Yemen

A Yemeni military official claimed that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is in effective control of the eastern province of Hadramout. “Local authorities in Hadramout are non-existent and Al Qaeda is running it.” A senior general denied the report.

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

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