American hit-squad in Yemen

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In the season two opener of the Guns for Hire podcast, Alia chats with Emmy award-winning BBC investigative journalist Nawal Al-Maghafi about her film exposing American mercenaries in Yemen. 

One of the few journalists to report from Yemen first-hand, Nawal discusses the Delaware-registered PMC contracted by the UAE to kill “terrorists”, her meetings with two of the Americans involved, and the PMC’s training of Yemeni units – including former al-Qaeda operatives – to conduct targeted assassinations. 

“He knows these guys aren’t terrorists. This was a business deal. He knew what he was doing but he will never say it.”

The Guns for Hire podcast is written, produced and hosted by Dr Alia Brahimi.