MANAMA, JAN. 21 (BNA) SAUDI CHIEF OF STAFF GENERAL SALEH BIN ALI AL MUHAYYA HAS HAILED THE STANCE OF THE BAHRAINI LEADERSHIP AND PEOPLE AND THEIR SOLIDARITY WITH SAUDI ARABIA IN ITS CONFRONTATION OF HUSTHISTS' ATTACKS AGAINST THE KINGDOM.
HE TOLD ALAYAM NEWSPAPER THAT THE HONORABLE STANCE OF BAHRAIN CAME TO REFLECT THE STRENGTH OF THE BROTHERLY TIES BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. REGARDING THE BATTLE FIELD SITUATION, HE SAID THAT SAUDI ARABIA WAS NOT PART OF A CONVENTIONAL WAR, ITS WAS FIGHTING GANGS WHOSE HIDEOUTS ARE NOT ALWAYS KNOWN AND THEREFORE IT WAS PREMATURE TO SET A DEADLINE FOR THE END OF THE FIGHT. IT COULD TAKE ONE MONTH OR MORE, HE SAID, AFFIRMING THAT SAUDI ARABIA DOES NOT PERMIT ANY SIDE TO ATTACK ITS TERRITORIES WITHOUT BEING PUNISHED. EQUALLY, SAUDI ARABIA DOES NOT ALLOW ITSELF TO TRANSGRESS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF ANY STATE, HE AFFIRMED. WITH REGARD TO THE GCC RAPID INTERVENTION FORCES, HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE BASED NEAR AL JAZEERA SHIELD FORCES IN KING KHALID MILITARY CITY. MTQ 21-JAN-2010 10:50