* Arab leaders an**unce formation of unified regional force * Region faces growing security challenges * Arab summit call on Houthis to withdraw after gains in Yemen (Adds Egyptian foreign minister comments para 3) By Mahmoud Mourad and Yara Bayoumy SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 29 (Reuters) - Arab leaders at a summit in Egypt an**unced the formation of a unified military force to counter growing security threats from Yemen to Libya, and as regional heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iran engage in sectarian proxy wars. Working out the mechanism and logistics of the unified force, an idea floated by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, could take months.
03-29-2015, 05:12 PM
UPDATE 5-Arab summit agrees on unified military force for crises
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