Yemen: Little clarity on US vow to end aid to Saudi-led coalition
Al Jazeera
Two months after Biden said US would end ‘offensive’ support and related arms sales, experts and lawmakers want answers.
The Biden administration has offered few concrete details on its plan to end the United States’ support for “offensive” operations by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen and “relevant” arms sales, telling Al Jazeera only that a review is continuing. US President Joe Biden on February 4 announced an end to offensive support for Riyadh, a key ally in the region that intervened in Yemen in 2015 after the country’s Houthi rebels removed Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and seized large swathes of territory. While Biden’s policy pivot was hailed by observers calling for an end to the continuing conflict, particularly after former President Donald Trump’s permissive approach to the Saudi government, many questions remain unanswered about what actual changes Biden intends to make.More Related News