The Great Wall of Saudi Arabia? Saudi Arabia is building a 600-mile barrier on their border with Iraq designed to keep Islamic State militants out. Saudi Arabia has been constructing a 600-mile East-West barrier on its Northern Border with Iraq since September. The main function of the barrier will be keeping out ISIS militants, who have stated that among their goals is an eventual takeover of the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, both of which lie deep inside Saudi territory, according to United Press International. This past week, a commander and two guards on the Saudi-Iraq border were killed during an attack by Islamic State militants, the first direct ground assault by the group on the border. It is the first attack by Islamic State itself against Saudi Arabia and is a clear message after Saudi Arabia entered the international coalition against it, Mustafa Alani, an Iraqi security analyst with close ties to Saudi Arabias interior ministry, told Reuters.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:07:45 +0000
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