The Saudi Air Force, Army, Navy and public security were Monday carrying out mop-up operations, according to military sources. Apache helicopters destroyed infiltrators' missile launch pads and their night hideouts. Military analysts said that infiltrators were hemmed in by Apache helicopter attacks and army sniper fire at the areas of the most intense fighting around Mt. Dokhan and Mt. Doud and the village of Al-Ghawiya, where infiltrators sought cover in houses from air and artillery strikes. The rebels suffered a further setback with the killing of their official spokesman. Infiltrators were now confined to the border area between the Kingdom and Yemen. The sources said that the Saudi Armed Forces have tightened control over sites at Umm Al-Daba Mountains after infiltrators tried to sneak in Sunday night, launching RPGs. The Saudi artillery destroyed their hideouts. The Armed Forces also purged Al-Ghawyia and Al-Sabakhaya villages of infiltrators. In Dammam, Emir of the Eastern Province Prince Muhammad Bin Fahd told a group of judges, senior officials and other dignitaries Monday that a decisive victory was near. He described the military operations as “heroic, honorable and dignified.” The National Society for Human Rights, meanwhile, has said it is looking into eyewitness reports of infiltrators using human shields. Several sources also reported on Monday that foreign fighters had been identified among infiltrators, including Pakistanis, Ethiopians, Somalis, Afghanis and an Egyptian.
