Ever since ISIS captured land across Iraq and Syria last year, and announced a “new caliphate” across the two nations, other countries in the region have been concerned about an increase in terror attacks. That worry is particularly acute amongst the five Arab partners in the US-led coalition fighting ISIS. Those countries — Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — have been singled out as potential targets for attacks by the ISIS leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. In July, after ISIS captured the Iraqi city of Mosul, Saudi Arabia boosted security on its 500-mile border with Iraq, deploying thousands of troops to back up border guards. Anxiety about jihadist attacks in the kingdom increased after a sectarian … Continue reading If terrorist groups are to be defeated, Saudi Arabia must stop funding those it favours