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: Mosul
About 20 killed in strikes on ISIS in Iraq’s Mosul
About 20 people, including at least 12 civilians, were killed on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, in two air strikes that destroyed houses believed to be used by ISIS militants, six eyewitnesses and a medical source said.
ISIS attack wounds 4 Turkish trainers in Iraqi camp
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants on Wednesday attacked a training camp in Iraq for fighters battling the extremist group, killing three Iraqi Sunni fighters and wounding 10 people, including four of their Turkish trainers, officials said. The
Italy to send 450 troops to protect Iraq’s Mosul dam
Italy is to send 450 troops to defend Iraq’s strategic Mosul dam, near the city occupied by ISIS fighters, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced. The dam on the Tigris river, built by a German-Italian consortium in the 1980s and in
Iraqi fighters protest Turkish troop presence
Several thousand protesters, most of them members of Shiite paramilitary forces, gathered in central Baghdad on Saturday to demand the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Iraq. Iraq says Turkey deployed troops and tanks to a base in the country’s north
An Unfair Invitation From The UN
By : Harun Yahya The draft resolution to the UN Security Council by France, which announced it would be escalating its aerial operations in Syria after the attacks in Paris on November 13, intended to secure diplomatic backing for this
Plan to exclude Turkey from Mideast power struggle
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Anyone who thinks the Iraqi government’s outburst, the first of its kind since the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime, is entirely against the presence of Turkish forces on Iraqi soil is wrong. The total number of
Erdogan: Turkish troops not leaving Iraq yet
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said it was “out of the question for the moment” that Turkish troops would withdraw from Iraq, after Baghdad accused Ankara of sending them in without permission. The row has badly soured relations and
Turkey urges citizens to leave Iraq, excluding Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkey on Wednesday called on its citizens to leave all areas of Iraq, excluding Iraqi Kurdistan, due to increased security risks, the foreign ministry said. “The scope of our travel warning to Iraq has expanded to include all provinces except
Iraq wants Turkish ground troops out, not advisers
Baghdad’s demand that Ankara withdraw troops it says entered Iraq illegally applies to “Turkish armed forces” in the country’s north, but excludes advisers, the foreign minister said Monday. Baghdad announced the day before that Turkey had 48 hours to remove
Iraqi forces push north after advances in Baji
Iraqi forces pressed Saturday their biggest offensive in months to resume their long-stalled northward advance and disrupt jihadist lines, security officers said. After recapturing parts of Baiji and the huge nearby refinery complex from ISIS, security and allied paramilitary forces
Mosul pilgrims stuck in Kirkuk; Daesh out to seize their homes
Like hundreds of elderly men and women from the Iraqi city of Mosul, Haji Ahmed left in August to perform Haj. Leaving the militant-held city comes at a high price. Many residents are now forced to give up the deed
Despair, hardship as Iraq cuts off wages in ISIS cities
The Iraqi government’s decision to choke off funding for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by cutting off all wages and pensions in cities controlled by the group has plunged people into hardship and could help the insurgents tighten
Report: ISIS chief Bagdadi moves from Mosul to Ramadi
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has allegedly moved bases from Mosul to Ramadi, according to report by London-based Asharq Al-Awsat. A high Iraqi military source told Asharq al-Awsat that they received intelligence that Baghdadi
Operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS begins: military officer
The operation to liberate Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria fighters has started with airstrikes targeting the militants, a year after they seized the northern Iraqi city, Al Arabiya News Channel reported a military officer as saying on
Iraq says ISIS deputy leader killed
A man dubbed as the second-in-command of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been killed in a U.S.-led airstrike against the militant group in northern Iraq, the country’s ministry of defense announced Wednesday. “According to detailed intelligence
Obama, Iraqi Kurd leader meet at White House
U.S. President Barack Obama met the head of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region at the White House on Tuesday, courting a vital ally on the frontline of the fight against Islamic militants. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met Massud Barzani
ISIS chief ‘incapacitated,’ may never lead again: report
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdad has remained incapacitated with suspected spinal damage after a U.S. air strike in northern Iraq over two months ago, and may never resume control of the group, UK paper
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
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