Yemen

President Ali Abdullah Saleh said he would open negotiations with al Qaeda operatives who are willing to lay down their weapons. “Dialogue is the best way … even with al Qaeda, if they set aside their weapons and return to reason,” Saleh said.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

Tags:

Iraq

Islamic state

Syria

Aqap

Al shabaab

Boko Haram

Isis