Syria denies plans to send troops to Yemen as Saudi military ties deepen
- Syria denied plans to send troops to Yemen, according to a Syrian diplomatic source speaking to state news agency SANA.
- Syria’s current military cooperation with Saudi Arabia focuses on training forces, improving their capabilities, and exchanging military expertise.
- The source said cooperation could expand through coordination visits and possibly lead to a mutual defense agreement.
- Syria and Saudi Arabia signed a defense cooperation deal during Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s visit to Riyadh.
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The Syrian authorities reported that, to date, they did not plan to send troops to Yemen, as Damascus was focusing on its own internal problems, and on Saturday, SANA reported to SANA with reference to a diplomatic source.
Syria denies plans to send troops to Yemen as Saudi military ties deepen
Nov 7 (Reuters) - Syria has no plans to send troops to Yemen, a Syrian diplomatic source told state news agency SANA, dismissing reports of a possible deployment while adding that military cooperation with Saudi Arabia could eventually expand.
Saudi coordination visits to Syria to begin in December, diplomatic source tells SANA
Syria rules out troop deployment to Yemen, says military ties with Saudi Arabia could expand
Syria has clarified that it will not deploy troops to Yemen despite previous reports suggesting otherwise. A diplomatic source stated that military cooperation with Saudi Arabia is anticipated to deepen in the future. Saudi Arabia is currently facing tensions with the Houthi rebels and seeks military assistance from various allies. Syria and Saudi Arabia recently signed a defense cooperation agreement as ties between the countries strengthen.
(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = 3,000 Syrian troops are scheduled to be deployed to Saudi Arabia and Yemen to fight against the pro-Iranian Houthi rebels, and among them...
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