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For full article text, please visit: http://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/yemen-the-forgotten-front-4841/ Yemen: The Forgotten Front By: Suzane Mneimneh July 29th, 2013 The struggle against al-Qaeda in Yemen stands as an unheralded though critical front in the global war against terrorism. This fight has taken the form of violent hit-and-run operations against the Yemen Army, itself backed by U.S. drones, and the establishment of territorial bases that are often in flux. Most recently the battle has shifted to Hadramaut province, which was already largely controlled by al-Qaeda, after the Yemen Army managed to regain control of Abyan province and expel Ansar al-Sharia. Despite these ostensible gains, al-Qaeda forces have proven adept at moving in to fill gaps in central authority and capitalizing on endemic instability, poverty, unemployment, and political division in Yemen- the very factors that provide the most fertile ground for spreading the group’s extremist beliefs. For full article text, please visit: http://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/yemen-the-forgotten-front-4841/

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