French weapons are not being used against civilians in Yemen, France's arme...
FILE PHOTO: French Defence Minister Florence Parly visits Euronaval, the world naval defence exhibition in Le Bourget near Paris, France, October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
PARIS - French weapons are not being used against civilians in Yemen, France’s armed forces minister Florence Parly told Radio Classique on Thursday. Investigative website Disclose reported this week that French arms, including tanks and laser-guided missile systems sold to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, were being used in the Yemeni war against civilians.
“To my knowledge, French weapons are not being used in any offensive in the war in Yemen. I do not have any evidence that would lead me to believe that French arms are behind the origins of civilian victims in Yemen,” Parly said.Our Standards:
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Classified note confirms French weaponry in Yemen: reportInformation from French military intelligence, published by investigative media outlet Disclose, concludes UAE and Saudi Arabia deployed French weaponry from artillery to ships in their war against the Houthis.
Read more »
Trump vetoes resolution on ending U.S. role in Yemen civil warTrump on Tuesday vetoed a bipartisan measure to cut off U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s civil war, calling it “an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities”
Read more »
AP journalists win Pulitzer for coverage of Yemen civil warAfter one AP story on Yemen, at least 80 prisoners were released from secret detention sites. After another, the U.N. rushed food and medicine to people who were starving. AP reporting that earned a Pulitzer has made a difference in the Yemen civil war.
Read more »
PSG lose at Nantes, again fail to clinch French titleParis Saint-Germain again failed to clinch the French league title after losing 3-2 at Nantes. PSG could have sealed it this past Sunday and the weekend before that but picked up only one point from those two matches
Read more »
With the ISIS caliphate defeated in Syria, an Islamist militant rivalry takes root in YemenThe Islamic State and al-Qaeda branches in Yemen are in a deadly contest for influence.
Read more »
French civil defense pans Trump’s ‘flying water tankers’ suggestion for putting out Notre Dame Cathedral fireWithout naming Trump, the French agency responsible for emergency management said in an English-language tweet that water-bombing “could lead to the collapse of the entire structure of the cathedral.”
Read more »
Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen warWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed a bill passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. In a break with the president, Congress...
Read more »
Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen warWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a bill passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen.
Read more »