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Forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed President Hadi have gained ground against the Houthi government along the Red Sea coast, while Al Qaeda fighters have once again taken over parts of Abyan province.
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Fighting between the Houthi and Hadi governments has resulted in small changes to territorial control on the eastern and northern fringes of Houthi territory, while Al Qaeda has allegedly captured an area near its one-time stronghold of Rada.
Al Qaeda forces have been pushed out of much of Abyan province, while fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed Hadi government has continued at full pace in Taiz, Marib, and Lahij provinces.
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While the Hadi government has continued its struggle to push northwards into Taiz, it has also clashed with the Houthi government in areas east Sana’a. Meanwhile, both Al Qaeda and the so-called “Islamic State” have launched attacks in southern cities.
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While Houthi forces remain solidly in control of Yemen’s northwest, forces aligned with President Hadi have driven Al Qaeda out of Mukalla city and part of Aden.
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In just a few weeks, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has rapidly expanded its territory in Yemen, controlling much of the country’s southern coast and large portions of Abyan, Shabwa, and Hadramawt provinces.
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The Saudi-led coalition supporting President Hadi has opened new fronts against both the rival Houthis and Al Qaeda, while the so-called “Islamic State” has allegedly gained its first territory in the country.
Yemen’s Civil War Control Map: January 2016 (Subscription) Full Article »
Hadi-aligned forces have made gains in the areas of Marib and the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, even as the rival Houthis have regained ground around Bayda and a southern airbase, and Al Qaeda has recaptured Zinjibar and occupied a district of Aden.
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President Hadi’s campaign to drive the Houthis out of capital city Sana’a has stalled, while Al Qaeda thrives amid a power vacuum in Yemen’s east.
Yemen’s Civil War: Map of Control in September 2015 (Subscription) Full Article »
Saudi-backed forces aligned with President Hadi have advanced rapidly north, driving the rival Houthi government almost entirely out of southern Yemen, even as Al Qaeda takes advantage to seize nearby towns.
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