Yemen: U.S. Doubles Down on Aid to Fight al-Qaeda

More drone hits on Islamist insurgents in Yemen, a new U.S. arms package, and a military reorganization should give Yemen a leg up in its conflict with al-Qaeda and other Islamist militants. The increased U.S. support appears part of an air-land battle plan to leverage drone operations and combine them with ground troops trained by U.S. special operations personnel. This could enable the Yemeni military to better engage extremist militants and take back territory in the south.

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