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Urgent: Riyadh says ready to send troops to Syria to fight IS

Xinhua, February 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Saudi defense official said on Thursday that his country is ready to participate in a ground operation in Syria to fight Islamic State (IS) militants, Al Arabiya local TV reported. Enditem