In a new execution video, fighters accuse the Saudi kingdom of joining a coalition of “crusaders” and challenge the nation to send troops into Syria to fight them.
The video ends with the purported execution of a man presented as a Saudi collaborator as a message to the leadership in Riyadh.
The Saudi-led coalition is expected to train and arm forces that would fight against ISIS militants, alongside cooperation in the field of intelligence.
Among the countries joining Saudi in the fight against ISIS are Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Malaysia, Pakistan and several Arab states.
Saudi Arabia is considered a key ally of the U.S. in the region and has supported a U.S.-led campaign against ISIS. The country itself has been the site of several terrorist attacks by ISIS sympathizers, and the government has sought to crack down on domestic support for the group.
Last month, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman called on the world to “rid the world of its evil” in the fight against terrorism, and announced a more than $100 million donation to an international intelligence hub for information and research on terrorism.
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