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Grand Mosque Seizure

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The seizure shocked the Islamic world as hundreds of pilgrims present for the annual hajj were taken hostage, and hundreds of militants, security forces and hostages caught in crossfire were killed in the ensuing battles for control of the site. The siege ended two weeks after the takeover began with militants and the mosque was cleared. Following the attack, the Saudi state implemented stricter enforcement of Islamic code. The Grand Mosque Seizure on November 20, 1979, was an armed attack and takeover by armed Islamic fundamentalist dissidents of the Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam. The insurgents declared that the Mahdi, or redeemer of Islam, had arrived in the form of one of the insurgents' leaders, Abdullah Hamid Mohammed Al-Qahtani and called on Muslims to obey him. Following the attack, the Saudi state implemented stricter enforcement of Islamic code.Wright, Sacred Rage, (2001), p.155

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~3 French GIGN 200 ~10,000 Saudi NG ~At least 3 GIGN commandos ~10,000 Saudi NG, 400

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Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Khalid of Saudi Arabia Prince Fahd Turki bin Faisal Al Saud Major Pervez Musharraf Badr bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud Prince Abdullah n20: Colonel Nasser Al-Homaid Prince Nayef Mohammed Abdullah al-Qahtani King Khalid n35: King Fahd n39: Lieutenant Abdulaziz Qudheibi Flt. Lt Ali Salman Christian Prouteau Prince Sultan Mohammed Elias Badr bin Abdul Aziz Juhayman al-Otaybi Brigadier-General Faleh al Dhaheri Major Mohammed Zuweid al Nefai Faisal Mohammed Faisal

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Saudi Arabian victory * Insurgents take control of the mosque for 2 weeks * Saudi military regain control of the mosque * Execution of Juhayman al-Otaybi and his followers Saudi Arabian Victory

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Grand Mosque Seizure

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The Grand Mosque Seizure on November 20, 1979, was an armed attack and takeover by armed Islamic fundamentalist dissidents of the Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam. The insurgents declared that the Mahdi, or redeemer of Islam, had arrived in the form of one of the insurgents' leaders, Abdullah Hamid Mohammed Al-Qahtani and called on Muslims to obey him. The seizure shocked the Islamic world as hundreds of pilgrims present for the annual hajj were taken hostage, and hundreds of militants, security forces and hostages caught in crossfire were killed in the ensuing battles for control of the site. The siege ended two weeks after the takeover began with militants cleared from the mosque. Following the attack, the Saudi state implemented stricter enforcement of Islamic code.Wright, Sacred Rage, (2001), p.155 The seizure shocked the Islamic world as hundreds of pilgrims present for the annual hajj were taken hostage, and hundreds of militants, security forces and hostages caught in crossfire were killed in the ensuing battles for control of the site. The siege ended two weeks after the takeover began with militants and the mosque was cleared. Following the attack, the Saudi state implemented stricter enforcement of Islamic code.

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