‘Al-Qaeda helps curb Saudi unrest’

Press TV
Sunday, Dec 07, 2008

Saudi security services have formed a military militia loyal to Saudi Arabia comprised of al-Qaeda members, according to opposition sources.

The militants are being used to support Saudi Arabia against domestic revolts and foreign threats, according to reports by opposition Saudi sources.

Saudi officials reportedly formed the military militia after recent polls conducted in Bahrain and northern parts of Saudi Arabia revealed that people in the area will support Iran in the event of a possible US or Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic. The implication is that any aggression against Iran could paralyze the oil-rich country.

It was suggested that activities by the al-Qaeda militia could threaten reformist movements inside the country.

Saudi Arabia has been accused of forging such links before, for example, documents have been discovered which reveal Saudi Arabia formed a group in Yemen in an attempt to crush unrest in the country.

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Confessions by members of the group ‘Conquest of Islam’ revealed that they were in contact with Saudi officials and were financially supported by them.

The radical Sunni Islamist group, also known as Fatah al-Islam, was first formed in November 2006. The group was initially supported by Saudi-related political movements in Lebanon, but clashed with the Lebanese army at Nahr al-Bared refugee camp for three months in 2007, killing dozens of people.

As yet, no protest has been made by al-Qaeda to oppose the move by the Saudi security officials.

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