Saudi Arabia will manage internal jihadist threat
The kingdom is a prime target for Islamic State group's strategy of regional expansion
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- Islamic State agenda
- Undermine Saudi legitimacy
- Divert Saudi attention from Iraq, Syria
- Sectarian conflict in the Gulf
- Risk factors
- Insurgents' operational strength
- Terrain
- Social vulnerabilities
- Resilience factors
- Counterterrorism experience
- Hearts and minds
- GCC cooperation
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_350.jpg "A man reads a Koran during Ramadan at the Al-Rajhi mosque east of Riyadh (Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser)")