The move comes as a Saudi-led coalition says 100 fighter jets have joined a major offensive against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
A three-nation military alliance dubbed the “Muslim NATO” has activated its collective-defense commitments and ordered the rapid deployment of military forces and capabilities to Saudi Arabia amid an escalating confrontation with Yemen’s Houthis.
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan made the decision at an emergency meeting of the Mecca Defense Alliance in Riyadh on Monday after a series of Houthi attacks. In a joint statement they condemned the “attempted targeting” of the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina, as well as attacks on Saudi cities and civilian and economic infrastructure.
The group decided to “move immediately to the practical implementation of the collective defense commitments” and take measures to provide agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their “rapid deployment” in Saudi Arabia. It said the move was intended to boost military readiness and integration and strengthen the three countries’ “collective capacity to confront and counter threats.”
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 deterrence measures within the framework of the Alliance in response to the attacks and all those responsible for them.
— Khalid bin Salman خالد بن سلمان (@kbsalsaud) October 5, 2026
The alliance was formed in August under an agreement treating an armed attack on any member as an attack on all three, mirroring NATO’s Article 5 collective-defense principle.
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Joint Statement: Emergency Meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee of the Makkah Alliance for Defence, Riyadh -5 October, 2026
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— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) October 5, 2026
Yemen’s civil war has escalated sharply in recent weeks. A Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s internationally recognized government said on Monday that 100 fighter jets were taking part in Operation Dawn of Yemen, providing air cover for ground forces. Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said 324 “high-value targets” had been destroyed.
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