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Yemen MP Sues U.S. Contractors for Assassination Plots

3/30/2026

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Anssaf Mayo, a Yemen parliament member, sues three security contractors in U.S. federal court for targeted killings of political opponents allegedly on behalf of the United Arab Emirates.
The contractors—veterans Isaac Gilmore, Dale Comstock, and Abraham Golan (Israeli-Hungarian dual citizen)—admit attempts on Mayo's life as part of a covert UAE program.
The UAE denies financing assassinations but says it supports counterterrorism operations amid Yemen's civil war.

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Anssaf Mayo, a Yemen parliament member, sues three security contractors in U.S. federal court for targeted killings of political opponents allegedly on behalf of the United Arab Emirates.
The contractors—veterans Isaac Gilmore, Dale Comstock, and Abraham Golan (Israeli-Hungarian dual citizen)—admit attempts on Mayo's life as part of a covert UAE program.
The UAE denies financing assassinations but says it supports counterterrorism operations amid Yemen's civil war.