YemenEXtra
YemenExtra

London is an accomplice in the Saudi atrocities in Yemen.. what’s new this time

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The foreign minister of Britain, Boris Johnson, has confirmed that British troops will be involved to provide Saudis with information, advice and assistance to “protect” Saudi Arabia from missiles

Earliest, the foreign minister of Britain has defended the brutal Saudi-led military intervention in neighbouring Yemen, which has killed and wounded more than 600,000

This came after visiting of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Londo on March 2018

London is an accomplice in the Saudi atrocities in Yemen and one of the main violators of the ATT, the very treaty that Cameron said London was “proud” to be a part of

According to Amnesty International, the UK issued a total of 152 licenses for exports of military equipment to Saudi Arabia, topping £2.94 billion for a long list of weapons, including bombs, torpedoes, rockets and missiles

The numbers only include the officially announced deals and there is a growing fear that London and Riyadh have been making more deals in secret in order to avoid public pressure

The extensive arms deals between Saudi Arabia and the UK and its relationship to the deadly Saudi air campaign on Yemen can be traced back to 1986, when the UK signed a £5 billion contract to provide the Saudi regime with 72 Tornado fighter jets, 30 Hawk advanced trainer aircraft and 30 Swiss licensed Pilatus PC-9 trainer planes