May 1, 2004 - Gunmen killed at least six people in an attack on a Western oil company office in the Red Sea city of Yanbu. [more]Posted on 05/29/2004 10:47:37 PM PDT by ganeshpuri89
May 29, 2004 - Attack in Khobar - Four gunmen attacked compounds housing oil workers in Khobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia at about 7:30 a.m. (0430 GMT). Hostages were being held at one compound. Saudi officials said 16 people have been killed in the attacks. Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility. [more]
May 27, 2004 - A top Al Qaida leader [Abdulaziz Al Muqrin] in Saudi Arabia issued a battle plan for an urban guerrilla war in the kingdom. Al Muqrin, gave a detailed list of steps militants should take to succeed in their violent campaign against the Saudi government. [more]
May 20, 2004 - Saudi security forces today killed four terrorist suspects and injured another in a gunfight in Qasim Province. The security forces came under heavy fire from machineguns after locating five terrorist suspects in a rest house in Khudairah, a village in the area of Buraidah. One security officer was killed and two were injured in the incident. Weapons and ammunition were confiscated.
May 1, 2004 - Gunmen killed at least six people in an attack on a Western oil company office in the Red Sea city of Yanbu. [more]
April 29, 2004 - U.S. State Department's annual report, "Patterns of Global Terrorism - 2003," praised Saudi Arabia's commitment to the war against global terrorism, "I would cite Saudi Arabia as an excellent example of a nation increasingly focusing its political will to fight terrorism. Saudi Arabia has launched an aggressive, comprehensive, and unprecedented campaign to hunt down terrorists, uncover their plots, and cut off their sources of funding.." [more]
April 24, 2004 - King Fahd characterized the April 21 attack as "the work of a deviant few who wanted to undermine the country, terrorize peaceful people and kill Muslims." [more]
April 22, 2004 - Saudi Security forces killed five terror suspects, including two of the country's most wanted men, during raids. [more]
April 22, 2004 - The Al Haramin (the holy sites) Brigades claimed responsibility on web sites for the April 21 Riyadh suicide bombing.
April 22, 2004 - Grand Mufti Abdul-Aziz al-Sheik, the kingdom's highest religious authority, condemned the attack "as one of the greatest sins" and said the attackers will be "burned in hell." [more]
April 21, 2004 - Terrorists launched a suicide car bomb attack April 21, 2004 against Saudi Arabian government buildings in Riyadh. Five people were killed and over 150 were wounded in the attack. [more]
April 19, 2004 - Saudi security forces seized two vehicles loaded with explosives north of Riyadh. Three other explosive laden vehicles were seized in the last two days, one of which has been sought since February. [more]
April 18, 2004 - Eight terror suspects linked to violent clashes with security forces in the capital are arrested. Three large vehicle bombs — each with over a ton of explosives on board — are defused. [more]
April 15, 2004 - Evacuation is ordered for most U.S. diplomats in Saudi Arabia - "The United States [Apr. 15] ordered the evacuation of most U.S. diplomats and all U.S. family dependents from Saudi Arabia, and "strongly urged" all American citizens to leave because of "credible and specific" intelligence about terrorist attacks planned against U.S. and other Western targets, the State Department announced. [more]
April 13, 2004 - Four policemen are killed by machine-gun fire in two attacks on the road linking Riyadh and Qasim. The first of two explosive-laden cars is discovered. Gunmen open fire at officers at a checkpoint on the road to Qasim. Police defuse two car bombs and seize a third car loaded with arms. [more]
April 12, 2004 - A member of the security forces is killed and a terrorist gunned down during a clash in eastern Riyadh . [more]
April 8, 2004 - Al-Qaeda chief in Saudi Arabia vows to eject U.S. from Arabian Peninsula. [more]
April 5, 2004 - Saudi security forces shot dead a suspected militant and wounded another during a car chase in eastern Riyadh neighborhood. [more]
March 24, 2004 - J. Cofer Black, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. State Department, testified to Congress, "The Saudis are a key ally in the Global War On Terror. Their performance has not been flawless, and they have a large task before them, but we see clear evidence of the seriousness of purpose and the commitment of the leadership of the Kingdom to this fight.." [more]
March 24, 2004 - Juan C. Zarate, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Executive Office for Terrorist Financing & Financial Crimes, U.S. Department of the Treasury, testified to Congress, "the targeting actions and systemic reforms undertaken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia clearly demonstrate its commitment to work with us and the international community to combat the global threat of terrorist financing.." [more]
