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07.10.26 - 15:54
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Pakistan, Turkey & Saudi Arabia Trigger Mecca Defense Pact (ZeroHedge)
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Pakistan, Turkey & Saudi Arabia Trigger Mecca Defense Pact
In a historic first, the Mecca Defense Pact between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is now in force, according to the allies at an emergency meeting in Riyadh.
It was only signed in August, but soon after it was formalized an all-out war between the Houthis and Saudi coalition in Yemen erupted, with the Ansar Allah movement now increasingly targeting Saudi civilian infrastructure, including airports and energy infrastructure.
The Monday emergency meeting of foreign and defense ministers resulted in the top committee agreeing to deploy Pakistani and Turkish forces to Saudi territory. The pact is modeled on NATO's Article 5 and 'collective defense'. Saudi authorities have argued the kingdom is under direct attack from neighboring Yemen and its Houthi rebels, backed by Tehran.
via Anadolu AgencyIt marks a quite a dramatic, though somewhat anticipated step, but it remains an open question the degree to which the external troops will d...
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06.10.26 - 01:12
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Turkish Cargo Ship Sunk By Drone Strike Off Romania, Two Sailors Killed (ZeroHedge)
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Turkish Cargo Ship Sunk By Drone Strike Off Romania, Two Sailors Killed
There's no doubt that the tit-for-tat war on Black Sea shipping is getting nastier. For several months now, both Russian and Ukrainian forces have traded drone and missile attacks on ports and ships, disrupting vital Black Sea trade.
For Ukraine this national transit lifeline is even more important amid its war time economy. A major incident has unfolded Monday after an alleged direct hit by Russian drone on a Turkish cargo ship carrying grain from a Ukrainian port.
Screengrab from rescue footage of the Royad Mammadov sinking off Romania's coast.Two crew members died, while eleven others were rescued, and with another reported missing. Ukraine quickly blamed Russia for the attack.
Romanian vessels and helicopters conducted the large rescue operation off national waters, some 20 miles from the NATO member's shore.
The Saint Kitts and Nevis flagged ship - identified as the Royad Mammadov - eventually sunk as a result of ...
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