Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont and Manisha Ganguly, and Julian Borger in Washington

Germany and US trained Saudi forces accused of killing Yemen migrants

An officer monitoring the border with binoculars in Jazan, Saudi Arabia in 2016.
An officer monitoring the border from Jazan, Saudi Arabia in 2016. Photograph: Reuters Tv/Reuters

Saudi border forces accused of killing hundreds of people trying to cross the border from neighbouring Yemen received training from Germany and the US.

Despite growing concern over the scale of human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia under the country’s crown prince and prime minister, Mohammed bin Salman, both the German federal police service and the US military have been involved in training Saudi border forces implicated by the UN and human rights NGOs in mass killings.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.