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. U.N. experts have said all sides in the Yemeni conflict may have committed war crimes. It did not question the authenticity of the documents and neither confirmed nor denied the Disclose report, adding that France was not aware of Yemeni civilians being killed by French arms. A second, six-page DRM intelligence report distributed more widely, according to Disclose, showed that French-made tanks were deployed in defensive positions in bases including Mocha, Aden, al-Khawkhah along the coast and Ma’rib.

Source: Pakistan Today April 15, 2019 13:30 UTC