Key facts
- Turkey is sending defensive and technical support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.
- The support includes military equipment, intelligence sharing, weapons systems, and drone operators.
- Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia signed a joint defense agreement in August.
- The countries agreed to rapidly deploy military forces and capabilities in Saudi Arabia.
- Turkish support is largely bilateral as the joint pact has not been officially ratified by Turkey's parliament.
- Yemeni forces launched a counter-offensive near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait with Saudi-led coalition air support.
Turkey is providing Saudi Arabia with defensive and technical support to aid its fight against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, according to two officials. This assistance follows a collective defense agreement signed in August by Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, which stipulates that an attack on one member is an attack on all.