The heads of Arab league countries meeting in Egypt this weekend, agreed to establish a joint Arab military force, in an attempt to combat Shi’ite militants in Yemen, reports the Associated Press.
A resolution passed at the Arab summit, mandated a joint Arab defence force that could be deployed at the request of any Arab nation facing a security threat.
A Saudi led 10 nation coalition is currently performing airstrikes in Yemen to aid efforts to tackle advances by Houthi militants in the region.
Speaking at the summit on Saturday, Yemenin President, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, accused Iran of being directly behind the Houthi offensive in arming the movement.
Though Iran denies arming the Houthis, it has accepted providing humanitarian and other aid to the armed militants.
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