Al-Qaeda Finds A Foothold Amid Yemen’s Poverty, Fighting And Corruption -- Times OnlineAl-Qaeda militants are establishing a safe haven in Yemen, exploiting the poverty, fighting and corruption that is causing chaos in much of the country.
“The threat level from al-Qaeda is now critical,” one diplomat said. Analysts believe that al-Qaeda is recruiting disaffected Yemeni youths and bringing foreign militants to the country to attend its training camps.
For the past two months fighter jets have roared over Sanaa, the capital, to bomb al-Houthi insurgents in the north who are fighting against economic discrimination and want recognition of their status as descendants of the Prophet. Tens of thousands have been been displaced by the conflict.
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My Comment: Poverty. Absence of schools and medical resources. Neglect from the central government. Unemployment and a strong feeling of abuse and victimization. Throw in some religion and the need to fight the infidel who is responsible for their plight .... the ingredients for a prolonged war and conflict are now in a place.
Yemen has always had a history of conflict and warfare .... the difference now is the introduction of a foreign element that is not only stoking the war even more .... but using Yemen to export their ideology of Islam to other countries.