A BBC investigation, including a segment by BBC Arabic led by BBCNawal, has revealed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) funded political assassinations in Yemen, utilizing American mercenaries and former Al-Qaeda members. The mercenaries, reportedly from Spear Operations Group, were tasked with targeted killings. The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) also employed former Al-Qaeda members for security roles. Counter-terrorism training provided by American mercenaries was repurposed to train locals for these operations. Leaked documents show an Al-Qaeda member claiming UAE officers offered him release from prison to perform assassinations. The UAE, part of the Saudi-led coalition, has provided substantial aid to Yemen, including over $6.6 billion since 2015 and $300 million to bolster Yemen's currency. Dr. Elisabeth Kendall has commented on the UAE's interests in Yemen. The investigation also touched on the UAE's alleged involvement in the Sudan war, with a leaked UN report suggesting the UAE armed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), linked to ethnic violence in West Darfur that killed between 10,000 and 15,000 people last year. The UAE government has denied targeting individuals not connected to terrorism and arming the RSF.
The United Arab Emirates recruited former al-Qaeda members and hired American mercenaries to carry out political assassinations in Yemen, according to a new BBC investigation. The UAE government has denied that it had targeted individuals not connected to terrorism https://t.co/Hcmbz8zMaa
"Between 10,000 and 15,000 people were killed in one city in Sudan's West Darfur region last year in ethnic violence by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allied Arab militia, according to a UN report," yet the United Arab Emirates arms the RSF. https://t.co/76VsZ5Qfjd
The UAE has denied arming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Sudan war, refuting a leaked UN report citing "credible" evidence of military support to the paramilitary group. https://t.co/UqvNhhKOLo
A must-watch investigation by @BBCArabic on how the UAE used the "counter-terrorism" label to cover and fund political assassinations in Yemen. The accountability interviews led by @BBCNawal with US mercenaries and a key Yemeni official are gripping! https://t.co/ARv78IH2wo
Thank you to @EdThomasNews, @aliciakearns and @KasraAarabi for their crucial inputs in this BBC investigation to provide more clarity about the urgency of designating the IRGC as a terrorist organisation. In this @BBCNews investigation, the active operations of senior IRGC… https://t.co/9io6S1zXCe
UAE denies sending weapons to paramilitary group in Sudan war. But a leaked UN report suggests otherwise, and the war continues to devastate Sudan. https://t.co/X6eoAsdkx2 via @ft
A BBC investigation revealed leaked court documents that an al-Qaeda member said he was offered release from prison by UAE officers in exchange for carrying out assassinations https://t.co/3yDlXsIH4A
UAE has funded political assassinations in Yemen, BBC finds - BBC News https://t.co/yv1SUMKME4
A BBC report included testimonies from two employees of US security company Spear Operations Group, who said they were hired by the UAE to conduct targeted killings in Yemen https://t.co/WED70S5HOJ
A whistleblower told the BBC that former members of the militant group al-Qaeda - which has long had a presence in south Yemen - were in fact hired to work with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) in a security capacity https://t.co/aPZQQ4m68Q
‘The UAE’s interests in Yemen was as part of the Suadi led coalition, the goal of these kinds of assassinations would have been to assist in that project’ Dr. Elisabeth Kendall (@Dr_E_Kendall) examines the reports that the UAE funded political assassinations in Yemen https://t.co/hQ8KdAVdaO
A new BBC investigation has found that the United Arab Emirates recruited former Al-Qaeda members to provide security in Yemen, and funded American mercenaries to carry out political assassinations in the country https://t.co/LEiDmBd0og
UAE 'recruited al-Qaeda' to carry out assassinations in Yemen https://t.co/zlYq0Fgt7H
UK Taxes Used to Push Terrorist Narratives The BBC is pushing a terrorist Houthi narrative that the UAE funds assassinations in Yemen; with zero evidence. Since 2015, the UAE has provided Yemen with over $6.6 billion in aid, $300M to bolster Yemen’s currency, supported… https://t.co/nwpH3veWTX
"The United Arab Emirates has funded politically-motivated assassinations in Yemen," the BBC found. "Counter-terrorism training provided by American mercenaries to Emirati officers in Yemen has been used to train locals who can work under a lower profile." https://t.co/9S4K2djh4q
UAE has funded political assassinations in Yemen, BBC finds https://t.co/GzOz1QGe9P