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https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/the-kingdoms-perfect-storm-sectarian-tension-and-terrorism-in-saudi-arabias-eastern-province The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Arabia Province (ولاية نجد) is a branch of the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), active in Saudi Arabia. ISIL announced the group's formation on 13 November 2014.

Background
On 13 November 2014, ISIL announced that a branch of the group had been established in Yemen, following pledges of allegiance made by unidentified militants in the country. al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the strongest militant group in the country, rejected this establishment. By December of that year, ISIL had begun to build an active presence inside Yemen, and its recruitment drive brought it into direct competition with AQAP.

The branch's first attack occurred in March 2015, when it carried out suicide bombings on 2 Shia Mosques in the Yemeni capital. In the following months it continued to carry out attacks aimed largely at civilian targets associated with the Shia Houthi movement.

Saudi Province's organizational structure is divided into geographical based sub-units. At least seven separate sub-wilayah, named after existing Regions of Saudi Arabia, have claimed responsibility for attacks in Yemen, including Najd, Haramayn and Hijaz.

Attacks
2015 Arar attack 2014 al-Dalwah attack 2015 Abha mosque bombing Mahasen mosque attack 2015 Kuwait mosque bombing Qatif and Dammam mosque bombings