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VOA: Report: White House Suspends Cluster Bomb Transfers to Saudi Arabia
A leading U.S.-based foreign policy journal says the White House has quietly suspended the transfer of cluster bombs to ally Saudi Arabia, in response to the Sunni kingdom's aerial war against Shi'ite rebels in Yemen.
Foreign Policy magazine, in a news story published Friday, quoted an unnamed senior U.S. official as saying a hold was placed on such shipments following reports that the Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi rebels used the controversial munitions in civilian areas.
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WNU Editor: It looks like the U.S. has accepted this Human Right Watch report .... Yemen: Saudis Using US Cluster Munitions (Human Rights Watch).
More News On The U.S. Banning Cluster Bomb Sales To Saudi Arabia
Exclusive: White House Blocks Transfer of Cluster Bombs to Saudi Arabia -- Foreign Policy
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US stops supplying cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia over civilian harm fears -- IBTimes
Saudi Arabia: Cluster Bomb Shipments From U.S. Halted Due To Civilian Deaths In Yemen -- Inquisitr
US halts cluster bomb deliveries to Saudi Arabia amid growing civilian death toll in Yemen – report -- RT
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