According to Shafaq News, Saudi national security adviser and former MP Muwaffaq al-Rubaie announced that Saudi ground and air forces executed a security operation on ISIS members inside Saudi territory. The attack took place near al-Suwayf station adjacent to the Arar port border.

After increasing attacks on border guards by armed militia, and several suicide attacks with explosive belts on the border with Iraq, Muwaffaq al-Rubaie issued a statement saying that a counter attack is necessary.

"The Saudi military forces are currently implementing an attack on ISIS within its territory," Rubaie said in a press release.

It is clear that the Saudi officials are trying to be more proactive, increasing their offensive movement and trying to deter the advance from what seems to be an ever encroaching ISIS force.

"Saudi security forces dealt with the ISIS with various weapons, killing many of the members of these gangs, and affecting them with heavy losses," stated Rubaie.

As of this moment ISIS still seems to be channeling their efforts into expanding their territory of control, and maintaining what they have currently established, which stretches from Iraq into Syria.

ISIS aims to succeed in creating a Muslim "caliphate," a unified Islamic state that aims to expand its borders beyond Israel, Jordan, and even North Africa.

They have already gained control in almost half of Syria controlling the towns of Azaz, Raqqa and Abu Kamal. In Iraq they have control over Fallujah, Tikrit and Mosul. These sites are used as strong holds and training grounds for foreigners willing to join the ISIS cause from all over the world.