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Saudi Arabia Deploys Jets To Turkey Saying Assad Must Go

It looks like a joint Turkish-Saudi assault on Syria may be imminent. Saudi Arabia has deployed military jets and personnel to Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base in the south of the country ahead of a possible ground invasion of Syria. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Friday that the removal of Assad was “crucial,” adding that he believed the Syrian leader to be the “single most effective magnet for extremists and terrorists in the region” Russia Insider reports: This is not a rogue statement made by a renegade government: It’s a policy that has been approved, and most likely dictated, by the United States. And now the Saudis have parked their F-15s at a Turkish airbase used by the US military to strike targets within Syria: Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 Eagles arrive at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. — محمد بن خالد (@saikhamk) February 13, 2016 Turkey has openly acknowledged that it is working with the Saudis on a joint attack plan.Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has already made this clear: “If we have such a strategy, then Turkey and Saudi Arabia may launch a ground operation,” he added, fueling concerns that a foreign troop invasion may soon further complicate [...]