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Thursday, February 18, 2016
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
Saudi minister: Priority of any Syria ground op must be IS
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAny participation by Saudi forces in a US-led ground operation in Syria would focus on fighting the Islamic State group, not President Bashar Assad, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister tells AFP.
“Saudi Arabia has expressed its readiness to send special forces to Syria as part of the coalition, with the goal of eliminating Daesh. This is the mission and the responsibility,” Adel al-Jubeir says, using an Arabic acronym for IS.
— AFP
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