Members of Congress Demand the Withdrawal of US Forces from Yemen

Thirteen US lawmakers from the Republican and Democratic parties joined the list of signatories to a bill calling on the US president to withdraw US forces from participating in the war on Yemen.

The bill – signed by 20 lawmakers from both sides – states that “unauthorized US military participation in Yemen has contributed to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.” The bill calls for the president to withdraw US forces from hostilities in Yemen, no later than 30 days from the date of its adoption.

The bill also provides for the withdrawal of US forces participating in the activities of leadership, coordination, movements, or accompanying Saudi or Emirati regular or irregular military forces within the framework of operations against the Army and the Popular Committees in Yemen.

The bill was referred to the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee for consideration.

Over the past year, Congress has witnessed efforts to stop US military support for the Saudi-led aggression coalition with the participation of the UAE in Yemen, but these efforts failed to pass any draft resolution.

Other attempts were also made to stop Saudi Arabia selling American weapons, due to their use in Yemen and civilian casualties, but they did not see the light of day.