Saudi Arabia security forces kill eight militants in raid on suspected hideout in Kingdom's restive Eastern Province
5 years, 7 months ago

Saudi Arabia security forces kill eight militants in raid on suspected hideout in Kingdom's restive Eastern Province

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The Interior Ministry said security forces launched a raid against a suspected militant hideout on the island of Tarot, Saudi Arabia. Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s security forces killed eight alleged terrorists in a shootout in the predominantly Shiite eastern region of Qatif, a government statement issued late Saturday said. The Interior Ministry said security forces launched a raid against a suspected militant hideout on the island of Tarot off the coast of the kingdom’s Eastern Province, a restive region on the Persian Gulf where most of the country’s oil reserves are located. The UN’s human rights chief called the mass execution, which included three sentenced as minors, “shocking” and “abhorrent.” The rights group Amnesty International said 11 of the men were convicted of terrorism-related crimes after a “grossly unfair trial.” At least 14 others executed were convicted of violent offences related to their participation in anti-government demonstrations in Shiite-populated areas of Saudi Arabia between 2011 and 2012.

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Syria: 14 security force personnel killed in clashes with gunmen
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syria: 14 security force personnel killed in clashes with gunmen

Deccan Chronicle  

Violent clashes erupted in the Syrian village of Khirbet al-Ma'za in the southern countryside of Tartous, resulting in the deaths of 14 Public Security Forces personnel and three militants, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Syrian war monitor.The conflict began when a patrol team from the General Security Forces, under the Military Operations Department, attempted to apprehend …

17 terrorists killed in helicopter gunship strikes in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 month, 1 week ago

17 terrorists killed in helicopter gunship strikes in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Hindustan Times  

Seventeen terrorists were killed on Friday in two separate operations when Pakistani security forces' helicopter gunships targeted their hideouts in the country's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The intelligence-based operations were conducted in the Bannu and the North Waziristan districts, according to security sources. Security forces also released images of the killed terrorists. The security forces launched a massive operation against …

Soldier with Yemen’s exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another
2 months ago

Soldier with Yemen’s exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom’s nearly decadelong war there, officials said Saturday. The assault in eastern Hadramawt province comes as a yearslong cease-fire between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s …

Iran Says 8 Jihadist Killed Days After 10 Policemen Died in Attack by Pak-Based Terror Group
2 months ago

Iran Says 8 Jihadist Killed Days After 10 Policemen Died in Attack by Pak-Based Terror Group

Firstpost  

Iran's military has killed eight jihadists in an operation in the restive southeast since a deadly attack last month on a police station. The attack resulted in the deaths of 10 police officers and has escalated tensions between Iran and Pakistan, a region that has been a flashpoint for cross-border attacks by separatists and Sunni extremists.

U.S., Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert
4 months, 1 week ago

U.S., Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert

The Hindu  

“The U.S. military took part in an Iraqi raid in the country’s western region that killed 15 people as forces targeted suspected militants from the Islamic State group,” the American military said early Saturday. For years after dislodging the militants from their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, U.S. forces have continued fighting the Islamic State group, though the casualties …

At least 11 killed in attack on Iran’s IRGC in border province: State media
9 months ago

At least 11 killed in attack on Iran’s IRGC in border province: State media

Al Jazeera  

Several wounded in clashes in restive Sistan-Baluchestan province which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan. At least 11 Iranian security force members have been killed in an attack on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps headquarters in the southeastern border province of Sistan-Baluchestan, state media reported. In the ensuing overnight clashes with security forces, 16 members of Jaish al-Adl – a Sunni armed …

The Pakistani army kills 4 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan
1 year, 1 month ago

The Pakistani army kills 4 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan security forces killed four militants in a shootout during an overnight raid in the country’s northwest near the border with Afghanistan, the military said Sunday. A military statement said security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Khaisoor area of North Waziristan district, where they exchanged fire with militants. The military said one of the most wanted …

Saudi Arabia ‘blew up’ migrants at Yemen border
1 year, 4 months ago

Saudi Arabia ‘blew up’ migrants at Yemen border

The Telegraph  

Saudi border guards fired rockets at migrants crossing from Yemen in a campaign of barbaric killings, a major new investigation has found. The allegations on the Yemen border will raise serious questions in Downing Street, which has invited Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince and de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, for a state visit this autumn, the first since …

Taliban carries out deadly raid on ISIL hideout in Afghanistan
1 year, 9 months ago

Taliban carries out deadly raid on ISIL hideout in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

A police spokesman says an ISIL hideout in Nahri Shahi district was targeted and six fighters were killed. Taliban forces have killed six members of the ISIL armed group in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province during an overnight raid, a Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday. The raid comes as the Taliban rulers crack down on the regional affiliate of the ISIL …

Saudi Arabia Executes 81 Men in One Day, the Biggest Mass Execution Since 1980
2 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia Executes 81 Men in One Day, the Biggest Mass Execution Since 1980

News 18  

Saudi Arabia executed 81 men on Saturday, including seven Yemenis and one Syrian, for terrorism and other offenses including holding “deviant beliefs,” authorities said, in the biggest mass execution in decades. “These individuals, totaling 81, were convicted of various crimes including murdering innocent men, women and children,” the interior ministry said in a statement. Rights groups have accused Saudi Arabia …

Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest known mass execution in it's modern history
2 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest known mass execution in it's modern history

Firstpost  

The state-run Saudi Press Agency announced Saturday’s executions, saying they included those ‘convicted of various crimes, including the murdering of innocent men, women and children’ Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia on 12 March, 2022, executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in …

Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution
2 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history. The number of death penalty cases being carried out in Saudi Arabia had dropped during the coronavirus pandemic, though the kingdom continued to …

