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| Two Saudis on trial for using fake passports to join Syrian war |
| 2016-10-12 |
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Two Saudis were tossed in the clinkDon't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! after they attempted to flee the country to join the war in Syria, using fake passports. Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... ’s Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution filed a lawsuit against the two on Tuesday. The suspects are said to have contacted "smugglers" in and outside the kingdom to facilitate their travel. They initially tried to escape to Bahrain using a fake Bahraini passport for the first suspect. But they were arrested by Saudi authorities. Nevertheless, the suspects attempted to escape two days later but this time through Yemen. They were then arrested by Yemeni authorities and handed over to the Saudi authorities. It was found that the first defendant had already been arrested as he tried to travel to Afghanistan. He was later released and resumed his studies. He then decided to join the ongoing Syrian war and this is when he met the second defendant. They both agreed they wanted to go to Syria, and were preparing to join the ranks of "Ahrar al-Sham ...a Syria jihadi group made up of Islamists and salafists, not that there's that much difference, formed into a brigade. They make up the main element of the Islamic Front but they don't profess adoration of al-Qaeda and they've been fighting (mainly for survival) against the Islamic State. Their leadership was wiped out at a single blow by a suicide kaboom at a crowded basement meeting in September, 2014... " group via a Syrian fighter. Saudi Arabia is trying to prevent young people from going to fight in Syria. Many of the imported muscle flocking to Syria to join groups like the ISIS are Arabs from the Middle East and Africa, although gunnies have attracted fighters from across different countries ranging from Norway to Uzbekistan. |
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