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Pakistan and Turkey to send troops to Saudi Arabia amidst Houthi attacks
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News18•06-10-2026, 06:34
Pakistan and Turkey to send troops to Saudi Arabia amidst Houthi attacks
- •Pakistan and Turkey are urgently sending troops to Saudi Arabia to control the escalating situation caused by Houthi rebel attacks.
- •The decision was announced following an emergency meeting in Riyadh involving top officials from Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.
- •The deployment is being executed under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed in August, which mandates mutual military assistance if any of the three nations is attacked.
- •While exact troop numbers have not been disclosed, the alliance brings together NATO's second-largest army, the Muslim world's only nuclear-armed nation, and a major Gulf power.
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Pakistan and Turkey are sending troops and military assets to Saudi Arabia to control the situation following escalating attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels. This deployment is being executed under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, which stipulates that if any of the three signatory nations is attacked, the others will provide military assistance.
The trilateral mutual defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey was signed in August.
The deployment comes as Houthi rebels intensify their offensive by attacking various Saudi cities, vital oil infrastructure, and critical shipping lanes, including a major September offensive where they captured vast areas.
