Biden Ending US Support for Saudi-Led Offensive in Yemen

Biden Ending US Support for Saudi-Led Offensive in Yemen
National security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House, in Washington, on Feb. 4, 2021. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
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President Joe Biden will announce an end Thursday to U.S. support for a grinding five-year Saudi-led military offensive in Yemen that has deepened human suffering in the Arabian peninsula’s poorest country, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.

Biden sees the United States “playing a more active and engaged role” to end the war through diplomacy, Sullivan said at a White House briefing before Biden was set to speak at the State Department.