Yemen
AQAP finds fresh strength under the leadership of Khaled Bartafi

The Yemeni subsidiary of Al Qaeda, which had been virtually given up for dead since 2017, is determined to return to the fray under new leadership. It plans to carry out a major recruitment drive and set up an efficient counter-espionage service. [...]
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Houthis appoint new general staff in battle for strategic town Maarib

Still determined to seize the strategic town of Maarib, the Houthis are reorganising their troops and counting on their spymaster Abu Ali al-Haqem to ensure infiltration of the local tribal community. Meanwhile, loyalist forces are moving quickly to redeploy troops from Hodeida to Maarib in order to prepare a solid defence.

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