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US Army General Joseph Votel admitted that the US does not monitor how the weapons it supplies to Saudi Arabia are used in Yemen. Over 10,000 Yemeni civilians have died in the conflict since 2015.<\/p>\n
During a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) asked Votel, head of the US Central Command, whether Centcom tracks the purpose of the Saudi missions it refuels in Yemen.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not<\/em>,\u201d Votel said.<\/p>\n Warren drew attention to the recent spate of civilian casualties in Yemen as a result of Saudi airstrikes against the region. She asked whether Centcom is able to ascertain whether US fuel or munitions were used as part of Saudi strikes that killed civilians.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t believe we are<\/em>,\u201d Votel said.<\/p>\n Is this man insane? \u2014 \u0647\u064a\u0643\u0644 \u0628\u0627\u0641\u0646\u0639 (@BaFana3) 13 March 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/div>\n Since 2015, the US has backed Saudi forces with intelligence, ammunition and refueling and has been a major supplier of arms to Saudi Arabia and its allies in the conflict.<\/p>\n As of October 2017, the US had provided over 80 million pounds of fuel and refueled over 10,400 vessels in the Yemen region, according to Military.com.<\/a><\/p>\n In a subsequent question, Votel told Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii): \u201cWe\u2019re not parties to this conflict [in Yemen].<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n At least 10,000 Yemeni civilians have died and the country is experiencing a devastating famine and a cholera epidemic, according <\/a>to Oxfam.<\/p>\n\n
US @CENTCOM<\/a> chief Gen Votel: “The U.S. should continue supplying fuel, intelligence & munitions to #Saudi<\/a> Arabia for the war in #Yemen<\/a> so we can influence Riyadh toward limiting and investigating Yemeni civilian casualties.”https:\/\/t.co\/qTHtvz9XVk<\/a><\/p>\n