Britain’s
role in exporting arms and providing military advisers for the Saudi
Arabian-led bombing campaign in Yemen is under scrutiny following a
UN report revealing widespread attacks on civilian targets.
The report,
which was obtained by The Guardian and has not yet been published,
found that Saudi airstrikes are breaching international law by
hitting civilian targets, including refugee camps, civilian weddings,
vehicles, medical facilities and schools.
The UN panel
of experts on Yemen used satellite imagery to look at areas before
and after bombings, which also targeted an Oxfam warehouse storing
equipment for a water project funded by the EU.
Speaking at
Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday, David Cameron
defended arms sales to Saudi Arabia insisting the UK has the
“strictest” arms controls of any country in the world. It is not
known whether Cameron was aware of the UN report at the time.
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