A security campaign against Shi’ite Muslim gunmen in eastern Saudi Arabia has reduced dozens of buildings in the town of Awamiya to ruins and forced thousands of residents to flee. Reporters escorted by special forces in armoured vehicles saw streets in Awamiya’s old quarter transformed into a war zone a world away from the sparkling cityscapes elsewhere in the energy-rich Gulf. What SSSF did is destroying whole #Awamia by bullets and missiles and forcibly displacing residents for 7 uncaught militants. Crudely photocopied portraits of “martyrs” - one apparently 16 years old - were tacked on to lamp posts and buildings. NOT YET FINISHEDFootage on social media on Wednesday showed security forces celebrating by linking arms and dancing in a circle, their automatic weapons raised in the air.

Source: Hindustan Times August 10, 2017 05:03 UTC