New Martyr in Qatif, Al-Saud Snipers on Rooftops

Local Editor

As the Saudi regime forces continue their brutal aggression against al-Qatif civilians, a new young man was martyred in the kingdom’s oil-rich Eastern Province.
Local sources, requesting anonymity, said 22-year-old Wahab Fakri al-Ma’yuf was martyred on Wednesday afternoon after Saudi troops opened fire at a group of protesters in the town of Awamiyah, located some 390 kilometers northeast of the capital Riyadh.

A number of people also sustained injuries during the turmoil. A little boy is said to be in a critical condition.

The development came only hours after snipers were stationed on the rooftops of government buildings and entrances of Awamiyah.
Saudi forces also ordered the entire staff of civil defense department in the town to evacuate the building and take all equipment inside away with them.

There are also unconfirmed reports that Saudi soldiers have launched a number of rocket-propelled grenades at al-Deira neighborhood of Awamiyah.

Regime forces also used incendiary bombs, filled with highly combustible chemicals, in the al-Mosara area.

Several artillery rounds slammed into al-Shamli, Shokrallah and al-Jamimah neighborhoods, though no immediate reports of casualties were available.

Saudi regime forces have laid siege to Awamiyah for more than a week in the wake of fierce clashes with local residents, who are irate at the demolition of the historic al-Mosara neighborhood for a planned development project.
Pictures and videos of bulldozers, escorted by heavily armored military vehicles and heading towards the site, have gone viral.

Activists say Awamiyah locals are suffering severe water shortage and are using private generators to produce electricity.

Last week, Saudi regime forces shot dead a two-and-a-half year old child and a young man in Awamiyah.

Al-Ahed news website reported that the child's mother was also critically injured in the Thursday attack.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team