Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir delivers a statement after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington, February 8, 2016. REUTERS/CARLOS BARRIA
Reuters: Saudi minister says Syrian rebels should get surface-to-air missiles
Moderate Syrian rebels should be supplied with surface-to-air missiles to defend against air strikes, Germany weekly Der Spiegel quoted Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir as saying.
The rebels are under attack from both the Syrian air force and Russian strikes. Jubeir said providing them with the rockets would "enable the moderate opposition to neutralize the regime's helicopters and planes".
Al-Jubeir repeated his calls for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down in order to enable a political solution to the five-year-long war.
"The other option is that the war goes on and Assad is being defeated," al-Jubeir said.
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Update #1: Saudi FM says Syrian rebels should receive anti-aircraft missiles (AFP)
Update #2: Saudi ground forces would target only Daesh in Syria (AFP)
WNU editor: There are already many anti-aircraft missiles in Syria .... my guess is that the Saudi government now wants to send even more advanced versions of these missiles. As to what is my take on such a development .... the possibility that some of Syria's radical groups may get their hands on these weapons should make all of us shudder.
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