Talk:Grand Mosque Seizure
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I wouldn't describe this incident as Iraq-related, since it happened in Saudi Arabia, even before the first Gulf War.
The article mentions 200 dissidents, however another online article has the count at 500. Which is correct?
http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/context.jsp?item=a10070brothersties
[edit] More Wiki links?
When I first read the article, last April, there was not even one article linking to this one. I linked to it from 3 other articles; it wasn't even mentioned in a list of terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia! I suppose it merits some more links, as there are so many aspects to this, relatively early, Islamist attack. GdB 10:53, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
OK another article on Wikipedia about alqutaibi mentions that there were 1200 to 1500 terrorists, but this article sayd there were 250. Another mistake, the mosque is in Mecca, but, in the quotations from the Middle East expert, they mention that the Mosque is in Medina, a different city.
[edit] Great work
Wow, there's a whole lot more to this article than the last time I looked at it. Good job, people!
[edit] Pakistani SSG Connection - Missing
One important fact which goes missing in article is the Pakistani connection in regaining the control of the holy mosque.
When Saudi forces failed and lost 127 of its soldiers, Prince Sultan (then Saudi defence Minister) requested Pakistani President Zia-ul-Haq to send in Pakistan Army's SSG (Special Services Group) Commandoes, they along with French men did a combined operation.A few Pakistani commandoes even died during the battle.
The popular belief is that Pakistani commdandoes alone carried out the operation, and french were mere planners.
