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
US considering moving Sinai troops
The US military is considering pulling troops from a base in the northeastern part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, partly because of the increasing threat from ISIS, CNN reported. The Obama administration may order the movement of some US and international
Destroying ISIS remains Obama’s ‘top priority’
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that destroying ISIS remains his “top priority” at a time when the militant group continues to lose ground in Iraq and Syria. “We continue to take on their leadership, their financial networks, their infrastructure,”
ISIS fires wound Turkish soldier near border
One Turkish soldier was lightly wounded on Tuesday after a military outpost in the southeastern province of Gaziantep came under fire from ISIS militants from across the Syrian border, privately owned Dogan News agency said. Turkey’s military responded in kind
Nusra Front captures pilot from downed Syrian jet
Syria militants shot down a warplane on Tuesday in an area south of the city of Aleppo where insurgents are battling the Syrian army and allied militias, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The monitor said a plume of
ISIS ‘use mustard gas’ in Deir Ezzor airport attack
ISIS militants attacked Syrian army troops with mustard gas in an offensive against a Syrian military airport in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor that borders Iraq, state media said on late Monday. Syrian state media did not disclose how
US firm to de-mine Iraq’s Ramadi retaken from ISIS
A US de-mining company is removing explosives and training Iraqis to dismantle the devices planted by ISIS in the largest Iraqi city retaken from the militants, a diplomat and two US officials said on Monday. Hundreds of improvised explosive devices
Coalition planes destroy ISIS-occupied Turkish consulate in Mosul
An aircraft from a US-led coalition on Monday destroyed the Turkish consulate compound in Mosul in northern Iraq which has been occupied by ISIS militants since June 2014, the Turkish foreign ministry said. It said in a written statement that
Syrian army presses ahead with offensive against ISIS
Syrian troops and allied militiamen pressed on with an offensive against ISIS in central Syria on Monday, clashing with the extremists around the town of Qaryatain a day after it was captured by pro-government forces. The push into Qaryatain took
Iraqi forces take northern edge of ISIS-held town
Iraqi forces took the northern edge of the ISIS-held town of Hit, west of Baghdad, on Sunday in an operation led by the country’s elite counterterrorism forces, military officials said. The operation to recapture Hit was relaunched last week, but
Strikes kill Qaeda spokesman, militants in Syria
The spokesman for Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, Al-Nusra Front, his son and 20 other militants were killed in air strikes Sunday in the northeast of the country, a monitor said. “Abu Firas al-Suri, his son and at least 20 jihadists of
Erdogan: US candidates target Muslims
Islamophobia is on the rise in the United States and US presidential candidates have targeted Muslims during the election campaign, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Erdogan, a pious man who has styled himself as a champion for Muslims
Obama: World must prevent ISIS ‘dirty bombs’
US President Barack Obama urged world leaders on Friday to do more to safeguard vulnerable nuclear facilities to prevent “madmen” from groups like ISIS from getting their hands on an atomic weapon or a radioactive “dirty bomb.” Speaking at a
Mass grave found in Syria’s Palmyra after recaptured from ISIS
Syrian troops found a mass grave containing around 40 bodies in Palmyra city, captured from ISIS last Sunday, Syrian state news agency SANA said on Friday. SANA said the grave, which contained many women and children, was in the north-eastern
Iraq forces free prisoners from ISIS jail
Iraqi forces freed a large number of prisoners from an underground ISIS jail during a battle to retake a western town from the militants, officials said on Saturday. Security forces have recaptured parts of Heet, which was one of the
Russia accuses Turkey of arming extremists in Syria
Russia is accusing three Turkish foundations of supplying weapons and military equipment to ISIS extremists in Syria and says $1.9 million worth of explosives and industrial chemicals were smuggled across Turkey’s border to extremist groups. Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin
Leaders warn of risk of nuke-armed terrorists
World leaders declared progress Friday in securing nuclear materials worldwide but warned of a persistent and harrowing threat: terrorists getting their hands on a nuclear bomb. “It would change our world,” President Barack Obama said. Obama, addressing a nuclear security
Americans warned against travel to southeastern Tunisia
The State Department warned US citizens on Friday against travelling to southeastern Tunisia near the Libyan border because groups affiliated with ISIS militants have targeted Tunisian security forces and tourist sites in the region. The warning, which is more serious
Violence kills at least 1,119 Iraqis in March: UN
The United Nations says violence killed at least 1,119 Iraqis in March, a sharp increase from the previous month, as ISIS stepped up attacks on civilians despite suffering battlefield setbacks. Another 1,561 Iraqis were wounded last month, the U.N. mission
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