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: DEIR EZZOR
At least 50 dead in artillery fire, Russian strikes in Syria
:: Dozens of civilians have died in artillery fire and Russian bombardment of two displacement camps and surrounding territory in eastern Syria, a monitor said Sunday in a new toll. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ongoing heavy bombardment
3,000 killed in Syria in deadliest month of 2017
:: Syria’s war killed at least 3,000 people including 955 civilians in September, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said on Sunday, in the deadliest month of the conflict this year. “More than 70 percent of the civilians were
US-backed SDF captures major Syria gas fields
:: US-backed Syrian fighters captured on Saturday the country’s largest gas field — a pre-war gas treatment facility — from the Daesh militant group in an eastern province of Deir Ezzor that borders Iraq as they race with government forces
Russian strike wounds US-backed Syria fighters: Coalition
:: Russian forces bombed US-backed fighters in Syria’s eastern province of Deir Ezzor early Saturday, the US-led coalition said after Moscow denied the claim. “At approximately 12:30 am GMT (3:30 am local time) September 16, Russian forces struck a target
Syria army tries to encircle ISIS in Deir al-Zor: Military source
:: After breaking an ISIS blockade, Syria’s army is seeking to encircle the remaining extremist-held parts of Deir al-Zor city, a military source said Wednesday. The city is the capital of oil-rich eastern Deir al-Zor province, regarded as a strategic
Russia urges UN to ramp up aid to Syrians
:: Russia on Monday urged United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura to ramp up humanitarian aid, as Moscow said it would dispatch demining experts to the city of Deir Ezzor after regime gains. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
Syrian army seizes Al-Sukhna, the last ISIS stronghold in Homs province
:: Syria’s army seized the last ISIS stronghold in the country’s Homs province on Saturday, clearing their path to attack the extremists in the country’s east, a monitor said. Al-Sukhna, some 70 kilometres northeast of the famed ancient city of
Syria troops advance in Raqqa towards Deir Ezzor”
:: The Syrian army on Sunday advanced into the northern province of Raqqa as part of an offensive to reach the neighboring oil-rich province of Deir Ezzor, a monitoring group said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said regime
ISIS destroys ancient artifacts in Deir Ezzor
:: ISIS shared footage of monuments and artifacts being destroyed in the city of Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria. The video circulated on social media , was published under the title “Deir Ezzor.” The artifacts were found by the Antiquities
ISIS ‘use mustard gas’ in Deir Ezzor airport attack
ISIS militants attacked Syrian army troops with mustard gas in an offensive against a Syrian military airport in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor that borders Iraq, state media said on late Monday. Syrian state media did not disclose how
Russia drops aid on besieged Syrian city
Russian cargo planes have delivered humanitarian aid to regime-held neighborhoods in Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor city, a monitor said Thursday. They carried out the air drops on areas besieged by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Wednesday,
ISIS abducts 400 civilians in Syria’s Deir Ezzor
ISIS abducted at least 400 civilians including women and children after capturing new territory in an assault on Syria’s eastern city of Deir Ezzor, a monitor said Sunday. “After their attack on Deir Ezzor (on Saturday), ISIS abducted at least
ISIS shuts playgrounds in east Syria city
The extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has closed playgrounds in a Syrian city because they were being used as a meeting place for unrelated men and women, a monitor said Sunday. “ISIS has shut down playgrounds
ISIS launches offensive in east Syria city
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group launched an offensive Wednesday in Deir Ezzor city in eastern Syria in a bid to seize a major regime airport nearby, a monitor and activist said. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights head
Blast at explosives factory in Syria kills 25 ISIS fighters: monitor
Twenty-five fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group were killed when a powerful blast rocked an explosives manufacturing plant in Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said Wednesday. It was
Syrian forces ‘use chlorine gas’ on ISIS: monitor
The Syrian regime used chlorine gas, a lethal chemical agent, against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters to halt them from advancing towards its key air base in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, a monitoring group reported
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