Makkah Alliance forces won’t enter Yemen, will defend Saudi Arabia: FO
Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said on Friday that the Makkah defence alliance between Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia was intended to defend the three countries against aggression and the allied forces would not launch attacks inside Yemen. Addressing a weekly press briefing in Islamabad, the spokesperson said the three countries had agreed […]
The Makkah defence alliance between Pakistan, Turkiye, and Saudi Arabia is intended to defend the three countries against aggression. According to the Foreign Office spokesperson, Sajjad Haider Khan, the allied forces will not launch attacks inside Yemen.
The alliance was formed to protect its member countries, and its forces will focus on defending Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye. This clarification comes as Saudi Arabia and the internationally recognised Yemeni government have urged the UN Security Council to take action against the Houthis.
Saudi Arabia's envoy to the UN, Abdulaziz al-Wasil, and Yemen's envoy, Abdullah Ali Fadhel al-Saadi, have condemned Houthi attacks on civilians, recruitment of child soldiers, and threats to shipping in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait. They have called for decisive measures to cut off funding, weapons, and technology to the group.
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