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Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan activate Mecca defense pact for first time

Activated for the first time on October 5, 2026

Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan activated the Mecca Alliance for Defense on Monday, October 5, at an emergency Riyadh meeting — the pact's first use since its August signing. They agreed to move immediately toward deploying agreed military forces and capabilities to Saudi Arabia, which has absorbed repeated Houthi missile and drone strikes.

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