CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen is surging in strength, finding new support and recruits among the country's Sunni tribesmen, in a backlash to drone strikes and the rise to power of Shiite rebels who have taken over the capital and other parts of the country, tribal leaders and Yemeni officials warn. [...] the expansion of the Shiite rebels known as Houthis has been a godsend for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, as the branch of the terror network in Yemen is called. Houthi forces have since spread over eight of Yemen's 21 provinces, taking over security powers in many cities and towns, with government officials and forces split in loyalties, either stepping aside or grudgingly cooperating with them. Residents increasingly see al-Qaida as "the last fortress protecting Yemen's Sunnis" against the Houthis, said a media official in the government of Bayda province, where Radaa is located. [...] turning to al-Qaida are members of the Islah Party, the Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, after Houthi fighters defeated the party's militias during their advance toward Sanaa and the party largely sought political resolutions not fighting the rebels, said analyst Ahmed al-Zarqa. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula came to be viewed by Washington has the most dangerous branch of the terror network after it attempted two bombings on U.S.
Yemen's Al-qaida Thrives On Sunni Backlash To Shiite Rebels
By MAGGIE MICHAEL, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle: World
Mon, 01/05/2015 - 7:04am
Topics: security committee cairo ap al-qaida shiite residents yemen's sunnis bayda radaa islah party muslim brotherhood sanaa ahmed washington al-qaida yemen sunni yemeni houthi houthis arabian peninsula the u.s backlash strikes branch drone group network members country government terror officials attempted forces
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