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.
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.
“We do
not,” Votel said.
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.
“I
don’t believe we are,” Votel said.
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