Saudi King Salman on Wednesday accused Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad of having aided the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) group and called for a political settlement with moderate forces to end the war there.
The solution would be to form "a transitional government made up of moderate opposition forces, ensuring the unity of Syrians and the departure of foreign forces and terrorist organizations," the king said in an annual speech to the consultative Shura Council.
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