Fourteen nations led by Saudi Arabia announced the creation of a naval coalition intended to keep the Bab el-Mandeb Strait open after the Houthis began harassing shipping, they said in a joint statement. The coalition’s 14 founding members, announced on Thursday, are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, and the internationally recognized Yemeni government. With the exception of Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan, the collection of countries is notable for not having the most revered of navies. Somalia remains a largely failed state with no control over most of its claimed territory, and Sudan is largely occupied in a civil war currently locked in a stalemate. Every member of the coalition was almost entirely Muslim, with the exception of Nigeria, which has a population split between Islam and Christianity.