On this day six years ago, the Saudi-led coalition launched its assault on the Yemeni people. The past six years have been years of loss, hardship, famine, & heartbreak. 💔 Today we remember Yemen & renew our dedication to ending US-backed war crimes. #YemenCantWait
Foreign intervention in Yemen started as a resume builder for the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who is now the de facto leader of the Kingdom.
MBS thought this war would last a couple weeks at most. Now thousands of Yemeni are dead, and millions are starving.
MBS thought this war would last a couple weeks at most. Now thousands of Yemeni are dead, and millions are starving.
From the beginning of the war until now, Saudi Arabia has enjoyed support from the United States, the UK, Canada, & other Western countries. Despite ending “offensive” support for the war, the US CONTINUES to aid Saudi Arabia in its brutal assault on Yemen.oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?…
Since the beginning of the war in 2015, the US has:
💥 helped refuel Saudi coalition jets midair so they could continue bombing civilians
💥 sold billions in weapons to Saudi Arabia
💥 trained Saudi's military
💥 given the royal air force spare parts
💥 helped refuel Saudi coalition jets midair so they could continue bombing civilians
💥 sold billions in weapons to Saudi Arabia
💥 trained Saudi's military
💥 given the royal air force spare parts
Weapons sold to Saudi Arabia include a massive @LockheedMartin– manufactured bomb that was dropped on a school bus full of children in Yemen in 2018.
40 Yemeni children died.
40 Yemeni children died.
US-supported airstrikes target every aspect of Yemeni life, including Yemeni schools, hospitals, food production centers, factories, farms, weddings, and funerals.
Yemenis cannot celebrate or mourn in peace. #YemenCantWait
Yemenis cannot celebrate or mourn in peace. #YemenCantWait
⚠️ One of the most horrific aspects of this war is the blockade. Since 2015, the Saudi coalition has imposed a land, air, & sea blockade that has halted food, fuel, & commercial goods from entering Yemen, driving the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?…
Biden announced an end to US “offensive” support for the war on Yemen in early 2021. However, the coalition continues to use US-made bombs to cause unimaginable suffering in Yemen. That sure as hell doesn’t sound like an "end to 'offensive' support" to me...
US envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking is becoming more problematic. After CNN did a story on the blockade of Yemen's Hodeidah port, Lenderking responded by saying that the coalition 'doesn’t block food or fuel from entering Yemen.' LIES. Those are blatant lies. codepink.org/lyinglenderking
🚨 The blockade must end! All arms sales to the coalition must end! 🚨
Today, on the sixth anniversary of the war, we should all recommit ourselves to ending foreign intervention in Yemen because #YemenCantWait. Yemen is capable of deciding its own future.
Today, on the sixth anniversary of the war, we should all recommit ourselves to ending foreign intervention in Yemen because #YemenCantWait. Yemen is capable of deciding its own future.
There is no way for the aggressors in this war to save face. There MUST be accountability for the war crimes committed by the Saudi coalition in Yemen.
The US is responsible for so much suffering, and it owes the Yemeni people reparations.
The US is responsible for so much suffering, and it owes the Yemeni people reparations.
📢 Tune into an advocacy webinar CODEPINK is cosponsoring with Yemeni Alliance Committee (@Jehan_Hakim), @Yemenrrf ,@actioncorps, and more tomorrow, 3/26, at 7 PM ET.
To take action for Yemen, visit our website: codepink.org/yemen
codepink.org/03262021
To take action for Yemen, visit our website: codepink.org/yemen
codepink.org/03262021
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