Saudi gave US-made weapons to al-Qaeda-linked groups: Report

Saudi Arabia and the UAE transferred US-made weapons to al-Qaeda-linked groups, hardline Salafi militias, and other factions fighting the war in Yemen, according to a CNN report. The Saudi-led coalition used US-manufactured weapons "as a form of currency to buy the loyalties of militias", the report added. Iran-backed Houthi rebels got hold of US-made Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.