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Block the Bombs: Stop the 1 Billion U.S. Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s government has led a devastating campaign of unlawful air strikes and bombardment of civilian targets in the nearby country of Yemen. Thousands of civilians have died. Many more have been injured and displaced. Yemen is now in a humanitarian crisis.

Despite this, President Obama has authorized the sale of over 18,000 bombs and 1,500 warheads to Saudi Arabia. These bombs have not yet been delivered.

Amnesty International has found both unexploded U.S. bombs and fragments of exploded U.S. bombs in the ruins of Yemeni homes and other civilian objects.

Urge President Obama and Congress to cancel the arms sale and stop the delivery of these bombs to Saudi Arabia. Block the bombs now.

This action can only be taken by people with US Congress and House representatives.

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I urge you to stop the sale and delivery of over 18,000 U.S. bombs to the Government of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia and its military coalition have already killed many civilians in Yemen through their unlawful air strikes and indiscriminate bombardment.

Since November 2013, the U.S. Defense Department has authorized over $35.7 billion in major arms deals to Saudi Arabia. This includes the announcement of a $1.29 billion U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia on November 16, 2015 that will supply 18,440 bombs and 1,500 warheads to Saudi Arabia to replenish their stocks. However, these bombs have yet to be delivered.

Since the conflict in Yemen began, thousands of civilians have been killed and injured. Yemen is in a humanitarian crisis, with over 2 million displaced and 82% of the population in need of some form of humanitarian assistance.

While all sides have committed violations, a UN report found that Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrikes were responsible for most of the civilian deaths in Yemen’s conflict through the end of July of 2015. For example, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition declared the entire Yemeni city of Sa’da a military target, in direct violation of international humanitarian law.

Since March 2015, Amnesty International researchers have spent weeks on the ground in Yemen, where they found both unexploded U.S. bombs and identifiable fragments of exploded U.S. bombs among the ruins of Yemeni homes and other civilian objects.

The Saudi-led coalition's pattern of air strikes raise serious concerns about an apparent disregard for civilian life and for fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.
There is overwhelming reason for concern that the Government of Saudi Arabia will use new U.S. arms to commit even more violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen. By providing Saudi Arabia with thousands more bombs and warheads, the U.S. government risks complicity in the Saudi Arabia-led coalition’s serious violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen, including war crimes.

Please halt the $1.29 billion U.S. arms sale immediately and make sure that none of these bombs are delivered.

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