{"id":26277,"date":"2018-08-27T20:08:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T20:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/27\/can-the-us-tell-when-its-weapons-are-used-in-yemen-its-complicated\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:04:20","slug":"can-the-us-tell-when-its-weapons-are-used-in-yemen-its-complicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/27\/can-the-us-tell-when-its-weapons-are-used-in-yemen-its-complicated\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the US tell when its weapons are used in Yemen? It\u2019s complicated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2013 As airstrikes from Saudi and UAE planes continue to bombard Yemen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/08\/16\/can-the-us-track-how-its-weapons-are-used-in-yemen-elizabeth-warren-wants-to-know\/\" target=_blank>members of Congress<\/a> and humanitarian advocates are becoming increasingly vocal with one question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can the U.S. tell when its assistance in planning an operation, or whether its weapons are being used, impacted specific strikes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a recent interview with Defense News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2018\/08\/27\/how-the-us-has-learned-a-lot-about-russian-capabilities-in-syria\/\" target=_blank>Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian<\/a>, the outgoing head of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, acknowledged that the issue of tracking weapons needs to be addressed for lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But he stressed that the complicated nature of these strikes means getting clarity on these issues will take time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs you peel the onion back, where is the U.S. involvement? I think that&#8217;s what at the higher levels they&#8217;re working through right now to try to sort that out in terms of how much, as you look into this, can we fully understand,\u201d Harrigian said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDepending upon where you&#8217;re talking about in the specifics of uncovering or discovering a target, to when a weapon is dropped, if you were to dig in, there&#8217;s going to be some areas that it will be crystal clear where we&#8217;re not involved at all,\u201d Harrigian added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd like I said, it\u2019s a Saudi operation, Saudi-led operation, and it\u2019s their decision-making process that\u2019s driving when they\u2019re going to determine when a weapon\u2019s delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/13\/what-would-deeper-involvement-in-yemen-mean-for-us-troops\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Yemen2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">What would deeper involvement in Yemen mean for US troops?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Despite a limited role in the ongoing civil war, President Trump is said to be considering increasing U.S. military support in taking Yemen&#039;s main port city<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue of how the Saudi-led coalition is using American arms and assistance for its airstrikes in Yemen reemerged as an issue earlier this month, following a strike that reportedly killed 51 innocent people, 40 of them children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/08\/27\/politics\/us-saudi-arabia-warning-yemen\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">CNN reported<\/a> that U.S. officials have issued a warning to Saudi Arabia that America is prepared to reduce its support for the Yemen campaign, both militarily and in terms of intelligence, if the Gulf power does not show it is taking steps to avoid civilian casualties in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Capitol Hill, there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/07\/03\/key-us-democrat-holds-back-support-for-gulf-munitions-sales-over-yemen\/\" target=_blank>mounting pressure<\/a> to account for U.S. aid to the Saudi-led bombing campaign, given the growing toll of civilian casualties. However, the Senate\u2019s Republican leadership last week rejected an amendment to the chamber\u2019s defense appropriations bill to cut off U.S. support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amendment, from Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., would have made American support contingent on the U.S. defense secretary certifying the coalition air campaign is not violating international law and U.S. policy related to the protection of civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Either the Pentagon should be 100 percent certain that U.S. weapons and funding aren\u2019t being used to commit war crimes in Yemen, or we should cut off U.S. support right now,\u201d Murphy said, while arguing for his amendment. \u201cForty-four innocent kids are now dead, joining the thousands of other civilians who have been murdered by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murphy cited United Nations data: Up to one-third of all Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit civilian targets. 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