Monday, August 11, 2014

S/A seeks protection from ISIS

Muslims pray around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the holy city of Mecca June 29, 2014.


MOSCOW, August 4 (RIA Novosti) - Saudi Arabia is seeking help from Pakistan and Egypt to protect its borders and religious sites from attacks by the Islamic State (IS), formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), the International Business Times reported.
"The kingdom is calling in favors from Egypt and Pakistan. No one is certain what ISIS has planned, but it's clear a group like this will target Mecca if it can. We expect them to run out of steam, but no one is taking any chances," the International Business Times wrote Sunday citing an adviser to the Saudi government.


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http://en.ria.ru/world/20140804/191716849/Saudi-Arabia-Seeks-to-Protect-Mecca-after-ISIS-Destroys-Iraqi.html

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