US House passes a measure aimed at withdrawing all US military support in Yemen

The US House has passed a measure aimed at withdrawing all US military support for the Saudi Arabia-backed war in Yemen.

The Democratic-led House yesterday advanced the bill, 248 to 177, as its first major vote on foreign policy.

The vote was a sharp rebuke to Saudi Arabia for its conduct in that conflict and a push-back against the Trump administration's close ties to the



kingdom.

Eighteen Republicans joined all voting Democrats in supporting the measure. The vote puts pressure on the Senate to act.