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FM Fidan: Türkiye will not send troops to confront Yemen's Houthis

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Thursday firmly ruled out deploying ground troops to confront Yemen's Houthi forces, stressing that Ankara's new military pact with Saudi Arabia is strictly defensive rather than offensive.

AFP WORLD
Published October 08,2026 04:47 PM
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Türkiye's foreign minister on Thursday ruled out sending troops to confront Yemen's Houthi forces, despite a defence pact with Saudi Arabia.

"This is a defence agreement," said Hakan Fidan. "This is not an offensive agreement. That is, Türkiye will not send its troops to another country's territory to launch an attack."