Saudi top diplomat urges allies to face IS 'on the ground'

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https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ml7nZFhmzgHo1R1.INDtrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPIntEn/eeea73e47c12c8bdde7b05bc8549d8956ed4429a.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/saudi-fm-urges-coalition-face-challenge-ground-141306328.html)Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Thursday urged the US-led coalition conducting air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq to wage a ground war against the jihadists. The kingdom, part of that coalition, "stresses the need to provide the military means needed to face this challenge on the ground," Prince Saud al-Faisal said at a news conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry. President Barack Obama, anxious to avoid a drawn-out ground war, has backed an air campaign, but ruled out deploying infantry. The Saudi minister also warned of Iran's growing role in Iraq, accusing the Shiite-dominated Islamic republic of "taking over" the kingdom's Arab neighbour through its aid in the fight against IS.




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