Saudi king orders measures to defend against Iraq jihadists

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https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w2SNTzjyWA.H2reEg6ZhZw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/a03f9837e40cee1d99c274db9921bc92cf9eaf6e.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/saudi-king-orders-measures-defend-against-iraq-jihadists-160414405.html)Saudi King Abdullah instructed authorities in the oil-rich kingdom Thursday to take "necessary measures" to defend the country from jihadists battling the government in neighbouring Iraq. The an**uncement comes days after militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) seized the border crossing from Iraq into Jordan, which also neighbours the kingdom, as they press an offensive in Iraq. A statement said Abdullah ordered authorities "to take all the necessary measures to protect... the kingdom's security against actions that could be taken by terrorist or other groups." The measures were **t spelled out but decided during a security cabinet meeting chaired by the king and devoted to discussing developments in Iraq and their impact on Gulf Arab monarchies. The meeting comes on the eve of a visit to Saudi Arabia by US Secretary of State John Kerry, who has been holding talks with regional and international players to seek ways of containing the unrest in Iraq.




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