DAMMAM: Despite several terror attacks seeking to destabilize the country, the nation’s security forces are winning the war against these groups, say experts.

Yahya Al-Zaedi, a former security commander, said: “Despite the casualties resulting from the terrorist operations in Saudi Arabia over the past year, the security successes have continued. The security forces still have the upper hand,” he said.

He said the country’s security forces were able to thwart many terrorist operations, most notably those that targeted commercial complexes and oil facilities near the capital. Ahmed Al-Mowkali, a specialist in terrorism, said that Daesh’s activity is divided into military-style attacks and propaganda.

These operations are planned by the group’s leaders in Syria.

The media campaigns are run to recruit new members, he said.

According to reports, there have been nearly 30 terrorist attacks in less than one year in the country by various groups. Daesh began its operations in the Kingdom in November 2014 with four masked men opening fire at a Shiite shrine in Dalwah village of Al-Ahsa region.

Then the organization targeted Suwayf Center on the Saudi-Iraqi border; and also killed a security officer and burned his body in Riyadh.

This was followed by a terrorist blowing himself up during Friday prayers at a mosque in the village of Al-Qadeeh.

Shortly afterwards a Daesh bomber detonated an explosives belt he was wearing at the entrance of Al-Anoud Mosque in Dammam; followed by the killing of a policeman during a counter-terror operation in Taif; and the murder of another officer, followed by the bombing of a police checkpoint in Riyadh.

In addition, a gunman carried out a terrorist attack on a mosque in Saihat town; and in Najran a suicide bomber blew himself up while trying to enter a mosque.