Mecca Alliance activates defence pact as Yemen forces claim strategic Bab al-Mandeb
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Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to activate the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement and rapidly deploy agreed military forces and capabilities to Saudi Arabia following Houthi attacks on the kingdom. The move comes as Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces launch a major counteroffensive against the Iran-aligned Houthis, claiming to have retaken the strategic port city of Mocha, the Dhubab district and key po…
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