Inhuman zionist Saudi Security Forces Attack Qatif, Kill 5 People

Informed sources in Eastern Saudi Arabia were quoted by Mer’at al-Jazirah news website as saying that the Saudi forces attacked the houses in al-Jash and Um al-Homam regions in al-Qatif on Monday, killing 5 people and detaining 2 others.

The operations were conducted on the threshold of the 3rd anniversary of execution of prominent Shiite Leader Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by the Saudi regime.

Qatif, situated in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, has been the scene of anti-regime protests since 2011, with demonstrators demanding free speech, the release of political prisoners, and an end to economic and religious discrimination.

Riyadh has suppressed pro-democracy rallies, but they have intensified since January 2016 when the Al Saud regime executed respected Sheikh Nimr.

In 2017, Awamiyah, another Shiite-populated Qatif town, witnessed a deadly military crackdown on protests that were being held against the regime’s attempt to raze the historical Musawara neighborhood.

Saudi rulers claimed the district’s narrow streets served as a hideout for armed men who were behind the attacks on Saudi forces in Eastern Province.

Riyadh then deployed military forces with heavy weapons to the town, while bulldozers escorted by heavily armored military vehicles demolished several houses, businesses and historical sites across the region.

Dozens of civilians were killed during the weeks-long military crackdown. Some 30,000 people also fled the town.