Pakistan and Turkey To Deploy Forces to Saudi Arabia as Yemen War Rages
The pact’s first activation commits agreed military forces and capabilities after emergency talks on Houthi attacks, officials said.
- On Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Defence Minister Yasar Guler, and Chief of General Staff Gen. Selcuk Bayraktaroglu will attend a committee meeting in Riyadh regarding the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement.
- Founded in August by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, the alliance aims to strengthen security through collective deterrence; the Strategic Political and Defence Committee guides the agreement's activities.
- Fidan is expected to reaffirm solidarity with Saudi Arabia regarding recent Houthi attacks targeting holy sites, while the committee will discuss Iran's suggestion to engage the Houthis politically.
- "The meeting will address recent developments in the region and the stage reached in the Alliance's institutionalisation efforts," a Turkish statement noted; officials plan to establish the secretariat in Riyadh soon.
- Reflecting a shared strategic vision among the three countries to develop regional solutions, delegates will express views on collective security and lasting regional stability, including protecting international trade routes.
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The fight for the Red Sea reaches a new dimension. Turkey and Pakistan send troops to Saudi Arabia. The Yemeni government launched a major offensive against the Houthis.
The offensive of Yemeni government forces supported by Saudi Arabia to curb the advance of the Houthi on the Red Sea and the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb provoked the response of the Shiite militias, which yesterday intensified the attacks against Riyadh. The Filoirian rebels announced that they had hit the Riyadh International Airport, a refinery of the Aramco giant and [...] L'articolo The Houthi attack the Ryad International Airport and an Aramco …
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FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Türkiye and Pakistan have agreed to rapidly deploy military forces and capabilities to Saudi Arabia amid an escalating war between Saudi and the Houthi Ansarallah group in Yemen, risking the two Muslim powers being dragged into Riyadh’s forever war in the war stricken Arab country. The three countries also agreed to take measures to […]
Saudi Arabia has activated the defence alliance with Pakistan and Turkey due to the attacks of the Yemeni Huthi militia two months ago. As the three countries announced in a joint statement, armed forces and military resources are being sent to Saudi Arabia.
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