soco_conflicts

Modern conflict:

On 28 August, 2009 A suicide bomber blew himself up in Jeddah during a

Ramadan gathering that included Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, head of the security services. It was the first attempt on the life of a royal since the murder of King Faisal in 1975. The prince was treated at a hospital and released.

Historic conflicts:

The First Saudi State was established in the year 1744 (1157 A.H.) when Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab- first head of the Huose of Saud- and Prince

Muhammad ibn Saud formed an alliance to establish a religious & political sovereignty.

November 13, 1995 - The U.S. Office of the Program Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program was attacked by a car bomb in a parking lot in Riyadh.