Yemen after Saleh’s Death: Moscow on Standby
Regional Forces in Yemen and the Possible Balance of Power after Saleh’s Death On 4 December 2017, former President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh was assassinated in his home country. His murder came after clashes in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a and a schism within the tactical alliance Ansar Allah (often termed “the Houthi movement” in the media) and supporters of Saleh,...