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State Department Official Says Saudis Addressing Targeting Of Civilians In Yemeni War

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, June 16th, 2017

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Saudi Arabia has made “commitments” to “address some” of the issues that the United States has been concerned with regarding the targeting of civilians and non-military facilities by the Kingdom’s military coalition as part of a campaign to influence the outcome of an ongoing civil war in Yemen, a U.S. State Department official said on June 15.The Trump administration recently signed a deal with Saudi Arabia for $110 billion in arms deals with the Kingdom, although much of the weapons…

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