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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.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar of Pakistan said on Friday that a meeting of the Makkah Defence Alliance’s Strategic Political Defence Committee (SPDC) would take place in Riyadh next week, focusing on Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. The SPDC, established under the trilateral "Makkah Accord" between Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, comprises three members from each country—foreign ministers, defense ministers, and chiefs of army staff. On October 5, representatives from these countries held an emergency meeting in Riyadh to discuss recent attacks on Saudi Arabia, particularly those targeting Mecca and Medina. The meeting included high-ranking officials like Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Saudi Defense Minister, and Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir.
The committee agreed to rapidly deploy military forces and capabilities in the kingdom under their collective defense agreement, enhancing readiness and integration among the member states. This decision was taken amid escalating attacks by Yemen's Houthis, who are backed by Iran, making it imperative for the alliance to strengthen its defensive measures.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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The statement did not specify what sort of role the troops would fill once in Saudi Arabia.
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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.
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war → face → July
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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some → launch → decade
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