Yemen’s Infighting Tests Alliance Key to Trump’s Mideast Policy
- UN special envoy warns Yemen at risk of fragmentation
- Yemen separatists travel to Saudi Arabia for peace talks
Armed Yemeni men raise their weapons as they gather near the capital Sanaa to show their support to the Shiite Huthi movement against the Saudi-led intervention on Feb. 21, 2019.
Photographer: Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images
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A raging conflict threatening to further splinter Yemen is also casting a shadow over a crucial Arab alliance that has backed Donald Trump’s policy against Iran.
Clashes between forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally-recognized authorities and a southern separatist group escalated this month. The government has accused the United Arab Emirates of backing the armed rebellion, a charge denied by the Gulf state.