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Articles of the author Okaz SAUDI YEMENI BORDERS
Tents too small, rents too high
The evacuation of villages on the southern border of the Kingdom has proved a trial for many of the locals who know no other way of life than the one they have lived for generation upon generation, some of whom have huge families too large for camp (...)

06 - 02 - 2010
Commander describes ‘fierce battles' to hold Mt. Doud
The commander of the Paratroopers' First Brigade has described how his forces recently retook Mt. Doud in Jizan from Yemeni infiltrators. “The mountain was at first occupied by the infiltrators, and they fired three missiles from a tank, before (...)

04 - 02 - 2010
‘Snipers still present in border area'
Infiltrator snipers were still present in the border region, days after they announced they had withdrawn from the Saudi territory, military sources said Monday. Saudi forces have firmly dealt with the remaining snipers in anoher blow to them in (...)

02 - 02 - 2010
Minefields, barbed fence to protect border
Minefields, digging of fortified protective sites and barbed fencing of the border are some of the security measures planned to prevent infiltration, a senior army official has said. At the same time Maj. Gen. Sa'eed Al-Ghamdi, Commander of the (...)

30 - 01 - 2010
The making of Saudi paratroopers
Saudi paratroopers taking part in clashes at the southern border against armed infiltrators are highly prepared for the combat zone, said Lt. Gen. Prince Fahd Bin Turki Bin Abdul Aziz, Commander of Paratroopers and Special Forces at the Saudi Armed (...)

25 - 01 - 2010
Villagers help forces tighten control in the border region
The flow of unidentified infiltrators across the Saudi-Yemeni border into the Jizan region has been going on for years affecting both the economic life and security of the area. However, the recent infiltration of the border area has resulted in (...)

24 - 01 - 2010
Borders still dangerous forresidents and forces: Khaled
trapped some areas close to the border and Saudi forces have to be on their guard, said Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General for Military Affairs. He made the remarks Tuesday (...)

13 - 01 - 2010
SR 50m to be paid to displaced
The Ministry of Finance Tuesday started disbursing financial assistance to those living in the Ahad Al-Masareha evacuee camp south of Jizan. The amounts disbursed to families ranged between SR10,000 to SR25,000. The total amount to be paid out is (...)

13 - 01 - 2010
Aisha Haddadi – time to evacuate
At sunrise Saturday the armed forces will evacuate eight southern border villages including Umm Al-Quroosh in Jizan Region – a village that will be difficult for Aisha Ali Haddadi to leave, as she has lived there with her sheep for more than 95 (...)

08 - 01 - 2010
Al-Jaberi village operations ‘over'
Prince Muhammad Bin Naser Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Jizan, said Monday that military operations at Al-Jaberi village had almost ended, with ongoing operations involved in “securing” the site and “removing the remaining gangs.” “We are dealing with (...)

29 - 12 - 2009
Village bombarded as deadline passes
Saudi fighter aircraft and ground artillery bombarded the village of Al-Jaberi on Sunday after the deadline passed for infiltrators shored up in abandoned houses to surrender to authorities. Sources said “numerous” infiltrators were killed in the (...)

28 - 12 - 2009
Infiltrators ransack many Saudi homes
Saudi teacher Dhahab Mubaraki from Al-Khashel village was shocked to learn that her home, on which she had spent all her savings, had been totally ransacked by desperate infiltrators. Mubaraki had left her home in a hurry after being evacuated by (...)

22 - 12 - 2009
Forces kill 30 infiltrators
Saudi forces carried out strikes on 30 armed infiltrators attempting to take areas of Ka'ab Jaber Mountain to the north of Mt. Dokhan at dawn on Sunday. Sources at the front lines said that ground artillery supported by air strikes killed possible (...)

21 - 12 - 2009
Schooling at the camps
Assistance in relief work is more than just providing water, food, security, and accommodation, but rather an apolitical humanitarian project for the Jizan Education Department. Women who have been forced to leave their homes due to the ongoing (...)

21 - 12 - 2009
Military repels attack
The Saudi military repelled a group of infiltrators attempting to enter the Kingdom near Al-Ardah in the southwest of Jizan on Thursday. Sources said the group failed in a missile attack on a security post and incurred deaths and injuries during (...)

18 - 12 - 2009
Official says evacuees to get new camp, no discrimination
Following efforts to address the numbers of evacuees and improve their living conditions, it was announced Tuesday that displaced persons housed at the Ahad Al-Masareha Evacuee Camp are to be moved to a nearby site with 1,600 tents. According to (...)

16 - 12 - 2009
Al-Khubah is back to normal
In a triumphant victory for Saudi forces against the infiltrators, the Al-Khubah area has now been secured and life has returned to normal for many citizens. Muhammad Al-Shamrani, Governor of Al-Khubah, resumed his duties at the Governorate's (...)

15 - 12 - 2009
Martyr's family seeks ‘felicitation'
A Saudi paratrooper was killed in Jizan Saturday by infiltrators who shot him while he and fellow soldiers were praying. “My son is a martyr who died in the service of his religion and King and country,” said the father of Abdulrahman Khalaf (...)

14 - 12 - 2009
A day in a fighter pilot's life
It's a familiar drill for every pilot before every mission. He arrives at the base and enters the command room where everyone is gathered to receive orders. Maps and various screens are being studied. Along with his colleagues, he meets with Brig. (...)

13 - 12 - 2009
Saudi forces foil suicide attack
The Saudi Air Force and ground artillery killed and injured an unstated number of infiltrators on Friday in a “preemptive strike” to prevent a group from entering the Kingdom, a military source said. “Small groups of infiltrators tried to launch an (...)

12 - 12 - 2009
Forces clear infiltrator minefields in Jizan area
Saudi forces Tuesday cleared minefields left behind by infiltrators fleeing from lower peaks in the Mt. Dokhan area of Jizan. Military sources said that the Saudi Army took control of several strategic sites on foothills in the area from which (...)

09 - 12 - 2009
Camp pupils have no uniforms, some wear pajamas to school
Fatima refused to go to a primary school near her camp because she did not have her uniform which was left behind at their house when her family was evacuated. She is one of a number of pupils living in tent camps on the border who missed the first (...)

07 - 12 - 2009
Apache gunships prevent incursion by infiltrators
Sources at the frontlines said the Kingdom's Apache gunships carried out intense air raids on Friday and Saturday night which prevented infiltrators from entering Saudi territory. The gunships struck vehicles carrying fighters and ammunition at the (...)

06 - 12 - 2009
Fences erected along the border
Army engineers have used wire mesh fences to block valleys on the border with Yemen suspected of being gateways for infiltrators into the Kingdom, a military source said Wednesday. The difficult terrain at the border has led the military to erect (...)

03 - 12 - 2009
Military operations against infiltrators on schedule: Khaled
The infiltrators have been cleared from Mount Al-Dowd and all other important mountain areas, said Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Military Affairs, during his visit to the troops down the (...)

29 - 11 - 2009
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