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12/15/2015 Saudi Arabia forms Islamic counterterrorism coalition CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudiarabiaformsislamiccounterterrorismcoalition/ 1/3 CBS News / CBS Evening News / CBS This Morning / 48 Hours / 60 Minutes / Sunday Morning / Face The Nation / CBSN Search Log In Video US World Politics Entertainment Health MoneyWatch SciTech Crime Sports Photos More C/AP / December 14, 2015, 10:06 PM audi Araia form Ilamic counterterrorim coalition Last Updated Dec 14, 2015 11:02 PM EST RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia says 34 Muslimmajority 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 Saudiled 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 U.S.led coalition bombing the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in Iraq and Syria. At a rare news conference, Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman said the new Islamic military coalition will work to counter the Sunni extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and develop mechanisms for working with other countries and international bodies to support international counterterrorism efforts. "Currently, every Muslim country is fighting terrorism individually ... so coordinating efforts is very important," he said. He said the joint operations center will be established in Riyadh to "coordinate and support military operations to fight terrorism" across the Muslim world. Smaller memberstates included in the coalition are the archipelago of the Maldives and the islandnation of Bahrain. Other Gulf Arab countries such as 5 Comment / 24 hare / Tweet / tumle / mail More + 01 02 03 04 05 Most Popular Operator error eyed in runaway train investigation 174108 views Farook got $28,500 loan before San Bernardino shooting 118501 views Fox News suspends two over their Obama speech response 108664 views 10 best and worst deals on Amazon 100567 views 5 of the safest cars on the road 95876 views Watch CBSN Live 60 Minutes Goes Behind The Scenes Of Star Wars Ted Cruz surges ahead of Donald Trump in Iowa Actor Will Smith Considering Presidential Bid Plaza's $120,000 Tree Burns Down Takeoff Aborted After Plane Runs Out Of Runway Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel AlJubeir (C) arrives for a ministerial meeting on Syria at the Quai d'Orsay, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Paris December 14, 2015. / RUTR

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audi Araia form Ilamiccounterterrorim coalition

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia ­­ Saudi Arabia says 34 Muslim­majority nations haveagreed to form a new military alliance to fight terrorism with a joint operationscenter based in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh.

The announcement carried early Tuesday by the Saudi Press Agency says theSaudi­led alliance was established because terrorism "should be fought by allmeans and collaboration should be made to eliminate it."

While Saudi Arabia's regional rival, Shiite Iran, is not part of the coalition, thealliance brings together diverse Muslim countries from several continents,including Mali, Malaysia, Pakistan, Lebanon and Egypt as well as neighboring Gulfcountries such as the United Arab Emirates.

The announcement comes as Saudi Arabia leads a military intervention in Yemenagainst Shiite rebels and is part of the U.S.­led coalition bombing the Islamic Stateof Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in Iraq and Syria.

At a rare news conference, Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense MinisterMohammed bin Salman said the new Islamic military coalition will work tocounter the Sunni extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group anddevelop mechanisms for working with other countries and international bodies tosupport international counterterrorism efforts.

"Currently, every Muslim country is fighting terrorism individually ... socoordinating efforts is very important," he said.

He said the joint operations center will be established in Riyadh to "coordinateand support military operations to fight terrorism" across the Muslim world.

Smaller member­states included in the coalition are the archipelago of theMaldives and the island­nation of Bahrain. Other Gulf Arab countries such as

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Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are also in the coalition, thoughnotably absent from the list is Saudi Arabia's neighbor Oman.

But Iraq and Syria whose forces are battling to regain territory taken by theIslamic State group and whose governments are allied with Iran are not in thecoalition.

Benin, while it does not have a majority Muslim population, is also a member ofthis new counterterrorism coalition. All the group's members are also part of thelarger Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which is headquartered in SaudiArabia.

On Monday, President Obama said the U.S. strategy is moving forward with "agreat sense of urgency on four fronts," which he said means hunting down andtaking out terrorist, training and equipping Iraqi and Syrian opposition forces,stopping ISIS recruiting, financing and propaganda, and persistent diplomacy toend Syria's civil war.

"We are hitting [ISIS] harder than ever," Mr. Obama told reporters at thePentagon after huddling with members of his national security team to discuss thecurrent strategy. "As we squeeze its heart, we'll make it harder for [ISIS] to pumpits terror and propaganda to the rest of the world."

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