Joseph Votel
The United States is considering the possibility of supplying ballistic missiles to its allies in the Persian Gulf region. This was stated at hearings in senatorial Committee on armed forces the head of Central command of US Armed forces (CENTCOM), General Joseph Votel, reports TASS.
On February 22 it became known that in Yemen, as a result of an attack with ballistic missiles killed the Deputy chief of the General staff of the country. “Major-General Ahmed Saif al-Yafei was killed along with several soldiers, when a rocket hit a military camp near the town of Moss in the predawn hour,” said one of the relatives of the deceased soldier.
On 8 December last year, former US President Barack Obama has lifted restrictions on arms, ammunition and military equipment to the allies to combat terrorism in Syria.
“To establish that the operations relating to the provision of military equipment and services for foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating military operations by the US to combat terrorism in Syria, are important to the national security interests of the United States; to repeal the prohibitions ( … ) associated with such operations,” — said in a Memorandum to the Secretary of state and Minister of defence of the country.