Saudi Arabia accuses Syria of 'genocide'

[zamurd]

Saudi Arabia accuses Syria of 'genocide' Last Modified: 25 Jun 2013 21:15

Saudi foreign minister says Bashar al-Assad government waging "genocide" against rebels.

Saudi Arabia has accused the Syrian government of waging "genocide" against rebels and criticised Iran and Hezbollah for backing and arming the regime.

Speaking at a news conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jeddah, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal Saud has said Syria is facing a "double-edged attack".

"(It) is facing a massive flow of weapons to aid and abet that invasion and that genocide. This must end." he said.

Prince Saud also attacked Iranian involvement in the war-torn country and described Tehran's backing foreign militias as "the most dangerous development".


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He also repeated Saudi Arabia's call for the rebels to be armed.

Saudi Arabia, a Sunni state which views Shia Iran as its arch-rival, has increased aid to Syrian rebels in recent months, supplying anti-aircraft missiles among other weapons.

At a meeting in the Qataris capital, Doha, on Saturday, ministers from 11 nations in the "Friends of Syria" group agreed "to provide urgently all the necessary material and equipment to the opposition on the ground".

Syrian regime called its neighbours to stop arming rebels battling to overthrow Bashar al-Assad and said a decision by Western and Arab countries on Saturday to arm those rebels would prolong the crisis and deepen the bloodshed.

More than 93,000 people have been killed in Syria since peaceful protests erupted in March 2011. Assad's violent response helped provoke what is now a civil war that has driven nearly 1.7 million refugees into neighbouring countries.

Saudi Arabia accuses Syria of 'genocide' - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

[Badlun]

Tell Saudis that after Asad is their turn as in this 21st century Al Sauds do not have excuse for monarchy anymore! Al sauds will also fall very soon like Mubarak, Qaddafi and others.

And also tell them that why this hypocrisy that standing with the infidel Americans they are accusing Iran of helping his ally but at the same time they forget that they also help the enemies of Assad. What they do is right but what Iran is doing is questioned!

Your own article says this

He also repeated Saudi Arabia's call for the rebels to be armed.

Saudi Arabia, a Sunni state which views Shia Iran as its arch-rival, has increased aid to Syrian rebels in recent months, supplying anti-aircraft missiles among other weapons.

[Karachi]

^ it wont happen in Saudi, simply because their grip is too strong, even if someone posts something about the government on facebook, he or she gets arrested and jailed.

[Badlun]

^ it wont happen in Saudi, simply because their grip is too strong, even if someone posts something about the government on facebook, he or she gets arrested and jailed.

Yes you are right but the turn of Saudi will definitely come one day as how many they will arrest. Saudis in other countries have already started some protests at least in social media. In today's global village they cannot remain in their island for a long time.

The dictatorial tactics work for some time but will not function for ever. Who could see Libya without Qaddafi and Egypt without Mubarak but now it is a reality.