Saudi-led Coalition Uses German Weapons in Yemen

YemenExtra

SH.A.

The German “Deutsche Welle” Network published a report showing that the “Saudi-led coalition in Yemen relies heavily on German weapons and technology, despite Berlin’s decision to stop arms sales to Riyadh.

The report, in which DW and other media within the framework of the German arms project  “German weapons ” participated, provided photographs and video footage showing the weapons and equipment produced in Germany on the battlefields in Yemen.

A photograph of the Yemeni port of al-Mukalla, captured after the coalition forces’ control, shows a warship built in Germany.

The report also provided photographs of other German-made ships docked at the port of Assab, Eritrea.

Experts confirm that the UAE army vehicles filmed in southwest Yemen are equipped with Fewas-type weapons towers made by the German company Dynamit Nobel Defense.

There is also a video recording carried out in October 2018 by an unnamed Arab news agency, which shows Emirati tanks of the LECLERC model with an additional shield of type Clara produced by  the same company.

The report also mentions warplanes made in Germany and using technology, such as the Euro  Fighter, the Tornado reconnaissance aircraft and the Airbus A330 MRTT supply aircraft, which participated in the Saudi Air Force operations against the Yemeni Army and popular committees in Yemen.

German Economy Minister Peter Altmeyer said he did not have information on the subject.

The German government has not made any comment on this matter, while companies specializing in the manufacture of weapons have confirmed that they are acting under the law.

Germany decided to stop the export of weapons to Saudi Arabia on the backdrop of the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate building in Istanbul early October.

YPA