conflict Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saudi-led alliance agrees Pakistan and Türkiye force deployment against Houthis
On September 25, military chiefs from Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan met in Riyadh over intelligence sharing, coordination and collective defence. On October 5, the alliance agreed to implement its commitments and rapidly deploy forces to Saudi Arabia as Saudi-backed forces counterattacked in Yemen.
10 sourcesAl Jazeera, Deutsche WelleUpdated
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AllegedHakan Fidan said Saudi Arabia may have unmet military needs resulting from Houthi attacks.
3 of 3 sources“Their military needs could particularly be in certain technical areas and we wouldn’t have any problem meeting that.”
AllegedHakan Fidan said Türkiye would consider supporting Saudi Arabia militarily under the trilateral defence pact.
3 of 3 sources“Our agreement includes an alliance commitment, we stand by our word”