March 24, 2004 - Thomas J. Harrington, Deputy Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, testified to Congress, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an important partner in this international effort and has taken significant steps to deter global terrorism.." [more]
March 19, 2004 - U.S. Secretary of State Powell meets Saudi officials in Riyadh, tells press US and Saudi Arabia are united in war on terror. [more]
March 15, 2004 - Two of Saudi Arabia's most wanted terror suspects were shot dead in a shootout with police forces. [more]
February 28, 2004 - Royal decree to establish the Saudi National Commission for Relief and Charity Work abroad to ensure that terrorist organizations do not misuse Saudi donations for humanitarian projects worldwide. [more]
February 16, 2004 - British Airways has canceled [Feb 16] flight from London to Riyadh, for 'security reasons.' [more]
February 14, 2004 - Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry offers SR7 million reward for information leading to the recovery of a GMC Suburban loaded with explosives. [more]
February 13, 2004 - The Interior Ministry warns residents in the capital against a possible terrorist attack. It says that a car laden with explosives registered to a wanted suspect could be used in the attack. [more]
January 22, 2004 - US Treasury Secretary John W. Snow told a Washington news conference, "The United States and Saudi Arabia share a deep commitment to fighting the spread of terrorism in all its forms.. ..Like the United States , the Saudis have been victims of al-Qaida. They are an important partner in the war on terrorist financing, and have taken important and welcome steps to fight terrorist financing." [more]
January 3, 2004 - Brig. Gen. Hadi Mabjer Al-Sahli, chairman of the military council at the border guards command in the Jizan region was found shot dead in front of his house. [more]
December 30, 2003 - One of the Kingdom's most wanted terror suspects [Mansour ibn Muhammad Faqeeh] surrendered to security authorities. [more] A western diplomat said terrorists are targeting Saudi Arabian security organs after an attempt to kill a senior security official in Riyadh. [more]
December 18, 2003 - Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage told a television interviewer, "..the Saudis have been going after these terrorists and trying to tear them out, root and branch.. ..the Government of Saudi Arabia has been terrific, particularly since May 12th and their Riyadh bombing." [more]
December 17, 2003 - The United States has said it will allow its non-essential diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia due to increased security concerns. [more]
December 8, 2003 - One of the Kingdom's most wanted terrorists was killed and another arrested following a shootout with security forces in Al-Suwaidy in south Riyadh. [more]
December 7, 2003 - Security forces arrest 25 suspects in connection with the May 12 bombings in Riyadh . [more]
December 6, 2003 - Saudi officials release a list of 26 wanted terrorist suspects. [more]
December 4, 2003 - Brigadier General Abdulaziz al-Huwairini escaped an assassination attempt in Riyadh. Attack later claimed as the work of the "Two Holy Mosques Brigade." The group declared in a statement that 'since our brothers in al-Qaeda are busy fighting the crusaders, we took it upon ourselves to cleanse the land of the two holy mosques of the crusaders' agents' - a reference to the Saudi government. [more]
December 2, 2003 - A U.S. Embassy warning was issued to the 37,000 U.S. citizens living in Saudi Arabia, saying that compounds housing Westerners had come under surveillance by terrorists, indicating the possibility of another attack. [more]
December 1, 2003 - The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised British nationals against all but essential travel to Saudi Arabia. [more]
November 25, 2003 - Security forces arrest at least 10 terrorists in various parts of the Kingdom including one described as “very dangerous.” Some are linked to Al-Qaeda. [more]
November 10, 2003 - Saudi Arabia's Progress in the War on Terrorism - Saudi Embassy releases detailed report on actions to combat terrorists. [more] including: Actions to Counter Terrorism [more]; Specific Cases [more]; International Cooperation [more]; Actions Taken in the Financial Area [more]
November 8, 2003 - Riyadh - Suicide bomb attack against residential compound believed to be by Al Qaeda members. Preliminary casualty figures: 11 dead, 122 injured. [more]
November 7, 2003 - Saudi security forces encircled two terrorists in Riyadh. The terrorists shot at the security forces and committed suicide by blowing themselves up.
