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At Dinner with Foreign Policy Experts, Obama Previews Plans to Escalate Attacks on IS Without Congressional Approval
When President Obama announced that he would not strike Syria without Congressional approval in 2013 following a chemical attack by Syria’s President Assad, Gulf allies of the U.S. determined to see Assad overthrown were put off at the unwillingness of a U.S. President to follow through on a previously set “red line.” “While I believe […]
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Saudi Arabia Continues Extremist Crackdown: 88 Arrested ‘On the Verge of Carrying Out Operations’
The government of Saudi Arabia has arrested 88 it says were “on the verge of carrying out operations,” news agencies are reporting. The move is the latest in an ongoing crackdown on extremism. The arrests follow remarks made by King Abdullah over the weekend to foreign Ambassadors to Saudi Arabia in which the Custodian of […]
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King Abdullah’s Message to the World: Destroy the Islamic State Before It Spreads to the West
At a meeting for new diplomats in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah warned that the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) may spread to Europe and the United States if it is not first destroyed in Iraq and Syria. According to the AFP/Yahoo, King Abdullah made the blunt remarks at a welcoming ceremony on Friday for […]
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Formidable
Although many in the intelligence community assert that American (at least) foreign policy leaders had been alerted to the threat of re-emerging Sunni extremism in Iraq, the seemingly sudden appearance of ISIS (also Islamic State, IS, ISIL or Da’ish) in June 2014 has forced the United States along with its regional allies, Europe and even […]
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Where are U.S. Airstrikes Bombing Islamic State Locations in Iraq From?
Craig Whitlock in the Washington Post reports that recent U.S. airstrikes into Iraq on Islamic State targets are taking off from bases in Qatar and the UAE in addition to aircraft carriers in the Arabian Gulf, but neither government is directly admitting it at this time. That the U.S. is using Gulf allies as their […]
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Theodore Karasik on ISIL in Iraq and the Implications for Saudi Arabia
In a FocusKSA interview last week, Dr. Theodore Karasik addressed the expansion of ISIL control in Iraq and the challenges for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. “ISIL is continuing to look to expand in other directions, and one of those directions includes Saudi Arabia,” Dr. Theodore Karasik told SUSRIS in the interview. On July 6th, […]
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Hardin Lang Discusses the Advance of ISIS in Iraq and the Implications for the U.S.-Saudi Relationship [VIDEO]
Last week’s FocusKSA discussion brought together leading thinkers and analysts to discuss the advance of ISIS in Iraq and hash out the implications for key players, especially the United States and Saudi Arabia. In his opening remarks, Hardin Lang, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress (CAP), discussed the findings from the just-released CAP study, co-written with Brian Katulis […]
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Uptick in US-Saudi Diplomacy including Secretary Kerry’s Praise for Saudi ‘Compassion’ for its $500m Humanitarian Pledge to Iraq
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lauded Saudi Arabia’s “compassion” and “generosity” after the Kingdom announced it would donate $500 million in humanitarian aid to all people of Iraq, regardless of ethnicity or religion, according to a release made public by the State Department. “Saudi Arabia has made an enormous and very significant commitment to help […]
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The Best Saudi Press Agency Photos of April 2014
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA)’s photos show a unique insight into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In this month’s installment of SUSTG’s choices for the best of the SPA for the month of April, a Saudi military exercise, the King’s visit to Jeddah and more. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE BEST PHOTOS FROM THE SPA […]
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President Obama’s Visit to Riyadh: 3 Takeaways from Obama’s Meeting with King Abdullah
President Obama’s recently concluded visit to Riyadh – his second as President – comes at a pivotal time in U.S.-Saudi relations. With the ongoing conflict in Syria and Iran’s nuclear program the big topics discussed between the two leaders, the meeting was an important opportunity for the two old allies to get on the same […]
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Special Report: Trump told Saudis: Cut oil supply or lose U.S. military support, sources said
In an April 2 phone call, Trump told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that unless the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) started cutting oil production, he would be powerless to stop lawmakers from passing legislation to withdraw U.S. troops from the kingdom, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Iran Military Chief Warns That Any U.S. Provocation Will Be Met With ‘Fiercest’ Response
Bagheri warned U.S. leaders that "ill will against our country's security" or the slightest move against Tehran would prompt "our fiercest reactions." Bagheri also said his forces are "closely monitoring the activities and moves of Americans" in the Persian Gulf region.
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The military has suspended all travel, deployments, exercises for the entire force
Weeks after putting a hold on permanent change-of-station moves and non-essential travel both abroad and in the United States for the next two to three months, the Pentagon has issued a stop-movement order that will affect all personnel and Defense Department civilians.
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Coronavirus Halts Military Travel In and Out of Iraq and Afghanistan
No U.S. forces will move into U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility — a region that includes the war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan — under a 14-day “stop movement” order issued Friday by the U.S. military command responsible for the Middle East.
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Iraq military bases: US pulling out of three key sites
The US army is pulling out of al-Qaim and two other key military bases in Iraq in the coming weeks. The decision to leave three of its eight bases in Iraq is a sign the US is looking to dramatically reduce its footprint in the country. It comes amid heightened tensions with the Iraqi government and Iran.
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Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries to develop 21 military technologies by 2030
“The new strategy identified 21 military technologies divided into seven categories: Electro-optics, directed energy, radar, radio, cybersecurity technologies, electromagnetic weapons and artificial intelligence.”
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U.S. Military Reviewing Iraq Operations After 2 Troops Die Fighting ISIS
The Americans killed were part of a Marine Special Operations team partnered with Iraqi counterterrorism forces, and were locked in a brutal gun battle while clearing a well-defended cave complex in mountains near the town of Makhmur, roughly 40 miles southwest of Erbil. The U.S. deaths are the first of 2020 in the nearly six-year American campaign against the terrorist group.
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U.S. military scrambles to confront a new reality across the Middle East
In visits to seven countries over the past six weeks, the top U.S. commander for the region, Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie Jr., cautioned American troops that the ballistic missile strike Iran launched days after Soleimani's death in Baghdad on Jan. 3 was unlikely the final salvo following Iran's loss of a peerless military figure.
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Saudi military reveals unmanned boat attacked tanker in Gulf of Aden
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki as saying the attempted attack took place on a tanker heading towards Aden when it was 90 n miles southeast of the Yemeni coastal town of Nishtun. He said it involved four boats, at least one of which was unmanned and carrying explosives.
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Hosni Mubarak buried with full military honours
Former Egyptian autocrat Hosni Mubarak has been buried in Cairo with a full military funeral, following his death aged 91. Mubarak’s body was transported from a mosque on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital to the family cemetery on Wednesday amid tight security. His coffin was pulled by horse-drawn carriages alongside a procession led by his sons Gamal and Alaa Mubarak and the current president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, flanked by military top brass and leading religious figures.
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