Yemen: Following in Afghanistan’s Footsteps?

... development. The internal prerequisites for AQAP intensified activity primarily include an aggravated socio-political situation in the country, which is a breeding ground for groups like ISIL striving to realize their goals. The growing influence of Huthis in Yemen, who are incompatible with al-Qaeda on the existential level, is another important prerequisite. Reuters Using AQAP in his interests, primarily to neutralize the Huthis, Mansur Hadi, guided by Riyadh, risks twisting the knife and turning Yemen into a second Afghanistan, making ...