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: Islamic State
Syrian army controls entire Damascus-Deir Ezzor highway
:: Syrian government forces seized a final stretch of highway linking the eastern city of Deir al-Zor to the capital Damascus on Sunday in further advances against ISIS, a Hezbollah-run media unit reported. Troops moving in from the west linked
ISIS urges its followers to ‘poison supermarket foods’ in the West
:: ISIS may be plotting to have its followers poison foods in US and British stores. A British news report said that details of “food poison tests” were found in Mosul, Iraq after the militant stronghold was liberated from ISIS.
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces attack ISIS in Deir al-Zor
:: U.S.-backed Syrian militias have launched an operation against ISIS in the north of Deir al-Zor province, a statement said on Saturday. Assaults would aim to drive the jihadist militants out of areas they hold north and east of the
Iraq steps up strikes on ISIS-held Hawija ahead of offensive
:: The Iraqi air force and the US-led coalition have stepped up a campaign of airstrikes on the ISIS group-held town of Hawija ahead of a planned ground assault there, according to Iraq’s minister of defense on Saturday. Iraqi forces
US-backed SDF to announce operation in Syria’s Deir al-Zor
:: The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are set to announce an operation against ISIS in the north of Deir al-Zor province, a senior SDF official told Reuters on Friday. The operation, which aims to push ISIS back from northern parts
Moscow: ISIS ‘minister of war’ killed in Russian airstrike
:: Russia claimed Friday to have killed several top commanders of ISIS group in an airstrike in Syria, including the so-called Emir of Deir Ezzor and the “Minister of War”. “As a result of a precision airstrike of the Russian
De Mistura: Syrian opposition must accept it has not won the war
:: Syria’s opposition must accept that they have not won the six-and-a-half year war against President Bashar al-Assad, UN peace talks mediator Staffan de Mistura said on Wednesday. De Mistura suggested the war was almost over because many countries had
Spain and Morocco arrest six suspected of practicing beheadings
:: Spanish and Moroccan police have arrested five Moroccans and one Spaniard suspected of belonging to an extremist militant cell that simulated decapitations, the Spanish interior ministry said on Wednesday. The arrests mark the first big raids since a double
Ready-to-use explosives found in Paris suburb
:: Homemade explosives ready for use were found Wednesday in an unoccupied flat near Paris, judicial sources said. Gas canisters and electric wiring were also found in the flat in Villejuif, a suburb south of the French capital, and two
Attack and retreat battles between the regime and ISIS in Deir al-Zour
:: ISIS launched a counter-attack on an entrance that the regime’s forces managed to break in on Tuesday in a bid to re-impose the blockade on the 137th Brigade in Deir al-Zour and the neighborhoods under Assad’s control. According to
Lebanon identifies bodies of soldiers killed while in ISIS hands
:: Lebanon has identified the bodies of 10 of its soldiers found along the Syrian border in an area taken back from ISIS last week, the Lebanese National News Agency reported on Wednesday. The army’s offensive against the ISIS-held enclave
Syria’s Assad congratulates army on breaking ISIS Deir al-Zour siege
:: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday congratulated government troops who broke a years-long ISIS group siege on the government enclave of Deir al-Zour city, his office said. “Today you stood side-by-side with your comrades who came to your rescue
Russian frigate fires cruise missiles at ISIS targets near Syria’s Deir Ezzor
:: The Russian frigate Admiral Essen fired Kalibr cruise missiles at ISIS targets near the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Tuesday to help a Syrian army offensive in the area, the Russian Defence Ministry said. The strike, which was
ISIS convoy of 113 militants join forces with Syrian regime army
:: Syrian sources announced that 113 members of ISIS militants staying in the Syrian desert between Reif-Homs and Deir al-Zour, joined forces of the Syrian regime. The sources said on Monday that these militants insisted on not fighting in Deir
Syrian army thrusts east to break siege of Deir al-Zor city
:: With a sudden lunge through militants’ lines, the Syrian military and its allies on Monday came to within three kilometers of relieving the Euphrates city of Deir al-Zor, where ISIS has besieged an army garrison and 93,000 civilians for
Syria army advances towards ISIS-held Deir Ezzor
:: Syrian government soldiers and allied fighters have advanced further towards a government enclave besieged by ISIS in the country’s east, a monitor said on Sunday. Syria’s army, backed by Russian military support, has been advancing towards Deir Ezzor city
US-led coalition says ISIS Syria convoy split in two
:: An ISIS evacuation convoy trying to reach ISIS territory in east Syria has split in two, with some buses remaining in the open desert after others turned back into government-held areas, a US-led coalition fighting the group said on
ISIS convoy: Hezbollah, Syrian army seek new route
:: Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Syrian army are seeking a new route for a convoy of ISIS fighters and their families bound for the militants’ stronghold in eastern Syria, a commander in the military alliance backing Syria’s government said. The
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