In Stunning Reversal, Saudi Arabia Orders Arrest Of Syrian Opposition Leaders
NOVANEWS
Muhammad bin Salman is using his purges to change the medium and possibly long-term priorities of the Saudi regime.
by Adam Garrie
As part of the wide-scale political purges conducted by Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, Riyadh has ordered the arrest of Ahmed al-Jarba and Riad Hijab, two formerly Saudi backed proxies, vying to take control of Syria and establish a Takfiri state.
Ahmed al-Jarba and Riad Hijab (Right)
While Ahmed al-Jarba and Riad Hijab never had meaningful support in Syria, Saudi had consistently backed them and their colleagues in an effort to destabilize the secular Ba’athist Arab Republic.
Now though, both men are wanted in Saudi for “money laundering and smuggling.”
This is a further sign that the purges of Muhammad bin Salman are aimed at rad...