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Winning: The Decline Of AQAP
[StrategyPage] June 20, 2014: AQAP (Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) has suffered major setbacks since a new government offensive began in April. It's not the end for AQAP, but the group is now a lot less of an international threat than it was in early 2013.

Much of what the UAVs do is to simply report the location of AQAP men, which is often followed by an army raid. The tribes frequently get caught in the middle and suffer casualties and economic losses.

So the recent offensive not only cost AQAP its last few bases in Shabwa and Abyan provinces but also most of the support it had from the local tribes. The tribal leaders have made deals with the government to be "neutral" in the ongoing battle between the government and AQAP. The Islamic terrorists of AQAP are looking for a new home and having a hard time of it.
Finding a new home is always difficult; you have to compare the schools and property taxes. Add to that finding good escape routes and it is a nightmare.~
A major reason for the April offensive was intelligence obtained by the Saudis and Americans indicating that many Saudi, Iraqi and Yemeni Islamic terrorists fighting in Syria had agreed to move to Yemen and plot a major operation against Saudi Arabia. After all AQAP was created to overthrow the Saudi monarchy, even though Saudi Arabia has since 2004 proved too hostile an environment for Islamic terrorists to operate in.
Posted by: Squinty 2014-06-24
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