Saudi Arabia declares readiness to conduct ground operation in Syria

The army of Saudi Arabia is ready for a ground operation in Syria, the advisor to the Minister of Defence, the representative of the Arabian coalition on assistance to the authorities in Yemen, General Ahmed Asiri stated.

"Saudi Arabia is ready for a ground operation as part of the international coalition in Syria, led by the United States,'' Tass cites him as saying.

Asiri said that he meant fighting the Daesh terrorist organization, banned in Russia.