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UAE Buys $1.6 Billion in Arms from Raytheon

HeadlineFeb 19, 2019

The United Arab Emirates has agreed to purchase $1.6 billion worth of Patriot missile launchers from U.S. arms company Raytheon. The deal comes as public outcry mounts over the U.S.-backed, Saudi- and UAE-led war on Yemen. Recent reports by Amnesty International and CNN have revealed weapons are being used to buy the loyalties of various militias or tribes and gain influence in Yemen’s political landscape. Last week, the House of Representatives approved a bill to end U.S. support for the war on Yemen, which has sparked the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in a half-century.

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