Brigadier General Ahmad Asiri, the military Adviser to the Minister of Defense, announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is ready to participate in any ground operations that the International Coalition against Daash (ISIS) Terrorist Organization may agree to carry out in Syria. In an interview with Al-Arabiya TV, Asiri said, "If the leaders of the international coalition unanimously decided to carry out such operations, the kingdom would be ready to participate in these efforts."