Fortunately for Russia and their supporters outside of the embassy, there were no casualties reported. Separate reports are noting that these Saudi Arabian clerics are not a part of the Saudi Arabian government, who is currently in a conflict with Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.
The Russian Interfax news agency reported that two rockets landed on the embassy’s grounds, quoting a senior diplomat who said that there were no injuries.
In their joint call, Saudi clerics urged Sunni governments to “give all moral, material, political and military” support in the fight against Assad and his Russian benefactors.
According to Newsweek, the statement also noted, “This is a real war on Sunnis, their countries and their identities. The holy warriors of Syria are defending the whole Islamic nation. Trust them and support them… because if they are defeated, God forbid, it will be the turn of one Sunni country after another.” The statement also issued a call for Syrian rebel fighters to “unify their front” against the Syrian regime and the foreign forces.
The Daily Mail also reported that senior Saudi government officials have told Russian leaders that the Kremlin’s intervention in Syria will have “dangerous consequences” by escalating sectarian violence and inspiring others around the Arab world to join in.
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states opposed to Assad are furious over Russia’s intervention. Despite an early pledge by Russian President Vladimir Putin that his forces would primarily target fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Russian warplanes and cruise missiles have instead largely targeted U.S.-backed rebel forces opposed to Assad.
All of the countries involved in Syria have economic stake in the conflict. The Saudi’s refusal to mitigate the oversupply of oil in the market is affecting both Moscow and Tehran. While Iran is the primary target of Saudi Arabia’s economic war, Russia has felt a majority of the beating. From here, things only stand to get worse.
Source: nationalsecurity.news
