French arms including tanks and laser-guided missile systems sold to Saudi Arabi...
PARIS - French arms including tanks and laser-guided missile systems sold to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are being used in the Yemeni war against civilians, leaked intelligence published by investigative website Disclose showed.
It demonstrates that swathes of Yemen’s population lives under the threat of the French-made arms, according to Disclose. The intelligence dossier is dated September 25, 2018. It was presented to Macron and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, as well as France’s defense and foreign ministers. Philippe’s office said in a statement that France adopted rigorous safeguards when issuing export licenses and supported United Nations’ efforts to broker peace in Yemen.
The four-year conflict in Yemen has shattered its economy and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, the U.N. says. More than 10,000 civilians have been killed and some 10 million people have been driven to the brink of famine.
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