Daily Mail: Saudi Arabia arrests 431 suspected ISIS members 'planning attacks on mosques, security forces and a diplomatic mission'
* Saudi Arabia's interior ministry says it smashed terror cells linked to ISIS
* Kingdom arrests 431 militants believed to be planning a wave of attacks
* Ring said to be targeting worshippers, the police and a diplomatic mission
* Saudi suicide bomber killed 27 in a mosque attack in Kuwait last month
Saudi Arabia has arrested 431 suspected ISIS militants believed to have been planning a fresh wave of attacks on mosques, security forces and a diplomatic mission.
The kingdom's interior ministry said it had 'destroyed an organisation made of a cluster of cells' linked to the barbaric jihadi group.
The announcement came just two days after a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near the country's highest security prison, killing the driver and wounding two officials in an attack claimed by ISIS.
WNU Editor: If it was a dozen arrested .... I would say that the threat is there but it is not that big. But 431 arrests !?!?!?!?!.... if these are real suspects (and not the usual round up up the usual suspects) it then tells me that ISIS has penetrated Saudi Arabia far more than what the authorities are saying.
More News On Saudi Arabia Arresting Over 400 Islamic State Suspects Plotting A New Wave Of Bomb Attacks
Saudi Arabia says arrests 431 Islamic State suspects, thwarts bombings -- Reuters
Saudi Arabia reports foiling planned Islamic State attacks -- The Guardian
Saudi Arabia arrests 431 suspected of links to IS group -- France 24
IS suspects held over 'plot' to attack Saudi mosques -- BBC
Saudis Cast Net for ISIS Sympathizers -- NYT
Saudi Arabia says it stopped Islamic State attacks, arrests 400 -- USA Today
Saudi Arabia Arrests More Than 400 Islamic State Militants -- Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia Arrests 431 People With Suspected Islamic State Links -- WSJ
Saudi Arabia arrests 431 with alleged ISIS ties -- CNN
Saudi authorities smash jihadist network -- SKY News
Saudi Arabia Says It Stopped IS Attacks, Arrests 400 -- VOA
ISIS Dealt Blow In Saudi Arabia As Officials Say They Broke Up Cluster Of Terrorist Cells Planning Imminent Attacks -- IBTimes
1 comment:
WNU,
I don't think this is the "usual suspects" move. Coupled with the recent events in Radwan and the Egyptian Sinai it seems ISIS has decided to move southwest. If they are successful in linking to their forces in Libya they'll accomplish quite a list of goals.
1) Splitting land wise Israel, Jordan, and Egypt from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States.
2) Bringing immense indirect pressure on the canal, forcing Sisi to devote enough personnel to it's defense to expose Cairo to subversion and attack.
3) Linkage to forces in Libya would give ISIS a two way land communications across North Africa into southern Europe (via refugee streams), the Sub Sahara, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.
The Bosnian news is interesting in of course what "does it really mean"? I don't think it represents a major move now, but rather a long term investment and experiment. Establish a bridgehead, recon for local support, assess local security, etc. At the least it shows there is connivance/infiltration of a significant portion of the Turkish security apparatus and government from not only high places but local strata.
The great fight of the near future still lies in the Iraq, Syrian, and Lebanon area, especially after the "agreement". The Syrian and Hezbollah forces there are still cut off and suffering. The race is on for Iran with new funds and weapons to relieve them before ISIS overwhelms them.
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