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: IS
ISIS kills 220 from opposing Iraqi tribe
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants executed at least 220 Iraqis in retaliation against a tribe’s opposition to their takeover of territory west of Baghdad, security sources and witnesses said. Two mass graves were discovered on Thursday containing
First Iraqi Kurdish forces enter Syria’s Kobani
The first Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the beseiged Syrian town of Kobani through the border crossing with Turkey on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The British-based monitoring group said 10 fighters had moved in and the
ISIS frees remaining Kurdish child hostages in Syria: monitor
The Islamic State group on Wednesday freed 25 Kurdish schoolchildren kidnapped by its fighters in northern Syria in May, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The 25 were the last to be freed of a group of 153 schoolchildren
Al-Qaeda still offers olive branch to ISIS: analysts
Al-Qaeda is using U.S. air strikes in Syria as a reason to extend olive branches to the renegade Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, saying the two should stop feuding and join forces to attack Western targets –
ISIS militants execute more than 40 tribesmen in Iraq’s Anbar
Islamic state of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants executed 46 people and besieged 500 families in the Iraqi city of Heet, Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent to Anbar reported on Wednesday. The militant group reportedly besieged displaced families residing in
U.S. Gen. Allen: Kobane unlikely to fall to ISIS
The man appointed to coordinate the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) says Kurdish Peshmerga fighters will thwart the militant group’s attempts to seize control of the Syrian city of Kobane. “We don’t think Kobane
Peshmerga, FSA en-route to join the battle for Kobane
Iraqi-Kurdish Peshmerga forces, along with fighters from the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) deployed to the Syrian-Kurdish town of Kobane where fierce fighting with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants continues, Agence France-Presse reported. Turkish officials confirmed that
ISIS attack on Syria oil field kills 30: monitor
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group militants have attacked an oil and gas field in Syria, killing at least 30 pro-regime gunmen and security guards, a monitoring group said Wednesday. “ISIS managed to control parts of the field,” the
ISIS fighters seen with advanced antiaircraft missiles
Fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have reportedly laid their hands on sophisticated antiaircraft missile systems, raising with that the threat to air operations carried out by the U.S.-led coalition fighting against the group in Iraq
Iraqi Kurds head to fight ISIS in Kobane
More than 150 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters left a base in northern Iraq on Tuesday headed for Syrian to support their Syrian brethren in their fight against the Islamist state of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the embattled border town of
Kurdish fighters leave for Syria to help fighting ISIS
More than 150 Kurdish peshmerga fighters left a base in northern Iraq on Tuesday headed for the battleground Syrian town of Kobane, Agence France Presse reported. Peshmerga fighers are on the move from Erbil airport to the Turkish border town
ISIS propaganda video places John Cantlie in Kobane
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group released a video Monday showing a British hostage apparently in Kobane, in a bid to disprove that it was losing the battle for the disputed Syrian border town. The video,
U.S. urges coalition to wage online battle against ISIS
Washington called Monday for the battle against the Islamic State group to be taken to the Internet, as coalition partners vowed to step up efforts to counter the jihadists’ online propaganda. Retired U.S. general John Allen told participants at the
Female Kurdish ‘poster girl’ fighter feared killed
A female Kurdish fighter, who has become the face of the Kurdish resistance fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to claim the town of Kobane, has been reportedly killed by the militant group, several media outlets claimed.
UK chemistry teacher admits Syria terror charges
A British chemistry teacher accused of supporting the Islamic State group faced jail after he pleaded guilty Monday to terrorism charges. Jamshed Javeed admitted two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts. He accepted that he intended
ISIS fight now costing U.S. $8.3 million per day: Pentagon
The Pentagon said in updated figures on Monday the average daily cost of the fight against Islamic State militants has risen to $8.3 million, or a total of $580 million between Aug. 8 and Oct. 16. The new average reflects
Kobani ground fighting toll passes 800
BEIRUT: More than 800 people have been killed in ground fighting for Kobani since Islamic State (IS) group militants attacked the Syrian Kurdish enclave on Sept. 16, a monitoring group said. The IS have lost 481 dead, while 313 Kurds
German spies warn ISIS has anti-aircraft rockets
Germany’s intelligence service believes Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist fighters in northern Iraq possess anti-aircraft weapons that could take down passenger jets, according to a newspaper report Sunday. The BND federal intelligence service had told German lawmakers
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