🪖 Mecca Pact Allies to Send Forces to Saudi Arabia — No Fixed Roles, One Agenda

Pakistan, Turkey say ‘military forces’ will help Saudi Arabia. Why this may not mean troops in active combat

What is the Mecca defence pact? Does the Mecca pact statement mean Pakistani and Turkish soldiers will be in active combat alongside Saudi Arabia? Not exactly, and at least, not immediately. Here’s why.

🪖 Mecca Pact allies to send forces to Saudi Arabia — no fixed roles, one agenda

The allied forces under the pact will operate wherever they are needed, because there are no fixed demarcated roles when you are in a defense pact alliance, since you have one agenda — to protect each other's defense interests, according to Agha...

Pakistan and Turkey Send Troops to Saudi Arabia: Will They Fight in Yemen?

Pakistan and Turkey will send troops to Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks on the kingdom mount. The three countries announced the move on 5 October after an emergency meeting in Riyadh. Some headlines present the move as help for Saudi-backed forces in Yemen. The joint statement, however, places the troops inside Saudi Arabia. A frontline […]