Iraqi forces said Wednesday they had achieved their objectives in an operation to restore security to territories seized by Peshmerga forces during 2014 push against ISIL Takfiri group. On Monday and Tuesday, Iraqi troops retook the northern province of Kirkuk and its lucrative oil fields, as well as formerly Kurdish-held ...
Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of trying to engineer “regime change” during its four-month blockade of its Gulf neighbor. Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told CNBC on Tuesday that Riyadh is attempting to destabilize Qatar’s leadership. “We see [Saudi] government officials talking about regime change… We see ...
