Prince Saud al-Faisal said the Saudi Arabia cannot be silent in the face of Iran and Hezbollah’s intervention in Syria. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia Says Syrian War On Rebels Is 'Genocide' -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday the Syrian government's attempts to suppress a rebellion amounted to "genocide" and called for rebels to get military aid to defend themselves, in a sharp escalation of rhetoric over the conflict.
Speaking at a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Jeddah, Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal criticized Iran, Russia and Hezbollah for backing and arming Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
"Syria is facing a double-edged attack. It is facing genocide by the government and an invasion from outside the government ... (It) is facing a massive flow of weapons to aid and abet that invasion and that genocide. This must end," he said.
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More News On Saudi Arabian Reactions To The Syrian Civil War
Saudi Arabia: Syria can only be considered an ‘occupied land’ -- Al Arabiya
Saudi FM to Kerry: 'Syria can only be considered occupied land' -- Al Bawaba
Saudi Arabia Says It 'Cannot Be Silent' At Iran, Hizbullah -- Radio Free Europe
S. Arabia Decries Iran, Hezbollah Involvement in Syria -- Voice of America
Saudi Arabia presses US Secretarty of State John Kerry for hard line on Syria -- NDTV/AFP
Has Riyadh been let down by the US or its own foreign policy? -- Khalid Al-Dakhil, Middle East Monitor
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