The Independent warns of Saudi Arabia sending ground forces into Syria

this will have immense ramifications for the country’s civil war and the wider region

The Independent has warned of Saudi Arabia sending of ground forces into Syria, saying this will have immense ramifications for the country’s civil war and the wider region.

The Saudi announcement comes at a time when prospects for peace have faded with the collapse of the Geneva talks and the conflict has intensified with regime forces attempting to encircle Aleppo backed by heavy Russian air strikes.

The already sour relationship between Russia and Turkey, backers respectively of the Syrian regime and rebels, has also worsened. Ankara accuses Moscow of being complicit in trying to impose a “starvation siege” on Aleppo while the Russians claim the Turks are planning to invade Syria.

The Independent added that any Saudi troops going into Syria will find themselves at the center of a highly combustible situation.