Get out your scorecards.
[Yemen's Hadi administration] resignations give unprecedented power to the Houthis, a Shiite minority from the country’s isolated northern highlands.
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The political crisis also opens the door to an all-out war over control of the Yemeni capital, involving Sunni political factions and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP. The conflict could also draw in Saudi Arabia, the United States and Iran.
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Armed with AK-47s, the Houthis are primarily looking for members of AQAP.
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While the U.S. government had continued to back Hadi as a close partner in the war on terror, it’s the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, who have been battling AQAP on the streets of Sanaa.
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While they are bitter enemies of AQAP, the Houthis manning the checkpoints often adorn their AK-47s with stickers bearing the group’s motto: “Death to America, death to Israel, curse on the Jews, victory to Islam.”
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Houthis oppose American involvement in Yemen—even to fight al Qaeda—and this helps explain why the Obama administration is unlikely to embrace the new power structure anytime soon. Another reason is that they are seen as aligned with Iran.
The Intercept: Casey Cooms and Jeremy Scahill
I'll just have to take his word for it. I ran out of scorecards.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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