A suicide bomber struck the Shiite Imam Ali mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia's al-Qadeeh village during Friday prayers on May 22, leaving 22 people dead and dozens more wounded. The bombing, claimed by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), was the most significant attack in the country in years and revived memories of the mass casualty attacks—mainly targeting foreigners—of the 1990s and early 2000s. While recent international attention has focused on Saudi Arabia's more expansive foreign policy, the incident highlighted an increasing climate of instability within the kingdom's borders.
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