Pentagon mulls improving Iraqi troop training after fall of Ramadi
- 28-May-2015
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday Pentagon officials have begun to examine how the U.S. military could better equip and train Iraqi troops after the recent fall of the Iraqi city of Ramadi to Islamic State insurgents.
Saudi-led alliance mulls partial truces in Yemen: statement
- 04-May-2015
RIYADH: A Saudi-led Arab alliance conducting air strikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen is considering calling truces in specific areas in Yemen to allow humanitarian supplies to reach the country, the Saudi foreign minister said on Monday.
UN Security Council mulls resolution on Ukraine crash site access
- 20-Jul-2014
UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution to condemn the "shooting down" of a Malaysian passenger plane in Ukraine, demand armed groups allow access to the crash site, and call on states in the region to cooperate with an international investigation.