RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Five Saudi nationals fighting with insurgents in Iraq have been killed in clashes with U.S. forces, the Saudi daily newspaper al-Watan reported Wednesday.
The paper quoted informed sources as saying that one of the Saudi fighters worked as a teacher in al-Kassim north of Riyadh and that he traveled to Iraq through an Arab country last December.
"The five Saudis have been killed in armed operations in Iraq during the past week," the sources said.
They noted that many Saudi youth fighting in Iraq "are encouraging their friends and relatives at home to join them and participate in the fight against the coalition forces."
They said most Saudi fighters are located in the city of Qaem near the Iraqi-Syrian border.
