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Fidan responds to Mecca Alliance criticisms and joint planning group with Syria

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This story is from 19 September 2026.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, speaking on NTV, described comments that the Mecca Alliance "remained on paper" as an effort to "discredit" it. Fidan said they were assigned to set up a joint planning group for Syrian dossiers, and stated no concrete step was taken in the disarmament process in northern Iraq.

Fidan said there is a desire to advance the YPG integration process in Syria in a controlled manner on all sides. He noted that no concrete steps have been taken in the disarmament process in northern Iraq for more than a year. He stated that the alliance would not face difficulties meeting military needs against Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.

Fidan responds to Mecca Alliance criticisms and joint planning group with Syria

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