Turkey, Pakistan to deploy forces to Saudi amid Houthi attacks

Turkey and Pakistan will undertake a “rapid deployment” of troops to Saudi Arabia as part of a new mutual defence alliance, the three countries announce, 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.

The Emergency Meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee under the Makkah Alliance for Defense reaffirmed the solidarity and unity of our countries in confronting the heinous attacks against the Kingdom and the holy sites. The committee agreed to activate collective… pic.twitter.com/4hGjcJcw25

— Khalid bin Salman خالد بن سلمان (@kbsalsaud) October 5, 2026