Friday, 17 March 2017 WASHINGTON – The 2 leaders stated they looked forward to deepening the US-Saudi Arabian defense partnership and continuing to work closely together. Also on Thursday, bin Salman said that Riyadh is at the forefront of the fight against extremism, adding that Saudi Arabia is “ready to do anything” to defeat terrorists threatening his country. …
Read More »IS destroy part of Roman Theater in Palmyra
Friday, 20 January 2017 Yesterday, Daesh carried out mass executions in the same theater, according to Syrian state TV. The facade of the historical building is now completely destroyed, the full scale of the damages of the theater remains unknown. Palmyra was the capital of the Palmyrene Empire and one of the …
Read More »Canada extends troop deployments to Iraq despite daesh’s impending doom
Saturday, 1 July 2017 Canada will keep troops in Iraq until 2019, at the very minimum, to “advise and assist” in the fight against Daesh. The announcement comes as multiple reports suggest Daesh’s influence in the region is dwindling by the day. Daesh’s top leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was …
Read More »Donald Trump departs Israel without mentioning US embassy move
Wednesday, 24 May 2017 In spite of a campaign promise to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to a location in the hotly contested city of Jerusalem, US President Donald Trump has departed from his visit to the country with no mention of the shift. Prior …
Read More »Pentagon’s tiny drones score ‘high value’ kills
Tuesday, 23 May 2017 Persons considered by the Pentagon to be “high-value” targets for assassination can now be brought down by efficient little airborne killing machines, as increasing calls to globally deploy US special forces (SOCOM) note that terrorist numbers have not decreased, while the unpopularity of US military …
Read More »Up to 20,000 American soldiers may stay to mop up Daesh
Saturday, 20 May 2017 A policy expert and Pentagon higher-up during the Bush administration has claimed that the United States will need to deploy a long-term force of between 4,000 and 20,000 American soldiers in Iraq after Daesh is defeated to stabilize the country. Former Under Secretary of Defense for …
Read More »Turkish army officer rejects medal from Pentagon
Friday, 12 May 2017 Amid increasing tensions among the NATO allies, a Turkish army officer has refused a medal from the US army because of its military support for Kurdish militia in Syria. In a demonstration of the differences between the US and Turkey regarding support for Kurdish militia in …
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