Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis, officials say

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Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis, officials say

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Turkey is sending mainly technical and defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help counter Yemen's Houthi forces, according to officials. The move follows a collective-defense commitment involving Turkey and Pakistan in their newly formed alliance.

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Timour Azhari ANKARA/RIYADH, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Turkey is sending mainly defensive and technical support to Saudi Arabia to help it fight Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, two officials said on Wednesday, after the NATO member and Pakistan pledged to act on the collective defence commitment of their newly formed alliance.

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