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: IRAQI FORCES
ISIS attacks Iraqi forces west of Baghdad, killing at least 7
:: ISIS militants attacked on Wednesday several positions held by Iraqi forces in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, killing at least 7 soldiers and wounding 16, according to a preliminary toll from security sources. Iraqi forces were bringing reinforcements to
Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul battles as toll mounts
:: Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul on Saturday as they battled to retake the ancient quarter from ISIS militants mounting a last stand in what was the de facto
Iraq forces retake large Mosul neighborhood from ISIS
Iraqi forces retook full control of one the largest neighborhoods of west Mosul Tuesday from the ISIS group after a week of intense fighting, a top commander said. “This morning, the heroes of the Counter-Terrorism Service on the western axis
Iraqi forces fight door-to-door in Mosul as offensive enters seventh month
Iraqi forces gained fresh ground in door-to-door fighting in the Old City of Mosul, a military spokesman said on Monday, as the US-backed offensive to capture ISIS’s de facto capital in Iraq entered its seventh month. A Reuters correspondent saw
ISIS uses man with special needs as suicide bomber in West Mosul
New video footage appears to show how ISIS recently used a man with special needs as a potential suicide bomber in West Mosul during an attack against Iraqi forces. Al Arabiya’s sister channel Al Hadath obtained the video which showed
Iraqi forces launch renewed attack on Mosul’s Old City
Iraqi forces launched a renewed attack against militants in Mosul’s Old City on Monday, a senior commander said. The United Nations has warned that 400,000 people are “trapped” in the central Mosul area under siege-like conditions, as Iraqi forces battle
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
ISIS crushes rebellion plot in Iraq’s Mosul
ISIS has crushed a rebellion plot in Mosul, led by one of the group’s commanders who aimed to switch sides and help deliver the group’s Iraqi capital to government forces, residents and Iraqi security officials told Reuters. ISIS executed 58
Iraq put out fire at four oil wells in freed town
Iraq has put out fires at four oil wells in the oil-producing region of Qayyara which Iraqi forces recaptured from ISIS last week, Reuters reported the oil ministry as saying on Monday. “Work is underway to put out flames in
After Ramadi’s liberation, PM vows to defeat ISIS
A triumphant Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on Monday that the coming year will see his forces defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) , after his military achieved its first major victory since collapsing in the face
Iraq military declares Ramadi fully ‘liberated’
Iraqi forces have liberated the city of Ramadi and on Monday raised the national flag above the flashpoint government complex, a spokesman for the Joint Operations Command said. “Ramadi has been liberated and the armed forces of the counter-terrorism service
Iraqi troops advance in battle for Ramadi
Iraqi forces on Tuesday reported progress in the military operation to retake the city of Ramadi from ISIS, saying they made the most significant incursion into the city since it fell to the militants in May. Losing Ramadi — the
ISIS attacks Iraqi forces near Baiji refinery
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants attacked government forces and their Shiite militia allies on Saturday, killing 11 near the city of Baiji as part of the battle for control of Iraq’s biggest refinery, army and police sources
Iraqi PM to outline plan for retaking Ramadi: U.S. official
Iraq’s plan to recapture the western city of Ramadi from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants will dominate a meeting Tuesday in Paris of foreign ministers from the international coalition fighting the group, a senior U.S. official said.
Iraq forces edge towards Ramadi
Iraqi forces retook an area west of Ramadi on Saturday as they pressed their operation aimed at sealing off the jihadists who captured the city two weeks ago, commanders said. “The Iraqi army and the Hashed al-Shaabi liberated the Anbar
U.S. general seeks Turkish role in Mosul fight
As Iraqi forces pushed into Tikrit, a top U.S. general visited Turkey on Wednesday to seek a Turkish role in the upcoming operation aiming to retake Mosul from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group after its militants
Activists: ISIS brings fighters from Syria’s Deir al-Zour to Iraq
Islamist militants have brought dozens of fighters from the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour to Iraq to join them in their fight against security forces, Al Sumaria News reported activists as saying on Saturday. Without specifying an exact figure,
Iraqi troops retake 2 towns in eastern province
Iraqi authorities say Iraqi troops backed by Shiite militias have retaken two towns seized previously by militants in an eastern province. Police officials in Diyala province said Monday that Iraqi forces entered the towns of Saadiya and Julala late Sunday
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