He added that the United Arab Emirates, a member of the Saudi-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council, was also ready to commit troops.
On January 4, a Saudi military spokesman confirmed that Riyadh was ready to join any US-led ground operation in Syria against Daesh if the move is approved by the coalition.
"If there was a consensus from the leadership of the coalition, the kingdom is willing to participate in these efforts because we believe that aerial operations are not the ideal solution and there must be a twin mix of aerial and ground operations," Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri told al-Arabiya TV.
He added that a decision could be made at a NATO summit in Brussels next week. US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter confirmed that he would discuss the initiative with Saudi representatives at the summit.
There are two different coalitions being established on the ground in Syria, military political analyst, Professor of Political Science and Sociology Andrei Koshkin told RT.
According to him, such countries as Saudi Arabia or Turkey are pursuing their own interests in Syria and are not really focused on eliminating Daesh.
Syria’s neighbors have rushed in to grab a slice of the "pie,” the expert said, explaining that US-led coalition forces are in desperate need of a ground operation in the country to be able to “stake their claims” on the Syrian territory.
Currently, Daesh (also known as Islamic State/ISIL) is one of the most dangerous threats to global security. In three years, the militants have seized large parts of Iraq and Syria. In addition, the terrorist group is currently trying to establish influence in North Africa, particularly in Libya. According to estimates, Daesh controls an area of up to 90,000 sq km. The number of its fighters is estimated between 50,000 and 200,000.
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| 1 | Edit | Delete Everybody is a joiner...nobody is a leader. More importantly, a leader LEADS by example...and the examples being set, well, are a bit lacking in leadership. Reply 
| 3 | Edit | Delete The US is rallying both 16th Century Sunni monarchies to its side. Bahrain is just a Saudi puppet and US outpost. The Saudis have US weapons and cannot defeat the Shi'ia Yemenis. Reply 
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| 1 | Edit | Delete The number of its fighters is estimated between 50,000 and 200,000.
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| 1 | Edit | Delete the expert said, explaining that US-led coalition forces are in desperate need of a ground operation in the country to be able to “stake their claims” on the Syrian territory. Reply 
| 1 | Edit | Delete KSA, Bahrain, Emirates and you would assume Qatar by association, although this has not been officially announced. This looks a lot more like an anti-Iran coalition than anti-Daesh one. Reply 
| 1 | Edit | Delete hhhhhhhhh..this geant country of 653Km² is really weighting and make the difference!!! Reply 
| 1 | Edit | Delete IRGC leader Ali Jaafari said if Saudi troops invade Syria they will be "wiped out"
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| 0 | Edit | Delete Well another us base called a "country" that want to taste bullets ? Why not Reply 
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Unless of course, one considers leading to destruction as a positive role model.
Zhukov
teddy j
and who GAVE these american ''non-syria" ENABLERS OF TERRORISTS AND DAESH
permission to ENTER syrian territory?
vendor
Give me a break, will ya?
We have been hearing about 50,000 then the Americans said they have killed 30,000 now it is anywhere from 50K to 200K. Perhaps even millions including Turkey and KSA and other brown armies.
jas
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It's obvious now that all NATO is interested in is stealing land and resources from countries.
Vasily Pashkov
letartousois
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No doubt the same applies to Bahrain and UAE.
Jet fuel can't melt steel beams
henaselakesan
funny joke !!
viva great sunny soldier :-)))
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