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“20,000 Syrian fighters for Saudi Arabia”: unconfirmed, and Damascus denies it
✕ The claim
Saudi Arabia plans to deploy up to 20,000 Syrian fighters to Yemen, paying each $2,000 a month.
✓ The facts
Lebanon's Al-Akhbar (20 Oct), citing unnamed Yemeni sources, reported talks on about 10,000 fighters; 20,000 is the top of an earlier Axios estimate. On 8 October, the Syrian presidential media adviser denied that Saudi Arabia had made such a request. No official source has confirmed a plan.
What we don't know yet
Whether any talks took place. No independent source has confirmed or ruled them out.
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