Assad ‘will be removed by force’ if peace talks fail, Saudi foreign minister says

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will be removed by force if the Syrian peace process fails, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has said.
“Bashar al-Assad will leave – have no doubt about it” Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir told CNN. “He will either leave by a political process or he will be removed by force.”
Saudi Arabia has sent troops and fighter jets to a Turkish military base ahead of a possible ground invasion of Syria.
Mr Jubeir said Saudi Arabia is prepared to contribute ground troops to the fight in Syria, but only as part of a US-led coalition.
He added: “We will push as much as we can to ensure that the political process works. But if that doesn’t work, it will be because of the obstinance of the Syrian regime and that of its allies.

 

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