List of Yemen articles
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yochi_articlecrop Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Most Dangerous Man Is Still Alive
A U.S. drone strike killed Nasir al-Wuhayshi. But the real threat is AQAP’s elusive master bomb-maker.
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GettyImages-143566152_6-16 Can Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Survive the Death of Its Leader?
The terror franchise’s fate hangs in the balance following the U.S. drone strike that killed Nasir al-Wuhayshi.
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Yemenis stand at the site of a Saudi air strike against Huthi rebels near Sanaa Airport on March 26, 2015, which killed at least 13 civilians. Saudi warplanes bombed Huthi rebels in Yemen, launching a military intervention by a 10-nation coalition to prevent the fall of embattled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) Saudis Above, Houthis Next Door, and Death All Around
The view from the ground in Sanaa.
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GettyImages-475369762yemencrop Hezbollah’s Friends in Yemen Are Trying to Lure the Saudis Into a Ground War
The Houthi rebels are using the playbook that foiled Israel during the 2006 war in Lebanon.
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GettyImages-456058301 Victims of U.S. Special Operations Raids Gone Wrong Are Lucky to Get a Sheep
The families of two men mistakenly killed by a U.S. drone want Obama to apologize. But U.S. law doesn't require the U.S. government to do anything to acknowledge it.
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474721770 cropped ‘I Can’t Believe I’ve Lost My Family’
The human costs of the Saudi Arabian-led bombing campaign in Yemen are immense.
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Yemeni supporters of the Shiite Huthi chew Qat, a mild drug used daily by many Yemenis, as they hold up their weapons during a march in the capital Sanaa in protest to the Saudi-led military operations against positions held by them and their allies, on May 18, 2015. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) Detained American Journalist Freed in Yemen
American journalist Casey Coombs, held by Houthi rebels in Yemen since last month, was released Monday.
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Screen Shot 2015-06-01 at 12.55.52 PM French Consultant Kidnapped in Yemen Begs for Help in Newly Released Video
Isabelle Prime was kidnapped in Yemen in February. In May, her unidentified captors released a video of her begging for her release.
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Tribal gunmen loyal to the Huthi movement brandish their weapons on March 26, 2015 during a gathering in Sanaa to show support the Shiite Huthi militia and against the Saudi-led intervention in the country. Warplanes from a Saudi-led Arab coalition bombed Huthi rebels in support of Yemen's embattled president, as regional rival Iran warned the intervention was a "dangerous" move. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
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yemen Saudi Arabia’s Cruel Stranglehold
As the Yemen bombing campaign resumes, the wounded are piling up in Sanaa — but the hospitals are starved of supplies to staunch the bleeding.
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473372286_rothkopf1 Other People’s Armies
Why Obama’s bet on letting our friends and enemies slug it out in the Middle East is so risky.
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saudi Rally Round the Flag in Riyadh
Saudis are cheering on the war in Yemen. But will they still be celebrating when the kingdom turns up the heat on the Islamic State?
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AP600066025602 Meet America’s China-Cozying, Rights-Abusing Ally in the Horn of Africa
The United States is ignoring Djibouti's human rights abuses and a growing ties with China to fly drones in Africa.
