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: ISIS
Iraqi pilots mistakenly drop food, arms to ISIS
The Iraqi air force mistakenly dropped food, water and arms to ISIS militants last month, a security official said on Wednesday. “Some pilots transporting aid – arms and food – did not drop the relief to some soldiers in besieged
Australia launches anti-ISIS support missions in Iraq
Australian air force personnel have completed their first operational missions in Iraq as part of efforts to combat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria extremists. Defense said a Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft and refueller aircraft supported missions flown
Pentagon calls for patience in Iraq, Syria war
The U.S. military cannot bomb the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) into “obscurity,” it cautioned Tuesday, appealing for patience in its escalating attempts to defeat militants in Syria and Iraq. “No one said this would be easy or
ISIS frees 70 kidnapped Kurdish students: monitor
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist on Tuesday freed more than 70 Kurdish school children its fighters kidnapped in northern Syria in May, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Britain-based group said parents had reported
Britain releases images of strikes against ISIS
British fighter planes on Tuesday launched their first airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) positions in Iraq, targeting a weapon position and armed truck, the UK’s defense ministry said. “Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 aircraft have been
Kurdish forces attack ISIS on three fronts
Kurdish troops launched offensives against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group on three fronts in northern Iraq on Tuesday, senior officers told Agence France-Presse. Troops struck before dawn against a town on the Syrian border, north
Thousands of U.S. sorties flown in ISIS war
U.S. aircraft have flown roughly 4,100 sorties in the air war against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Iraq and Syria since August, including surveillance flights, refueling runs and bombing raids, a military officer said Monday. The
Wary of air strikes, ISIS militants change tactics
Militants of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants are changing tactics in the face of U.S. air strikes in northern Iraq, ditching conspicuous convoys in favor of motorcycles and planting their black flags on civilian homes, tribal sources
Obama admits: We ‘underestimated’ ISIS threat
President Barack Obama admitted Sunday in that the United States underestimated the opportunity a war-torn Syria would provide for the comeback of extremist militant groups. In an interview with CBS News taped Friday, Obama branded Iraq and Syria as “ground
Erdogan: Turkey ‘can’t stay out’ of anti-ISIS fight
Turkey cannot stay out of the international coalition fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadists, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, as Ankara prepares in the coming week to define its military involvement. Turkey has for months frustrated
Striking ISIS is futile, says top British general
The former head of the United Kingdom military warned that air strikes alone will not defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group and that western governments are wrong to rule out deployment of ground troops, the
Doubts linger over Turkey’s stance on fighting ISIS
Turkish reluctance to take part in the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was largely explained by fears over the fate of 49 citizens abducted by the group. Now that the hostages are free, President
Denmark to send seven F-16s to fight ISIS in Iraq: PM
Denmark will send seven F-16 fighter jets to help combat ISIS militants in Iraq, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said on Friday. “I am very pleased that there now is a broad coalition, including countries in the region who want to…
New wave of air strikes launched against ISIS
The United States launched a new wave of airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants in Syria, marking a fifth consecutive day of aerial bombardment in the country, a defense official told Agence France Press Friday. “I can
ISIS militant believed dead seen alive in Iraq
A Canadian militant who was previously believed to have been killed after joining the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has appeared in a video this week in an interview with Vice News. Farah Mohammad Shirdon, who seems to
Jordan FM: Iraqi troops responsible for fighting ISIS on the ground
Nasser Judeh, Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, said on Friday that the Iraqi government troops are currently responsible for fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on the ground. In an interview with Al Arabiya’s New York bureau
UK lawmakers vote to strike ISIS in Iraq
The UK Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Friday to join a U.S.-led coalition launching air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Iraq, after British Prime Minister David Cameron urged lawmakers to vote to approve “years” of
FBI: U.S. identifies ISIS hostage executioner
The U.S. believes it has identified the masked man seen in the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) videos depicting the beheadings of two American journalists and a British aid worker, the FBI chief said on Thursday. However, FBI
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