In a move that simultaneously adds concerns about growing ISIS influence in Saudi Arabia and sectarian tensions in that country, a suicide bomber has destroyed a Shi’ite mosque full of worshipers today, killing 21 and wounding 123 others.
The attack occurred in the village of Qadeeh in the Saudi east, where over 150 worshipers were within for Friday prayers. The building was more or less destroyed in the strike.
The attack came shortly after ISIS caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi issued a statement calling for attacks within Saudi Arabia. ISIS has claimed credit for the bombing, of course, though officials have yet to say if they’re sure it was them.
Sectarian tensions have risen off and on in eastern Saudi Arabia over the years, but have been steadily rising over the last few months on the Saudi war against Shi’ites in neighboring Yemen.
Most Shi’ites in Saudi Arabia live in the east, which is also where much of the nation’s oil production is centered. This makes the rise in tensions particularly serious for the nation.
What's the Arabic for 'blowback'?
The medieval cuttroath Saudi monkeys shouldn´t be surprised, they created this monster.
Will they stop funding it now?
Islamic star or IS in Saudi Arabia' that is very bizarre article suggesting that Isis is behind the booming, for one reason, Saudis are the Isis and usg knows whom they are, how they become what they are today and what was the idea behind creating Isis.
Isis was created by NATO, USG in cooperation with Saudis-Wahhabis-Israel for dividing the unifications that was taking shap between Iran, Syria, Lebanon and Libya. Barack Hussein Obama been involved so as John McCain so as Hillary Clinton and Joe Bidden and rest of the Democratic Party hierarchy.
Turkey is one of the NATO members, they been and are the supporter of Isis because erdogan regime is the servant of Wahhabi-Saudis barbaric regime.
Saudis allowed it to happen IMO. I am pretty sure the Saudis knew about it.
i doubt it, Saudis have no problems with exporting jihadi fighters and wahhabi teachers, but they do not particularly like them at home.
stability within has always been their primary goal.
if you are correct though, together with the war in yemen it would represent radical shift in saudi policy.
Finally the US attacks Saudia Arabia in disguise …
Hopefully, the beginning of the long over due end to the terrorist saud regime.