敘利亞否認計畫派兵赴葉門，與沙烏地阿拉伯軍事關係加深

11月7日（路透社）——一名敘利亞外交消息人士告訴國營敘利亞新聞社（SANA），敘利亞沒有計畫派兵前往葉門。這名消息人士駁斥可能部署部隊的報導，但並表示，與沙烏地阿拉伯的軍事合作最終可能擴大。Nov 7 (Reuters) - Syria has no plans to send troops to Yemen, a Syrian diplomatic source told state news agency SANA, dismissing reports of a possible deployment while adding that military cooperation with Saudi Arabia could eventually expand.

自7月以來，沙烏地阿拉伯與親伊朗的胡塞武裝（Houthis）之間的敵對情勢持續惡化。當時，中東更大範圍的衝突使葉門戰火再起；此後，利雅德一直尋求多個盟友提供防禦與進攻支援。Saudi Arabia has been locked in worsening hostilities with the Iran-allied Houthis since July, when the wider conflict in the Middle East reignited the Yemen war, and Riyadh has since sought both defensive and offensive support from a range of allies.

路透社週五引述兩名敘利亞軍方消息人士和一名美國高級官員報導，近幾週敘利亞已派遣少數軍事人員前往沙烏地阿拉伯，在沙國面臨葉門親伊朗胡塞武裝攻擊之際，提供軍事諮詢與訓練。Reuters reported on Friday, citing two Syrian military sources and a senior US official, that Syria had sent a limited number of military personnel to Saudi Arabia in recent weeks to provide military advice and training as the kingdom faces attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.

這名消息人士告訴SANA，目前的軍事合作重點在於訓練部隊、建立其能力並交流軍事專業經驗。這名消息人士說，沙烏地官員對敘利亞的協調訪問將於下月展開，這項合作日後可能發展為共同防衛協議，或由敘利亞加入「麥加協定」（Mecca Pact），取決於兩國共同利益。The source told SANA that the current military cooperation focused on training forces, building their capabilities and exchanging military expertise. Coordination visits by Saudi officials to Syria are set to begin next month, with the cooperation potentially developing into a mutual defence agreement or Syria joining the Mecca Pact, depending on the shared interests of both countries, the source said.

「麥加協定」是沙烏地阿拉伯、巴基斯坦與土耳其8月在麥加簽署的一項防衛協議。土耳其週四批准這項協定，為安卡拉向利雅德提供軍事支援鋪路。The Mecca Pact is a defence agreement signed in Mecca in August by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey. Turkey ratified the pact on Thursday, clearing the way for Ankara to provide military support to Riyadh.

敘利亞總統夏拉赴利雅德訪問，並在不到一個月內第二度會見沙烏地王儲穆罕默德・沙爾曼；期間，敘利亞與沙烏地阿拉伯於週三簽署這項防衛合作協議。一名敘利亞高級外交官形容，這項協議是「軍事合作的廣泛框架」。Syria and Saudi Arabia signed the defence cooperation deal on Wednesday during a visit to Riyadh by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa for his second meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in less than a month. A senior Syrian diplomat described the agreement as "a broad framework for military cooperation."

自2024年夏拉領導的反抗軍推翻伊朗盟友巴夏爾・阿塞德（Bashar al-Assad）以來，敘利亞已成為沙烏地阿拉伯和美國的親密盟友。Syria has emerged as a close ally of Saudi Arabia and the United States since rebels led by Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad, an ally of Iran, in 2024.

（記者：Enas Alashray、Menna Alaa El Din；編輯：Tomasz Janowski、Hugh Lawson）(Reporting by Enas Alashray and Menna Alaa El Din; Editing by Tomasz Janowski and Hugh Lawson)