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: Mosul
Iraqi official: ‘Liberating minds from extremism’ not just land is key
:: Iraqi parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri told Al Arabiya News Channel in an interview on Friday evening that “liberating minds from extremist ideology” is far more important than just freeing territories seized by ISIS. Jabouri made his comments after Saudi
Suicide bomber kills 12, injures 20 in Mosul
:: A suicide bomber blew himself up on Friday among civilians fleeing Mosul’s Old City, where Iraqi forces are gaining ground against ISIS militants mounting a fierce but desperate defense, officers said. Ahmed Hashem, a major and medic in the
Russia says ‘highly likely’ ISIS leader Baghdadi is killed
:: There is a high degree that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed by an airstrike carried out by the Russian Air Force in Syria in late May, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. “It is highly likely
Iraqi PM says Mosul ‘liberation’ will be declared in a few days
:: The “liberation” of the city of Mosul from ISIS will be announced in a few days, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday, according to Baghdad-based Sumaria TV. “It’s a matter of a few days and we will
ISIS blames the US for the destruction of al-Nuri mosque in Mosul
:: The ISIS group destroyed Mosul’s al-Nuri mosque and its iconic leaning minaret known as al-Hadba when fighters detonated explosives inside the structures Wednesday night, Iraq’s Ministry of Defense said. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi tweeted early Thursday that the
UN says ISIS targets children to hold Mosul civilians hostage
:: Fighters for the ISIS group are targeting children in Mosul to prevent civilians from fleeing the city as Iraqi forces push into the last stronghold held in Iraq by the militants there, the United Nations said Thursday. The UN
Iraq PM says Mosul mosque destruction means ISIS admitting defeat
:: The destruction of a Mosul mosque where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gave his first sermon as an ISIS leader group is an admission of defeat, Iraq’s prime minister said Thursday. “It’s an official declaration of defeat,” Haider al-Abadi said in
Iraq warns Mosul civilians, tells ISIS ‘surrender or die’
:: Iraqi authorities have dropped leaflets over Mosul warning civilians to stay inside and are telling jihadists to “surrender or die” after launching an assault to retake the Old City. Iraqi forces launched an assault on Sunday to recapture the
Iraqi forces storm Old City of ISIS-held Mosul, US reports progress
:: Iraqi forces began storming the ISIS-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday, an assault they hope will be the last in the eight-month campaign to seize the militants’ stronghold. The historic district is the last still under control of
UN accuses ISIS of executing 163 civilians in Mosul on June 1
:: The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday accused the ISIS group of murdering 163 civilians to prevent them from fleeing Iraq’s western Mosul last week. “Yesterday, my staff reported to me that bodies of murdered Iraqi men, women
ISIS massacres civilians while preventing them from fleeing Mosul
:: The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights said civilians in the Zanjili neighborhood in Mosul are living tragic circumstances as they are getting killed by ISIS while attempting to flee the group’s strongholds. “ISIS is preventing civilians from fleeing. If
ISIS fires at fleeing Mosul civilians, killing 7, wounding 23
:: At least seven civilians were killed and 23 wounded by ISIS mortar shells as they tried to flee Mosul’s militant-controlled Zanjili district on Thursday, Iraqi police said. Zanjili is part of the enclave that remains in the hands of
ISIS militants seal off Mosul’s Nuri mosque preparing for last stand
:: ISIS militants have closed the streets around Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, residents said, apparently in preparation for a final showdown in the battle over their last major stronghold in Iraq. Dozens of fighters were seen by residents taking up
People killed, wounded in Anbar’s Hit after a suicide bombing
:: An attack by a suicide bomber has killed and wounded civilians and military men on Tuesday in an Iraqi city, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. There is no reported exact figure of the casualties in the city of Hit,
Civilians lack food, water, medicine as Mosul battle mounts: UN
:: Tens of thousands of civilians in parts of Mosul held by ISIS are struggling to get food, water and medicine, the United Nations said, days into a new push by US-backed Iraqi government troops to take the northern city.
ISIS uses women to defend its last stronghold west of Mosul
:: Iraqi military sources said on Sunday that ISIS militants began to spread snipers in the old city of Mosul, along with car bombs and suicide bombers. Iraqi forces are advancing cautiously towards the old city of Mosul, amid clashes
Iraqi forces call on civilians to flee Mosul’s ISIS-held Old City
:: The Iraqi air force dropped leaflets on Friday urging residents in the ISIS-held Old City center of Mosul to flee, raising fears among humanitarian groups for the safety of desperate civilians there. The leaflet drop, announced in an Iraqi
Iranian Revolutionary Guards general killed in Mosul battle
:: A general in Iranian Revolutionary Guards was killed in western Mosul on Saturday following armed clashes between Popular Mobilization Forces and ISIS. Security sources told Al Arabiya that General Shaaban Nasiri was killed during a military operation carried out
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