
The Interior Ministry has proved its professional competence in the battle against terrorism and the dismantling of terrorist cells over the decades.
The ministry has detected a number of extremist organizations and their methods in planning and implementing horrific crimes. It has also successfully exposed those involved and identified their locations and roles, attacking their hideouts.
Some terrorists turned themselves in after they realized that the security forces were zeroing in on them.
Security forces also managed to cripple the criminal organizations' movement and besiege and isolate terrorists through a systematic strategy of drying out their funding sources. Some terrorists were also killed in shootouts with security forces.
The following list shows that has been a positive record of accomplishments among the security men in the Kingdom thanks to their brave efforts in capturing wanted people.
March 2001: Many British national in Riyadh were arrested after a series of bombings in the Kingdom. Subsequently, a British citizen died. An American also died.
June 14, 2003: Five terrorists were killed and 12 others arrested in the Khalidiya neighborhood in Makkah. During the arrest operation, two police officers lost their lives and five security men and four civilians were wounded.
March 13, 2005: Security forces monitored a wanted person belonging to a terror cell from inside one of the buildings in Rabwah district of Jeddah. Saad Bubi, the wanted man, was killed and three of his companions were arrested, while 13 security men were wounded.
Oct. 19, 2006: Sixteen terrorists were arrested — two residents and 14 others from Makkah, Riyadh, Jazan and Al-Jouf.
April 26, 2015: Law enforcement agencies arrested 93 people belonging to terrorist cells related to Daesh before they could carry out attacks that they had planned in different parts of the Kingdom.
June 13, 2016: Security forces announced the arrest of three terrorists during a security operation in Madinah.
Source: Arab News
GMT 18:32 2018 Thursday ,11 January
Nearly 100,000 displaced by fighting in northwest SyriaGMT 18:54 2018 Monday ,08 January
Tunisian police disperse protests against price hikes, unemploymentGMT 18:38 2018 Sunday ,07 January
Imam inaugurates move back to the Prophet’s MihrabGMT 19:14 2018 Saturday ,06 January
Iran: opposition protests and pro-regime ralliesGMT 19:58 2018 Wednesday ,03 January
Polisario Threats MINURSO to Enter Restricted Zone of GuergueratGMT 18:19 2018 Monday ,01 January
Syria’s Assad names new defense and other ministersGMT 18:14 2018 Monday ,01 January
Abbas condemns Israeli ruling party vote for West Bank annexationGMT 00:20 2017 Saturday ,30 December
Makkah forum to boost innovation, leadership
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor