{"id":481555,"date":"2022-01-23T17:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1546019"},"modified":"2022-01-23T17:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T17:00:46","slug":"this-latest-slaughter-highlights-britains-shameful-role-in-the-yemen-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/01\/23\/this-latest-slaughter-highlights-britains-shameful-role-in-the-yemen-war\/","title":{"rendered":"This latest slaughter highlights Britain\u2019s shameful role in the Yemen war"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 21 January, air strikes<\/a> from the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition were blamed for killing over 200 people<\/a> in the “U.S.-backed conflict” in Yemen. One report said the bombings targeted a prison “holding mostly migrants”. The report says they also bombed and killed children as they played football. Following these attacks, the medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders<\/a> said one hospital was:<\/p>\n

so overwhelmed that they can’t take any more patients<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As extensively reported<\/a> by The Canary<\/em>, the UK arms industry has a vested interest in this conflict. And this latest slaughter highlights Britain’s role in Yemen, as Labour MP Kate Osamor tweeted:<\/p>\n

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With reports that more than 60 people have been killed in the latest act of the Saudi-led war in Yemen we must remember that the UK Government continues to supply arms with the claim that reported war crimes are only 'isolated incidents'. #YemenCantWait<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/zkC64vhcvE<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kate Osamor Labour & Co-op MP for Edmonton (@KateOsamor) January 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n