by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 24, 2017 | Middle East
Erbil– Iraq’s Kurds have expressed their commitment to hold the independence referendum on September 25, despite repeated demands by the United States to postpone such a move to prevent the deterioration of relations with the central government in Bagdad. The Higher...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2017 | Middle East
Baghdad, Irbil – The US presence in Iraq in the post-ISIS phase topped the meetings of US Defense Secretary James Mattis, who arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday in a surprise visit, US officials said. Mattis met with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Defense...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 16, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, congratulated US Defense Secretary James Mattis on the victory of Iraqi forces in defeating the ISIS terrorist group in the city of Mosul, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The...
by Moaz al-Omari | Jul 12, 2017 | World
Washington – US Secretary of Defense James Mattis said that Iran was the most destabilizing country in the Middle East and that the Iranian regime was behind the causes of conflicts in the region. Mattis on Tuesday granted a phone interview to a high school journalism...
by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jun 24, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara – Turkey is seeking to establish a “joint mechanism” with the United States aimed at gathering the weapons that Washington recently sent to the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). The arms were sent as part of the US support for the Syrian Democratic...
