Growing militancy in Saudi Arabia’s east raises spectre of Hizbollah Al-Hejaz


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Issue 929 - 03 Aug 2012 | 6 minute read

The level of violence in Eastern Province has escalated since the start of the year. Recent reports of militant provocation of security forces have given some credence to the government narrative of outside interference, or at the very least suggest an increasingly organised indigenous opposition

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