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On this day in 2015, the US & Saudi Arabia began their criminal war in Yemen, which has killed 12,000 civilians (including 2,500 children) through systematic bombing of civilian areas, bringing millions to the brink of famine & generating a massive cholera epidemic.
The war—which uses US-supplied weapons—has included countless war crimes like the bombing of hundreds of markets, schools, food stores, hospitals, mosques, farm fields & civilian homes. The UN has called Yemen the world’s “worst humanitarian crisis” & it’s made possible by the US
The US could end the war tomorrow by stopping the midair refueling of Saudi jets, which Saudi Arabia doesn’t have to capability to do on its own. Jets burn up fuel quickly & need midair refuels to reach Yemen.
theintercept.com/2017/07/13/u-s…
The Saudi forces are using banned weapons like cluster bombs & white phosphorus (both supplied by the US).
See here: hrw.org/news/2015/05/0…
And here: washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoin…
According to Yemen Data Project, at least 1/3 of the US-backed Saudi air strikes are hitting civilian areas.
See here: theguardian.com/world/2016/sep…
The war which includes US,Saudi Arabia & UAE are implementing a crippling naval blockade on Yemen, preventing vital medicine and food supplies to desperate of people of Yemen.
theguardian.com/world/2017/nov…
In Southern Yemen, UAE is operating a secret network of prisons where they are torturing detainees with US help. apnews.com/4925f7f0fa6548…
In one of the war’s most infamous crimes so far, Saudi jets conducted a “double tap” strike on a crowded funeral, killing/wounded over 500 civilians. Remnants of US weapons were found at the scene.
In another incident, UAE helicopters opened fire on a boat full of refugees off the coast of Yemen, killing 40.
independent.co.uk/news/world/mid…
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