A Muslim NATO | Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition

The tensions in the World are being escalated to a whole new level, with most of the powers turning into dust due to the presence of terrorist elements. The element of terrorism is gaining new support daily and the Muslim states are the ones being the most affected by this menace.

Observing the impending threat, KSA’s Crown-Prince Muhammad Bin Salman persuaded the nations of the World to make a new army that will restore the balance of power in the region for Muslim Nations by assisting in counter-terrorism efforts. 

The Islamic Nations are gathered in the inaugural meeting of the 41 Pan Islamic Coalition.

A Muslim NATO

In the inaugural meeting of the IMCTC, which is the name given to this coalition; the theme of ‘Allied Against Terrorism’ was adopted. Also, the first commander of this coalition and Pakistan’s ex-army chief, Gen Raheel Sharif expressed his thoughts about this step in the following way,

“A number of our member countries are under tremendous pressure while fighting well established terrorist organisations due to capacity shortages of their armed forces and law enforcement agencies,"

Sharif is the first commander of the IMCTC.

The alliance makes use of the resources and coordination between the Muslim nations to ensure that the Muslim World is terrorism free. This was considered owing to the fact that most of the nations that are unable to uproot the terrorism don’t possess enough resources and the level of synergy that is required to win this war.

Pakistan Heading the Army

Gen. Raheel is also hailed as the remarkable hero of the Islamabad's counter-terrorism ops. In his views, the ‘Fight’ against a faceless and extremist foe is extremely hard to accomplish alone. This is a feat, impossible without dedication and collaboration. And by only using these two powers, Pakistan overcame the menace of terrorism in Her boundaries. 

Pakistan has successfully shown its military might against the terrorist elements.

There are Cracks Too!

Despite the fact that this coalition was built by a unity of Islamic nations, there is still something very odd about this coalition. The countries of Iran, Iraq and Syria are still not included as members of this state. Even more shocking, Iran has taken it as a threat to her integrity and is currently protesting that this coalition is meant to increase the involvement of KSA in the region. 

KSA and Iran do not have a good relationship.

Analysis

The making of an army that can fight in the deterrence against terrorism is a very good idea. But the inclusion of Iran, Iraq and Syria is equally mysterious. Currently, Iraq is struggling against ISIS, Syria is in a state of high depression and Iran is the only country that asserts to be a representative of Shia Muslims in the region.

Being that said, the opposition of Iran would mean that the Shia elements of Pakistan are also not in the favor of this force, and therefore have a potential of provoking an uprising in the region.

Keeping these horrors aside, the rest of this setup is a very good one. There is a standing army from a diverse background that also enjoys a strong funding through regional economic behemoths.

This economy is something that is also provocative to the enemies. Iran is of the opinion that this is an anti-Shia army, however it is also being considered that this army can become an serious threat to the non-Muslim nations in the proximity too.

The war of words still continues and the IMCTC still works as a basic component of the World. Soon enough, this army will have a high role in the fight against terrorism for the minor nations.