Insights that may explain how a single bomber was able to kill so many victims.
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The Drone Blowback Fallacy
Economic distress, not resentment of U.S. strikes, is what’s pushing Yemenis into the insurgency.
Insights that may explain how a single bomber was able to kill so many victims.
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Understanding the degree to which AQAP’s globalized salafi-jihadi ideology resonates within Ansar al-Shari’ah’s ranks
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Rebel fighters say they will put down their guns only if the regime does the same.
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Economic distress, not resentment of U.S. strikes, is what’s pushing Yemenis into the insurgency.
With some inexpensive initiatives, the U.S. may be able to keep Yemen from becoming al-Qaeda’s next haven.
AQAP is adept at reconciling the dictates of global jihad with the realities of local insurgency.
Sana’a, Yemen – Earlier today I interviewed a Second Lieutenant from the Yemeni Army who survived the May 21 suicide attack in Sana’a. As my colleague Nasser Arrabyee has reported, the suspected al-Qaeda operation involved two operatives: the suicide bomber and a second individual carrying a Rocket-Propelled Grenade launcher (RPG). Their suicide bombers objective was…
Sana’a, Yemen – After meeting my driver and interpreter this morning, we drove directly to the site of the May 21 suicide bombing in Sana’a. After navigating through the twisting cobblestone passages of the Old City, we drove down dusty boulevards towards the Al-Saleh Mosque–a glorious $80 million structure named for Yemen’s recently-deposed president. My…