Saudi Arabia on Friday (August 17th) announced a $100 million contribution to a US-backed campaign to stabilise northeastern Syria, once a bastion of the “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria” (ISIS), AFP reported.
The contribution is the biggest single cash injection yet for reconstruction efforts in areas formerly controlled by ISIS.
Saudi Arabia is a member of the international coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
Riyadh's contribution aims to support "stabilisation projects" and "will play a critical role in the coalition's efforts to revitalise communities, such as al-Raqa, that have been devastated by ISIS”, according to a statement issued by the Saudi embassy in Washington.
The statement said the money would "save lives, help facilitate the return of displaced Syrians, and help ensure that ISIS cannot re-emerge to threaten Syria, its neighbours, or plan attacks against the international community”.
