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: KURDS
Kurds say joint raid with U.S. in Iraq aimed to free their fighters
U.S. and Kurdish special forces who raided a compound in northern Iraq were acting on intelligence that Kurdish fighters were being imprisoned there by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a source in the Kurdistan Region Security Council said
Putin says Syria’s Assad open to working with some rebels
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had asked his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad how he would view an armed opposition force that was genuinely ready to combat militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). “He
American killed in northern Iraq rescue operation
One member of a U.S. special operations force was killed during an overnight mission to rescue hostages held by ISIS militants in northern Iraq, the first American to die in ground combat with the militant group, U.S. officials said on
Erdogan: ISIS, Syrian intel, PKK behind blast
Turkey’s president on Thursday pinned responsibility for the deadly Ankara bombing on a “terror collective” comprising the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, Turkish and Syrian Kurds and the Syrian intelligence service. Over 100 people were killed when
Syrian Kurds declare new province
Syria’s Kurds have incorporated a mixed town they captured from ISIS group into territory they claim in the country’s north, a leading party said Wednesday. The move to bring the border town of Tal Abyad into the autonomous administration led
Six Turkish soldiers, 20 Kurdish rebels killed in clashes
Six Turkish soldiers and about 20 Kurdish rebels have been killed in several days of clashes in eastern and southeastern Turkey, a security source said Sunday. The fighting erupted despite a pledge by the rebel Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to
Turkish air strikes kill 11 Kurdish militants in southeast
Turkish air strikes against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) bases in the southeastern province of Hakkari have killed 11 suspected militants and destroyed weapons depots and shelters, the military said on Saturday. The air strikes on Friday targeted the Yuksekova area
U.N. urges Iraq’s feuding Kurds to respect democracy
Political parties in Iraq’s Kurdish region, whose president’s mandate expired in August, should respect democratic principles, the top U.N. envoy said Wednesday. Jan Kubis’ warning came after a week that saw protests against regional president Massud Barzani turn violent and
After bombings, thousands in pro-Kurdish demo in Paris
Several thousand mainly Kurdish demonstrators marched through Paris on Sunday to protest against what they called the Turkish government’s “politics of war”, a day after 95 people were killed by suspected suicide bombers in Ankara. The protesters carried a giant
Iraqi Kurdish opposition party says asked to leave Erbil
Iraqi Kurdish opposition party Gorran said on Sunday its top politicians have been asked by the party of acting regional president Massud Barzani to leave the capital Erbil. The move came amid a wave of violent protests against Barzani in
Thousands protest deadly bombings in Ankara
Thousands of people on Sunday attended a rally in Ankara under heavy security to remember the at least 95 people killed in twin bombings in the Turkish capital, an AFP correspondent reported. The demonstrators filled Sihhiye Square in central Ankara,
PKK Kurdish rebels suspend attacks ahead of Turkey polls
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Saturday declared a “state of inactivity” after months of attacks in Turkey, pledging to suspend all offensive actions ahead of November polls. “Heeding calls from Turkey and abroad, our movement has decided on a
Turkish jets pound Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Turkish warplanes carried out a new barrage of cross-border airstrikes on a Kurdish militant camp in northern Iraq Wednesday, destroying munitions depots and caves, the army said. Security sources said the jets also targeted a facility being used as an
Thirteen Turkish soldiers wounded in bomb blast in east: sources
Thirteen Turkish soldiers were wounded when their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb explosion in the largely Kurdish eastern province of Mus, security sources said on Tuesday. Turkey has been hit by waves of daily violence between Kurdish militants
Turkey again lifts curfew in restive Cizre
Turkish authorities on Monday lifted a curfew in the mainly Kurdish southeastern city of Cizre after re-imposing it for 12 hours following a deadly nine-day military lockdown, the regional governor’s office said. The curfew, enforced as the army battles Kurdish
Twin blasts kill at least 26 in Syria’s Hasaka
At least 26 people including two children were killed on Monday in twin suicide car bomb attacks in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 13 civilians were killed in the
Turkey re-lifts curfew in restive Cizre
Turkish authorities on Monday lifted a curfew in the mainly Kurdish southeastern city of Cizre after re-imposing it for 12 hours following a deadly nine-day military lockdown, the regional governor’s office said. The curfew, enforced as the army battles Kurdish
Iraq tells Turkey to coordinate its strikes on PKK
Iraq’s foreign minister has called on Ankara to coordinate with Baghdad in its military campaign against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) positions in northern Iraq following accusations that Turkish forces crossed the border into Iraq last week. Iraq has been mostly
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