Islamic State vows to destroy Saudi prisons after executions
Many Islamic State militants have been detained at al-Ha'ir and Tarfiya prisons
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RIYADH:
The Islamic State group pledged to destroy Saudi Arabian prisons holding militants after Riyadh's execution of 47 people including 43 convicted al Qaeda militants on Saturday.
UN chief 'deeply dismayed' by Saudi executions, calls for restraint
An article in an online magazine posted on Tuesday singled out the al-Ha'ir and Tarfiya prisons where many al Qaeda and Islamic State militants have been detained. In July, an Islamic State supporter killed himself in a car bomb at a checkpoint outside Ha'ir prison near Riyadh.
Shias protest across country over Saudi cleric execution
Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism, mostly suspected al Qaeda members but also a prominent Shia cleric, signalling it would not tolerate attacks by either Sunni extremists or minority Shias seeking equality in the kingdom, but stirring sectarian anger across the region.
The Islamic State group pledged to destroy Saudi Arabian prisons holding militants after Riyadh's execution of 47 people including 43 convicted al Qaeda militants on Saturday.
UN chief 'deeply dismayed' by Saudi executions, calls for restraint
An article in an online magazine posted on Tuesday singled out the al-Ha'ir and Tarfiya prisons where many al Qaeda and Islamic State militants have been detained. In July, an Islamic State supporter killed himself in a car bomb at a checkpoint outside Ha'ir prison near Riyadh.
Shias protest across country over Saudi cleric execution
Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism, mostly suspected al Qaeda members but also a prominent Shia cleric, signalling it would not tolerate attacks by either Sunni extremists or minority Shias seeking equality in the kingdom, but stirring sectarian anger across the region.