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Saudi Arabia replaces Bandar

Posted by seumasach on February 20, 2014

“Prince Miteb and Mohammed bin Nayef, they are in charge,” the adviser said. The world will see a “new strategy for Syria—quieter, more open, not too extreme. There will be more politics to it, and probably much less military.”

Saudi Arabia Replaces Key Official in Effort to Arm Syria Rebels

Wall Street Journal

19th February, 2014

Saudi Arabia has sidelined its veteran intelligence chief, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, as leader of the kingdom’s efforts to arm and fund Syrian rebels, replacing him with another prince well-regarded by U.S. officials for his successes fighting al-Qaeda, Saudi royal advisers said this week.

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