Saudi Arabia Forms ‘Islamic Military Coalition’ of 34 Countries to Fight Terrorism

Saudi Arabia has announced the formation of an Islamic military coalition consisting of 34 countries to fight terrorism, reported Saudi state television. The coalition, which is a military alliance that will consist of a joint operations center based in Riyadh, will fight ISIS and other ‘terrorism’, reported state news agency SPA. The countries involved in the new coalition include Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen, Morocco, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Bangladesh, Benin, Turkey, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Senegal, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Palestine, the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Maldives, Mali, Malaysia, Mauritania, Niger, and Nigeria. In a statement, the coalition was described as having a duty to “protect the Islamic nation from the evils of all terrorist groups and organizations whatever their sect and name which wreak death and corruption on earth and aim to terrorize the innocent,” reported Reuters. In another statement, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the 30-year-old Saudi Defense Minister and Crown Prince, said the coalition would “coordinate” efforts to fight terrorism. “There will be international coordination with major powers and international organisations … in terms of…

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