Surprised Coalition

From the BBC:

"'Members' surprised by Saudi anti-terror coalition plan"

 

A number of countries have expressed surprise that they were included by Saudi Arabia in a new military alliance to fight terrorism. Officials in Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia all said they had not formally agreed to join the alliance. Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said 34 mainly Muslim nations would be part of the counter-terrorism grouping. Prince Mohammed said it would focus on efforts to fight terrorism in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Egypt and Afghanistan. "Currently, every Muslim country is fighting terrorism individually... so co-ordinating efforts is very important," he told a news conference. Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry was quoted in the Dawn newspaper as saying he was surprised by the announcement and had asked the Pakistani ambassador in Riyadh for clarification.Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein went further - expressing support for the coalition but ruling out any military involvement from Kuala Lumpur. Announcing the alliance, Saudi Arabia said a joint operations centre would be established in the capital Riyadh and the coalition would focus on terror groups "whatever their doctrine". It comes amid international pressure for Gulf Arab states to do more in the fight against so-called Islamic State.

Saudi Arabia's list of 34 alliance members: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Palestinians, Qatar, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

 

 

^ In a way it's kind of funny to see these different governments being surprised that they are part of the anti-ISIS coalition. Of course they all should be apart of anything that aims to destroy ISIS because if you are not part of the solution then you are part of the problem. The Muslim and Arab World have done little more than talk about all the Muslim-based terrorism from the last 14 years. It is high-time they all step-up and help stop it. ^

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35114060