Syria weighs military aid for Saudi Arabia amid Yemen war, sources say - L'Orient Today
Naharnet · Regional
- Arabic title
- سوريا تدرس تقديم مساعدات عسكرية للسعودية في ظل حرب اليمن، وفقاً لمصادر - لوريونت توداي
- English title
- Syria weighs military aid for Saudi Arabia amid Yemen war, sources say - L'Orient Today
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- UTC
- Topic
- Humanitarian, Military, Politics
From the text
Syria is carefully considering providing military assistance to key ally Saudi Arabia amid an escalating war against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, a U.S. official and a Syrian military official briefed on the matter said. Options being considered include defensive aid to protect the kingdom from attacks, or deployment of forces in an offensive capacity to help Saudi-backed Yemeni troops fight the Houthis, the sources said. The U.S. official said Saudi Arabia had requested that Syria deploy forces to fight the Houthis, an assertion denied by the Syrian president's media adviser, Ahmad Zaida…source ↗