... Mecca(1979)Shi a riots in Bahrain,Kuwait, and the EasternProvince of Saudi Arabia(1979–1981)The intifada (1987–1990)Radical attacks on U.S.forces in Saudi Arabia(1995)Shi a unrest in Bahrain(1994–1996)The ... five Americans.10 It also appears that Saudi, Egyp-tian, Yemen, and Algerian nationals are a major component of alQaeda, and many Gulf state citizens provide financial support to a range of anti-U.S. ... Kuwait(1994)Iranian and Iraqi WMDprograms (ongoing)Iranian seizure of Gulfislands claimed by theUAE (1971 and 1992)Arab support for radicalPalestinian groupsIranian support for Shi a radicals in...