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 »
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Syrian rebels say US allies push for retreat from southeast Syria
:: Two Western-backed Syrian rebel groups fighting the Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias in southeastern Syria have been asked by their Western and Arab backers to pull out of the area and retreat into Jordan, rebels and diplomatic sources said
Suicide bomber kills and injures scores in Syria’s Idlib province
:: A suicide bomber rammed a car laden with explosives into a gathering of rebels near the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Wednesday, killing and injuring scores, rebel sources said. They said the blast ripped a textile factory
Syrian children ‘easy prey’ for terror recruiters
The 2.8 million Syrian children deprived of an education are highly vulnerable to terrorist recruiters, the Arab League secretary-general warned on Sunday. “This is a serious challenge to address,” Ahmed Aboul Gheit said. “Leaving this vulnerable group uncared for makes
Senior FSA officer: We’re ready for direct talks with Assad regime
A senior officer from the Free Syrian Army has said the rebels are committed to a political solution and are ready to take part in direct talks with the Assad regime. The same officer also said recent talks in Astana
CIA-backed aid for Syrian rebels frozen after extremist attack
CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major extremist attack last month, rebel sources said, raising doubts about foreign support key to their war against President Bashar al-Assad. Rebel officials said that
Russia strikes Syria after ‘Death Over Humiliation’ rebel battle
Russian jets pounded rebel-held areas of the Syrian city of Deraa on Tuesday for a second day in the first such intensive bombing campaign since Moscow’s major intervention in Syria more than a year ago, rebels and witnesses said. Rebel
ISIS video shows beheading of Free Syrian Army rebels
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has released a new video allegedly showing Free Syrian Army rebels being executed by its militants. The video released on Tuesday showed ISIS masked militants threatening more executions of “any Muslim
Syrian rebels launch attack on ISIS-held town
Syrian rebel fighters began an operation on Tuesday to capture a town held by ISIS near the Iraqi border, a senior rebel commander said, opening a new front against the militants who are also being attacked by US-backed forces in
Nusra Front captures pilot from downed Syrian jet
Syria militants shot down a warplane on Tuesday in an area south of the city of Aleppo where insurgents are battling the Syrian army and allied militias, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The monitor said a plume of
In besieged Syrian town, peace talks seen as pointless
Warnings of widespread starvation are growing as pro-government forces besiege an opposition-held town in Syria and winter bites, darkening the already bleak outlook for peace talks the United Nations hopes to convene this month. The blockade of Madaya, near the
Syrian army source: rebels make heavy use of TOW missiles
A Syrian military source said rebels are making heavy use of U.S.-made anti-tank missiles paid for by Saudi Arabia and supplied via Turkey in recent weeks and the weapons are having an impact on the battlefield. The so-called TOW missile
Syrian rebels receive weapons for Aleppo battle
Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies south of Aleppo say they have received new supplies of U.S.-made anti-tank missiles from states that oppose President Bashar al-Assad since a major government offensive began there on Friday. Rebels from three
U.S. stops sending new Syria recruits to troubled rebel training program
The United States has stopped pulling new recruits from the battlefield in Syria for training outside the country as the U.S. military program to forge a force of moderate rebels undergoes review, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday. The program
U.S. military starts training Syria fighters to combat ISIS: Sources
The U.S. military has started training Syrian fighters to combat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, U.S. and Middle East sources told Reuters on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity, adding the program had begun in Jordan and
Syria rebels overtake strategic base in south
Syrian insurgents including fighters from al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front, seized an important government army base in the southwestern Deraa province on Sunday, fighters who took part in the battle said. The base, one of several used to pound rebel-held villages and
Turkey, U.S. agree on plan to train 2,000 moderate Syrian rebels: report
Turkey and the United States have agreed a plan under which some 2,000 fighters from the moderate Syrian opposition would be trained on Turkish soil, a report said Saturday. The fighters from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) will be trained
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