyer

Moscow brushes off ‘distressed’ U.S. reactions to close encounters with U.S. destroyer

Special to WorldTribune.com Russia defended the pilots of two Su-24s that buzzed an American guided-missile destroyer in the Baltic Sea. The Russian jets approached the USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) on April 11 at an “unsafe” speed and altitude, a U.S. official told Fox News. On April 12, U.S. officials said a Russian jet came within […]

Raqqa residents said overjoyed as U.S.-led coalition planes drops leaflets vowing ISIL’s defeat

Raqqa residents said overjoyed as U.S.-led coalition planes drops leaflets vowing ISIL’s defeat

Special to WorldTribune.com U.S.-led coalition warplanes dropped thousands of leaflets over Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) de facto capital in Syria vowing that ISIL will soon be defeated. The leaflets were dropped over Raqqa during a break in coalition airstrikes. ISIL opposition group “Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently” (RBSS) said on Twitter that […]