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
ISIS suicide bomber targeting Iraq Shiites kills four
A suicide bombing claimed by ISIS targeted Shiite Muslims in the Iraqi capital on Saturday, killing at least four people, security and medical officials said. The bomber targeted a tent in the Iskan area of western Baghdad where Shiites were
Why is Iran’s Qassem Suleimani requesting to fight in Iraq’s Tal Afar?
Iraqi sources reported that Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iranian Quds Force, left Kurdistan and arrived to Baghdad two days ago. He reportedly wants to discuss the participation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the battle of Tal Afar, a city
Number of Iraqis displaced in Mosul op reaches 10,000
More than 10,000 Iraqis have fled their homes since the October 17 start of an offensive to retake Mosul from the ISIS militant group, the United Nations said Wednesday. That figure is just a fraction of the displacement that aid
Battle for Mosul: ‘ISIS launching spoiler attacks’
The US-led coalition is insisting the latest in a series of “spoiler attacks” by ISIS are not forcing it to divert resources from the fight to retake Iraq’s second-largest city Mosul. The White House envoy to the US-led coalition battling
‘Groundwork’ being laid for ‘isolation’ of Raqqa: US
The US-led coalition is “laying the groundwork” for the “isolation” of Raqqa, the ISIS group stronghold in Syria, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday. “We have already begun laying the groundwork for our partners to commence the isolation of
Battle for Mosul: ISIS mines bridges over Tigris
ISIS militants have placed several mines over bridges and main roads in the eastern part of Mosul and have called for reinforcements from Raqqa, several media reports have suggested. US-backed Iraqi forces fought their way inside two villages on Monday
Turkey hits ISIS in Iraq following Kurdish request
Turkish artillery has hit militant positions in the northern Iraqi city of Bashiqa near Mosul after Kurdish Peshmerga forces asked for support, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said in televised comments Sunday. “They (Peshmerga) asked for help from our soldiers at
Burning sulphur near Mosul sends hundreds to hospital, US troops don masks
Up to 1,000 people have been treated for breathing problems linked to fumes from a sulphur plant set ablaze during fighting with ISIS in northern Iraq and US officials say US forces at a nearby airfield are wearing protective masks.
Russia accuses US-led coalition of ‘war crimes’ in Iraq
The Russian defense ministry on Saturday accused the US-led coalition fighting militants in Iraq of committing war cries, a day after an air raid killed 15 women at a shrine near the city of Kirkuk. “We have observed several times
Under fire in Mosul, ISIS attacks another Iraqi city
ISIS militants launched a wave of pre-dawn attacks in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, killing at least 14 people and setting off fierce clashes with Kurdish security forces that were still raging after sundown. The
Battle for Mosul and Abadi’s challenge
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Mosul is the land, the second greatest city in Iraq, where the decisive battle is expected to take place. The world has been waiting for two years for this fight between the Iraqi forces and the
Pentagon: Iraqi forces ‘ahead of schedule’ in Mosul
Iraqi security forces were “ahead of schedule” after the first day of an offensive for the ISIS-held city of Mosul, a Pentagon official said Monday. A US-led coalition has for months been helping train Iraqi forces for the fight for
Saudi Foreign Minister: ISIS will lose the war
When asked about an offensive in the Iraqi city of Mosul, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said, Monday, ISIS would lose the war. But he added that he was worried about other extremist militias entering Mosul and “engaging in bloodbaths”.
Anti-ISIS Mosul operation: Latest developments
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of military operations to liberate the northern city of Mosul from ISIS militants early Monday, launching the country on its toughest battle since American troops left nearly five years ago. Following are
Former Saudi Baghdad ambassador named Arab Gulf Affairs minister
Saudi Arabia has appointed its former ambassador in Baghdad, Thamer Al-Sabhan as Minister of State for Arab Gulf Affairs, according to a Royal order announced Sunday. Friday, Al-Sabhan has said through his Twitter account, that Abdulaziz Al-Shammari will be the
Erdogan: Iraq unable to liberate Mosul on its own
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Iraq could not deal alone with driving ISIS from the city of Mosul. Erdogan also defended the presence of Turkish forces in a nearby military camp as an insurance against attacks on Turkey.
ISIS claims Baghdad bombing that killed dozens
The ISIS militant group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed at least 27 people in a Shiite-majority area of Baghdad on Saturday. ISIS said in an online statement that a bomber wearing an explosive vest carried out the
Iraqi special forces arrive outside ISIS-held Mosul
A few hundred Iraqi special forces arrived Friday at the front line near militant-held Mosul, one small part of a series of troop movements that have massed thousands of soldiers ahead of an operation seeking to retake the country’s second-largest
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