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Turkey and Pakistan to send troops to Saudi Arabia under defence pact

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Turkey and Pakistan will send troops to Saudi Arabia under their August Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in response to escalating attacks from Yemen’s Houthis. The agreement brings together Turkey's second-largest NATO army, Pakistan's nuclear capabilities, and Saudi Arabia's significant military power. At an emergency meeting held Monday in Riyadh, the three countries vowed rapid deployment of forces but did not specify what role the troops will play once deployed.

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On October 5, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey held an emergency meeting of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Riyadh, focusing on escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi territory. The SPDC, which includes foreign ministers, defence ministers, and chiefs of army staff from each country, agreed to rapidly deploy military forces within the kingdom as part of their collective defense strategy. This decision was made amid recent threats against Islam's holy sites in Mecca and Medina, with officials expressing solidarity and commitment to protecting Saudi Arabia's security and territorial integrity. Pakistan’s delegation included Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, reflecting the importance placed on this alliance in countering regional threats.

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Islamic NATO Riyadh Saudi Arabia Yemen

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Saudi Arabia GPE · 5× Riyadh GPE · 3× Yemen GPE · 3× Houthi NORP · 2× Houthis NORP · 2× Islamic NORP · 2× NATO ORG · 2× Pakistan GPE · 2× Turkey GPE · 2× Mecca GPE · 1×

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In September, the group launched a new offensive that seized swathes of territory from Yemen's internationally recognised government, which on Monday launched a counteroffensive with Riyadh's support, seeking to retake all Houthi territory, some of it held for more than a decade.

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The three signatories of the August Mecca Joint Defence Agreement met in emergency session in Riyadh and agreed to move immediately to "rapid deployment" of military forces, uniting NATO's second-largest army, the Islamic world's only nuclear state and the largest Gulf power. asserted

signatories → meet → army

Turkey and Pakistan will undertake a "rapid deployment" of troops to Saudi Arabia as part of a new mutual defence alliance, the three countries said Monday, as the Gulf kingdom faces escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthis. asserted

kingdom → undertake → Houthis

In August, the three countries signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, committing to come to each other's aid if one were attacked. asserted

one → sign → aid

The pact unites NATO's second-largest army, that of Turkey, with the Islamic world's only nuclear-armed state, Pakistan, and the largest Gulf power, Saudi Arabia. asserted

pact → unite → state

Their representatives held an emergency meeting in Riyadh on Monday, where they noted recent attacks on Saudi Arabia, in particular those targeting the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, without mentioning the Tehran-backed Houthis by name. asserted

they → hold → name

The trio "reaffirmed their unequivocal rejection of any attack or threat against the kingdom's security and territorial integrity", they said in a joint statement. asserted

they → reaffirm → statement

They also agreed "to move immediately to the practical implementation of the collective defence commitments and to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in the kingdom". asserted

They → agree → kingdom

The statement did not specify what sort of role the troops would fill once in Saudi Arabia. asserted

troops → specify → Arabia

Saudi Arabia has faced repeated Houthi attacks targeting its cities, oil infrastructure and ships ever since Yemen's civil war flared back to life in July. asserted

war → face → July

some → launch → decade