沙特聯合33國組建反恐軍事聯盟

Saudi Arabia has unveiled a “military alliance” of Muslim nations to tackle terrorism, another sign of the conservative Gulf Monarchy’s growing interventionist approach amid proxy conflicts with rival Iran and the rise of Sunni militancy.

沙特阿拉伯宣佈將建立一個由穆斯林國家組成的“軍事聯盟”，以打擊恐怖主義，這個跡象進一步表明，在與競爭對手伊朗發生代理人衝突和遜尼派武裝組織崛起的背景下，這個保守的海灣王國正採取更具干預意識的姿態。

Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud announced yesterday the kingdom would set up a joint operations centre in Riyadh to “support military operations to fight terrorism” and to co-ordinate with “friendly peace-loving nations and international bodies”.

沙特副王儲穆罕默德本薩勒曼阿勒沙特(Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud，見上圖)昨日宣佈，該國將在利雅得建立一個聯合作戰中心，以“支持打擊恐怖主義的軍事行動”，並與“愛好和平的友好國家和國際組織”合作。

The formation of the 34-strong Saudi-led alliance comes ahead of international mediation efforts in regional sectarian conflicts, such as the civil wars in Syria and Yemen.

在以沙特爲首的34個國家組成聯盟之後，國際社會將針對地區宗派衝突（例如敘利亞和也門的內戰）展開斡旋努力。

The group is mainly formed of Sunni-majority Muslim states, including nations such as Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Morocco and Jordan and most of the Gulf Co-operation Council states.

該聯盟主要由遜尼派佔多數的穆斯林國家組成，包括土耳其、巴基斯坦、埃及、摩洛哥和約旦以及海灣合作委員會(Gulf Co-operation Council)多數國家。

The creation of the alliance marks another step in Saudi Arabia’s quest for the role of regional policeman. Riyadh, a target of Sunni Islamic radical group Isis, is also concerned about the expansion of interference in the Arab world by its Shia rival Iran.

這一聯盟的建立標誌着沙特阿拉伯向着充當地區警察的願望又邁出一步。沙特阿拉伯是遜尼派伊斯蘭激進組織伊拉克和黎凡特伊斯蘭國(ISIS)的目標，該國還對競爭對手、什葉派佔多數的伊朗對阿拉伯世界的干預加大感到擔憂。

Saudi Arabia is concerned by the nuclear deal between its western allies and Iran and their refusal to bomb the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. Simeon Kerr, Dubai

讓沙特阿拉伯感到擔心的是其西方盟友與伊朗簽訂的核協議以及他們拒絕轟炸敘利亞的巴沙爾阿薩德(Bashar al-Assad)政權。