Trump administration to curtail military support for Saudi-led war in Yemen
Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY Published 10:14 p.m. ET Nov. 9, 2018 | Updated 1:58 p.m. ET Nov. 10, 2018
WASHINGTON – Under increasing pressure from Congress, the Trump administration will curb its assistance to Saudi Arabia's deadly military campaign in Yemen, officials confirmed Friday.
The Defense and State departments said Friday that the U.S. would stop refueling Saudi fighter planes as the regime undertakes bombing campaigns that have resulted in thousands of civilian casualties.
The New York Times first reported the decision, casting it as a move by the administration to punish Saudi Arabia for its role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who had been critical of the Saudi regime. Khashoggi, a U.S. resident, was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey last month, after trying to obtain documents he needed to marry his finance.
