Iran-backed Iraqi factions reportedly planning attacks on Saudi Arabia
Intelligence indicates Iran-aligned Iraqi groups may target Saudi Arabia in the coming hours, according to Al Arabiya sources.
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AISources have revealed intelligence reports of a plan by Iran-backed Iraqi factions to target Saudi Arabia in the coming hours, according to Al Arabiya.
In July, Ministry of Defense spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki stated that air defenses had intercepted and destroyed several drones attempting to target oil facilities in the Eastern Province and Riyadh.
He explained that these terrorist attempts originated from Iraqi territory and were carried out by Iran-backed militias, affirming Saudi Arabia's legitimate right to defend itself and its assets, and its right to respond at a time and place of its choosing.
Al-Maliki also announced that Saudi air defenses had intercepted and destroyed additional drones targeting oil facilities in the Eastern Province. He added that these renewed attacks again originated from Iraq and were executed by Iran-backed militias.
On July 29, Al-Maliki further announced that Saudi armed forces, in coordination with the US Central Command, had carried out specific precision strikes against targets belonging to those militias in Iraq, which were linked to the attacks on oil facilities in the Kingdom.