FJA 2019

Category: Outstanding Contribution to Peace

First Prize

MOHAMED ABO-ELGHEIT (Egypt)

THE END USER: HOW DID WESTERN WEAPONS END UP IN THE HANDS OF ISIS AND AQAP IN YEMEN?

ARIJ website - February 28, 2019

This report was coached and produced by ARIJ (Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism)

The original publication is available via the following link:

https://en.arij.net/report/the-end-user-how-did-western-weapons-end-up-in-the-hands-of-isis-and-aqap-in-yemen

International criticism mounts against the bombing campaign in Yemen — but other aircraft attracting less attention and no protest continue to fly vast amounts of weapons into Yemen.

Much of it is supposedly banned by laws and agreements stipulating that the military in the countries importing the weapons are to be the “end user”.

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This investigation was carried out with support and supervision from Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ)