Three officers were instantly killed when the outpost came under attack, the Saudi Press Agency reported, without specifying who was behind it.
Local authorities apprehended two suspects and a third opened fire as he tried to escape, killing the fourth officer.
Authorities did not name the suspects.
In March 2015, the kingdom launched a coalition of Arab states fighting to roll back Iran-backed Al Houthi
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the
Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews...
rebels in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...and restore the country’s internationally-recognised government to power.
Last November, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman vowed to "pursue terrorists" as he presided over the first meeting of an Islamic counter-terrorism alliance involving around 40 Moslem countries.