Saudi Crown Prince Vows New Islamic Alliance 'Will Wipe Terrorists from the Earth'

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[RoosterRedux]

Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince vowed to "pursue terrorists until they are wiped from the face of the earth" as officials from 40 Muslim countries gathered Sunday in the first meeting of an Islamic counter-terrorism alliance.

"In past years, terrorism has been functioning in all of our countries... with no coordination" among national authorities, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is also the Saudi defence minister, said in his keynote speech at the gathering in Riyadh.

"This ends today, with this alliance."

The summit is the first meeting of defence ministers and other senior officials from the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, which officially counts 41 countries and identifies as a "pan-Islamic unified front" against violent extremism.

The alliance was announced in 2015 under the auspices of Prince Mohammed, whose rapid ascent since his appointment as heir to the throne in June has shaken the political scene across the region.

The alliance groups largely, although not exclusively, Sunni-majority or Sunni-ruled countries.

It excludes Saudi Arabia's arch-rival, Shiite-dominated Iran, as well as Syria and Iraq, whose leaders have close ties to Tehran.

Sunday's meeting coincides with an escalation in tensions between Riyadh and Tehran, particularly over wars in Syria and Yemen and the political structure of multi-confessional Lebanon.

Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of supporting armed groups across the Middle East, including Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah and Yemen's Huthi rebels.

[Albion Wilde]

This initiative was inspired by Donald J. Trump.

Trump Speech in Saudi Arabia to Muslim World, May 2017

Winning!

[Luircin]

I’m willing to give the man a chance. We will see.

Of course that doesn’t mean blind trust.

[plain talk]

It ain’t going to happen........ there are hundreds of millions.

No. There are 1.8 BILLION muslims worldwide.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks RoosterRedux.

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[semaj]

So let me get this straight. It’s okay if the Wahhabis in Saudi Arabia to sponsor terrorism in the form of Al Qaeda and ISIS, but it’s not okay for Iran to to do the same support Hezbollah. Do I have that right?

[RoosterRedux]

No.

[Rebelbase]

We never make first time visitors handle the snakes.

[azcap]

You are right
If MBS can stay alive there will be a very different middle East in ten years.

[Deplorable American1776]

OK, you are wiping Islam from the face of the earth? That is the major terrorism group. Saudi, if you do, I’ll be happy, but I don’t believe you.