BREAKING NEWS: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and (possibly) UAE cut all diplomatic ties with Qatar

[Prince of Lasanod]

‘Terrorism, meddling in affairs’: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia & Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Qatar

Bahrain announced early Monday that it is severing diplomatic relations with neighboring Qatar and cutting air and sea connections with Doha, accusing it of meddling in its internal affairs. Saudi Arabia then did the same, citing “national security.”
Bahrain’s state news agency said in a brief statement that Qatari citizens have 14 days to leave the country.

It accused Doha of supporting terrorism and meddling in Manama’s internal affairs.

Citing “protection of national security,” Riyadh then announced it was also severing ties with Doha and closing off all land, sea and air contacts, the Saudi state agency said in a statement, cited by Reuters.

Egypt was next to join the diplomatic war, with Cairo announcing it is cutting relations with Doha, according to Sputnik news agency.

 

[Hemaal]

Will Somalia follow suit?
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[gurey]

Might aswell since qatar is part of somali oil and gas

 

[ItzDoctorZ]

Woah woah woah.

What is the reason for this and why should Somalia do the same? Fill me in

 

[Friko_Prizm]

Trouble in paradise.

 

[TSP]

Qatar flew too close to the sun

 

[Hemaal]

Woah woah woah.

What is the reason for this and why should Somalia do the same? Fill me in

Because Somalia does everything Pappa Saudi tells to do. Remember Iran

 

[TSP]

I will denounce farmaajo if he joins in this shenanigans. We cannot renounce our diplomatic ties with qatar

 

[Prince of Lasanod]

Not good for Somalia.

Qatar was going to facilitate talks with Al Shabab. Our security comes before these petty Bedouin clan wars.

 

[black]

What prompted this? They've always been competitors, but what exactly occurred to prompt such a decision?

 

[TSP]

What prompted this? They've always been competitors, but what exactly occurred to prompt such a decision?

Could be a falling out after the iran nuclear deal. Inquisitive and prince las anod posted threads about the hacked emails of the UAE ambassador

 

[Hemaal]

What prompted this? They've always been competitors, but what exactly occurred to prompt such a decision?

Haven't you been keeping up with news? Shit hit the fan after the recent leaks.

 

[TSP]

Not good for Somalia.

Qatar was going to facilitate talks with Al Shabab. Our security comes before these petty Bedouin clan wars.

Where we stand hinges on Farmaajo firing the qatari point man on the ground farhad yasin

 

[Inactive]

 

[waraabe]

Let the sand people fight, as long as the rest of the world is safe from their 72 virgin seeking weapons

 

[Prince of Lasanod]

Could be a falling out after the iran nuclear deal. Inquisitive and prince las anod posted threads about the hacked emails of the UAE ambassador

Iran will win because they have been a state for thousands of years, at one point they controlled 40 % of the world population. If even the Turks were no mach to them in the 18th century(https://www.somalispot.com/threads/the-last-great-asiatic-military-conqueror-nader-shah.25028/), then how can Bedouins who have never done anything but roam the empty desert and fight for the sake of the British ever compete? They are attacking each other because of their failed policies.

 

[Prince of Lasanod]

Revealed: Secret details of Turkey's new military pact with Qatar

Documents obtained by Middle East Eye show strategic alliance includes pledge by Ankara to protect Gulf state from external threats

In December 2015, Turkey announced, to the surprise of many, that it planned to establish a military base in Qatar. Behind the scenes, the agreement was about forming a major strategic alliance.

After a 100-year hiatus, Turkey is militarily back in the Gulf and ramping up its presence overseas. In January, Ankara announced that it would also establish a military base in Somalia.

Specific details about the Qatar agreement, which Turkey described as an alliance in the face of "common enemies", remain scant, but Middle East Eye has acquired copies of the agreements, as well as further details, which include a secret pledge by Ankara to protect Qatar from external threats.

A long time coming?
Turkish-Qatari defence and military agreements go back nearly a decade. In 2007, Ankara and Doha signed a defence industry cooperation agreement, and in 2012, signed a military training agreement.

In March 2015, the Turkey-Qatar Military Cooperation Agreement was passed by the Turkish parliament, but the negotiations to create an overarching comprehensive agreement were still ongoing. Only in July 2015, according to France-based Intelligence Online, did the Qatari Emir, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, first tell the Saudi king about the true extent of the agreement. Under the agreement, about 3,000 Turkish troops, air and naval units, as well as special forces are to be based in Qatar for training and joint exercises. The two countries also promised greater bilateral cooperation between intelligence services.

Riyadh reportedly welcomed the deal to help counter Iran's growing regional influence as Turkey's military's presence will bring additional foreign muscle in the Gulf, joining the United States' Al Udeid air base in Qatar, the French naval base in Abu Dhabi, and the US and British naval bases in Bahrain, among others.

But the move was not unanimously accepted in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). When Abu Dhabi got wind of the agreement in the wake of the 35th GCC summit in December, it was not viewed positively, with the Emirates fearing stronger Turkish-Qatari ties could reverse the regional fortunes of the down-on-its-heels Muslim Brotherhood.

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-qatar-military-agreement-940298365

 

[Abdalla]

These sand have the worst foreign affairs policy. The Yemen war was avoidable if they had a solid policy, and now they cut ties over nonsense.

 

[TSP]

These sand have the worst foreign affairs policy. The Yemen war was avoidable if they had a solid policy, and now they cut ties over nonsense.

Proxy wars will dial up a notch. May allah protect the poor souls in the cross-hairs of this spat

 

[TSP]

The elephant in the room is Trump. Where does he stand especially with 10k US troops in Qatar? Does the Emirati block have his tacit approval to do this or is he going to stay neutral and collect Qatar's 10 billion dollars for his infrastructure projects