November 7, 2003 - The United States warns of terrorist strikes in the Kingdom. [more]
November 3, 2003 - Saudi police arrested six suspected Al-Qaeda militants after a shootout in the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia. The raid on an apartment triggered a shootout that left two suspected terrorists dead, and one security officer wounded. Officers also seized a large cache of weapons they believe were stockpiled for attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The militants had rented the apartment for just the month of Ramadan.
November 2, 2003 - US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, "The Saudi government, particularly since they were attacked some weeks and months ago, has been very aggressive, more aggressive than ever in the past."
October 20, 2003 - Saudi security forces raided several terrorist cells in various parts of the country, including the city of Riyadh, the Al-Majma'a District in Riyadh Province, Makkah Province, the Jeddah District of Makkah Province, and Qasim Province. Security forces confiscated items including C4 plastic explosives, home-made bombs, gas masks, and large quantities of assault rifles and ammunition.
October 8, 2003 - Security forces raided a farm in the northern Muleda area of Qasim Province and were able to arrest a suspect. Three other suspects fled the scene. Two security officers suffered injuries. Security forces found large amounts of material to make explosives and light weaponry in the farm where the suspects had been hiding.
October 5, 2003 - Security forces arrested three suspects during a raid in the desert to the east of Riyadh.
September 23, 2003 - Security forces surrounded a group of suspected terrorists in an apartment in the city of Jizan on September 23, 2003. During a gun battle, one security officer was killed and four officers injured. Two suspects were arrested and one suspect was killed. The suspects were armed with machine guns and pistols and a large quantity of ammunition.
September 17, 2003 - US Treasury Secretary John W. Snow met with officials in Saudi Arabia and noted, "..we discussed our outstanding progress working together on the fight against terrorist financing. Saudi Arabia has been a strong ally to the United States in this essential matter. Their close oversight of charities to guard against money laundering and terrorist financing sets an example to all countries engaged in the war against terror.." [more]
August 29, 2003 - US Attorney General John Ashcroft commended Saudi Arabia's efforts in the war on terrorism and stated: "I believe that progress is being made and I think not only that it (cooperation) is good but it continues to improve."
August 26, 2003 - Saudi Arabia and the United States are to create a joint task force aimed at combating the funding of extremist groups in the country.
August 13, 2003 - Security personnel arrest five terrorists after four policemen and a militant were killed in a shootout in Riyadh two days earlier. [more]
August 2003 - The Council of Ministers approved new money-laundering and terror financing laws that include harsh penalties for the crime of money laundering and terror financing.
August 2003 - Saudi Arabia and the United States established a second joint task force in August 2003, this one aimed at combating the financing of terror. The task force was initiated by Crown Prince Abdullah.
July 28, 2003 - Saudi security forces killed on July 28 six terrorist suspects and injured one in a gunfight at a farm in Qasim Province, 220 miles north of the capital, Riyadh.
July 25, 2003 - Three men were arrested on July 25 at a checkpoint in Makkah for possessing printed material that included a "religious edict" in support of terrorist acts against Western targets.
July 21, 2003 - Saudi authorities defused terrorist operations which were about to be carried out against vital installations and arrested 16 members of a number of terrorist cells after searching their hideouts in farms and houses in Riyadh Province, Qasim Province and the Eastern Province.
July 3, 2003 - Turki Nasser Mishaal Aldandany, a top Al-Qaeda operative and mastermind of the May 12 bombings, was killed on July 3 along with three other suspects in a gun battle with security forces that had them surrounded.
July 1, 2003 - President Bush commented on US-Saudi cooperation in the war on terrorism, "America and Saudi Arabia face a common terrorist threat, and we appreciate the strong, continuing efforts of the Saudi government in fighting that threat." [more]
June 27, 2003 - One of the men wanted in connection with the May 12 bombings, Ali Abdul Rahman Saeed Al-Faqaasi Al-Ghamdi, surrenders. [more]
June 20, 2003 - Security forces in Makkah arrest four Saudi women after raiding a flat rented by a suspected terrorist. [more]
June 14, 2003 - Saudi security raided a terrorist cell on June 14 in the Alattas building in the Khalidiya neighborhood of Makkah. Two Saudi police officers and five suspects were killed in a shootout. Twelve suspects were arrested, and a number of booby-trapped Qur'ans and 72 home-made bombs, in addition to weapons, ammunition, and masks were confiscated.
