Syrian FM Mocks Bahrain’s Announcement to Join Ground Operation in Syria
2016-02-08 - 11:26 م
Bahrain Mirror: Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem mocked the announcement made by Bahrain in which the island kingdom expressed its readiness to join the international coalition against the so-called terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) in a ground operation in Syria, describing it as "a joke".
In response to a question on this issue during a press conference, he said: "Are you kidding...Are you sure they announced that?!" "What a joke!," he sarcastically added.
Bahraini ambassador to Britain Fawaz bin Mohammed al-Khalifa had said in a statement that "Bahrain is ready to commit ground troops to Syria as part of a US-led coalition against the Islamic State," on Friday (February 5, 2016), a day after its larger neighbour and close ally Saudi Arabia announced a similar pledge.
The ambassador; however, later denied this statement and said that "what was attributed to him on this issue is not true."
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