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: Iraq
Iraqi who trained thousands of American soldiers faces deportation from US
:: An Iraqi man who fled to the US during the Gulf War and trained tens of thousands of American soldiers is facing deportation orders that could lead to his death in his homeland, his supporters say. Kadhim Al-bumohammed, 64,
Iraqi police parade car bombs seized from ISIS
:: Iraqi police displayed 23 vehicles that had been turned into car bombs and also an anti-aircraft gun, all captured from ISIS militants during the battle for the city of Mosul. The vehicles shown to the media were mostly civilian
US says Russia willing to deploy monitors for Syria ceasefire
:: Russia has said it is willing to deploy monitors to prevent any violations of a ceasefire in southwestern Syria by Syrian government forces, a senior US official said on Thursday. Brett McGurk, US special envoy for the coalition against
Mosul aftermath: How Iran is shaping Iraq’s future
By : Pierre Ghanem :: There is a map distributed by the Center for American War Studies showing the areas of proliferation and control of ISIS. Since 2014, there has always been a large black dot on the map with
Daesh after Mosul
By : Daoud Kuttab :: Last week, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi declared that Daesh had been driven out of Mosul, the city where the group first announced its self-styled caliphate three years ago. Before long, Daesh is expected also
Mosul aftermath: How Iran is shaping Iraq’s future
:: There is a map distributed by the Center for American War Studies showing the areas of proliferation and control of ISIS. Since 2014, there has always been a large black dot on the map with lines connected to it.
US military advisors are operating in Raqqa
:: US military advisors are operating inside the city of Raqqa, ISIS group’s last major bastion in Syria, a US official said Wednesday. The troops, many of them special operations forces, are working in an “advise, assist and accompany” role
Abadi: We will not issue amnesty for the ‘murderous terrorists’
:: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi asserted that Baghdad will not “pardon terrorists”. During his council of Ministers opening statement, Abadi stated, “the soldiers are human rights’ defenders who sacrificed themselves for the liberation of humanity and the rescue of
Iraq strikes ISIS in Mosul days after declaring victory
:: Iraqi forces clashed with ISIS militants holding out in Mosul’s Old City on Wednesday, more than 36 hours after Baghdad declared victory over the jihadists in what they had made the de facto Iraqi capital of their self-declared caliphate.
US-led coalition: Amnesty report on Mosul ‘irresponsible’
:: The US-led coalition said Wednesday that an Amnesty International report accusing its forces of violating international law during the fight against Daesh group in Mosul is “irresponsible.” The report released Tuesday said Iraqi civilians were subjected to “relentless and
US commander hopes ISIS leader Baghdadi is ‘deader than a doornail’
:: The head of the international coalition fighting the ISIS group said Tuesday he had no information that would confirm or deny claims that the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is dead, Agence France-Presse reported. Earlier on Tuesday, the Syrian
ISIS tightens grip on Imam Gharbi village near Mosul
:: ISIS has captured most of a village south of Mosul despite losing control of its stronghold in the city, an Iraqi army officer and residents said, deploying guerrilla-style tactics as its self-proclaimed caliphate crumbles. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared
US eyes continued presence in Iraq after ISIS
:: The United States and several coalition countries want to maintain a military footprint in Iraq after the eventual defeat of the ISIS group, a top US general said Tuesday. Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend said the Iraqi government had expressed
Iraq: The US-led coalition warns of a ‘new ISIS’
:: The US-led international coalition has warned of the emergence of a “new ISIS” in Iraq. The warning noted that if the Iraqi government does not change its dealings with the Sunni sector, the war against ISIS organization will not
Syrian rights body has ‘confirmed information’ ISIS chief Baghdadi is dead
:: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had “confirmed information” that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed. Russia’s defense ministry said it may have killed Baghdadi when one of its air strikes
Amnesty says Iraq and allies violated international law in Mosul battle
:: Amnesty International said on Tuesday it had identified a pattern of attacks by Iraqi forces and the US-led military coalition backing them in the battle for Mosul that violated international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes. The
Iraq’s Sadr calls on armed forces to secure borders after Mosul victory
:: Sadrist Movement leader Moqtada al-Sadr called on armed forces to control the situation and secure Iraqi borders, particularly on the western front. He called on Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi not to allow any irregular force to tamper with the
Mosul — out of the frying pan, into the fire
By : Baria Alamuddin :: Pity the citizens of Mosul, who have lived through three years of repressive Daesh rule only to experience similar levels of brutality by their supposed liberators. It is a bitter irony that news of Daesh’s
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