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
ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul hospital attack
The ISIS group Wednesday claimed responsibility for an ongoing attack on Afghanistan’s largest military hospital in the capital Kabul. The claim was issued via ISIS’s news outlet Aamaq, which said that “ISIS commandos have attacked the military hospital in Kabul.”
Lebanon raids financial offices over transfers to ISIS
Lebanese authorities carried out raids Wednesday against currency exchange offices and money transfer companies on suspicion they sent huge sums to ISIS, a judicial source told AFP. The source said the raids started Tuesday and were continuing on Wednesday against
Saudi interior ministry: ISIS loyalist killed, one other arrested
The Saudi interior ministry on Wednesday reported that an ISIS loyalist was killed by security forces, while one other arrested in Riyadh. A ministry spokesperson said that the incident happened on Tuesday at 6pm when a security patrol was inspecting
Syria forces quietly take up buffer between Kurds, Turks
US-backed Syrian fighters have turned over several villages in the country’s north to government forces under a deal to avoid conflict with Turkey, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday. The Manbij Military Council, part of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces,
Iraqi forces battling ISIS gain control of key Mosul sites
Elite Iraqi security forces dislodged ISIS militants from the main government building in Mosul on Tuesday, their last major city stronghold in Iraq, an Iraqi spokesman said. A special Rapid Response team stormed the Nineveh governorate building and the surrounding
The liberation of Mosul: Now things get really difficult
By : Baria Alamuddin After months of grinding progress in Mosul, it looks as if Daesh is preparing to flee, heralding the end of the “Islamic State” project in Iraq — in its current form. Good riddance to one of
Syrian fighters cut main road linking ISIS-held areas
US-backed Syrian fighters on Monday cut the main road between the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, which is controlled by ISIS, and the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, which is partially held by ISIS, as they press against the extremists’
Syrian militia: Manbij under protection of US-led alliance
The northern Syrian city of Manbij is under the protection of the US-led coalition against ISIS after an increase in “Turkish threats” against the city, a Kurdish-allied militia that controls the city said. Manbij has come into renewed focus since
40,000 displaced from Mosul as Iraqi forces near old city
More than 40,000 people have been displaced in the last week from the Iraqi city of Mosul, where U.S.-backed forces launched a fresh push towards the ISIS-held old city center on Sunday and closed in on the main government complex.
Pentagon plan calls for more US participation in attack against ISIS
The US pentagon has issued a plan for the upcoming attack on ISIS’ capital of Raqqa in Syria. According to the Washington Post, the plan calls for more US military participation, including increased Special Operations forces, helicopters, artillery and arms
Cousin of ISIS leader Baghdadi arrested in Iraq’s Mosul
Iraqi security forces arrested a man who is believed to be the cousin of the self-proclaimed caliph of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Mosul, Iraqi news outlets reported. According to Iraqi media reports, Baghdadi’s cousin – who was not named
Egypt police kill four suspected militants in shootout
Egyptian police have killed four suspected Islamist militants believed to have been planning a “major attack” in a shootout near Cairo, the interior ministry said. The “takfiri” cell – an Arabic word for extremists who declare other Muslims disbelievers –
Thousands flee Iraq’s Mosul overnight, as fighting rages on
Thousands of civilians fled Mosul overnight as Iraqi forces advanced north of a sprawling military base near the city’s airport on Friday. Iraq’s special forces pushed into the Wadi Hajar district in western Mosul and retook the area from the
US judge orders Florida nightclub shooter’s widow to remain in jail
The widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a nightclub in Florida must remain in jail after prosecutors argued that she was a threat to the community and a flight risk, a US judge on Thursday ordered. The
Chemical weapons injure seven in Mosul
Seven people, among them five children, have been hospitalized over the past two days near Iraq’s Mosul with injuries from chemical weapons, the Red Cross said on Friday. ISIS, which holds the majority of west Mosul, has periodically used rudimentary
Marine Le Pen loses EU parliament immunity
European Union lawmakers lifted the EU parliamentary immunity of French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Thursday for tweeting pictures of ISIS violence. Le Pen, who leads her National Front party in the European legislature, is under investigation in France
ISIS pulls back from Syria’s Palmyra
ISIS militants withdrew from much of the Syrian oasis city of Palmyra overnight, a monitor said Thursday, but government forces paused before entering its ravaged ancient ruins because of mines. Russian-backed Syrian troops pushed into a western neighborhood of the
Syrian opposition refuses to discuss terrorism at UN talks
Syria’s main opposition group said Wednesday that terrorism can’t be added to the agenda of sputtering UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva, as sought by Damascus. The High Negotiating Committee (HNC) announced the refusal after an unprecedented meeting with a Russian
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