Kerry in Saudi Arabia for Talks on Yemen, Syria Conflicts | The New York Times

“After his meeting with the Saudi monarch, Kerry wrote on Twitter that they discussed the “need to reach a political solution (and) address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen,” as well as the war in Syria and the fight against the Islamic State group. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states back rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces, and are members of the U.S.-led coalition bombing IS in Iraq and Syria.” Full story here.

Also see the last paragraph in: Proxy wars have always been complex, but the Syrian conflict has moved into a world of its own | Citizens’ Press