LOC18:21
15:21 GMT
RIYADH, May 24 (KUNA) -- Splitting Saudi Arabia into five divisions is a major goal of a strategy adopted by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the interior ministry said in Riyadh on Sunday.
The group aims to help its elements move freely and carry out operations in the Kingdom, ministry spokesman Maj.-Gen. Mansour Al-Turki told a press conference.
The ISIL is targeting security personnel, he added, noting that they had thwarted plans to assassin five officers.
The ISIL's strategy seeks to move the group's activities into the Kingdom through terrorist acts, provoking a state of chaos, insecurity and instability so that it can broaden the range of operations, he added.
In addition, the insurgents are luring children through social media to form what can be called "army of children," Al-Turki, urging families to observe their kids closely for any intellectual changes.
He noted that the Friday bombing at a mosque in the eastern village of Al-Qadeeh demonstrated integration of the Saudi society, as well as the distinguished coordination among the security bodies that managed within a short time to reveal the circumstances.
The ministry had said on Saturday that ta Saudi ISIL member had targeted the Al-Qadeeh mosque with an explosive belt. (end)
ad.msa