Syria weighs military aid for Saudi Arabia amid Yemen war: Report
U.S. officials say 10,000 to 20,000 Syrian troops are under discussion as Damascus weighs support for the Saudi-backed counteroffensive.
- On Tuesday, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh to discuss potential military support against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, with Syria considering deploying up to 20,000 troops.
- Saudi Arabia requested the assistance to bolster Yemeni forces fighting the Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa, while Sharaa is keen to demonstrate support for MBS, who brokered his 2025 meeting with President Donald Trump.
- Damascus faces risks, as the state prioritizes recovery from the 14-year civil war; officials fear religious tensions between the Syrian army and Houthis could invite backlash from Iran and its allies Hezbollah in Lebanon.
- Options range from defensive aid to offensive deployment, with a Syrian diplomat stating any cooperation would occur "exclusively through official channels and within the framework of the bilateral agreements governing relations between our two brotherly countries."
- H.A. Hellyer, a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London, noted that sending small-scale defensive personnel "would be tremendously and positively symbolic," though "Syrian boots on the ground" would be a "wholly different proposition.
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Following Pakistan and Turkey, Syria is reportedly considering providing troop support to Saudi Arabia. It appears that countries around the Middle East are jumping into the civil war between the Saudi-led Yemeni government forces coalition and the pro-Iranian Houthi rebels. On the 7th (local time), Axios, citing a U.S. official, reported that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
The Syrian government, controlled by the jihadist HTS group, denied claims that it would join the "war in Yemen," where clashes are taking place between government-backed forces and the Iranian-backed Houthis.
Syria has denied claims that it will join the war in Yemen after reports said Damascus was considering military aid to Saudi Arabia against the Houthis. The Syrian Information Ministry said the country supports the kingdom against threats to its security and stability, but does not plan to open new fronts. “We stand firmly with Saudi Arabia against threats to its security and stability. At the same time, Syria’s policy in the region is based on …
Saudi Arabia is looking for military support to confront the Houthis in Yemen, amid reports that it has asked Syria to send troops or provide defensive and offensive assistance, while Damascus is carefully studying the request. This news has been posted via Cedarnews News News.
The Syrian Ministry of Defence denied the dispatch of troops to Yemen, as reported by the Axios portal, which stated that both countries were negotiating the transfer of troops to Yemen to combat the Husite rebels; the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported that Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the head of Syria for the transitional period, had arrived in Saudi Arabia for the fifth time after assuming power and had met with the country's Crown Prince Mohammed bi…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwak Min-seo = A U.S. online media outlet reported on the 7th (local time) that Syria is considering deploying troops for a 'counterattack operation' against Yemen's Houthi rebels...
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