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
Peshmerga to avoid direct conflict in Kobane
Iraqi Kurdish forces will not engage in direct combat in the Syrian town of Kobane but will provide artillery support to fellow Kurds fending off Islamic State militants there, Kurdistan Regional Government spokesman Safeen Dizayee told Reuters. The announcement comes
Iraq PM seeks more Jordan help to battle ISIS
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi called for greater cooperation with Jordan in the battle against the Islamic State jihadist group, as he held talks Sunday in Amman, state media reported. Jordan, which borders Iraq’s Anbar province, much of which has
Iraqi govt, Kurds drive ISIS from two towns
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants were driven out of two Iraqi towns on Saturday, breaking their grip in the embattled country after months of fighting, according to security officials. After weeks of fighting Iraqi Kurdish forces on
ISIS threatens to kill British deserters
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leadership issued death threats to the British fighters amongst their ranks who are reportedly desperate to return to the UK, the Observer reported. “There are Britons who upon wanting to leave have been
Iraqi Kurdish forces retake town from ISIS
Iraqi Kurdish forces on Saturday retook the northern town of Zumar from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremists after weeks of fighting, a senior officer said. Meanwhile, Iraqi security forces have retaken most of the town of Jurf
U.S. seeking to confirm if ISIS used chlorine gas
The United States is looking into more information about reports that Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has used chlorine gas against Iraqi security forces last month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday. Speaking to reporters after
Syrian Kurd leader sees war of ‘attrition’ in Kobane
The battle for the Syrian town of Kobane will turn into a war of attrition unless Kurds defending it from an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) onslaught get arms that can repel tanks and armored vehicles, a Syrian
FSA sends forces to help Kurdish fighters in Kobane
Moderate Syrian opposition rebels known as the Free Syrian Army (FSA) on Thursday said they were sending a force to the embattled northern Syrian city of Kobane to support Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
U.S. and allies step up air campaign against ISIS
The U.S. military and its allies have intensified air strikes to turn back the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, who are still hold large swathes in Syria and is advancing in several parts across Iraq, the U.S.
ISIS jihadists gain ground in Iraq’s Anbar
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group gained ground west of Baghdad Thursday, further reducing the government’s already-shaky hold on Anbar province, officials said. “The Albu Nimr area fell completely into the hand of (IS) members,” Ghazi Najras,
Turkey to allow 200 Iraqi Kurds to cross into embattled Kobane
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that 200 Iraqi Kurd peshmerga fighters would travel through Turkey to the flashpoint Syrian border town of Kobane under assault by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group. The regional
U.S.-led air strikes killed 553 ISIS fighters in Syria
Air strikes by U.S.-led forces have killed 553 militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria during a month-long campaign in Syria, a monitoring group which tracks the violence said on Thursday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
U.S. arms airdrop fell into ISIS hands: Pentagon
The Pentagon admitted on Wednesday that a bundle of ammunition and weapons dropped over the Syrian border town of Kobane drifted off course and likely ended up in the hands of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants instead of
U.S. signals UK may join anti-ISIS fight in Syria
Britain may join its American ally “shoulder to shoulder” in its battle against militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), indicated U.S. General and presidential envoy John Allen on Wednesday. “We were shoulder to shoulder in Iraq,
Iraqi forces clash with ISIS west of BaghdadIraqi forces clash with ISIS west of Baghdad
Iraqi army tanks and armored vehicles on Wednesday fought off an advance by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants on the town of Amiriya Fallujah, west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, army sources said, part of a multinational
Erdogan criticizes U.S. for airdropping weapons to Kurdish fighters
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday criticised as “wrong” the airdrops of ammunition and weapons by U.S. planes to Kurdish fighters battling jihadists in the Syrian town of Kobane. He said the weapons had fallen into the hands of
Iraqi Kurds to vote on sending forces to Syria
Iraq’s Kurdish regional parliament will hold a session on Wednesday to vote on deploying peshmerga security forces to aid Syrian Kurds battling jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group, a senior lawmaker said. The planned vote raises
Iraqi tribes in tense Abu Ghraib vow to resist ISIS
The Baghdad suburb of Abu Ghraib, best known for its infamous prison, sits close enough to Baghdad’s airport that you can see the control tower in the distance. It’s an enticing potential prize for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
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