Posted on 03/30/2015 11:39:49 PM PDT by concernedcitizen76
The US-led world powers and Iran Monday, March 30, entered the last tense hours for a nuclear deal as though Lausanne was on a different planet from the Middle East, where the Yemen war, in which Iran is deeply involved, abruptly scooped up a power outside the region, Pakistan.
A high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad on Monday reaffirmed Pakistans firm commitment to supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia. Among those attending were Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, Advisor on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and Defense Minister Khawaja Asif. The Defense minister leads a Pakistani military delegation arriving in Riyadh Tuesday.
The Islamabad communiqués did not specify the types of military support Pakistan has pledged to its Saudi ally. debkafiles Intelligence sources report that the Pakistani army is preparing to airlift a large force of several brigades up to a complete division to Saudi Arabia.
Our military sources note that Pakistans decision to intervene in the war against Shiite Muslim Houthi rebels presages the Yemen conflicts expansion to ground and sea operations after four days of heavy Saudi air raids.
(Excerpt) Read more at debka.com ...
Reuters also reported on this development.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/pakistan-saudi-arabia-yemen-idINKBN0MQ1GB20150330
If I didn’t know better, methinks WWIII has started.
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It may have.
I’ve always known that the muslims didn’t get along well with the Christians, Jews, and Hindus. But I didn’t know how much they fight among themselves, too.
“But I didnt know how much they fight among themselves, too.”
A good thing to thin the herd.
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