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An investigation by Buzzfeed revealed that the UAE had hired mercenaries to assassinate prominent members of al-Islah, the Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.

That report included leaked drone footage of a failed attempt in December 2015 to kill al-Islah's Mayo and everyone in his office.

In a BBC documentary aired in 2024, Gilmore admitted that Mayo was among the names on a "kill list".

Mayo has since said he suffers “psychological and emotional trauma” from the killing attempt, and now lives in exile in Saudi Arabia. His wife and two children remain in Yemen.

According to the NY Post, Golan plotted assassinations for the UAE from a huge $7m mansion in San Diego.

The lawsuit states Golan told Comstock that Spear had been hired by the UAE to carry out killings on its behalf.

The attempted assassination of Mayo began a spate of targeted killings in Yemen between 2015 and 2018, during which time human rights organisation Reprieve investigated 160 killings.

Reprieve found that only 23 of those killed had links to terror organisations.

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[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 4 points 41 minutes ago

Reprieve found that only 23 of those killed had links to terror organisations.

There was a link. They were killed by one.