The lies of Saudi Arabia Wahhabis

The cell comprised 62 members, including 59 Saudi militants, a Yemeni, a Pakistani and a Palestinian, Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Mansour al-Turki said in a televised briefing.

An investigation into social media postings "led security forces after months of hard work to pinpoint suspicious activities that unveiled a terrorist organisation through which the elements of al Qaeda in Yemen were communicating with their counterpart elements in Syria in coordination with a number of misguided (people) at home in various provinces of the kingdom," he said.

While Saudi Arabia appears keen to crackdown on Islamic radicals at home – at least it deemed dangerous – officials have made no mention of the fact that the Kingdom has been the main engine behind Dash, al Nusra Front and other Takfiri factions in Syria.
Saudi Interior Ministry security spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki said the ISIS cell was in contact with Al-Qaeda cells in both Yemen and Syria. He told reporters: “The competent [security] services managed to detect suspicious activities that led to the discovery of a terrorist organization through which members of the deviant group [Al-Qaeda] in Yemen communicate and coordinate with members of other deviant groups in Syria and other misguided elements in a number of regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”

ISIS has most recently been fighting against Al-Qaeda’s Syrian franchise, the Al-Nusra Front, prompting Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri to call for a truce, which has subsequently broken down. Saudi Arabia has successfully cracked down on Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) over the past decade, forcing the group to relocate to Yemen, with many analysts viewing ISIS–AQAP coordination as a significant threat.
Turki confirmed that Saudi authorities arrested the “emir,” or leader, of the ISIS cell in Saudi Arabia, adding that three foreign nationals were among those held, including a Palestinian, a Yemeni and a Pakistani national. Forty-four others are believed to be on the run.

In exclusive comments  the Interior Ministry spokesman said that the ISIS terror cell’s emir was a Saudi national in his forties who had previously been arrested and prosecuted on Al-Qaeda-related charges, adding that he was released after serving his sentence.

However, a Saudi security source claimed that the Palestinian national arrested in Tuesday’s operation is the real emir of the terror cell. The source said the unnamed Palestinian national is capable of bomb-making and had been a member of an Al-Qaeda franchise outside of Saudi Arabia and also fought in conflicts abroad. The source described the Saudi emir of the ISIS-affiliated terror cell as a “front” to secure greater credibility and financial assistance both from within the group and its external supporters.

The Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman described the wider terrorist network that this cell is affiliated with as “wide-ranging,” adding that the cell was involved in smuggling Saudi women—family of Al-Qaeda members abroad—outside of Saudi Arabia, including Arwa Baghdadi and Rima Al-Jarish.

Saudi authorities also dismantled a factory the group was using to manufacture explosives and electronic detonators, in addition to seizing close to nearly 1 million Saudi riyals in cash.

Earlier in January, An Iranian lawmaker says Saudi Arabia is the root cause of terrorism in the Middle East, calling on the UN to take action and prevent the spread of violence.
“Saudi Arabia is the supporter of terrorism in the region and by creating tension and chaos in countries such as Lebanon, Iraq and Syria, it seeks to save the Al Saud family from the Islamic Awakening and regional developments,” said Member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Evaz Heidarpour.

And indeed, so far terror has had one common denominator, Saudi Arabia.
The nexus between Arab charities promoting Wahhabi and Salafi traditions and the extremist Islamic movements has emerged as one of the major threats to people and governments across the globe. From Syria, Mali, Afghanistan and Pakistan to Indonesia in the East, a network of charities is funding militancy and mayhem to coerce Muslims of diverse traditions to conform to the Salafi and Wahabi traditions. The same networks have been equally destructive as they branch out of Muslim countries and attack targets in Europe and North America.

Despite the overt threats emerging from the oil-rich Arab states, governments across the globe continue to ignore the security imperative and instead are busy exploiting the oil-, and at time times, blood-soaked riches.

The linkage between Saudi-based charitable organisations and militants began in the late 70s in Pakistan. A network of charitable organisations was setup in Pakistan to provide the front for channelling billions of dollars to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan. Since then the militant networks have spread globally, emerging as a major threat to international security.

 While ordinary citizens in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries have suffered the deadly consequences of militancy supported by the Wahhabi and Salafi charitable organisations, the Saudi government had remained largely dormant. This changed in 2003 when militants attacked targets in Riyadh. Since then, the Saudi government has kept a close watch on the domestic affairs of charities, making it illegal to sponsor militancy, but the government has done precious little to curtail activities by Saudi charities abroad. In fact, evidence, as per the European Parliament’s report, suggests that Saudi and Qatar-based charities have been actively financing militants in Egypt, Syria, Libya, Mali, and Indonesia.

Saudi Arabia's official complicity in terror is undeniable. The government has and continues to finance international terrorism, even after September 11th. It exports not only its ideologically intolerant brand of Wahhabi Islam but also tens of millions of dollars to incite, foment, and inspire political violence. The US can and must combat this source of terrorism. America's expanded military presence and greater political influence following the war in Iraq give it more leverage than ever to influence the Kingdom.