Saudi Arabia To Fight ISIS

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Saudi Arabia To Send Troops To Fight ISIS In Syria - A Saudi military spokesperson said Thursday that the kingdom is ready to commit ground troops to the conflict in Syria, pending coalition approval.

“The kingdom is ready to participate in any ground operations that the coalition [against Islamic State] may agree to carry out in Syria,” said Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asseri’s, a military spokesman.

During a briefing Thursday, State Department spokesman John Kirby expressed general support for coalition members who want to increase their support in the fight against ISIS, however, he also noted “I would not want to comment specifically on this until we’ve had a chance to review it.”

Asseri called for a more comprehensive approach to fighting ISIS in Syria.

Saudi Ministry of Defense spokesman: Saudi Arabia ready to send ground troops to Syria to fight Daesh (ISIS) if asked.

— Saudi Embassy (@SaudiEmbassyUSA) February 4, 2016

Saudi Arabia created an anti-terror coalition of its own in December of last year. The predominantly Sunni coalition is made up of 34 nations, most of which are located in or around the Persian gulf, yet it has.