TSG IntelBrief Quoted on the Voice of America: Saudis, UAE May Lack ‘Capacity’ to Help in Syria, US Officials Say

February 10, 2016

Saudis, UAE May Lack ‘Capacity’ to Help in Syria, US Officials Say

Voice of America
By: Jeff Seldin

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Top U.S. intelligence officials appear to be raising concerns about offers by some Arab countries to put boots on the ground to fight Islamic State militants in Syria…

The Soufan Group, which provides strategic security intelligence services to governments and the private sector, warned that the differing objectives of those countries would further complicate an already complex battlefield.

“If for Turkey the conflict is mainly about [Syrian President Bashar al-] Assad and the Kurds, then for Saudi Arabia it is mainly about Iran, and for the UAE it is mainly about its relationship with Saudi Arabia and the United States,” Soufan said

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