The Middle East and a New Round of Escalation of the War in Yemen

The Murder of Ali Abdullah Saleh May Lead to a More Violent Saudi Campaign in Yemen Clashes erupted in Yemen’s capital Sana’a on November 29, 2017 between former tactical allies, the armed Houthi militias ... ... that involved the use of grenade launchers and artillery, Ali Abdullah Saleh announced the split with the Houthi forces, the Ansar Allah movement led by Abd al-Malik al-Houthi. Two days later, reports emerged of a Houthi attack on Saleh’s motorcade ...