Iraq Militia Says Fires Mortar Bombs At Saudi As Warning -- Reuters
RIYADH/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Six mortar bombs landed near a border post in northern Saudi Arabia in an attack claimed by an Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militia, which said on Thursday it was warning the kingdom to stop meddling in Iraqi affairs.
The mortar rounds hit desert on the far northwestern fringes of the kingdom's oil-producing region on Wednesday, several hundred kilometers (miles) from the major fields operated by the world's largest oil exporter and biggest Arab economy.
"The goal was to send a warning message to Saudis to tell them that their border stations and patrol are within our range of fire," Wathiq al-Batat, commander of Iraq's al-Mukhtar Army militia, told Reuters in Baghdad by telephone.
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More News On Reports That Militia From Iraq Fired Mortars At Saudi Arabia
Mortar bombs land in Saudi desert -- BBC
Six Mortars Fall in Uninhabited Area Near Saudi Border -- Bloomberg
Saudi says 6 shells fall near Iraq-Kuwait border -- Global Post/AFP
Iraqi group says fired shells at Saudi Arabia -- Al Jazeera
Six shells fall near Saudi Arabia border post close to Iraq, Kuwait -- Daily News Egypt
Iraq Shiite Jaish al-Mukhtar sends ‘warning message’ to Saudi Arabia -- Middle East Online
Iraqi forces not involved in Saudi mortar incident - official -- Reuters
My Comment: This Iraq militia is backed by Iran .... talk about sending a message.
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