Often overshadowed by the proxy war
being fought in Syria, is the nine month old regional conflict in Yemen which
ostensibly pits Sunni Saudi Arabia against Shia Iran. British-made ‘smart’
bombs dropped from British-built aircraft both of which continue to be sold in
vast numbers to the Saudi’s have contributed to
thousands of civilian deaths in Yemen.
Jeremy Corbyn’s peace narrative predicated
on his public denunciations of the governments’ shady dealings with the Saudi
Arabian regime have helped expose British involvement in Yemen even though
the UK Government insists that it is not taking an active part in the
military campaign in the country. However, it has issued more
than 100 licences for arms exports to Saudi Arabia since the State began
bombing Yemen in March 2015.
