Another Country is Will Seek to Send Military Personnel to Saudi Arabia as it Keeps Fighting The Houthis

Turkey is the latest country to step up its military assistance to Saudi Arabia as it keeps grappling with Yemen's Houthi rebels.

Concretely, the government will seek parliamentary approval to send military personnel to the country as part of its newly-signed defense pact with Riyadh and Islamabad.

A lawmaker for the ruling AK Party told Reuters that the mandate will be sent to parliament once the accord ratifying the pact is approved. equipment, intelligence sharing and weapons systems.

The country submitted the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement to parliament on Tuesday. The country also signed an agreement with Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia to boost defense cooperation and defensive capabilities. It is called the "Badr Memorandum of Understanding."

"By leveraging the unique military production capabilities of each country, ​the initiative will facilitate cooperation and integration, enhance defense industrial capacities, and enable ​the fulfillment of the needs of allied and friendly nations," the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Turkey's initiative comes shortly after the UK increased the amount of military support sent to Riyadh. London noted that it will send fighter jets to perform defensive operations, also providing refueling support on actions that include strikes against Houthi targets.

"The continuing attacks from the Houthis on our ally Saudi Arabia are absolutely despicable. The targeting of the airport in Riyadh in particular shows the lengths the Houthis are going to escalate the situation in the region," British Defense Minister Wes Streeting said on Tuesday.

He went on to say that "escalating violence in the Gulf can have a serious impact at home in the UK — driving up the cost of living, disrupting energy supplies and costs to British businesses. It is also causing devastation to the civilian population in Yemen."

Pakistan, in turn, has sent about 8,000 troops and air force fighter jets to conduct strikes, according to another report. Troops, however, are unlikely to engage in any fighting and will be tasked with defending Saudi oil infrastructure.

More than 70 people died in Yemen after the Houthi rebels launched their latest attacks against against government forces. The strike took place in a military camp in the southern province of Shabwa. Some 200 people were wounded as well.