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Turkey Offers Saudi Military Help Amid Houthi Attacks
Turkey said it is ready to help Saudi Arabia if Saudi Arabia needs military assistance.
The offer is based on a defence agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
The agreement says an attack on one country is treated as an attack on all three.
Yemen’s Houthi movement has been attacking Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones.
The Houthis said they targeted sensitive places near Riyadh.
Turkey said these attacks threaten Saudi Arabia’s territory and sovereignty.
Pakistan said it has not discussed taking military action yet.
Turkey also said Saudi Arabia should not be pulled into the war between the United States and Iran.
It urged the sides to accept proposals intended to stop the fighting.
Turkey said it could meet Saudi Arabia’s potential military needs, especially technical requirements, under a trilateral defence pact.
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement treats an armed attack on one member as an attack on all three.
The Houthis said they attacked sensitive sites in Riyadh with missiles and drones amid wider attacks on Saudi cities, infrastructure and shipping.
Pakistan said no military response under the pact had been discussed, but added that it would act when the time comes.
Turkey condemned the attacks, opposed Saudi involvement in the US-Iran conflict and said proposals to end the fighting had been delivered to all sides.
- Who
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Yemen’s Houthi movement are central to the report.
- What
- Turkey offered to meet Saudi Arabia’s potential military needs under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement amid Houthi attacks.
- Where
- The attacks targeted Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh, Saudi cities, energy infrastructure and shipping.
- When
- Hakan Fidan made the comments on Saturday, September 19; the defence agreement was signed the previous month.
- Why
- Turkey said Saudi Arabia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty were under serious attack and that it might need military assistance.
Military solidarity and assistance
Non-escalation and delayed response
Response under the defence pact
Military solidarity and assistance
Turkey said Saudi Arabia faces serious attacks and that Ankara is ready to meet possible military or technical needs under the agreement.
Non-escalation and delayed response
Pakistan said its government had not discussed a military response to the Houthi attacks, although it said Pakistan would act when the time comes.
Saudi Arabia’s role in the wider war
Military solidarity and assistance
Turkey’s mutual-defence agreement provides a basis for solidarity with Saudi Arabia, and Turkey condemned the Houthi attacks.
Non-escalation and delayed response
Fidan said Saudi Arabia should not be made part of the United States-Iran war because it does not want to join the conflict, and urged the sides to accept proposals to end the fighting.
Key facts
- Defence agreement
- The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement links Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
- Mutual-defence provision
- An armed attack on one member is to be regarded as an attack on all three.
- Turkey’s offer
- Turkey said it could meet potential Saudi military needs, particularly technical requirements.
- Reported Houthi attack
- The Houthis said they targeted sensitive sites in Riyadh with missiles and drones.
- Pakistan’s position
- Pakistan said no military response under the agreement had been discussed, but said it would act when the time comes.
- Diplomatic position
- Turkey said Saudi Arabia should not be drawn into the United States-Iran conflict and said proposals to end the fighting had been conveyed to all sides.
Quotes
Hakan Fidan
Turkey’s foreign minister
“We see there are very serious attacks on Saudi Arabia's territorial integrity, sovereignty. We have an alliance agreement in our pact. We are in serious solidarity on this point... They may have some military needs, especially on some technical issues. We would have no issues in meeting these”
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“There are many initiatives, but the sides need to accept these. There are new proposals, I hope they accept them. Otherwise, the crisis was tolerated until a certain point, but the economic reflections have started to exceed the point of being tolerable.”
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