U.S. boosts support role in Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen

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U.S. boosts support role in Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen - LA Times
▻http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-us-yemen-20150817-story.html

“We are confident that the intelligence and advice we pass on to Saudi Arabia and other coalition members is sound, giving them the best options for military success consistent with international norms and mitigating the potential for civilian casualties,” said Cmdr. Kevin Stephens, a U.S. military spokesman in Bahrain. “The final decisions on the conduct of operations in the campaign are made by the members of the Saudi-led coalition, not the United States.”
The coalition maintains that it primarily uses satellite- and laser-guided munitions, but Human Rights Watch says unguided bombs and U.S.-supplied cluster munitions have been dropped in densely populated urban areas.

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#Yémen : les #États-Unis « très préoccupés » par des raids aériens sur un port - L’Orient-Le Jour
▻http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/940254/yemen-les-etats-unis-tres-preoccupes-par-des-raids-aeriens-sur-un-por
Les États-Unis se sont dits vivement préoccupés par les récentes frappes aériennes menées par l’#Arabie_saoudite sur la ville d’Hodeida au Yémen, soulignant le rôle majeur de ce port, principal point d’entrée de l’aide humanitaire.
Sonali Kolhatkar : Why Are We Ignoring the War on Yemen ? - Sonali Kolhatkar - Truthdig
▻http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/why_are_we_ignoring_the_war_on_yemen_20150819
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Not only has the United States blessed the brutal Saudi air war on Yemen, it has taken an active role in it. Recently “the Pentagon more than doubled the number of American advisors to provide enhanced intelligence for airstrikes,” the Los Angeles Times reported. This has directly contributed to a surge in airstrikes and subsequent civilian casualties. The L.A. Times rightly pointed out that Yemen’s plight has been “vastly overshadowed” by the U.S. war on Islamic State.
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A recent analysis found that U.S. arms sales to the Middle East exploded under President Obama, peaking at more than $40 billion in 2012, compared with just over $10 billion under George W. Bush. The $60.7 billion worth of weapons during Obama’s tenure went mostly to Saudi Arabia (67 percent) and the UAE (21 percent), the two main aggressors in Yemen.
#foutage_de_gueule #Emirats_arabes_unis

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