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 PM Abadi pledges corruption drive after Sistani criticism
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday pledged to stamp out corruption this year amid criticism from the nation’s highest Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, that his government has done little to combat graft. Sistani, a reclusive octogenarian, enjoys
Australian prime minister to discuss security during U.S. trip
Australia’s prime minister said on Saturday he will discuss with President Barack Obama regional security and combatting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) movement when he visits Washington this month. Malcolm Turnbull will make his first visit to
Iraq denies Turkish forces clashed with ISIS
Iraq’s joint operations command denied on Saturday that Turkish forces based in northern Iraq had been attacked by ISIS or had clashed with the militants, refuting claims by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. “The joint operations command denies there was a
U.S. reveals terror-related arrest, indictment in two states
U.S. authorities said two people with ties to the ISIS group are due in court Friday in California and Texas, including a refugee from Syria who lied about his travels there. The arrests come amid heightened security in the U.S.
U.S., allies launch 23 air strikes against ISIS
The U.S.-led coalition launched 23 air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq and three in Syria on Thursday, the task force leading the operation said in a statement. The coalition said 22 strikes in Iraq
Erdogan: Turkish troops needed in Iraq after attack
An attack by ISIS militants on a military base in northern Iraq shows Turkey’s decision to deploy troops there was justified, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul that 18 ISIS militants were killed but
EU far from satisfied with Turkish containment of migrants
The European Union has seen encouraging first results from Turkey in a joint plan to reduce the number of migrants arriving in Europe, but remains far from satisfied as the number of arrivals remains high, a top EU official said
‘About 2,500’ ISIS fighters killed in Iraq and Syria last month
The U.S.-led coalition that has been carrying out air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria killed (ISIS) about 2,500 extremists last month, a military spokesman said on Wednesday. The Pentagon has previously been wary of giving
Iraq offers to mediate between Saudi and Iran, fearing for ISIS campaign
Iraq dispatched its foreign minister to Tehran on Wednesday with an offer to mediate in an escalating feud between Saudi Arabia and Iran, reflecting Baghdad’s fears that new sectarian conflict could unravel its campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and
U.S.-led air strikes have cut ISIS oil revenues
U.S.-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) oil facilities have cut the militant group’s oil revenues by about 30 percent since October, a coalition spokesman said on Wednesday ISIS, an adversary the United States calls
Berlin approves more soldiers for Mali, Iraq
The German Cabinet has approved plans to send up to 650 soldiers to Mali, boosting its presence in the UN peacekeeping mission in the West African country which is beset by militant violence. It also agreed to increase the numbers
After Ramadi, there’s one more chance to save Iraq
By : Dr. John C. Hulsman There is no doubt that from a strategic perspective, the retaking of Ramadi—the capital of Sunni-dominated Anbar province in Iraq—amounts to the best news for anti-ISIS forces for a very long time. The shocking,
The fate of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani
By : Diana Moukalled A video was recently leaked purportedly showing Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force, while he visited fighters in the Syrian city of Aleppo – or at least that’s what the video’s
ISIS territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: U.S.-led coalition
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) territory shrank by 40 percent from its maximum expansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in 2015, as international forces pushed it out of several cities, the U.S.-led coalition fighting
Terrified families emerge from rubble after battle of Ramadi
Terrified families waved white flags as they emerged from homes reduced to rubble in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, where government troops were still battling the Daesh fighters holed up on Friday, five days after the army recaptured the city
Two Sunni mosques bombed, muezzin killed in Iraq
Blasts rocked two Sunni mosques in central Iraq Monday, police and medics said. Groups of men wearing military uniforms detonated explosives at two Sunni mosques overnight in the Hilla region, south of Baghdad, and a muezzin — the person appointed
ISIS attacks troops in western Iraq, killing 11
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants attacked Iraqi troops and allied tribal fighters outside the western town of Haditha on Monday, killing at least 11 and wounding dozens, officials said. Haditha councilman Khalid Suleiman said 30 troops were
At least two Sunni mosques attacked in Iraq
At least two Sunni Muslim mosques have been attacked in Iraq in apparent retaliation for the execution of a senior Shiite cleric in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, officials and police said on Monday. The interior ministry in Baghdad confirmed the attacks
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