Arab League summit wraps up with plan for pan-Arab force
Arab leaders have agreed to try to form a joint military force to tackle regional crises. Saudi Arabia is already leading a coalition of Arab countries that have been conducting airstrikes against rebels in Yemen.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (pictured above), who hosted the two-day Arab Summit at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, told the final session of the gathering that the leaders had agreed in principle to form the pan-Arab force. He said a high-level committee would be formed to work out the details of implementing the force.
Other Egyptian officials said it was to include up to 40,000 elite troops backed up by fighter jets and warships. However, it wasn’t immediately clear how many of the Arab League’s 22 member states were prepared to contribute to the proposed force.
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Source News: DW
