War in Yemen: a New Vietnam?
... the first shots had been fired. That was almost a given when considering the strategic position of Yemen at the border with Saudi Arabia and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, a crucial passage for the maritime oil trade through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.... ... United States. On top of all that there is the inevitable interference of terrorist organizations, namely the Islamic State and Al Qaeda through its branch Ansar al-Sharia or Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The former is trying to gain momentum ...
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