The recent spate of suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia by the Islamic State terrorist group reveals that the al Qaeda offshoot is having difficulties operating inside the kingdom.
Multiple suicide bombings took place July 4 as the Islamic observance of Ramadan was ending and appeared to be the work of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, although no group officially claimed responsibility for the attacks, according to a State Department security report.
One of the attacks appeared to target the U.S. Consulate in Jeddah. The report said the attack could signal "the first incident directly involving U.S. diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia by ISIL."
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