Saudi Says 6 Shells Crash Near Iraq-Kuwait Border

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Six mortar rounds crashed into a remote area of northeastern Saudi Arabia near a border triangle with Iraq and Kuwait, without causing damage, a border guard spokesman said Thursday.

General Mohammed al-Ghamidi said Saudi authorities were in "direct contact" with their neighbors to identify the source of Wednesday's shelling and to prevent a repetition.

According to Okaz newspaper's website, the rounds were fired "from the Iraqi side of the border."

"Six mortar rounds fell Wednesday in an uninhabited area near Al-Awja border crossing... in Hafr al-Batin in (oil-rich) Eastern Province, and no damage was caused," the official SPA news agency quoted Ghamidi as saying.

The report gave no further details of the incident. Residents said Saudi warplanes were flying over the area early on Thursday.

Later, the commander of a Shiite militia in Iraq claimed responsibility for the firing of rockets saying it was a warning message, LBCI reported.

Hafr al-Batin, a desert region near Iraq and Kuwait, was a command headquarters for U.S. forces during the 1991 Gulf War which expelled Iraqi occupation forces from the emirate.

The incident comes amid regional turmoil fueled by the Syrian conflict, with Riyadh backing rebels against the regime of Syria's President Bashar Assad, who is strongly supported by Iran.

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Default-user-icon hanoun (Guest) over 10 years

oups the arab spring getting closer and closer to the desert

Thumb liberty over 10 years

more like the iranian autumn is approaching since the Shia of Iraq just claimed responsibility.

Thumb cedre over 10 years

I wonder if it is an independent decision from a shi3a militia or it is a warning from Tehran. In both cases, KSA must respond firmly.
Time to warm up the F15s Silent Eagle and mobilize the GCC+ moroccan/jordanian troops for an large scale exercise.
Farsis pussies are only good at manipulating shia minorities and fighting against civilians or badly armed militias like in Syria...

Thumb primesuspect over 10 years

moqtada sadr, cloned embryo of nusralla.

Thumb LebCynic over 10 years

The hurricane of the Arab Spring will blow from within Saudi!

Thumb cedre over 10 years

I wonder if it is an independent decision from a shi3a militia or it is a warning from Tehran. In both cases, KSA must respond firmly.
Time to warm up the F15s Silent Eagle and mobilize the GCC+ moroccan/jordanian troops for an large scale exercise.
Farsis pussies are only good at manipulating shia minorities and fighting against civilians or badly armed militias like in Syria...

Thumb FlameCatcher over 10 years

I remember of an Iranian revolution ... there were no terrorists except the Iranian regimes... they butchered the legitimate protesters ...

I remember a protest in front of the Iranian embassy ... they sent Hezbollah terrorist that killed a protester...

I remember of a Syrian revolution ... they butchered their protesters, army got divided in half and Hezbollah and takfiri and nusra terrorists came in...

This is the countries you defend ?

How can you support a revolution in Saudi and ignore that in Syria and Iran ... same dictatorships, same terrorist sponsors !

Thumb mr.black. over 10 years

@flamecatcher
Please read over all the points you just made.
Now try to do some research on the issues mentioned and you will realize how silly you sound.
Thank you.