US State Department to go ahead with sale of ‘smart weapons’ to Saudi Arabia
Published date: 25 December 2020 16:25 GMT
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Last update: 3 years 11 months ago
The US State Department has notified Congress that it is going ahead with issuing a license to sell ‘smart weapons’ to Saudi Arabia worth $478 million.
Sale of weapons to the Gulf kingdom has been criticised by rights groups, for its ‘fueling of war crimes’ in Yemen in its ongoing civil war
Sale of weapons to the Gulf kingdom has been criticised by rights groups, for its ‘fueling of war crimes’ in Yemen in its ongoing civil war
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