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AS IT IS 2015-12-16 Saudi Arabia Announces New Islamic Military Alliance 沙特阿拉伯宣布建立新伊斯兰军事同盟

Saudi Arabia has announced the creation of an Islamic military alliance to fight terrorism.

The Saudis will lead the 34-nation alliance, said the state-run Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday. The center will be located in the capital Riyadh and will coordinate¹ military operations.

The countries that have joined the alliance include Jordan, Bahrain, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The four are also part of the U.S.-led coalition² that has been launching airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State terrorist group.

Other alliance members are Tunisia, Lebanon, Libya and Egypt. Pakistan, Bangladesh and Malaysia are also part of the alliance. Some African countries -- including Sudan, Somalia, Mali and Nigeria -- also have joined.

Iraq, Iran and Syria are not in the new group, nor is Saudi Arabia’s neighbor Oman.

The Saudi statement called terrorism a “serious violation³ of human dignity and rights, especially the right to life and the right to security.” It said “acts of corruption⁴ and terrorism cannot be justified⁵ in any way.”

It said the alliance supports the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which “calls for member states to cooperate to combat terrorism in all its forms … and rejects all justifications⁶ and excuses for terrorism.” Members of the alliance are also part of the Islamic cooperation group.

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense⁷ Minister Mohammed bin⁸ Salman called terrorism a “disease.” He said the alliance will fight it wherever it is in the world.

“Today there are a number of countries that suffer from terrorism,” he said, “for example Daesh (Islamic State) in Syria and Iraq; terrorism in Sinai, terrorism in Yemen, terrorism in Libya, terrorism in Mali, terrorism in Nigeria, terrorism in Pakistan, terrorism in Afghanistan -- and this requires a very strong effort to fight.”

He said “the alliance includes a group of Islamic states that make up the majority of the Islamic world.” And he noted⁹ that terrorism “affected the Islamic world first, before the international community” was attacked.

The alliance was created because “today, every Islamic country is fighting terrorism individually,” he said. It is important that countries work together to fight “terrorism all over the Islamic world.”

Turkey is the only country in the new group that is also a member of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. News reports say Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called the alliance the “best response to those who are trying to associate terror and Islam. We believe that this effort by Muslim countries is a step in the right direction.”

Other countries that make up the 34-member group are: Benin, Chad, Togo, Djibouti, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Guinea, Palestine, Comoros, Qatar, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Maldives, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger and Yemen.

Saudi Arabia said more than 10 other countries have expressed support but have not joined the alliance. They include Indonesia -- home of the world’s largest Muslim population.

Words in This Story

coordinate – v. to make arrangements so that two or more people or groups of people can work together properly and well

dignity – n. the quality of being worthy¹⁰ of honor or respect

justify¹¹ – v. to provide or be a good reason for (something); to prove or show (something) to be just, right or reasonable

associate – v. to think of one person or thing when you think of another person or thing (usually + with)

1 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

4 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

6 justifications   

正当的理由，辩解的理由( justification的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• If he a vulgar person, she does not have justifications for him. 如果他是个低级趣味的人，她早就不会理他了。
• It depends on their effect on competition and possible justifications. 这则取决于它们对于竞争的影响和可能存在的正当抗辩理由。

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

9 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

10 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

11 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？