Saudi Arabia Executes 81 People In A Single Day For Terror-Related Offences: Report
2 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia Executes 81 People In A Single Day For Terror-Related Offences: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: In the largest mass execution by Saudi Arabia in its modern history, the Gulf country executed 81 people convicted of terror-related offences on Saturday. As per a report on news agency AFP, all the persons executed had been "found guilty of committing multiple heinous crimes", the official Saudi Press Agency reported, saying they included convicts linked to the …

Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in a single day
2 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in a single day

Al Jazeera  

The death penalty applied for a range of charges in the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom’s modern history. Saudi Arabia has executed 81 men over the past 24 hours, including seven Yemenis and one Syrian national, on charges including “allegiance to foreign terrorist organisations” and holding “deviant beliefs”, state news agency Saudi Press Agency said, in …

Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution
2 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution

India TV News  

Highlights Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of various crimes The number of death penalty cases being carried out in Saudi Arabia had dropped during Covid The kingdom's last mass execution came in January 2016, when the kingdom executed 47 people Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant …

Yemen: Survivors slam Saudi coalition attack on detention centre
2 years, 11 months ago

Yemen: Survivors slam Saudi coalition attack on detention centre

Al Jazeera  

Yemeni detainee Mohammed Ali Salem was lucky a missile fired by warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition on the next ward caused a wave strong enough to shatter the door of his cell. At least 80 people were killed when missiles hit a detention centre in the Yemeni province of Saada, the stronghold of the Houthi group that has been at …

Saudi-led coalition launches deadly air raids in Yemen’s Sanaa
2 years, 11 months ago

Saudi-led coalition launches deadly air raids in Yemen’s Sanaa

Al Jazeera  

Residents say some 14 people were killed in the Yemeni capital a day after a suspected Houthi attack killed three people in the UAE. The Saudi-led coalition has carried out air raids in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, killing more than 12 people, according to residents, a day after the Houthi rebel group launched a deadly attack in the United Arab …

Two killed in Houthi missile attack in Saudi Arabia
3 years ago

Two killed in Houthi missile attack in Saudi Arabia

The Hindu  

A Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi Arabia's southern border town of Jizan killed two people and wounded seven more late Friday, December 24, 2021, Saudi state-run media reported. Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a projectile that killed a Saudi citizen and Yemeni resident in the southwestern Saudi province of Jizan, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. The cross-border attack is just …

Several killed in Saudi Arabia, Yemen in coalition, rebel attacks
3 years ago

Several killed in Saudi Arabia, Yemen in coalition, rebel attacks

Al Jazeera  

Two killed in the Saudi city of Jizan while three die in a coalition air raid in Yemen’s Ajama. Three people have been killed in Yemen in an air raid by a Riyadh-led coalition while two were killed in Saudi Arabia in a projectile attack blamed on Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Since 2014, Yemen has been racked by a civil war …

Saudi man arrested after stabbing guard at French Consulate
4 years, 2 months ago

Saudi man arrested after stabbing guard at French Consulate

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi man stabbed and slightly wounded a guard at the French Consulate in the city of Jiddah on Thursday, authorities said, as France urged its citizens in the kingdom to be “on maximum alert.” The Saudi Press Agency offered no immediate motive for the attack in the Red Sea port city. The Saudi Press …

Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen rebel-run prison kill over 100
5 years, 4 months ago

Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen rebel-run prison kill over 100

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni medics said on Monday they pulled dozens of bodies from the rubble of a Houthi rebel-run detention center that was hit a day earlier by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, killing over 100 people and wounding dozens. By late Monday, Yemen’s Red Crescent said 88 bodies had been pulled from the ruins of the detention center in southwestern …

Saudi Arabia executes 37 in connection with terrorism
5 years, 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia executes 37 in connection with terrorism

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia executed 37 of its citizens on Tuesday for what it said were “terrorism” related crimes, publicly pinning at least one of the bodies to a pole as a warning to others. The individuals were found guilty of attacking security installations with explosives, killing a number of security officers, and cooperating with “enemy organisations” against the interests of the …

Saudi Arabia beheads 37 for terrorism crimes; most Shiites
5 years, 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia beheads 37 for terrorism crimes; most Shiites

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded 37 Saudi citizens, most of them minority Shiites, in a mass execution across the country for alleged terrorism-related crimes. It marked the largest number of executions in a single day in Saudi Arabia since Jan. 2, 2016, when the kingdom executed 47 people for terrorism-related crimes in what was the …

Saudi Arabia beheads its 37 citizens for terrorism crimes
5 years, 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia beheads its 37 citizens for terrorism crimes

India TV News  

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded 37 Saudi citizens in a mass execution across the country for alleged terrorism-related crimes, publicly pinning one of the headless bodies to a pole as a warning to others. It marked the largest number of executions in a single day in Saudi Arabia since Jan. 2, 2016, when the kingdom executed 47 individuals, including a …

Saudi arrests 13 linked to thwarted ISIL attack: State media
5 years, 8 months ago

Saudi arrests 13 linked to thwarted ISIL attack: State media

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested 13 individuals in connection with a foiled attack by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group on a state security building north of the capital, Riyadh, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The arrests on Monday took place during a dawn raid, the SPA reported, citing a spokesman for the …

Four killed in ‘foiled’ attack on Saudi police station: Reports
5 years, 8 months ago

Four killed in ‘foiled’ attack on Saudi police station: Reports

Al Jazeera  

Four people have been killed in a foiled attack on a police station in Saudi Arabia‘s central Riyadh province, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Sunday, citing sources. The four casualties had helped carry out the attack at the police station in Zulfi, a small city around 250km northwest of the capital Riyadh, Al Arabiya said. The official Saudi Press …

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