Hundreds of people have reportedly been fleeing a town in eastern Saudi Arabia after weeks of clashes between the security forces and armed men.
The authorities have been trying since May to demolish the old quarter of Awamiya, saying Shia militants use its narrow streets as a hideout.
Activists accuse security forces of trying to force out residents.
It is the latest intensification of sporadic unrest in the Eastern Province, which is largely Shia.
At least seven people, including two police officers, have been killed in the clashes, Reuters news agency said.
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WNU Editor: The conflict in this Saudi town has been ongoing for a while .... Police officer killed as 'siege' of Saudi Shia town continues (Middle East Eye). But it is only now getting the attention that it deserves, including reports that Canada is facing calls to break a very lucrative defense contract with Saudi Arabia .... Canada faces calls to freeze arms sales to Saudi Arabia (DW).
More News On Saudi Arabia Escalating Its Military Offensive Against Shiite Rebels In The Town Of Awamiya
Hundreds flee clashes during Saudi security operation -- Al Jazeera
Shocking Footage Of Saudi Siege Against Own Citizens -- Zero Hedge
In Pictures: Saudi’s Siege on its Own People -- Albawaba
Who Are Saudi Arabia’s Shia Population and Why Are They Protesting? -- Al Bawaba
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The old quarter of Awamiya is a "historic" Shia district, dating back to about 400 AD.
While the Saudi's claim the district need to be leveled, to provide space for more housing,
The reality is that the Saudi's have long been at war against "history" in Saudi Arabia, and are trying to erase it's archeological history,
because the actual history of Saudi Arabia over thousands of years, does not conform to the alt-history of Whabbism,
That it's a Shia historic district that dates back to Shia dominance of Islam is just the cherry on the sundae.
Islam erases archeological history.
See the Taliban.
See Turkey.
See Iran, where billions are spent to preserve history,
Or Syria, where they are rebuilding the Grand Mosque of Aleppo, stone, by stone, by hand,
Or India, where religious riots erupt when Hindu Nationalists try to tear down historic Mughal era mosques,
Or Afghanisatn, where the Buddha's survived 1,000 years of Islam,
Or Kabul's Grand Mosque, burned to the ground and looted by the Brits in the Second Afghan War, along with the rest of Kabul and hundreds of other towns and villages, as punishment for the First Afghan War, rebuilt with historic accuracy by the Afghans,
Or the Tower Mosque of Mosul, completely destroyed by the USAF mere months ago, but it's congregation are carefully picking it's stones out from the piles of rubble that once was their neighborhood, so that the historic building can be rebuilt.
See Iran, where billions are spent to preserve history,
To preserve Islam, for tourist dollars maybe, and because they were never completely Arabized although Farsi came close to becoming extinct.
Or Syria, where they are rebuilding the Grand Mosque of Aleppo, stone, by stone, by hand,
Preserving Islam.
In Mexico I can go to places, where they preserve Aztec and Christian buildings. The Toltec ruins north of Mexico city are awe inspiring
Or India, where religious riots erupt when Hindu Nationalists try to tear down historic Mughal era mosques,
There is ongoing religious tension. As long as Pakistan among others is stirring the pot, it is expected.
Or Afghanisatn[sic], where the Buddha's survived 1,000 years of Islam,
That is why Nuristan use to be called Kafiristan until 2 centuries ago. They kept attacking them until they submitted.
"... was formerly known as Kafiristan (کافرستان, "land of the infidels") until the inhabitants were converted from a form of ancient Hinduism,[2] to Islam in 1895, and thence the region has become known as Nuristan ("land of illumination").
"British missionaries wrote:
The Kafirs were largely independent until the late nineteenth century, when the region was attacked by the forces of Abdur Rahman and the population was more forcibly converted to Islam"
Yes, Jay had to lie again. Don't worry, you will not be disappointed. He will lie in the future. It is what he does ...
Or Kabul's Grand Mosque, burned to the ground and looted by the Brits in the Second Afghan War, along with the rest of Kabul and hundreds of other towns and villages, as punishment for the First Afghan War, rebuilt with historic accuracy by the Afghans,
Preserving Islam
Or the Tower Mosque of Mosul, completely destroyed by the USAF mere months ago, but it's congregation are carefully picking it's stones out from the piles of rubble that once was their neighborhood, so that the historic building can be rebuilt.
