Thread by @TawakkolKarman

@UAEEmbassyUS tweeted false and misleading information regarding its involvement in #Yemen’s war. Below are some of the facts in response:

#UAE still plays the most destructive and distablizing role in #Yemen by arming and funding militias all across the country and continues to incite violence, hate and division among Yemenis. 1/17

2/17/ #UAE forces and backed militias occupies many strategic parts of #Yemen from the mainland to Socotra Island as well as Yemen’s seaports and airports all across the south.

3//17Throughout the last 5 years, #UAE has funded militias in the south aimed to undermine and overthrow the #Yemeni legitimate internationally recognized government.

4//17 By doing so, #UAE is engaged in a clear violation of #Yemen’s sovereignty, unity and a violation of the #UN resolution 2216 that prohibits such acts and crimes.

5/17 #UAE arms and funds tens of thousands of militasmen all across #Yemen from east to west and has occupied the island of Socotra along with the #Saudi forces and their backed militias.

6/17 #UAE continues to host and fly in and out the country the heads of these militias and it is all done in the open.

7/17 In April 2019, #UAE funded milita overthrew the #Yemeni government and its forces from #Aden, the de facto capital of Yemen.

8/17 It has since, #UAE along with the Saudi forces prohibited the Yemeni government from returning to #Yemen.

9/17 In fact, they went as far as trying to legalize the coup in #Aden through the so-called “ Riyadh agreement” between their back militias and the Yemeni government

10/17 At this very moment, militias armed and funded by the #UAE are attacking the forces of the #Yemen’s legitimate government in places like Abyan state in the south.

12/17 #UAE has turned one of #Yemen's main sources of income,the Balhaf gas field, into a military base, prohibiting the Yemeni government from using such productions and income that benefits people impacted by the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

13/17 When the Yemeni government decided to take back the de facto capital Aden back from the #UAE backed Militias, on August 29 and 30,2019, the UAE air forces attacked the Yemeni army resulting in about 300 deaths!

14/17 It is well documented by many local and international human rights organizations and other media outlets like #AP, that the #UAE ran assisniation squads, secret detention and tourure program in #Yemen. A clear violation of Yemeni and international laws.

15//17 The only road to peace in Yemen goes through stopping arms sales to #Saudi and the #UAE who are killing our people, pressuring both to withdraw from the country and leaving each form of guardianship or domination over it.

16/17 Thank you for all your ongoing efforts to end the war in #Yemen Sen. @ChrisMurphyCT. The people of Yemen appreciate it.

17/17 I look forward to working with you @ChrisMurphyCT and many other leaders to end the devastating war in #Yemen and to ensure accountability and justice for the countless war crimes committed against Yemenis.