Accounts on social media circulated a report claiming that flights were being organised to transport Syrian and foreign fighters from Syria to Saudi Arabia, for salaries of up to $2,800, in preparation for sending them to fight in Yemen.
Digital verification, keyword searches of open sources, a review of Arab and international media coverage, and monitoring of statements issued by the relevant official bodies found no credible reports or statements confirming that flights were being organised to transport fighters from Syria to Saudi Arabia, or that recruitment of this kind was taking place in preparation for sending them to Yemen. The circulating allegations were devoid of any documented evidence and did not appear in any independent international or local media.
Why is this claim false?
False claim: There is no evidence or credible data supporting it; it rests on allegations unsupported by field facts or official sources.
