Saudi Arabia: Homegrown Jihadists Press Their Agenda?

Attacks against Western workers in the Saudi oil city of Yanbu were likely pulled off by independent Saudi jihadists, not directed from the outside. This signifies the Saudis and the militants are locked into a long-term battle with little room for either side to back down. As a result, the threat level to Saudi and Western targets will not recede anytime soon and could yet expand geographically.