More of Saudis Have Joined Daesh Than Any Other Country!

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The Wahhabi Daesh [Arabic acronym for "ISIS" / "ISIL"] has boasted that key US Middle East ally Saudi Arabia is the top provider of terrorists for the terrorist group in Iraq, reports Fox News, citing Iraqi military sources.

Saudi Arabia shares an estimated 500-mile-long border with war-ravaged Iraq.

Nevertheless, Fox News reports that the Saudi militants crossed into Iraq over the border the country shares with both Turkey and Syria.

The news outlet learned from unnamed Iraqi intelligence sources that terrorists from the Saudi kingdom comprise nearly one-third [up to 30 percent] of all Daesh terrorists in Iraq, adding that "Saudis comprise the largest single contingent of Daesh fighters, with Russian Chechens making up the second-largest contingent."

Speaking to the news outlet on condition of anonymity, a high-ranking Iraqi intelligence officer said, "The Saudi presence in ISIS is very large. What we have left are mainly Iraqis and Saudis."

"The Saudis make up a large number of suicide bombers, as they already have the ground work of radicalization installed in their minds from radical sheikhs in Saudi [Arabia]. And we've caught important ISIS commanders," he added.

Fox News points out that it has seen various Daesh-linked photographs and documents showing identification and credit cards of Saudi terrorists.

The report comes nearly a month after an article by the Wall Street Journal [WSJ] revealed that President Donald Trump's administration is considering forming a military alliance with major Middle East allies, including the Saudi kingdom, to combat Iran.

The law-compliant kingdom Saudi Arabia is regarded as a hotbed and top global exporter of Wahhabism, adhered to by Daesh and various other terrorist groups.

"Wahhabism was born in Saudi Arabia. Saudi is leading those extremist organizations like ISIS," an anonymous Iraqi official told Fox News. "They have high-ranking officials and fighters among their ranks. Saudi is nothing without US protection; it is only a bite for Iran to eat."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team