Two victims of alleged UAE-directed military operations in Yemen have submitted evidence of alleged war crimes to the U.S., U.K. and Turkey.
The lawyers did not identify those involved, but said the UAE officials were"high ranking officials" in the government and ministry of defense, while at least some of the Americans involved have worked for the Spear Operations Group.
The submission says that those responsible can be detained under the principle of Universal Jurisdiction, which allows nations to investigate or prosecute those accused of war crimes regardless of their nationality or where the incidents occurred.has contacted the UAE embassies in Washington, D.C. and London, and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs to request comment on the allegations. The U.S. Department of Justice declined to comment.
Daubalah survived a bomb attack on Islah's headquarters in Aden in 2015. According to a 2018 BuzzFeed report, American mercenaries working for the Spear group have admitted responsibility for the operation. They were"supplied their orders—in the form of a hit list—as well as weaponry, by uniformed military officers of the UAE Armed Forces," the submission reads. The mercenaries were then"flown into Yemen by the UAE Air Force and briefed about their mission and orders by a uniformed officer."
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