20 nations join major military manoeuvre in Saudi Arabia

[Zebra]

Published on Feb 18, 2016, by Den ProHD

 

[spikey360]

If the Saudis with their tribal buddies go into Syria, it is endgame KSA.
Russia will mobilise a massive response to this. But Russia won't be alone in this, neither is it the case that Russia has not got buddies. But I'm thinking... are we one of Russia's friends?

Hope so.

 

[sasum]

Saudi Arabia ‘planning NATO-like military alliance of Muslim states’ Published March 16, 2016​

SOURCE :The Independent

Saudi Arabia has proposed a “NATO-like” military alliance of Islamic countries to combat terrorism, it has been reported.The proposed alliance would not be against any particular country but would combat terrorism and threats like ISIS, Pakistani news channel Dunya News reported. Pakistan has been entrusted to develop the framework for the proposed military alliance of 34 Muslim-majority nations. It comes as Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawz Shareef and its army chief General Raheel Shareef (no relation) were in Saudi Arabia for a three-day visit to witness the end of a major joint military exercise. Troops from 21 different countries took part in the manoeurves in northern Saudi Arabia to better prepare for a terror attack. It is unclear whether the alliance of Muslim nations will include Iran – the Shia-dominated enemy of Saudi Arabia which has recently seen the West’s economic sanctions against it being lifted. It comes as Israel is reportedly quietly making overtures to Sunni Arab states to push for closer ties. Tel Aviv is hoping to counter the influence of Tehran – which has repeatedly threatened to attack Israel with the nuclear weapons it was developing, according to the Wall Street Journal. Many have criticised Saudi Arabia for alleged human rights abuses in its proxy war with Iran for dominance in the Middle East. The Saudi-led military coalition waging war on Houthi rebels in Yemen killed 41 civilians in an air strike on a market in Mastaba on Tuesday. The World Health Organisation said more than 6,200 people have been killed in the conflict since March 2015 and the UN warned of a “human catastrophe unfolding” in the country. The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) was first agreed in 1949 as a way to combat the threat of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War.

http://idrw.org/saudi-arabia-planning-nato-like-military-alliance-of-muslim-states/#disqus_thread .

 

[pmaitra]

If the Saudis with their tribal buddies go into Syria, it is endgame KSA.
Russia will mobilise a massive response to this. But Russia won't be alone in this, neither is it the case that Russia has not got buddies. But I'm thinking... are we one of Russia's friends?

Hope so.

Most of Saudi oil is in Shia dominated eastern Saudi Arabia. The Houthis are showing the Saudis how to fight. If Iran gets overwhelming Russian support, Saudi Arabia will collapse like a house of cards.

 

[spikey360]

Most of Saudi oil is in Shia dominated eastern Saudi Arabia. The Houthis are showing the Saudis how to fight. If Iran gets overwhelming Russian support, Saudi Arabia will collapse like a house of cards.

One can only dream of such days, for now...

 

[AnantS]

SO this coalition seems to have tacit american and Israeli blessings?

 

[sasum]

The proposed alliance would not be against any particular country but would combat terrorism and threats like ISIS,

Saudi initiative to form an alliance of 34 muslim countries is to fight rebel groups like ISIS. It is not a Shia-Sunni power struggle. ISIS is also Sunni as is Saudi and other muslim countries except Iran. Iran was invited into the alliance but declined as Iran is striving to be the first industrialized islamic nation. She has made impressive stride in space & nuclear science and has an industrial base bigger than Pak & Turkey.