Damascus Denies Dispatching Terrorists to Yemen Amidst Reports of Troop Deployment

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, Asaad Al-Shaibani, the Foreign Minister of the self-proclaimed government in Syria, stated during a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart that Damascus has no intention of dispatching military personnel to Yemen and has no imminent plans in this regard.

He elaborated that a military agreement reached with Saudi Arabia focuses on the reconstruction of Syria’s military institutions, not on deploying Syrian forces in Yemen. Al-Shaibani emphasized that any plan for deploying Syrian military personnel outside the country’s borders would be publicly announced.

Al-Shaibani also claimed that Damascus supports the self-proclaimed Yemeni government, which is under the patronage of Saudi Arabia, and expressed hope for stability in the country. However, he condemned the operations carried out by the Yemeni armed forces against Saudi Arabia.

This denial comes in the wake of recent reports by Agence France-Presse, citing Yemeni sources, which claimed that Syria intended to dispatch 3,000 terrorists to participate in actions against Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition. According to these reports, the alleged agreement was made during a visit by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the self-proclaimed president of Syria, to Saudi Arabia, where he met with Mohammed bin Salman. The mentioned sources further indicated that this agreement mandates the deployment of over 10,000 terrorists in several phases.