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Middle East Eye: Germany ends training of Saudi border forces after alleged atrocities
German and US-trained Saudi forces are implicated in mass killings of Ethiopian migrants attempting to cross border with Yemen Germany has ended a training programme for Saudi border forces implicated in the alleged mass killings of migrants at the border with Yemen.
In a statement to the Guardian, the German interior ministry said the programme had been “discontinued” following reports of “massive human rights violations” by Saudi border forces.
The ministry clarified that the removal of the programme was a “precaution” and that no training of Saudi forces had taken place in the border area between the kingdom and Yemen.
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WNU Editor: I doubt the US is going to follow Germany’s lead …. US & Germany downplay their role in training of Saudi border guards (InfoMigrants).