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Brian Slupski

Former U.S. Special Forces Accused Of Working As Mercenaries In Assassination Plot In Yemen: Report

Security guards outside Yemen's parliament building. (Credit: NPR)

A Yemeni lawmaker has accused former American special forces members of being part of a mercenary group that was hired by the United Arab Emirates to kill him as part of an assassination program.

NPR reported that the lawsuit was filed by Anssaf Ali Mayo, a member of Yemen's parliament. The lawsuit alleges that the UAE paid the mercenary group, known as Spear, $1.5 million a month to kill people in Yemen.

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