Saudi Arabia denies funding Daash
The official Saudi news agency quoted , the Saudi ambassador to Britain, Mohammed bin Nawaf of what he considered as " false allegations by The Independent newspaper on his country," which appeared in an article titled " Middle Eastern regimes fighting al-Qaeda now."
The agency said that , "The Saudi ambassador said in a letter published in the same newspaper , this week that the false claims made in the article about Kingdom of Saudi Arabia funding the so-called organization of the state of Iraq and the Levant Islamic and described it as false , adding that the Saudi Embassy totally rejects such accusations and consider them as misleading”.
The Saudi ambassador noted in his letter , that " his country's position towards the violent extremism file is supposed to be clear ," but he considered " the allegations made in the article as an opportunity to clarify the position of his country , and confirm it again.
The ambassador added that " Saudi Arabia is continuing in its efforts to show its support for the Free Syrian Army and the Syrian opposition and want the same thing from the world ."
He added that Saudi Arabia " has repeatedly stressed that it is tirelessly providing support for the forces of moderation which is the most effective way to retard the growth of the extremism forces inside Syria."
The British writer , Robert Fisk had published an article in the " Independent newspaper " , in the fifth of last month , in which he accused Saudi Arabia of funding " Daash organization " , which is fighting in Syria, both of the Free Syrian Army and the regime of Bashar al-Assad together .
It is worth mentioning that battles are taking place between the police forces and tribesmen loyal to the government against al " Daash " in Anbar province.
