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
ISIS leaves govt building in Iraq’s Ramadi: mayor
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants withdrew from the main government building in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Saturday, the mayor and a tribal leader said, a day after the jihadist group raised its black flag over
ISIS raises flag over govt building in Iraq’s Ramadi
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants raised their black flag over the local government compound in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday and claimed victory through mosque loudspeakers after overrunning most of the western provincial capital. The
ISIS on the offensive in Iraq’s Anbar region
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has launched attacks on multiple fronts in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, in its latest attempt to retake the initiative on the ground, sources on both sides said. Islamist fighters gained
Iraq launches Sunni anti-ISIS force in Anbar
More than 1,000 Sunni fighters from Anbar joined Iraq‘s Popular Mobilization force Friday as part of government efforts to make the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group a cross-sectarian drive. Political, security and tribal leaders attended
Deadly blasts rock Iraq’s Anbar and Baghdad
At least 12 Iraqi soldiers and paramilitary forces were killed on Saturday by suicide car bombs targeting an outpost in western Anbar province, while attacks in the capital killed at least 14 civilians, security and medical sources said. The fighters
Week of fighting in Iraq’s Ramadi kills 30 police: officer
A week of heavy fighting between security forces and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group in the Ramadi area of Anbar province killed 30 police, a top officer said on Monday. “The city of Ramadi witnessed
Senior officers killed in Iraq’s Anbar
ISIS killed two senior officers and 10 other soldiers in a suicide bombing and heavy fighting in Iraq’s Anbar province, a general said on Saturday. “The commander of the 1st Division, Staff Brigadier General Hassan Abbas, and the commander of
Iraqi army repels attack on base hosting U.S. Marines
The Iraqi army on Friday repelled an attack by Islamic State if Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants on an air base in Anbar province housing hundreds of U.S. Marines, Iraqi and U.S, military officials said. “The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)
Tribal chief: ISIS seizes 15 villages in Iraq’s Anbar
Radical militant group ISIS is in control of 15 villages in the Iraqi province of Anbar, a tribal figure told Al Arabiya News. Sheikh Naeem al-Ku’oud, one of Anbar’s tribal notables, said ISIS recaptured these villages after they were previously
Some Anbar tribes threaten to halt fight against ISIS if not armed
Some tribes in the western province of Anbar threatened on Sunday to halt their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) unless the government in Baghdad gives them more arms, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Tribal leader
Iraqi MP says time not ‘suitable’ to announce Basra as federal region
An Iraqi lawmaker said on Saturday that the time is not “suitable” to declare the southern province of Basra as a federal region, days after the launch of campaign from governorate officials to give the region greater autonomy from Baghdad.
Iraq airstrikes kill 17 in areas held by ISIS
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq on Saturday in air strikes targeting areas controlled by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, witnesses and an intelligence official said. Two brothers who were members of the Albu Hishma tribe were
ISIS ‘prince’ killed in Iraq’s Hit
An air strike in west Iraq reportedly killed on Wednesday a senior figure in the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported. Senan Meteeb, the so-called ISIS “emir” of the western Anbar province, was reportedly killed
U.S. plans to arm Iraq’s Anbar tribesmen
While Iraq’s premier ordered on Saturday more air support for security forces and allied tribesmen fighting jihadists, Washington plans to buy arms for Sunni tribal members in the western province of Anbar including AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds. The
Sources: ISIS kills 25 Anbar tribesmen in Iraq
Islamist militants have shot dead 25 people from the Albunimr tribe in the Sunni-stronghold province of Anbar in Iraq, sources told Al Arabiya News Channel on Saturday. Other security and tribal sources said militants from the Islamic State of Iraq
ISIS militants shoot at Iraqi govt building in Anbar
Suspected Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gunmen fired at an Iraqi government building in Ramadi on Friday, Reuters reported local officials as saying. Mosques also broadcast appeals for reinforcements to confront the apparent attempt to take full control
Women in Iraq’s Anbar form group to fight ISIS
“Women of Justice,” an all-female group aimed at fighting a jihadist group in Iraq, was recently formed in the Sunni-stronghold province of Anbar, Al Arabiya News Channel reported Saturday. The 50-member group was formed following a popular tribal drive in
ISIS jihadists gain ground in Iraq’s Anbar
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group gained ground west of Baghdad Thursday, further reducing the government’s already-shaky hold on Anbar province, officials said. “The Albu Nimr area fell completely into the hand of (IS) members,” Ghazi Najras,
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