The UK government has a general policy of not discussing the operations of its special forces but Field seemed determined to provide an explanation to MPs.
The former international development secretary Andrew Mitchell said the allegations were so serious because they flew in the face of successive assurances given by ministers at the despatch box that the UK was not a participant in the civil war in Yemen, and was only providing general logistical support to the Saudis in Riyadh.
There had been social media reports from Yemen in February suggesting that British soldiers had been injured in a firefight, and the Daily Express claimed two SAS members had been injured during a humanitarian operation. Link
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