A day after seizing the Mukalla airport and a military base on the outskirts, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has taken over a “massive weapons depot” in the city, securing a large quantity of arms.
The depot was one of the few things still being guarded by the Yemeni military in the southeastern city, which has been facing an AQAP offensive for a solid week. The troops were quickly routed, however, leaving AQAP with the depot.
Mukalla is far outside of AQAP’s usual stronghold in the southwest, but since the fighting has escalated between various factions in the Yemeni military, the Houthis, and the Saudi airstrikes, AQAP seems to be left more or less alone to expand its own possessions.
As the Saudis continue to escalate their war, it seems increasingly likely that AQAP will be the primary beneficiaries of the conflict, as it has distracted the Houthis, the only faction really resisting their expansion, and the Saudis seem to only be focused on Shi’ite factions, and not AQAP.
“Saudis seem to only be focused on Shia factions, and not AQAP
Quite the reverse, for Saudi USA, the two most corrupt sponsors of terrorism the world has ever known, surely they created AQAP and always give it their most focused attention.
…brings up the question of just what the Saudi record of cooperation-in-the-GWoT is like…
…Or one can say Iran is, wittingly or unwittingly, helping AQAP by pitting Houthis militants against Yemeni army. In this kind of situation one can make up any story one likes.
Now you know why the saudis are bombing Yemen. Their allies AQ were almost routed out.
WORLD FIRST — A government in exile
UK.Reuters.com
“Saudi Arabia has said its aim is to carry out air strikes to force the Houthis to negotiate with the government, which is in exile.”
Problem is, a government is that which controls a nation by having a monopoly on the use of force and violence. A full and perfect description of the Houta government, which just won the Yemen Civil War.