Kuwait foils terrorist plot targeting vital facility, arrests Daesh-linked suspect

Kuwait's security services have foiled a terrorist plot targeting a vital facility and arrested a Kuwaiti national affiliated with Daesh, also known as ISIS. According to The National Business, investigations found that the suspect had received training in explosives manufacturing and drone operation, and had built a drone with the intention of using it to target a vital facility.

The Interior Ministry said the suspect was arrested following "meticulous" security monitoring and surveillance operations. The ministry referred the suspect to authorities for investigations and further legal action.

The arrest is part of Kuwait's ongoing efforts to monitor and confront activities and plots threatening its security and stability. ISIS, driven out of its former territories in Iraq and Syria by 2019, maintains cells in several countries, and has been active in the Gulf region, including an attack at a mosque in Oman in 2024 that killed six people.

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