‘Deterrence through credibility’: Analysts on Mecca defence pact and Yemen conflict

Al Jazeera English5 hours ago9:48

Turkiye and Pakistan have agreed to rapidly deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia. That's after the three countries activated deterrence measures under the Mecca joint defence pact, signed in August. Their defence ministers held a high-level emergency meeting to discuss the Yemen conflict. Nawaf Obaid, senior research fellow at King’s College London and former special adviser to Prince Turki Al Faisal, says the Houthi defences are collapsing as the Saudi-led coalition’s military campaign evolves. Retired Major General Zahid Mahmood, defence and security analyst, says the Mecca defence pact is a defensive alliance aimed at building credible deterrence and regional stability. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Yemen #SaudiArabia #Houthis #AnsarAllah #MeccaJointDefenceAgreement #MeccaDefencePact #MeccaDefenceAlliance #YemenWar #Turkiye #Pakistan #MiddleEast #YemenConflict #AlJazeeraEnglish

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