US Congress resolves to withdraw troops from Yemen

WASHINGTON. D.C.: Asserting congressional authority over war-making powers, the House passed a resolution Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) that would force the administration to withdraw US troops from involvement in Yemen, in a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s alliance with the Saudi-led coalition behind the military intervention.

Lawmakers in both parties are increasingly uneasy over the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and skeptical of the US partnership with that coalition, especially in light of Saudi Arabia’s role in the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the royal family.