Saudi Arabia Forms Coalition of Anti-terrorism

Saudi Arabia is leading the charge is forming a anti-terrorism coalition which included a few countries. It's great to see the initiative being taken by the Saudi government, but many will debate that the Saudi's through politics also fuels terrorism in various methods. After all we all know politics, has no religion.

The article is published by Aljazeera and reads on

Saudi Arabia has formed a coalition of 34 mainly Muslim countries - including powers such as Egypt and Turkey - to coordinate a fight against "terrorist organizations".


The alliance was announced by Mohammed bin Salman, the country's defence minister and deputy crown prince, on Tuesday.

Arab countries such as Qatar and the UAE will join the coalition, as well as Middle Eastern, Asian, and African states, including Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Nigeria.

Saudi Arabia's regional rival Iran and its allies Syria and Iraq were excluded from the alliance, despite the states sharing a common enemy in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group.

Bin Salman said the states would work together to target "any terrorist organization, not just ISIL" in countries including Iraq, Syria. Libya, Egypt, and Afghanistan.

Military operations would work in accordance with local laws and in cooperation with the international community, he added.

In an earlier press statement issued by the Saudi Press Agency, officials said the group would be led by Saudi Arabia, which would host a "joint operations center to coordinate" efforts.


ISIL threat

The United States welcomed the announcement of the anti-terrorism alliance.

"We look forward to learning more about what Saudi Arabia has in mind in terms of this coalition," Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told journalists in Turkey.

"But in general, it appears it is very much in line with something we've been urging for quite some time, which is greater involvement in the campaign to combat ISIL by Sunni Arab countries."

Full article ; http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/saudi-arabia-forms-muslim-anti-terrorism-coalition-151215035914865.html

I feel that it's the duty of all people to fight against terrorism, speak against it and most importantly end the political policies that would encourage it, or create environment which breeds terrorism..

It's very important we tackle war and terrorism issues, other wise they will tragically again lead to elimination of millions of people unjustly because of war.

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