50 mass graves found in Iraq in areas retaken from ISIL

50 mass graves found in Iraq in areas retaken from ISIL

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty More than 50 mass graves have been discovered in territory liberated from Islamic State control in Iraq, including three burial pits in a soccer field, a United Nations envoy said on May 6. Jan Kubis told the UN Security Council that evidence of the “heinous crimes” […]

Beheading alert: Sunni tribesmen mount armed uprising against ISIL in Fallujah

Beheading alert: Sunni tribesmen mount armed uprising against ISIL in Fallujah

Special to WorldTribune.com Fed up Sunni tribesmen have risen up to launch attacks on Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists in Fallujah, Iraq and the city’s mayor fears a “mass slaughter” will occur if the tribesmen do not receive outside help. Iraqi military and local officials said on Feb. 19 that the tribesmen […]

British marksman takes out 3 ISIL jihadists through 10-inch wall from kilometer away

British marksman takes out 3 ISIL jihadists through 10-inch wall from kilometer away

Special to WorldTribune.com Armed with the world’s most powerful rifle, a British sharpshooter killed three Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) terrorists through a 10-inch wall from a kilometer away, a report said. The Special Air Service (SAS) staff-sergeant fired 30 armor-piercing rounds from his Barrett Light .50 caliber rifle into a two-story command […]