Yemen

The government is hoping to revive tourism in the western province of Hadramaut, an al Qaeda stronghold, by providing security at tourist sites and conducting uplift programs. Houthi rebels claimed the military will not lift its siege of Sanaa.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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