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: Syria
Syrian-Democratic forces advance towards old Raqqa
:: According to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) succeeded in controlling 70% of the industrial district, which indicates an increase of clashes in the densely populated city center. More forces entered the stronghold of ISIS
US-backed Syrian fighters reach old city walls in ISIS-held Raqqa
:: US-backed Syrian militias advanced further into ISIS’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa from the east on Monday, reaching the walls of the Old City, a war monitor and a militia spokesman said on Monday. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a
First bout of rebel fighting in Syria’s al-Bab after town seized from ISIS
:: Turkish-backed rebels fought each other on Sunday in the Syrian town of al-Bab in the first bout of rebel fighting since they seized the town this year from ISIS militants, rebels and witnesses said. It was not clear what
Jordanian army kills five who tried to infiltrate from al-Tanf crossing
:: The Jordanian army announced that five people trying to cross al-Tanf crossing, between Syria and Iraq, were killed. An official military source in the Jordanian Armed Forces General Command said that the border guards dealt in the past 72
US-backed force says seized first western district in Raqqa
:: US-backed Syrian fighters captured their first western district of the ISIS group’s bastion Raqqa on Sunday, days after seizing an eastern neighbourhood from the jihadists. A statement by the Syrian Democratic Forces said their fighters “liberated the neighborhood of
Russia tells US not to strike Syrian pro-government forces again
:: Russia said on Saturday it had told the United States it was unacceptable for Washington to strike pro-government forces in Syria after the US military carried out an air strike on pro-Assad militia last month. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
US shoots down pro-Syrian regime drone firing on coalition forces: officials
:: The United States shot down a pro-Syrian regime armed drone that was attacking US-led coalition forces in Syria on Thursday, a US military spokesman said, the first time the regime had attacked coalition forces. US Army Colonel Ryan Dillon,
Syrian government warplanes strike ISIS near Raqqa city
:: Syrian government warplanes struck ISIS positions west of Raqqa city on the southern bank of the Euphrates river on Thursday, state media said. “The air force destroyed positions and armored vehicles” in the western Raqqa countryside, about 70 km
Syrian regime replicates the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces
:: The Syrian regime began to form new militias under the name of “Popular Mobilization Forces,” similar to those in Iraq. The main members are sons of clans in Al-Hasakah region, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Wednesday. The Iraqi
Syria warns US coalition over ‘escalation’, tells it to stop strikes – state TV
:: Syria’s foreign ministry on Wednesday warned a US-led military coalition of the “dangers of escalation” and demanded that it stop carrying out air strikes against pro-Damascus forces, state television reported. It called the coalition illegitimate and said its actions
‘This is for Syria,’ Notre Dame attacker said as he lunged at police with hammer
:: French police shot and injured a man who attacked an officer with a hammer outside Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral Tuesday, as he shouted “this is for Syria”. A French government spokesman says that the man who attacked police officers
Lebanon arrests ISIS suicide attack plotter
:: Lebanese authorities have arrested a Lebanese man accused of planning a suicide attack on behalf of ISIS, state news agency NNA reported on Tuesday. The man told police that militants had trained him in north Lebanon and that an
Iran heads toward the Iraq-Syria border
By : Abdulrahman Al-Rashed :: Iran has a clear goal of creating a reality that enables it to determine the fate of Syria and later expand its role in Iraq. To this end, it is leading Iraqi militias, others it
US-backed force enters ISIS-held Raqqa from east
:: The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces broke into ISIS’s Syrian bastion of Raqqa on Tuesday, less than an hour after declaring a new phase in their fight for the city. “Our forces entered the city of Raqqa from the eastern
Iraqi paramilitaries take Baaj town west of Mosul from ISIS
:: Shiite paramilitaries have captured the Iraqi town of Baaj from ISIS, further shrinking the northern region under militant control as part of a US-backed campaign to retake the city of Mosul, the Iraqi military said on Sunday. Eight months
Iraq’s PMU enters Syrian villages in spite of Kurdish warning
:: Iraq’s mostly Iran-backed Shiite paramilitary forces known as Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have entered Syrian villages, leading to the flight of hundreds of local families, who feared possible retaliation from Syrian militias on ground, Al Arabiya.net, the Arabic language
Putin: External interference aggravates situation in Syria
:: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the situation in Syria has been aggravated due to the external interference. “It is easy to separate the moderate opposition from terrorist groups,” Putin said in his speech at the St.
ISIS news agency founder killed by US-led collation airstrike
:: The brother of Rayan Mishaal, the founder of “Amaq,” ISIS official news agency, revealed on Facebook that his brother was killed in an air strike by the US-led coalition in the province of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria. He
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