Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »

Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis

Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »

Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives

Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives

Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »

Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

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 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 »

 

Tag Archives: TIKRIT

Iraq, US deny planned evacuation of contractors from Iraqi base

:: Iraqi and US military spokesmen denied on Saturday that US forces were preparing to evacuate hundreds of staff of Lockheed Martin Corp and Sallyport Global from an Iraqi military base where they work as contractors. Four separate military sources,

Suicide bombers attack power station north of Baghdad, killing seven

:: Suicide bombers attacked a state-run power station north of Baghdad early on Saturday, killing seven people and forcing the facility to shut down, police and army sources said. At least three gunmen wearing explosive vests attacked the power station

Facing defeat in Mosul, ISIS mounts diversionary attack to the south

:: ISIS militants attacked a village south of Mosul, killing several people including two journalists, even as they were about to lose their last redoubt in the city to an Iraqi military onslaught, security sources said on Friday. The assault

Twin bomb blasts near Iraq’s Tikrit kill 23

Twin suicide bomb blasts at a wedding party in a village near the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Wednesday killed at least 23 people, a local government official said. The blasts in the village of Hajjaj, reported by local officials

Dozen killed in militant attacks north of Tikrit

Twelve people were killed on Saturday when militants attacked a police checkpoint north of Tikrit and then detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the city, Iraqi police and military sources said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility

ISIS releases footage of Tikrit massacre

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group on Saturday released new footage of its June 2014 massacre of hundreds of mostly Shiite military recruits in Tikrit. The highest estimates put at 1,700 the number of cadets ISIS

First families return to Tikrit since city retaken from ISIS

Hundreds of people displaced from the Iraqi city of Tikrit started to return home on Monday, three months after pro-government forces recaptured former president Saddam Hussein’s hometown from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants. Supported by Shi’ite

Looting in Iraq’s Tikrit after city retaken

Pro-government militiamen were seen looting shops in the centre of the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Wednesday after its recapture from the Islamic State jihadist group in a month-long battle. The militiamen took items including clothing, shampoo and shaving cream

U.S. mulls air strikes for Tikrit offensive

The United States is considering launching air strikes and could do so within days to back up Iraqi and Shiite forces battling to recapture Tikrit from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Top

Iraqi Sunnis accuse Shiite paramilitaries of burning homes outside Tikrit

Two Iraqi local officials and a police officer accused Shiite paramilitary forces on Saturday of burning and looting homes in the town of al-Dour after capturing the area during a military campaign to oust the Islamic State of Iraq and

Iraq army says coalition strikes on Tikrit needed

Air strikes by the US-led coalition would help win the battle to retake the Iraqi city of Tikrit from the Islamic State group, one of the operation’s commanders said Sunday. Staff Lieutenant General Abdulwahab al-Saadi said he had asked the

U.S. general seeks Turkish role in Mosul fight

As Iraqi forces pushed into Tikrit, a top U.S. general visited Turkey on Wednesday to seek a Turkish role in the upcoming operation aiming to retake Mosul from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group after its militants

Iraqi army retakes town north of Tikrit

Iraqi security forces and Shi’ite militia seized control on Monday of Nahyat al-Alam, a town a few kilometers north of Tikrit, from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The militia-backed Iraqi army had also seized a section of

Dempsey: Iran’s role in Iraq could be ‘positive’

Iran’s role in an Iraqi military offensive to recapture Tikrit could be positive as long as it does not fuel sectarian divisions in the country, the U.S. military’s top officer said Tuesday. General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint

Iraq says it alone will decide on Mosul offensive

Iraq’s defense minister said on Wednesday only Baghdad will decide the time and scale of an attack recapture Mosul, after U.S. officials sent conflicting signals about the offensive. Mosul is the largest city under the control of Islamic State of

Iraqi forces try to seal off ISIS around Tikrit

Thousands of Iraqi soldiers and Shiite militiamen sought to seal off ISIS fighters in Tikrit and nearby towns on Tuesday, the second day of Iraq’s biggest offensive yet against a stronghold of the radical Sunni Islamist militants. Iranian military commander

Iraq truck bomb attack kills 11: army

A suicide truck bomb killed at least 11 Iraqi forces south of Tikrit Saturday during operations paving the way for an assault on the jihadist-held city, the army said. “Three suicide bombers driving tanker trucks sped towards a gathering of

Abadi criticizes ‘slow’ support for Iraqi army

The U.S.-led international coalition, whose main task is to launch airstrikes against Islamic militants, is “slow” in providing military support to Iraq’s army, the country’s Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said Sunday during his visit to Egypt. “The international coalition is

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