Iraqi PM : Sending Troops to Syria A Dangerous Escalation
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The Iraqi premier Haidar al-Abadi warned against the deployment of ground troops to Syria, describing the envisioned move as a "dangerous escalation."
The warning, issued on Wednesday, came after some regional Arab countries expressed readiness to get involved in a ground operation in Syria.
Al-Abadi's remarks came during a visit to the Italian capital city, Rome, in which the statement posted on his website said: "The PM called for a political solution to the Syrian crisis and not to send ground troops because that would lead to a dangerous escalation."
Earlier in February, Saudi Brigadier General, Ahmed Asiri, said the kingdom was prepared to participate in any ground operations that "the [so-called US-led] coalition [against "ISIS"] may agree to carry out in Syria."
Relatively, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir echoed the same position on Wednesday, saying: "We will discuss details with experts from the countries involved to decide on the nature of the participation."
Apart from the Saudi regime, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain said they are willing to send troops to Syria to join the US-led campaign allegedly fighting "ISIS".
In parallel, Syrian FM Walid al-Moallem said that any "ground intervention on Syrian territory without government authorization would amount to an aggression that must be resisted."
Meanwhile, Riyadh has been among the staunch supporters of the Takfiri militants operating to overthrow the Syrian government since early 2011.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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