Situated in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, the small village of Awamiya has fallen prey to one of the most well-equipped military giants in the Gulf. This 400-year-old Muslim Shi’a district, with a population of only 30,000, has been under siege by Saudi forces since May and the government has turned the historic village into a war zone.
Since May, 2017 an ongoing insurgency has been raging in the Shia heartland town of Awamiya in eastern Saudi Arabia and its only thanks to the BBC being allowed to enter the area and film the destruction that the world can see how the House of Saud’s war against the Shia population of Yemeni has now expanded to include the[Read More...]
Authorities in Saudi Arabia confirmed on Wednesday that the last residential building in the historic center of a restive Shia town has been demolished after officials alleged it had become a hideout for local militants.
A screengrab appears to show bullet-ridden buildings demolished by bulldozers in Qatif.(@AngryQatifi)
The Saudi government has been forcibly relocating residents of the restive city of Awamiya as clashes continue between soldiers and militant groups in the old city.
Unverified footage that circulated on social media showed thick smoke rising from a vehicle engulfed in flames (screengrab)
The Thursday evening blast was the latest incident in Qatif, which has seen criminal violence as well as protests among the Sunni-dominated kingdom’s Shia minority.
Police spotted the vehicle used “to carry out terrorist and criminal crimes” and then took “necessary action”, a ministry statement said, without detailing what tactics were used.
“As a result, it caught fire and exploded,” killing its two occupants.
