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Yemen s Al Qaeda regenerates amid battle for the north
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Yemen’s Al Qaeda regenerates amid battle for the north
Mar 17,2021 - Last updated at Mar 17,2021
Forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed government sit in the back of a pick-up truck as they deploy during clashes with Houthi rebel fighters west of the country’s third-city of Taez on Tuesday (AFP photo)
By Fawaz Al Haidari
Agence France-Presse
ABU DHABI Years of setbacks have weakened the once mighty Yemeni branch of Al Qaeda, but the militants are seizing the opportunity to regenerate while the government and Houthi rebels are locked in a fight to the death in the north.
Government security officials and tribal leaders told AFP that the fierce battle for Marib, which has raged for the past month, is creating a security vacuum that is being exploited by the extremists.