国际英语资讯:U.S. urges investigation into Yemen attack amid accusations of support for Saudi Arabia
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 9-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airstrikes">airstrikes</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>, <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="Nauert">Nauert</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> "<span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="credible">credible</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="investigate">investigate</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="facilitated">facilitated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="assertion">assertion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>.</p><p><span word="Nauert">Nauert</span> <span word="dodged">dodged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="life">life</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>."</p>
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