Preserving Islam
How many Iraqi soldiers or Shia militia would Jay be willing to sacrifice instead of Hitting the Mosque? 10? 100? 1,000?
Why are helping the Shia dominated government of Iraq?. We were helping and Iran said it would kill our soldiers in Iraq helping the Iraqis. I did not hear the Iraqi PM tell the Iranians to pipe it down or shut up altogether.
If they mean to harm us then may be 60% casualties were low. Maybe they should have been 70% or 90% without USAF support. Then Jay would have less to carp about.
So, your argument is Islam is prepared to preserve islam, and some stuff might survive in spite of it?
Lovely
Nope, my argument is that Anzino is an ignorant Islamophobe.
In both Indonesia and Iran, two of the largest Islamic Nations, all history is preserved, as best as it can be, including the Zoasterian, Persian, Buddhist, Animist historic periods, buildings, monuments, religious and historic sites.
Zino's a lumper when it comes to Islam, all 1.8 billion of "them" are ISIS,
but a splitter par excellence anytime a Christian Cult does anything evil.
Unknown,
It is unclear if you are addressing Jay or myself.
I would preserve it all.
I accuse many if not most Muslims of not wanting preserve anything non-Islamic except for tourist $ and sometime ethnic pride.
Ethnic or national pride is easily overturned by Islamicists. Survival of pre-Islamic stuff is more a fluke than anything else. For example the Muslims Obama shows total lack of interest in Indonesia's Hindu past.
LMFAO at the birther CT,
Obama's a Baptist.
LMFAO
There is not enough evidence to convict Obama of being a Christian.
- Wright's Church?
- The sweetest sound is a muezzin?
- His policies?
Just his refugee record in his last year is enough convict him of being a Christian hater.
We had all these people swearing up and down like good appratchiks including our dear old Jay.
Trump could find Middle Easter Christian refugees where as Obama could not.
Jay you are as haram as your picture.
LMFAO,
http://www.factcheck.org/2017/01/eight-years-of-trolling-obama/
"Majority of Trump supporters 'don't believe Trump Jr attended Russian lawyer meeting'
Donald Trump Jr has confirmed he took the meeting"
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jr-russian-meeting-poll-majority-supporters-dont-believe-it-happened-despite-son-admitting-it-a7847636.html
"Only 45 per cent of Trump voters, the national poll found, believe that Mr Trump Jr met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer who promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton.
Donald Trump Jr has confirmed multiple times that he took this meeting. The White House has not disputed this account."
LMFAO,
Quite the alt reality the alt-Reich inhabits.
Basically Trumpista's, Gullibillies and the Deplorables, at this point in time, consist of 55% wearing "Stupid" tshirts unironically, and 45% wearing "I'm with Stupid" tshirts, again, unironically.
LMFAO,
So which Gullabillie or Deplorable are you?
Stupid?
Or just with Stupid?
LMFAO
What polls Jay?
Really, what reliable polls?
I get called at work. Either I pick up the phone too late or never hear it and call back a few hours later to find out it was a pollster.
I am probably not unique.
Just how random are the random samples for these polls.
I know these pollster will blow smoke about the validity of their methods
... and you probably like it like that.
Gullabillies?
Expanding your repertoire of insults?
Got tired of your olde standby of 'Murricans'?
I like you Jay. 3 'LMAO' off in one post. Keep it up ya olde boy; the Democrats just went form 15 governorships to 14 and it is not even 2018 yet.
... and you know Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is going to perp walk.
LMFAO,
Almost a year in and there is still no viable proof of trump and Russia collusion. I didn't realize people are guilty due to some random anon saying something. Jay grow up LMFAO...
It started in June 16, 2016, so we are over a year.
Trump took an early lead in July with his immigration enforcement plank.
So he was a contender and they were doing serious research in July.
Anyway you slice it, it has been over a year.
***
should have a special counsel to investigate the special counsel.
What did Carla Dean say at the end of the movie "Enemy of the State"?
All those Clinton lawyers on Mueller's staff running up tabs.
Carla Dean: "Well, who's gonna monitor the monitors of the monitors?"
Appoint a new special counsel!
MONITOR MUELLER NOW!
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