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American Mercenaries: Killing in Yemen

13/05/2024 17:35 GMT

First broadcast: on BBC Persian TVLatest broadcast: on BBC Persian TV

In a new film by BBC Arabic investigations, American mercenaries describe for the first time on camera, how they were hired by the UAE to conduct targeted assassinations in Yemen. The film also reveals how mercenaries trained Emirati officers to kill the UAE’s political enemies in Yemen. These extra-judicial killings, conducted in the name of counter-terrorism, started in 2015 and continue to this day. Nawal al Maghafi reports. Show less

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