French-made tanks and howitzer canons are being used in Yemeni war, says report

PARIS: French arms including tanks and laser-guided missile systems sold to Saudi Arabia and the UAE are being used in the Yemeni war against civilians, leaked intelligence published by investigative website Disclose showed. Entitled “Yemen: security situation”, a 15-page classified report written by France’s DRM military intelligence agency includes maps that detail the positioning of French-made weapons inside Yemen and on the Saudi side of the border. It demonstrates that swathes of Yemen’s population lives under the threat of the French-made arms, according to Disclose. The leaked report will be awkward for President Emmanuel Macron and his government, which has said that French-made arms sold to Saudi are used solely for defensive purposes. (Reuters)