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Intel: How Saudi support for Yemen extremists could dry up US arms sales

Saudi troops walk past armoured personnel carriers at their base in Yemen's southern port city of Aden September 28, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser  - GF10000225427

CNN released a bombshell report Monday evening accusing Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of funneling American-made weapons to Al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Yemen, which would violate US arms sales agreements.

Why it matters: The Pentagon confirmed to CNN that it has launched an investigation into the Saudi-led coalition’s arms transfers in Yemen, which could expose sensitive US technology to Iran-backed Houthi rebels and other hostile groups.

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