Houthi supporters rally in Yemen following U.S.-U.K. airstrikes. Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images January 12, 2024 US-UK airstrikes risk strengthening Houthi rebels’ position in Yemen and the region Mahad Darar, Colorado State University The raid follows warnings from Washington to cease attacks in the Red Sea − but it could serve to strengthen rebels and reignite civil war.
A poster of rebel leader Abdul-Malek al-Houthi is held aloft during anti-Israel protests in Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images November 1, 2023 How Houthi attacks affect both the Israel-Hamas conflict and Yemen’s own civil war – and could put pressure on US, Saudi Arabia Mahad Darar, Colorado State University Missiles from rebel Yemeni groups risk widening the Middle East conflict. But the motivation behind the attacks could be more about self-interest.
Yemen has two insurgencies, an AQAP threat and infighting among the armed forces. Wikimedia August 7, 2013 West has key role to play amid Yemen’s al-Qaeda resurgence Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham Yemen is once again at the centre of a major terrorist threat. The Yemeni government has announced the uncovering of a major Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) plot aimed at the country’s critical…