June 7, 2003 - Saudi Arabia identifies 12 suicide bombers responsible for attacks on three Riyadh compounds and says 10 suspects are still at large. Interior Minister Prince Naif says 25 people have been arrested. [more]
May 31, 2003 - Yousif Salih Fahad Al-Ayeeri, a.k.a. Swift Sword, a major Al-Qaeda operational planner and fundraiser, was killed on May 31 while fleeing from a security patrol.
May 28, 2003 - Eleven suspects were taken into custody on May 27 and May 28 in the city of Madinah. Weapons, false identity cards and bomb-making materials were confiscated. In addition, Saudi national Abdulmonim Ali Mahfouz Al-Ghamdi was arrested, following a car chase. Three non-Saudi women without identity cards, who were in the car he was driving, were detained.
May 13, 2003 - The Saudi government and people will not be deterred by Monday’s terror attacks in Riyadh, said Crown Prince Abdullah, deputy premier and commander of the National Guard, yesterday. “We will fight terrorism together,” he added."..These messages, which do not require any interpretation, provide clear evidence that the fate of those murderers is damnation on earth and the fury of Hell in the thereafter.." [more]
May 12, 2003 - Riyadh - Bombers attack compound housing mostly Western residents resulting in 35 dead, including 10 Americans and 7 Saudis, 200 wounded. Nine attackers among the dead, six believed to be captured. [more]
May 2003 - Saudi Arabia asked the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation and all Saudi charities to suspend activities outside Saudi Arabia until mechanisms are in place to adequately monitor and control funds so they cannot be misdirected for illegal purposes.
May 2003 - SAMA instructed all banks and financial institutions in the Kingdom to stop all financial transfers by Saudi charities to any accounts outside the Kingdom.
February 2003 - The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) began to implement a major technical program to train judges and investigators on legal matters involving terrorism financing and money-laundering methods, international requirements for financial secrecy, and methods followed by criminals to exchange information.
March 2002 - The U.S. Treasury Department and Saudi Arabia blocked the accounts of the Somalia and Bosnia branches of the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation.
May 2, 2001 - Khobar - Letter bomb injures American doctor. [more]
December 15, 2000 - Khobar - Bomb left on car windshield severely injures British citizen. [more]
November 22, 2000 - Riyadh - A bomb explodes in a car wounding two men and a woman. [more]
November 17, 2000 - Riyadh - A car bomb killed Christopher Rodway and wounded his wife. [more]
June 25, 1996 - Khobar - Truck containing about 5000 pounds of explosives targeted against US military dormitory results in 19 dead and about 500 wounded. Perpetrators escaped, later indicted by U.S. [more about Khobar Tower] [more about the indictment]
November 13, 1995 - Riyadh - The U.S. Office of the Personnel Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard (OPM/SANG) -- American training mission -- was attacked by a car bomb in a parking lot. Six killed, including five Americans, and 60 injured. The "Tigers of the Gulf," "Islamist Movement for Change," and "Fighting Advocates of God" claim responsibility. Saudi authorities arrested and executed perpetrators. [more on bombing] [more on OPM/SANG]
1994 - Osama bin Laden stripped of Saudi citizenship.
July 1989, two bombs exploded in the vicinity of Mecca's Grand Mosque. The following September, the Saudis executed 16 Kuwaiti Shi`is for their part in the explosions. [more]
1988 and 1989, a previously unknown group called Saudi Hezbollah claimed credit for a series of terrorist attacks on petrochemical installations and the assassination of Saudi diplomats abroad (in Ankara, Bangkok, and Karachi). [more]
November 20, 1979 Grand Mosque Seizure: Surprising many who believed fundamentalism was not a strong force in Saudi Arabia, Sunni Islamic dissidents seized control of the Grand Mosque at Mecca, one of the holiest sites in Islam. The (200) armed dissidents charged that the Al Saud regime had lost its legitimacy due to corruption and its closer ties to Western nations. The standoff lasted for several weeks before the Saudi military succeeded in removing the dissidents. More than 200 troops and dissidents were killed at the mosque, and subsequently over 60 dissidents were publicly beheaded. [more about the attack] [more about the Grand Mosque]
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Chronology of events in Saudi oil city attack ( Reuters )
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