Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: AIRSTRIKES
Philippine forces hit militants; civilians wave white flags
:: Philippine fighter aircraft unleashed rocket fire against militants on Saturday, prompting villagers to hoist white flags to avoid being targeted as the military turned to airstrikes to try to end the siege of a southern city by ISIS-allied militants.
Lavrov: Syrian ceasefire hinges on all sides involved
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a revival of a ceasefire in Syria depends on all sides involved and not only on “Russia’s unilateral concessions”. “One can only speak about the ceasefire revival only on the collective basis,” he said
Over 50 civilians killed in Aleppo raids, shelling
At least 51 civilians, including four children, were killed in air raids and shelling attacks on Saturday in Syria’s battleground city Aleppo and the neighboring countryside, a monitoring group said. Syrian air force raids left 15 people dead in rebel-held
ISIS militants kill 17 in Libya’s Sabratha
ISIS militants briefly entered the center of the western Libyan city of Sabratha, beheading 11 members of local security forces and killing another six in overnight clashes before retreating, local authorities said on Wednesday. The militants have taken advantage of
Russian strikes in Syria again halt north Iraq flights
Flights to and from two northern Iraqi airports were suspended for 48 hours for the second time in roughly two weeks due to Russian strikes in Syria, officials said Monday. The directors of the Erbil and Sulaimaniyah airports in Iraq’s
Russian strikes in Syria kill 18, wound dozens
Airstrikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more on Sunday in a northern Syrian town held by non-Daesh rebels, Syrian opposition media reported. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human
Russia carries out first strikes in Syria’s south
Russia appears to have carried out strikes in southern Syria’s Daraa province for the first time in an apparent expansion of its aerial campaign, a monitor said on Thursday. “Warplanes that are believed to be Russian carried out strikes on
No immediate increase in Syria anti-ISIS campaign
The U.S.-led coalition attacking ISIS militants showed no immediate sign of increasing strikes in Syria, figures released on Wednesday showed, even though the Pentagon chief has said America would intensify its campaign. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said the
Syrian warplanes attack ISIS-held Palmyra
Syrian warplanes unleashed a wave of deadly airstrikes on the militant-held town of Palmyra in central Syria on Friday, killing at least 15 and wounding many more, activists said, in some of the heaviest bombardment since the extremist group seized
France carries out first surveillance flights over Syria
France carried out its first surveillance flights over Syria on Tuesday to prepare possible attacks on Islamic State jihadists, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said. “These surveillance flights will determine what action can be taken when the time comes,” Fabius told
U.S., allies conduct 13 air strikes in Syria, Iraq against ISIS
The U.S.-led military coalition launched 12 air strikes in Iraq and one in Syria against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants since Monday, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement. The military statement on Tuesday said
U.N chief urges Yemen ceasefire by ‘all parties’
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for an immediate halt to the fighting in Yemen, the first time he has made such an appeal since Saudi-led airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels began three weeks ago. Ban said the poorest
U.S., allies conduct 18 air strikes in Syria, Iraq against ISIS
U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Syria with three air strikes and conducted another 15 strikes against the group in Iraq from Monday to Tuesday morning, the U.S. military said. All three of the
Air strikes killed 6,000 ISIS fighters: U.S. ambassador
The U.S.-led airstrikes have “taken more than half” of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group’s leadership, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones told Al Arabiya News Channel in an interview aired Thursday. Jones described the airstrikes as
Anti-ISIS coalition unleash 39 strikes in two days
U.S. forces and their allies conducted 39 air strikes on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets over the past two days, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Friday. Fighters, bombers and remotely controlled aircraft hit 19 targets
Second air strike hits airport in Libya’s capital
An air strike hit the last functioning commercial airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli for a second day running on Tuesday, residents said, as a power struggle in the oil-rich nation intensified. Three years after the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya
Monitor: U.S.-led strikes have killed 910 people in Syria
Air strikes by U.S.-led forces in Syria have killed 910 people, including 52 civilians, since the start of the campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other fighters two months ago, a group monitoring the conflict said
‘Abandoned’ Yazidis seek U.S. action from White House trip
With Yazidis held hostage by jihadists in northern Iraq, members of the minority group say they feel abandoned by all sides, including the central government in Baghdad and Kurdish forces. A Yazidi delegation met with U.S. officials in late October
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