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: ANBAR
Iraqi army readies for operation to retake Ramadi
Iraq’s armed forces will start an operation to retake the western city of Ramadi from ISIS militants very soon, army chief of staff Lt. General Othman al-Ghanemi told state TV on Monday. “There is an ongoing operation to control a
Iraqi forces ask residents of ISIS-held Ramadi to evacuate city
Iraqi military planes dropped leaflets on Sunday on Ramadi, asking residents to leave within 72 hours the western city which is under the control of ISIS militants, state TV reported, citing a military statement. It gave no further details but
ISIS car bomb hits security post in Iraq’s Anbar
A suicide car bomb – claimed by ISIS – targeting a border security post in the western province of Anbar has killed six and wounded 14 guards on Saturday officials said, adding that the commander of the base is among
Iraqi forces gain more significant ground in Baiji
Iraqi forces defused booby traps and hunted down holdout jihadists in the strategic Baiji area Friday as part of their biggest advance against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in months. Baiji lies at a crossroads between
Iraqi couple celebrate wedding by donating to refugees
An Iraqi couple decided to cap off their five-year love story and wedding not with a honeymoon – but by donating aid to 225 families displaced from the province of Anbar. Veterinarian Mustafa al-Soufi, 26, and his wife Alla Malath,
ISIS executed 70 Sunni tribesmen in Iraq’s Anbar
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group executed 70 members of a Sunni tribe allied to the government in western Iraq earlier this week, tribal leaders and the United Nations said Wednesday. The victims were members of the
ISIS attacks kill 13 Iraqi troops; Syrian oil field retaken
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) suicide bombings and clashes between the extremist group and Iraqi troops killed 13 soldiers in Iraq’s western Anbar province on Wednesday, while in Syria, government forces retook an oil field recently captured by
ISIS shoots down Iraqi fighter jet in Anbar
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) said on Thursday it had shot down an Iraqi fighter plane north of the city of Ramadi in Anbar Province, according to Reuters news agency. It was not immediately possible to independently
Arming Iraq’s Anbar tribes key in ‘defeating’ ISIS
One of the “conditions” to defeat militants in Iraq is to arm Sunni tribes in the western province of Anbar, Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari told Al Arabiya News Channel in an exclusive interview aired Thursday. Zebari, who was the
Multiple ISIS suicide attacks in Iraq’s Anbar kill troops
An Iraqi military spokesman says ISIS militants have carried out multiple suicide attacks targeting the army in western Anbar province, killing at least 17 troops. Brig. Gen Saad Maan Ibrahim, the spokesman for the Joint Military Command, told The Associated
Iraq launches operation to drive ISIS from Anbar
Iraq on Tuesday announced the launch of a military operation to drive ISIS out of the western Anbar province, where the extremists captured the provincial capital, Ramadi, earlier this month. Iraqi state TV declared the start of the operation, in
Obama says U.S. not losing against ISIS
U.S. President Barack Obama has described the loss of key Iraqi territory to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a tactical setback, while insisting the war against the jihadist group is not being lost. “I don’t think we’re
Iraqi forces free 300 soldiers held hostage in Baiji
Iraqi forces broke a siege on the country’s largest oil refinery by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants on Thursday, liberating around 300 soldiers who were held hostage in the area, sources told Al Arabiya News Channel. In
Iraqi forces thwart third ISIS attack east of Ramadi
Iraqi forces said they thwarted a third attempt by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants to break through their defensive lines east of the city of Ramadi overnight on Thursday. Police and pro-government Sunni fighters exchanged mortar
Iraq dismisses Anbar police chief after Ramadi rout
Iraq’s interior minister on Wednesday dismissed the police chief of Anbar province, where the performance of security forces during the jihadist takeover of its capital Ramadi has come under scrutiny. Mohammed al-Ghaban relieved Kadhim al-Fahdawi of his duties and appointed
Iraqi forces thwart ISIS attack near Ramadi
Iraqi forces said they fought off an overnight attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants near the city of Ramadi, which the insurgents overran at the weekend in the most significant setback for the government in
Iraqi troops repel ISIS attack on Anbar town
A tribal leader says government forces and allied Sunni tribesmen have repelled an attack by ISIS militants on a town between two militant-held cities in the western Anbar province. Sheikh Rafie al-Fahdawi said Tuesday the offensive started shortly before midnight
Iraq’s Ramadi falls to ISIS after army deserts city
The western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday fell to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), after the militants relentlessly bombarded the capital of the Anbar province with suicide bombers, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Ramadi fell after
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