Al Jubeir declined to say how many troops Saudi Arabia might be prepared to send

Rabat, Gulf News, February 10, 2016 –  Saudi Arabia would be willing to commit its special forces to Syria should the international coalition decide to deploy ground troops against Daesh, the country’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
“We will discuss details with experts from the countries involved to decide on the nature of the participation,” Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir told reporters during a visit to Morocco.
Al Jubeir on Monday held out the possibility of sending Saudi special forces into Syria as part of a US-led coalition against Daesh.
“There is a discussion with regard to a ground force contingent, or a special forces contingent, to operate in Syria by this international US-led coalition against Daesh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has expressed its readiness to provide special forces to such operations should they occur,” he said.
Last week an adviser to the Saudi defense minister said Saudi Arabia was ready to participate in any ground operation in Syria but did not specify the possibility of sending special forces.
 “We welcome this proposal by the Saudis to intensify their efforts by introducing some sort of ground elements into Syria,” US State Department spokesman John Kirby said at his daily briefing.