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Saudi security forces stand guard outside a hotel where Syrian opposition groups held talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Dec
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Saudi security forces stand guard outside a hotel where Syrian opposition groups held talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Dec. 10, 2015. Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Abdel Al-Jubeir has issued a fresh call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down through negotiations or else be forcibly removed from power, as Syrian opposition groups held talks in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Jubeir made the statement on Thursday, while Syrian opposition leaders discussed forming a unified front before proposed peace talks with Assad's government in Vienna. (AP/Khalid Mohammed) (AP/Khalid Mohammed)
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span class="caption">Saudi security forces stand guard outside a hotel where Syrian opposition groups held talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Dec. 10, 2015. Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Abdel Al-Jubeir has issued a fresh call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down through negotiations or else be forcibly removed from power, as Syrian opposition groups held talks in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Jubeir made the statement on Thursday, while Syrian opposition leaders discussed forming a unified front before proposed peace talks with Assad's government in Vienna. (AP/Khalid Mohammed)
Saudi Arabia says 34 Muslim-majority nations have agreed to form a new military alliance to fight terrorism with a joint operations center based in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh.
The announcement carried early Tuesday by the Saudi Press Agency says the Saudi-led alliance was established because terrorism "should be fought by all means and collaboration should be made to eliminate it."
While Saudi Arabia's regional rival, Shiite Iran, is not part of the coalition, the alliance brings together diverse Muslim countries from several continents, including Mali, Malaysia, Pakistan, Lebanon and Egypt as well as neighboring Gulf countries such as the United Arab Emirates.
The announcement comes as Saudi Arabia leads a military intervention in Yemen against Shiite rebels and is part of the US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.(+)
