An Oxfam report, which examined 1727 attacks on Yemeni civilians since the beginning of 2021, at least 839 people were murdered and 1775 others were injured during this time. Airstrikes alone were responsible for 87 of the casualties.
The aircraft employed in the strikes, more than half of which were British-made, utilized cluster bombs, which are prohibited under international law.
Artillery strikes, missile barrages, drone assaults, landmines, roadside bombs, and the employment of light guns were all responsible for the deaths.
According to another report by an American think tank, the American Thinker, Saudi Arabia spends some $200 million per day to hire mercenaries and maintain the arms supply.
A large portion of this money goes to the UK for purchasing Typhoon and Tornado aircraft, Paveway bombs, as well as Brimstone and Storm Shadow missiles, making the UK fully complicit in the crimes committed against Yemeni civilians, as stated by the International Development Committee of the UK.
According to a recent Oxfam Charity report, the weapons used in the Saudi-led war in Yemen are provided primarily by the United States and the United Kingdom, at least since the beginning of 2021.
Given the UK’s long history of defense exports to Saudi Arabia and its coalition allies, and in light of the facts, it is inescapable that any violations of international humanitarian and human rights law committed by the coalition involved arms supplied by the UK.
The Saudi-led coalition has also used these weapons to strike health institutions on 19 separate occasions, committing war crimes.
Oxfam’s policy adviser, Martin Butcher, called on the UK government to immediately cease its arm sales to the Saudis. He also pointed out the hypocrisy of UK sanctions against Russia over alleged war crimes in Ukraine while turning a blind eye to the blatant war crimes of the Saudi coalition in Yemen.
Mr Butcher also highlighted the fact that the UK Government still continues to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, being its second biggest arms supplier, which will, inevitably, be used in the war against Yemen.
He stated that the UK government has not only been equipping Saudi Arabia, but has also been hesitant to utilize its position on the United Nations Security Council to advocate for peace.
According to Yemen’s prime minister, Saudi soldiers and their affiliated Takfiri insurgents dominate oil fields and natural riches in the poor country, compounding misery.
Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest importer of guns, trailing only a country with 40 times the population. The Kingdom imported about $1 billion in armaments in 2020 alone, the vast majority of which came from the United States.
This does not stop the US from repeating an old narrative about pushing for peace in Yemen, when in truth, they are hesitant to label it a war. President Biden’s original claims to halt the conflict during his presidential campaign, while continuing to send armaments to the kingdom to this day, demonstrate this.
Let me begin by emphasizing our commitment, the United States’ commitment, to assisting in the improvement of Yemeni life, allowing space for Yemenis to collectively select their own destiny, and advancing a permanent resolution that ends the crisis in Yemen.
Timothy Lenderking, US Special Representative to Yemen
However, the weapon fragments with US and UK insignia depict a quite different picture. The six-month UN-sponsored truce, which was supposed to serve as the foundation for longer-term resolution, was also promptly and regularly violated by Saudi Arabia.
Weapons provided by the UK and the US to the Saudi-led coalition in war-torn Yemen killed at least 839 civilians and injured 1,775 others in just over a year, according to a new assessment released Wednesday.
According to Yemen’s Ansarullah Resistance Movement, the reason for the temporary truce is as follows:
The major purpose of the Saudi-led coalition’s truce was to prevent Houthi Ansarullah forces from carrying out retaliatory military operations against Saudi Arabian targets. Furthermore, Yemen’s debilitating maritime, land, and air blockade has resulted in a humanitarian calamity.
After exhausting all other choices, the Ansarullah Movement has announced that it will inevitably launch missile strikes deep within Saudi and UAE territory. This comes amid rumors that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seeking a way out of the exorbitantly expensive Yemen conflict.
Yemen’s defense minister said the country’s army units and allies are fully prepared to strike aggressors’ strategic depths in retribution.
According to the Lebanese newspaper Al Akbar “Riyadh is now showing a lot of flexibility during negotiations because it is only concerned with obtaining security guarantees that critical sites deep within the country would not be hidden. It has abandoned the notion of transforming Yemen into a country under its control, opting instead for security guarantees “. This report, however, requires further verification.
While the Saudi coalition’s attempts to strangle Yemen have failed, their aggression has resulted in what the UN characterizes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Over 80 Yemeni newborns die every day due to Saudi-led war
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