
Turkey and Pakistan will rapidly deploy troops to Saudi Arabia as part of a new mutual defence alliance, following a meeting in Riyadh where the three countries agreed to implement collective defence commitments amid escalating Houthi attacks from Yemen.
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Saudi Arabia has faced escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthis, prompting regional defence cooperation.
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.
Following a meeting in Riyadh, the trio 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", according to a joint statement.
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Turkey and Pakistan will begin troop deployment to Saudi Arabia in the near future
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