Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition
The Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) is an intergovernmental counter-terrorist military alliance between 41 member states in the Muslim world, united around the war against the Islamic State and other counter-terrorist activities. Its creation was first announced by Saudi Arabian defence minister Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, on 15 December 2015. The alliance was to have a joint operations center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Image: Raheel Sharif at the Global Security Dinner Davos (RS394598) (BBA5350) (cropped)
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia. The heir apparent to the Saudi Arabian throne, he is currently Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He is the seventh son of King Salman of Saudi Arabia and grandson of the nation's founder, King Abdulaziz.
Mohammed in 2019
As chief of the crown prince court, 2014
With King Salman, Barack Obama and other leaders at the GCC summit in Saudi Arabia, 21 April 2016
With US secretary of state John Kerry (left) and Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir, 13 June 2016