Al Jazeera - Saudi Arabia Alone and Outnumbered

By Seung Choi

02 Dec 2018 10:00 GMT War & Conflict, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Middle East, United Nations

Recently in Russia, a violent outbreak has erupted in Saudi Arabia after an attempted assassination of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Putin was attacked by 20 members of Saudi Arabian Forces but the assassination attempt failed resulting in the slaughter of all 20 members involved in the operation. Due to these events, Saudi Arabia is now facing a war, not only with Russia, but also with their newly formed ally Iran. Several bombs have already been dropped on Saudi Arabia hitting Medina and central Saudi Arabia, resulting in hundreds of casualties, and more to come. Clearly outnumbered in military forces, Saudi Arabia is desperate in their search for allies but have not come to a positive solution thus far. Saudi Arabia’s potential ally India has stated they refuse to assist the country as this upcoming war is a result of their careless and aggressive actions. With a diplomatic solution out of the picture, Russia has began to invade Saudi Arabia from both the northern and southern borders of the nation. Currently, there have been over 400,000 Saudi Arabian casualties as well as a massive 900,000 Russian casualties. With roughly 7,000 armed Islamic Reform troops left combatting nearly 100,000 armed Russian troops, one possibility raised in the Saudi Arabian crisis discussion was the possibility of forming a partnership with the largest oil consumer in the world, the United States. While this was discussed, many government officials and CEOs were optimistic. The ministry of justice stated that, “The U.S. doesn’t care enough. Right now the best thing to do is try to contact the Russians while we are all at war and see what deals we can come up with.” But as much as a peaceful solution is always strived for, it may be too late for negotiations. Currently, two airstrikes have been launched against the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital and main financial hub. Saudi Arabia have yet to respond with their own attacks against Russia, but as of yet, Saudi Arabia is alone and outnumbered.