security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check,” he noted. They chanted slogans against Saudi Arabia and its royal family, according to local news reports. Sunni Saudi Arabia has long been suspicious of the Shiite Houthis, who are widely suspected to be supported by Iran’s Shiite theocracy, Riyadh’s regional rival. Human rights groups have accused the coalition of gross human rights violations, including possible war crimes, claims that Saudi Arabia has denied. Saudi Arabia appears to be using U.S.-supplied white phosphorus in its war in YemenToday’s coverage from Post correspondents around the world

Source: Washington Post October 09, 2016 20:26 UTC