Crackdown on Saudi terrorists backed
Saudi analysts and experts have welcomed a government crackdown on terror suspects undertaken last week.
Riyadh arrested last week several Saudi nationals and foreigners over suspicious activities with foreign parties as well as two Yemeni supporters of Daesh who had plotted to carry out suicide attacks on two buildings belonging to the defence ministry.
The security operations reflect the high competence of the Saudi security agencies tasked with combating terrorism, Justice Minister Shaikh Waleed Al Samaani said, quoted by Saudi daily Al Riyadh.
Extremist ideologies
The arrests are an extension of Saudi Arabia’s dedicated efforts to combat terrorism, tackle its funding and support and addressing extremist ideologies, he added.
“The success of the security operations also indicates the extent of the danger, threats and challenges that Saudi Arabia is facing,” he said.
The minister praised the “high level of awareness in the Saudi society” and pointed out how Saudis rejected terrorism and the extremist ideology behind it.
Nayef Al Wiqaa, a strategy analyst, said there were aggressive attacks on Saudi Arabia and suspicious calls to influence people by lone wolves, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Qatar and Al Houthis.