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
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 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 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 »
Tag Archives: ISIS
One in seven young Brits have ‘warm feelings’ towards ISIS: poll
One in seven young adults in the UK have “warm feelings” towards the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group, a poll quoted by London-based newspaper The Times reported on Friday. The pro-extremist leanings suggested by the poll
Iraqi trio held by Swiss over suspected ISIS attack plot
Swiss authorities confirmed on Friday that three Iraqis arrested in March are suspected of having planned a terrorist attack in Europe on behalf of the Islamic State group. At the end of March, authorities “arrested three Iraqi citizens suspected of
US:1,000 foreign fighters flock to Syria each month
More than 1,000 foreign jihadists are streaming into Syria and Iraq each month despite the ongoing international aerial military campaign there, the United States has warned. U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism officials have said the U.S.-led military campaign against the Islamic
Norway to send 120 soldiers to Iraq to help train army
The Norwegian government said Thursday it would send about 120 troops to Iraq to help train its armed forces in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremists. Prime Minister Erna Solberg however stressed that “the
ISIS kills 220 from opposing Iraqi tribe
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants executed at least 220 Iraqis in retaliation against a tribe’s opposition to their takeover of territory west of Baghdad, security sources and witnesses said. Two mass graves were discovered on Thursday containing
First Iraqi Kurdish forces enter Syria’s Kobani
The first Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the beseiged Syrian town of Kobani through the border crossing with Turkey on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The British-based monitoring group said 10 fighters had moved in and the
ISIS frees remaining Kurdish child hostages in Syria: monitor
The Islamic State group on Wednesday freed 25 Kurdish schoolchildren kidnapped by its fighters in northern Syria in May, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The 25 were the last to be freed of a group of 153 schoolchildren
Al-Qaeda still offers olive branch to ISIS: analysts
Al-Qaeda is using U.S. air strikes in Syria as a reason to extend olive branches to the renegade Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, saying the two should stop feuding and join forces to attack Western targets –
ISIS militants execute more than 40 tribesmen in Iraq’s Anbar
Islamic state of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants executed 46 people and besieged 500 families in the Iraqi city of Heet, Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent to Anbar reported on Wednesday. The militant group reportedly besieged displaced families residing in
U.S. Gen. Allen: Kobane unlikely to fall to ISIS
The man appointed to coordinate the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) says Kurdish Peshmerga fighters will thwart the militant group’s attempts to seize control of the Syrian city of Kobane. “We don’t think Kobane
Peshmerga, FSA en-route to join the battle for Kobane
Iraqi-Kurdish Peshmerga forces, along with fighters from the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) deployed to the Syrian-Kurdish town of Kobane where fierce fighting with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants continues, Agence France-Presse reported. Turkish officials confirmed that
ISIS attack on Syria oil field kills 30: monitor
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group militants have attacked an oil and gas field in Syria, killing at least 30 pro-regime gunmen and security guards, a monitoring group said Wednesday. “ISIS managed to control parts of the field,” the
First Peshmerga arrive in Turkey, bound for Kobane
The first group of Iraqi-Kurdish forces deployed to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants around the Syrian town of Kobane arrived in neighboring Turkey early Wednesday, Agence France-Presse reported. An unknown number of Peshmerga fighters were
Iraqi Kurds head to fight ISIS in Kobane
More than 150 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters left a base in northern Iraq on Tuesday headed for Syrian to support their Syrian brethren in their fight against the Islamist state of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the embattled border town of
Kurdish fighters leave for Syria to help fighting ISIS
More than 150 Kurdish peshmerga fighters left a base in northern Iraq on Tuesday headed for the battleground Syrian town of Kobane, Agence France Presse reported. Peshmerga fighers are on the move from Erbil airport to the Turkish border town
ISIS propaganda video places John Cantlie in Kobane
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group released a video Monday showing a British hostage apparently in Kobane, in a bid to disprove that it was losing the battle for the disputed Syrian border town. The video,
U.S. urges coalition to wage online battle against ISIS
Washington called Monday for the battle against the Islamic State group to be taken to the Internet, as coalition partners vowed to step up efforts to counter the jihadists’ online propaganda. Retired U.S. general John Allen told participants at the
Female Kurdish ‘poster girl’ fighter feared killed
A female Kurdish fighter, who has become the face of the Kurdish resistance fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to claim the town of Kobane, has been reportedly killed by the militant group, several media outlets claimed.
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