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People transporting medical equipment found under the rubble of a hospital supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) that was bombed in Maarrat Al-Nu’man, northwest Syria (Reuters)

Saudi – Turkish Maneuvers and Russia Forestalls With a Plan to Attack Raqqah

by Thair Abbas | Feb 17, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Asharq Al-Awsat learned from informed Turkish sources yesterday that Russia has sent a letter to western countries in an attempt to forestall any Saudi – Turkish ground intervention in Syria to fight ISIS by offering to shift the regime’s operations to the...

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Two Syrian girls rush in panic after an air raid carried out by the regime on an area in northern Aleppo yesterday (AFP)

Saudi Arabia: We are Prepared for War on the Ground in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 9, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The adviser to the Saudi minister of defence’s office Brigadier General Ahmed Asiri said that Saudi Arabia is prepared for a land war in Syria and this statement came days after Riyadh announced its willingness to provide ground forces to fight ISIS as part of...

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Opinion: Saudi Ground Intervention in Syria

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Feb 6, 2016 | Opinion

The interesting statement made by the military spokesman and adviser to the Saudi Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Asiri about Riyadh’s readiness to fight on the ground in Syria raised many questions. Amongst them are: Is this a change in foreign policy?...