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Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Wikileaks weapons US provided to Saleh's forces in 2005- a list

The full list is here:
Navy and coast guard not included on Yemen Rights Monitor.
 http://wikileaks.ch/cable/2005/06/05SANAA1534.html

Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin

05SANAA1534 2005-06-07 10:12 2011-08-30 01:44 SECRET Embassy Sanaa ID 05SANAA1534.
S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 04 SANAA 001534

SIPDIS
PLEASE PASS TO AMY COLETTA, MAINSTATE POL/MIL
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/07/2015
TAGS: MASS PARM PREL YM YE COUNTER TERRORISM
SUBJECT: YEMEN: FUNDING FOR THE CSF-CTU (central security forces)
REF: SECSTATE 104157
Classified By: Ambassador Thomas C. Krajeski for reasons 1.4 a, b, and d

5. (SBU) Proposed FMF funding breakout for Fiscal Years


05, 06, and 07:

Yemen Central Security Force-Counter Terrorism Unit 2.7 M


-New Equipment 2.0 M

-Ammunition

-Weapons (M-4,s, M-2,s)

-Body armor

-Assorted tactical equipment

-Spare Parts 0.2 M

-Spare parts for armored HMMWV,s

-Spare parts for NVD,s and weapons

-Infrastructure/Trng 0.5 M

-Blanker order training case for CT training MTT,s

Yemen Central Security Force-Counter Terrorism Unit 2.0 M


-New Equipment 1.2 M

-Sniper Rifles w/optics

-Shipment of EDA M-113s with parts and training

-NVD scopes for sniper rifles

-EDA M-79 grenade launchers

-4 recoilless rifles

-20 7.62 NATO machine guns

-Ammunition

-Spare Parts .2 M

-Spare Parts for Armored HMMWV,s

-Infrastructure/Trng .6 M

-Blanket order case for medical supplies

-.5 M Blanket order case for CT training MTT,s
Yemen Army/Special Operations Forces (YSOF) 2.0 M


-New Equipment 1.7 M

-Weapons for one SOF battalion

-NVD,s for one SOF battalion

-Assorted tactical equipment for one SOF battalion

-Ammunition

-Spare Parts .2 M

-Spare parts for weapons and NVD,s

-Infrastructure/Trng .1 M

-Upgrades to YSOF operations center

Yemen Central Security Force-Counter Terrorism Unit 2.7 M


-New Equipment 2.0 M

-Ammunition

-Weapons (M-4,s, M-2,s)

-Body armor

-Assorted tactical equipment

-Spare Parts 0.2 M

-Spare parts for armored HMMWV,s

-Spare parts for NVD,s and weapons

-Infrastructure/Trng 0.5 M

-Blanker order training case for CT training MTT,s


Yemen Army/Special Operations Forces (YSOF) 2.4 M


-New Equipment 1.7 M

-Weapons for one SOF battalion

-NVD,s for one SOF battalion

-Assorted tactical equipment for one SOF battalion

-Ammunition

-Spare Parts 0.4 M

-Spare parts for weapons and NVD,s

-Infrastructure/Trng 0.3 M

-Blanket order for US courses

Yemen Navy 0.1 M

-New Equipment 0.0 M

-Spare Parts 0.0 M

-Infrastructure/Trng 0.1 M

-Blanket order for US training courses



Yemen Counter-Terrorism Coordination Center (MOD/MOI/PSO/NSB

Fusion Center) 0.2 M

-New Equipment 0.1 M

-Computers/ADP and communications equipment

-Spare Parts 0.1 M

-Spare parts and tools for communications equipment

-Infrastructure/Trng 0.0 M
Yemen Central Security Force-Counter Terrorism Unit 7.7 M


-New Equipment 2.9 M

-Assorted tactical equipment

-Air ground radio systems

-Transport trucks

-Mobile command post

-Ammunition

-Spare Parts 1.2 M

-Spare parts and tools for M-113,s and HMMWVs

-Spare parts for weapons and NVD,s

-Infrastructure/Trng 3.6 M

-Range improvements

-Establishment of Yemeni Counter Terrorism

school/course and CQB course

-Blanket order training case for CT training MTT,s


Ministry of Defense 9.8 M


Yemen Air Force 4.0 M

-New Equipment 1.0 M

-Upgrades for F-5,s

-Upgraded communications systems capable of air ground

communications

-Spare Parts 1.7 M

-Spare parts/engines for F-5,s/C-130,s, and Hueys

-F-5 CAD/PAD buy

-Infrastructure/Trng 1.3 M

-Upgrades to maintenance/logistics facility

-Blanket order for US training courses

Yemen Army/Special Operations Forces (YSOF) 4.4 M

-New Equipment 2.7 M

-Weapons for two SOF battalions

-NVD,s for two SOF battalions

-Assorted tactical equipment for two SOF battalions

-Ammunition

-Spare Parts .5 M

-Spare parts for weapons and NVD,s

-Infrastructure/Trng 1.2 M

-Establishment of a Yemeni mountain warfare school/course
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¶1. (S) Summary. Post welcomes the opportunity to address the issue of including Yemen,s Central Security

Force-Counter-Terrorism Unit (CSF-CTU) in Yemen,s FY 05, 06,  and 07 Foreign Military Financing allocations. Post assesses that the inclusion of the CSF-CTU in FMF is an essential element in supporting Yemen as a partner in the GWOT. Reallocating scarce FMF dollars away from the Ministry of
Defense and its components, to the Ministry of Interior,s CSF-CTU

¶2. (S) Post assesses that the use of FMF to equip the CSF-CTU is absolutely essential. RMAS has already ceased providing equipment to the CSF-CTU. Without a replacement-funding source, replenishment of worn-out equipment and acquisition of additional gear will cease...

The Department of Defense currently provides training to the CSF-CTU in the form of a continuing Mobile Training Team and occasional Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) teams. Using FMF funds to equip the CSF-CTU allows the equipping and training of the CSF-CTU to remain in the Embassy and under the purview of the Embassy,s Office of Military Cooperation.

¶3. (S) The recommended change in funding strategy will have a minimal effect on Yemen,s MOD. There are several reasons for this:
*Yemen,s MOD has traditionally relied on national funds, usually spent on Russian or other Eastern European sourced equipment, for the majority of its Defense procurement. *Yemen MOD,s procurement effort is very unsophisticated, and has until recently, not fully utilized its annual FMF allocation, but rather built up a sizeable &unallocated8 balance.
*Yemen MOD does not have a Defense acquisition strategy, but is given to &impulse buying8 when it realizes it has options other than national funds
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