Al-Shaibani comments on what was raised about the deployment of Syrian forces in Yemen

- Syria renewed its denial of its intention to deploy Syrian forces in Yemen, to support military operations against the Iran-backed Houthi group. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani said on the sidelines of a press conference on Monday that there is no deployment of Syrian forces in Yemen, also denying the existence of an imminent plan in this regard.

Al-Shaibani pointed out that "any Syrian military plan outside the borders will be announced clearly and will not be implemented in secret," he said. Al-Shaibani said that the military agreement with Saudi Arabia does not include the deployment of Syrian forces in Yemen, while he condemned the Houthi attacks against the Kingdom, and stressed Damascus’ support for the internationally recognized Yemeni government.

Two days ago, the French news agency reported - citing Yemeni government and military sources - that there were arrangements to deploy thousands of Syrian soldiers in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, to participate in the fight against the Houthi group. The agency quoted sources as saying that hundreds of soldiers from Syria were now present on both sides of the borders of Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

The sources stated that, according to an agreement, about 10,000 Syrian soldiers will be deployed in a gradual manner.