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: FSA
Saudi to continue support for Syrian rebels if Assad does not leave
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Saturday that his country would continue to support Syrian rebels if President Bashar al-Assad could not be removed through a political process. “We will support the Syrian people,” Adel al-Jubeir told journalists on the
Putin says Russia has struck Syria targets identified by Free Syrian Army
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet Saudi King Salman ahead of the latter’s visit to Russia, AFP reported on Friday. During the visit, the two leaders are set to discuss the ongoing Syrian conflict. King Salman is currently
Syrian army breaks ISIS siege of key air base
Syrian regime troops on Tuesday broke a more than year-long siege by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group at a major military air base in the northern province of Aleppo. A group of soldiers broke through ISIS
Chemical weapons used by rebels in Syria: sources
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used during fighting in Syria in August, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by Reuters. The chemical – which causes severe delayed burns to the eyes, skin and
Free Syrian Army reps to meet Russian officials next week
A Free Syrian Army delegation has agreed to meet Russian officials in Abu Dhabi late next week to discuss the Syrian crisis, a Russian news agency said on Thursday, but representatives of four FSA rebel groups dismissed the report. The
ISIS takes Syrian town as fighting looks set to intensify
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters drove Syrian government forces from a western town on Sunday, a monitoring group reported, as fighting escalated despite a flurry of diplomatic activity and talks between regional rivals. Syrian parties to the
Syrian rebels reject Russian help against ISIS
Syria’s Western-backed opposition on Saturday rejected a Russian offer to assist them against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and dismissed Moscow’s call for new elections. “Russia is bombing the Free Syrian Army and now it wants
Russia: Ready to provide FSA with air support
Russia said it would provide air support to the Free Syrian Army if the U.S. helped it identify where ‘the patriotic opposition’ isRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday the Kremlin wanted Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential
U.S. airdrops ammunition to Syrian Arabs
U.S. forces have carried out an air drop of small arms ammunition to Syrian Arab rebels in northern Syria, barely two weeks after Russia raised the stakes by intervening in the war on the side of President Bashar al-Assad. A
U.S. pulls the plug on Syria rebel training program
The United States will largely abandon its failed efforts to train moderate Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and instead provide arms and equipment directly to rebel leaders and their units on the battlefield, the Obama
‘Only one in 20’ Russia strikes have targeted ISIS
Only one in 20 Russian air strikes in Syria have targeted ISIS fighters, Britain’s Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Saturday. British intelligence services observed that five percent of the strikes had attacked the militant group, with most “killing civilians” and
New Russian airstrikes hit ISIS in Syria
Russia carried out new airstrikes on four Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets overnight, the Russian military said on Thursday marking its second day of aerial bombardment in Syria. The airstrikes hit “terrorist facilities” in Idlib, Hama and
U.S. believes Assad army may narrow offensive
The United States and its allies are weighing the possibility that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, under growing military pressure, may soon narrow his focus on defense of more limited areas of the country, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday.
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
Syrian insurgents ‘mimicking’ army violence
Insurgent groups in Syria have carried out scores of indiscriminate attacks that have killed and maimed civilians in violation of the laws of war, a Human Rights Watch report said on Monday. The report said armed groups could not point
Syria rebel training could start in early spring
The long-awaited coalition program to train the Syrian moderate opposition could begin by early spring, and officials are beginning to identify individual fighters who could participate, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, Pentagon press secretary, also said
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