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: TAL AFAR
ISIS claims attack on northern Iraqi city Tal Afar
:: ISIS has claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar, the group said on its news agency Amaq on Tuesday. The attack on Tal Afar, a former ISIS stronghold, killed two people
Iraq announce Tal Afar and surrounding areas liberated from ISIS
:: Iraq declared on Thursday that its forces had retaken the northern city of Tal Afar and the surrounding region in another major victory over ISIS militants “Our happiness ISIS complete, victory has arrived and the province of Nineveh is
Iraqi forces advance towards ISIS’s last stronghold in Tal Afar
:: The spokesman of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, Brig. Gen. Yahya al-Zubaidi, said Iraqi army troops began advancing towards Ayadieh which is the last ISIS stronghold in Tal Afar. Zubaidi said Ayadieh has been fully besieged, adding that the
Iraqi troops ‘liberate’ Tal Afar town center
:: The Iraqi military says it has “fully liberated” Tal Afar’s town center from the Daesh group. Pockets of resistance remain but the announcement brings Iraqi forces a step closer to taking full control of one of the extremists’ last
Iraq forces recapture city of Tal Afar from ISIS
:: Iraqi forces have captured 90 percent of the city of Tal Afar and are clearing it from ISIS militiants. Iraqi military units, who have been battling in the last 7 days to drive ISIS from its bastion, said Saturday
France to loan $512 mln to Iraq: foreign ministry
:: France is to grant a $512-million loan to Iraq whose economy has been weakened by low oil prices and its fight against militants, a French foreign ministry official said on Saturday. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made the announcement
Iraqi military finds grave sites of ISIS victims
:: Iraqi military investigators said Friday they have discovered two mass graves near a former ISIS group prison outside Mosul that contain the bodies of 500 ISIS victims. The Media Cell Security Investigation team said in a statement that one
Iraqi forces battling in the center of Tal Afar
:: Iraqi military officials say forces have advanced into the center of the ISIS held town of Tal Afar. Iraqi spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Rasool told the Associated Press that Iraqi forces took control of several neighborhoods Friday as they
Iraqi forces seize five more villages in Tal Afar offensive
:: Iraqi forces made further gains in their offensive to dislodge ISIS from Tal Afar, seizing five more villages on the eastern and southern outskirts of the city, the military said on Thursday. In the fifth day of their onslaught,
Iraqi forces liberate areas west of Tal Afar hours after launch of operations
:: Hours after announcing the launch of Tal Afar battle, Iraqi forces have liberated restricted areas in the west of Tal Afar, reported an Al Arabiya correspondent while quoting Raed Jawdat’s team. Jawdat also announced that federal police forces of
Iraq launches operations to retake Tal Afar from ISIS
:: Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced the start of military operations to restore the city of Tal Afar, in the early hours of Sunday morning. The battle of Tal Afar is the latest efforts from Iraqi armed forces to
After Mosul, Iraqi forces ready for next ISIS battle in Tal Afar
:: Senior US military leaders said Friday that Iraqi forces are largely set for their next major campaign against ISIS extremists after closing out the wrenching nine-month battle to retake the city of Mosul. Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, the top
Battle of Tal Afar: Snipers deployed, rest of the Iraqi forces getting ready
:: Iraqi police announced on Tuesday the deployment of snipers on the outskirts of the district of Tal Afar in preparation for the military operation against ISIS. The commander of the federal police, Raid Jawdat, said in a statement that
Iraq announces start of air bombing campaign on ISIS-held Tal Afar
:: Iraq has begun an aerial bombardment of Tal Afar, a town under ISIS control west of Mosul, Baghdad-based al-Sumariya TV said on Tuesday, citing an Iraqi Defence Ministry spokesman. The ground attack to try to take the city should
After Mosul, the next battle is for Tal Afar
:: Discussions revolve around the future Iraqi government after it announced victory over ISIS in Mosul, while sources say that the next battle will be in Tal Afar and its surroundings. Due to the city’s complex population structure, Iraqi PM
Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping ISIS
US-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in ISIS’s hands, a general and residents there said, trapping the militants in a dwindling area within the city. The
Erdogan warns militias in Iraq not to attack Turkmen
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned militias in Iraq against attacking Turkmen residents of Tal Afar, a town near ISIS’s Mosul bastion. “If the Hashed al-Shaabi sow terror there, then our response will be different,” Erdogan said, in
Why is Iran’s Qassem Suleimani requesting to fight in Iraq’s Tal Afar?
Iraqi sources reported that Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iranian Quds Force, left Kurdistan and arrived to Baghdad two days ago. He reportedly wants to discuss the participation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the battle of Tal Afar, a city
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